Monthly Archives: May 2010

Image source: http://wheresthesausage.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341c5f1b53ef01156e72ad1a970c-800wi Think ‘school’ and images of books, lecture notes and pages and pages of essays come to mind. Hardly tantalising stuff. But with the advent of new media, there has been a concerted exploration of new teaching methods … Continue reading →

Image source: http://www.levoltz.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/404-page-for-wordpress.jpg Ever encountered web sites which serve up broken links – links that lead to pages that simply do not exist, links that make you go ‘Arghh!’ and want to kill yourself? We all have. Broken links are … Continue reading →

Image source: https://www-950.ibm.com/blogs/icm/resource/BLOGS_UPLOADED_IMAGES/classificationWordTag.jpg People who blog are called ‘bloggers’, and the environment in which they collectively contribute is called the ‘blogosphere’. There are hundreds of millions of blogs that talk about a variety of topics and serve many different purposes. … Continue reading →

Image source: http://pw0nd.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/cannibalism-500×375.jpg We have all encountered instances of bad design. Sometimes it can be an painful experience (as in the case of the Best Denki Singapore website which has been ‘under construction’ for at least three years), and sometimes … Continue reading →

Image source: http://www.iqcontent.com/blog/files/wp/2010/02/print-vs-online.jpg Online media is a relatively new platform that only surfaced some twenty years ago. However, much research – both on the academic and professional fronts – has been done on readability and design ergonomics that clearly suggest marked differences … Continue reading →

Image source: http://www.innosight.com/blog/uploads/blogshakespearecomic.bmp It goes without saying that online media and communication is a core resource and tool around which people (in more developed countries at least) live their lives. From keeping in touch with loved ones to engaging in … Continue reading →

Hello, gorgeous! You’ve just stumbled on my media blog, where I’ll be commenting on issues relating to publication and design. I’m passionate about the media, and I hope this would rub off on you – we truly live in an … Continue reading →