All a person needs is an internet connection, a blogging account which can be obtained for free and some form of literacy. It’s no wonder that blogging has become the most popular form of self publication – long gone are the days where only the techno-elite could manipulate the internet. Even my mum could maintain a blog.
So why is there a tinge of elitism attached to the notion? Arguably, blogging is an extension of the ego that perpetuates relevant and irrelevant opinions to a mass audience. The ego is inflated by elitism in a logical cycle of self indulgence. However with personality fluctuations demonstrated in blogs, doesn’t the ego change face too? Read the rest of this entry »
Comments are off SubscribeAt least one blog is created every second. That’s over sixty blogs in a minute, three-thousand six-hundred an hour and around thirty million blogs being created per annum. The world is becoming a blogging tapestry built on worldwide contributions – a global village of sorts.
What are the commonalities and differences between each blog, and what standards and ethics define them? Bloggers are painting the interactive canvas, a detailed picture of how the internet is changing the way we as humans interact and express ourselves. I’d even say that it already has changed how we live. Read the rest of this entry »
Comments are off SubscribePreviously I posted an entry on how I came to use the name ‘lilula’. Within it I promised a post with some tips and resources. This is that promised post - a quick guide for anyone looking to create a memorable name, whether it be for professional or personal use. Read the rest of this entry »
Comments are off SubscribeNumerous designers have posted an entry asking how others explain what they do to someone where a knowledge gap is concerned. Halfway through one of my lengthy responses I realised that I was backtracking what I’d written in order to explain what it is that I do - it was epicly ironic.
However, would it have really been all that ironic? Interactive designers are still a relatively recent addition to the industry. Most people think I simply open Photoshop and smack out vectors, despite my contempt for creative software. Read the rest of this entry »
Comments are off SubscribeComing up with the name ‘lilula’ was a distressing venture. A quick brainstorm started with words to describe my personality. I ended up with a lot of variations of the word ‘obnoxious’ and ‘repetitious’ - what ensued was a long journey into the world of semantics.
I considered using an unusual noun but then how would it be connected to my identity? Did I want people to know me as the blogger with the potentially offensive alias, or Lilian? Is the name of the author an important part of the identity? Read the rest of this entry »
Comments are off SubscribeHow are we expected to behave online? Long gone are the early days of the internet where geeks claimed how the internet was freedom, peace and love. We all very well know that there are as many social expectations online as there are offline even if we aren’t confined to a single identity.
Within the blogging clique I sit inside of I’d say a few people would expect me to have a sensible design with somewhat original content - despite the fact that I am a blogging vegetable. Were I to use 8PT text and post about how Chad looked at me in the mall then I’d fall into a completely different circle. Read the rest of this entry »
Comments are off SubscribeWho are we in a digital sense? Online we perceive others differently, as interpreted by a series of images and text that wouldn’t be logically presented in a real life format. Often we construct our bodies online creating an identity that we control and manipulate - some identities are truer than others.
How does our existence vary from who we are on and off screen? One could argue you are what you become, and if feigning a characteristic online were done consistently then eventually it would become a part of that individual. Therefore an online persona is an extension of a dormant personality. On the other hand, it is easier to fake who we are not. Read the rest of this entry »
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