‘By Mimi…’ is written by a twenty year old Journalism student from
Cardiff University who also is one of my dearest and oldest friends. Mia has
had a love for vintage and Hollywood icons since our Secondary school days.
Originally named ‘Fashion by Mimi’ Mia blogged about her take on up and coming
fashions and detailed accounts of her work experience’s for fashion journalism.
Mia now has branched out offering posts referring to culture and lifestyle
Mia’s blog is very informative and very easy to identify with, with clear
detail of what her blog is about and her intentions. Mia has used a pastel
colour scheme demonstrating how serious she wants people to take her blog. ‘By
Mimi…’ has a simple yet coherent design which is very easy to navigate.
However, the lack of multi media disadvantages this talented blog. The blog
would get much more recognition if it included some audio or video.
Score: 8/10
Nielsen Cerbolle’s blog is a mixture of news and student views from the Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea and
Hammersmith & Fulham. Nielsen’s blog is very informative in terms of
providing a vast array of content which would be greatly beneficial if I was
from London or currently residing there as a student. The design is very catchy
with a sense of a metropolitan urban feel, showcasing images we relate with the
hustle and bustle of London. The website is easy to direct with the navigation
links at the top of the page. Nielsen knows how to quickly capture his audience
by using headlines which make you want to read on. I also like how Nielsen has
used his blog to capture an initiative he is part of which is raising awareness
of the benefits of cycling and coordinating it into his blog posts.
Score: 6.5/10
My Open University Life is about
a 32 year old family man’s desire to start studying again whilst juggling his
wedding stationary business and family life. The blog details the plan of what
degree he is hoping to achieve and also how he is going to get it. The blog has
also built up a community where other Open University students can write
reviews about the courses they have studied, sharing their experiences with
other students. The information is presented very clearly and logically, with
different pages for different areas such a page dedicated to the plan of how he
is going to achieve the degree. Again the blog has a simple yet sophisticated
element to it which would reach out to mature students who want to familiarise
themselves with people going through the same situation as them.
Score: 6/10
Student Life blog is everything I want my blog to be and hopefully
achieve with it. Its tagline claims to be the ‘No. 1 Student Life Blog’ and
from what I have seen I agree with the claim. The blog hosts a variety of areas
to do with student life ranging from Money and Finance and relationship advice
to a careers section for those nearing the end of their University life. The
design and layout is very basic, sticking to the plain background and default
black text combination but it works great for this blog due to the fact it
wants to be taken seriously with students. I also love that there is no visible
advertising which also adds to the blog being taken seriously by students.
Score: 7/10
Julia is
an architecture student who started a blog to find her own style, a place which
she could reminisce on the evolution of her life since starting college.
Julia’s blog stood out for me as although her native language is Spanish, Julia
posts primarily in Spanish, but also opts to include the English translation on
the majority of her posts which helps her reach out to a much
broader audience on the internet. The design and layout is simple for the eye
and creates a sense of the type of person Julia is. I really like the use of
photography on the blog as each post Julia writes is placed around a photo she
has taken which creates a lot of hype and curiosity. The one downfall of this
blog for me has to be the amount of advertising featured. For me it clutters up
the sidebar and takes away the simplicity of blogs design.
Score: 7.5/10
Jack is a Twenty year old student who lives in New Zealand. A
Second year at Wellington University, majoring in Film and Media Jack uses his
blog to retell the world about the random interactions of his daily life while
also including other content such as film reviews and showcases some of his
University Assignments. Jack’s content would interest people who are into their
films and like to communicate with similar minded people. The information
however is not presented very well with all the posts continuing down the home
page. The blog would benefit from having pages dedicated to the different areas
Jack likes to blog about. The colour scheme is very dark which demonstrates
that Jack does not want his blog to be taken seriously and been seen more as an
outlet to express himself on his own free will.
Score: 4/10
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