Print Design Vs Screen Design

As current technology advances, individual also advances from gaining information from print-based document to screen-based documents. Screen-based documents are informations in websites that have picture, movements, audio and hyperlinks as compared to print-based documents that consists of text and a few pictures as illustration. According to Walsh (2006) there are a few consideration considerations that when designing for screen versus print documents. The 3 considerations I will mention about is 

1. Principal mode

For print-based documents, the principal mode is the words that tell, and the arrangements of chapters, paragraphs and sentence whereas for screen-based documents includes visual image, graphics and audio, hyperlinks and frames.

2. Interpersonal meaning

Print-based documents interpersonal meaning is developed through verbal voice which uses narrators whereas screen-based documents is developed through visual voice such as positioning, angle, and sound.

3. Reading pathway

For print-based documents, readers reads and follow the text in sequence. The reading pathway for screen-based documents use less sequence and mostly based on the readers interest and choice to interact. 

According to Hall, Larson & Marsh (2003), states that especially in childhood education, screen-based text has been effective in the addition to theories and practice of literacy teaching and learning. 

An example of print-based documents

(Source: http://abode-of-books.blogspot.com/2010/01/lord-of-rings-trilogy-by-jrr-tolkien.html)

An example of screen-based documents

(Source: http://www.lordoftherings.net/home.htm)

As shown in the above pictures, the print-based documents contains only text and wordy which makes individuals not willing to read. However for screen-based documents, readers or users of the site might be interested to stay longer in this site because this site is much more interesting. Readers of screen-based documents can click on the hyperlinks based on their interests whereas readers of books containing text only can read in sequence.

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References

Hall, N, Larson, J & Marsh, J 2003, Handbook of Early Childhood Literacy, viewed 25 August 2011, <http://books.google.com.my/books?id=yqmSwTkzLAEC&pg=PA420&dq=how+to+read+screen-based+documents&hl=en&ei=UE1WTrDuFMaqrAe6m9zfCg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCoQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=screen-based&f=false>

Walsh, M 2006, Textual Shift: Examining the Reading Process with Print, Visual and Multimodal texts, Australian Journal of Language and Literacy, vol.29, no.1, p.24-37.

New Forms of Media Publishing

The usual conventional media such as the newspaper, television, radio is currently challenged by the new form of media publishing. As stated in Naughton (2006), the conventional form of media publishing will not be taken over by the new form of media publishing however it can change the ecosystem. Example of the new forms of media publishing would be Twitter, Facebook, Youtube, Online News, and also E-books.

(Source: http://www.facebook.com)

(Source: http://beatblogging.org/2009/04/02/save-twitter-searches-to-help-with-research-and-reporting/)

Social network websites such as Twitter and Facebook is being used vastly in business to keep in touch with their customers. Furthermore, Twitter and Facebook is the quickest way for businesses to update their customers about their newest products, services and businesses events. Facebook and Twitter is also useful for customers to communicate with businesses. Comments, feedbacks and suggestion can be communicated through these sites to businesses so that they can take action and improve what should be improved immediately.

(Source: http://www.youtube.com/)

Besides that Youtube is another form of new form of media publishing that is used vastly around the world. According to the Website-monitoring.com (2011) it is states that in May 2010, Youtube exceeds 2 billion views a day. Youtube is used to share information, views and opinions with each other such as tutorial blogs and vlogs.

(Source: http://edition.cnn.com/)

(Source: http://www.ebooks.com/)

Finally, online news and e-books is also preferred by individuals instead of the conventional newspaper and books. Sambas (2010) state that the advantages of online news is that individuals is able to share them with friends through social networking sites such as Facebook. Furthermore, e-books are less costly compare to books.

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Reference

Naughton,  J 2006, Blogging and The Emerging Media Ecosystem, viewed 25 August 2011, 

<http://reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/fileadmin/documents/discussion/blogging.pdf>

Sambas, T 2010, Online News: Advantages and Disadvantages, viewed 25 August 2011,

<http://www.articleslash.net/News-and-Society/588893__Online-News-Advantages-and-Disadvantages.html>

Website-monitoring.com, 2011, Youtube: facts & Figures, viewed 25 August 2011, <http://www.website-monitoring.com/blog/2010/05/17/youtube-facts-and-figures-history-statistics/>

Blogging Communities

According to Kinkeldei (2007) a blogging community is a collectivity of the individual and independent blogs that share the same interest. Usually, these bloggers only communicate with each other through blogging.

There are many ways that an individual can create blogging communities. Holman (2011) specify that the 5 ways to build blogging communities.

1.  Reach out to professional bloggers: The professional and more established bloggers is able to help the younger bloggers.

2. Respond to commenters: By responding to commenters, they will respect and remember you because you are open to their views and thoughts

3. Write post in reaction to others: When a blogger come by a post that they like or interested in, they are encourage to post as a response to that blog. A good connection can be established and sharing of information and knowledge can be extended.

4. Create a local blogger meet-up: Bloggers that share the same interest can meet up and talk about other topics besides blogging. This can enhance connections.

5. Share link love: Sharing of links with bloggers that you respect can help search engines to find your blog easier. It shows how big is you network.

According to White (2006) the 3 types of blog based communities are:

1. Single Blog/Blogger Centric Community: Where bloggers interact with commenters and blog visitors

(Source: http://kt.flexiblelearning.net.au/tkt2006/edition-11-editorial/blogs-and-community-%E2%80%93-launching-a-new-paradigm-for-online-community)

2. Topic Centric Community: Where bloggers share a particular interest and it grows as more bloggers joins in.

(Source: http://kt.flexiblelearning.net.au/tkt2006/edition-11-editorial/blogs-and-community-%E2%80%93-launching-a-new-paradigm-for-online-community)

3. Boundaried Communities: Collection of blogs and blog readers hosted on a single platform

(Source: http://kt.flexiblelearning.net.au/tkt2006/edition-11-editorial/blogs-and-community-%E2%80%93-launching-a-new-paradigm-for-online-community)

In addition to White (2006), an example of a community that uses shared community is the Global Voices Community where they collect blogs from other countries to create awareness about the issues happening in that county.

(Source: http://globalvoicesonline.org/)

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Reference


Holman, K 2011, How To Create A Blogging Community, viewed 25 August 2011, <http://www.spiceupyourblog.com/2011/03/how-to-create-blogging-community.html>

Kindeldei, B 2007, Forging Connections and Promoting Growth Through Blog Communities, viewed 25 August 2011, <http://www.21publish.com/pub/21publish/blogging-whitepaper.pdf>

White, N 2006, Blogs and Community- Launching A New Paradigm For Online Community?, viewed 25 August 2011, <http://kt.flexiblelearning.net.au/tkt2006/edition-11-editorial/blogs-and-community-%E2%80%93-launching-a-new-paradigm-for-online-community>

Classification of Blogs & Opinion About The Most Appropriate Classification Approach

Blogs can be classified into different groups based on the subject, media type, device and also the status of publishers.  

An example of blog based on subject: Food blog

(Source: http://masak-masak.blogspot.com/)

An example of blog based on device would be moblog where individual write a blog post through their mobile phones. 

(Source: http://www.jonathansblog.net/iphone_mobile_blogging_email_web_typepad_interface_flickr_blogger_com_blog)

An example of blog based on media type: Vlog

(Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JnVRZ6lCPqU)

An example of blog based on status of publisher: Business blog

(Source: http://www.gobalakrishnan.com/)

As mentioned in the 2^nd post about the types of blogs, Belardo (2011) state that the other types of blogs are such as collaborative blog, tutorial blog, travel and cultural blog, fashion and lifestyle blog and lastly people’s favorite, personal blog. Belardo (2011) also mention about business or corporate blog and educational blog.

An example of tutorial blog

(Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMJjVggLf8o)

  
An example of fashion blog

(Source: http://clothesencounters.tumblr.com/)

Unlike Belardo (2011), Simons (2008) mention about her version of 9 types of blogs which include pamphleteering blog, digest blog, advocacy blog, popular mechanics blog, exhibition blog, gatewatcher blog, diary blog, advertisement blog and finally the news blog.  

An example of Popular Mechanics Blog

(Source: http://denadio-babycare.blogspot.com/)

As to compare with Belardo (2011) and Simons (2008) point of view in blogs classification, Belardo’s blog classifiction is more specific as compared to Simon’s blog classification that is very detailed, complex and confusing. In my opinion, I think Belardo’s view on types of blog classification is better as it is more specific. Specific blogs has an advantage compared to blogs that are complex and confusing as it is more convenient, easy to organize and easier to classify by bloggers.  

My blog is classified as an educational blog. This blog is able to guide, assist and provide information about the issues in publication and design for those that is interested in this course. 

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Reference

Belardo, M 2011, The 5 Types of Blogs: Which One Suits You Best?, viewed 24 August 2011, <http://www.inkrebels.com/insp/the-5-types-of-blogs-which-one-suits-you-best/>


Simons, M 2008, A Taxanomy of Blogs, Abc.net.au, viewed 24 August 2011, <http://www.abc.net.au/rn/mediareport/stories/2008/2372882.htm#transcript>

Blogs as Current Phenomenons & Benefits of Blogs to Community

According to McDougall (2007), a blog comes from the word weblog that means a consistent updated web with posts that are dated. Currently around the world, blogging is also a current phenomenon besides Facebook and Twitter. Chapman (2011) states that WordPress itself has 15.1 million blogs and 12.4 million self-hosted WordPress installations, 10 million tumblogs on Tumblr and Technorati is tracking 1.2 million blogs. Additionally, Chapman (2011) also state the 4 types of blogs are personal blogs, topic blogs, corporate blogs and also hybrid blogs. As commonly seen in the internet would be the personal blogs and topic blogs in which in personal blogs individuals talks about their personal life, own activities and own interest whereas in topic blogs, individuals will talk about a specific topic only.

According to Sobel (2010), the main reason people blog in order to voice out on areas of interest.

(Source: http://technorati.com/blogging/article/what-topics-and-trends-day-2/)

Malaysia is predominant with its political blog. Gaman (2007) give a list of top political bloggers in Malaysia which is Jeff Ooi, The Scribe A Kadir Jasin and Lim Kit Siang. In addition to Sobel (2010), North America is accountable for 38% of bloggers, US accountable for 33% of bloggers whereas South America is accountable for the least amount of bloggers at 2%.

 Jeff Ooi

(Source: http://www.jeffooi.com/)

 The Scribe A Kadir Jasin

(Source: http://kadirjasin.blogspot.com/)

Lim Kit Siang

                                            (Source: http://blog.limkitsiang.com/)

(Source: http://technorati.com/blogging/article/who-bloggers-brands-and-consumers-day/)

The benefits for having political blogs in Malaysia is that the authors can acts as a representatives, voice out their opinion and views about the politics. Malaysians are gathering information through feedbacks and comments made by other bloggers. During election periods, politician might come across political blogs, citizens opinions and their views might be heard.

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Reference

Chapman, C 2011, How Big Is the Blogosphere, Anyway?, viewed 24 August 2011,

<http://www.webdesignerdepot.com/2011/01/too-many-blogs/>

Gaman 2007, 50 Most Influential Blogs in Malaysia, viewed 24 August 2011,

<http://www.sabahan.com/2007/02/06/50-most-influential-blogs-in-malaysia/>

McDougall, JS 2007, Blogging Business, viewed 24 August 2011, <http://books.google.com.my/books?id=cMB3cYChxFUC&pg=PA3&dq=what+is+a+blog&hl=en&ei=1lVUTpOsFs7HrQfKsJzMDg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CDMQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=what%20is%20a%20blog&f=false>

Sobel, J 2010, WHAT: Topics and Trends-Day 2 State of the Blogosphere 2010, Technorati.com, viewed 24 August 2011, <http://technorati.com/blogging/article/what-topics-and-trends-day-2/>

 

Purpose of this Weblog

The purpose of this weblog is to discuss about topics regarding Issues in Publication & Design (IPD). The target of this weblog is my peers that that is taking IPD this semester and for those who will be taking IPD course in the near future. This weblog will give informations about media issues that is occurring in the present.

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