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Signall: Blog design
http://signall.blogspot.com/2008/06/blog-design.html
Tuesday, June 10, 2008. States that the best blog design, the ideal one, downloads within 10 seconds, does not require horizontal scrolling, limits vertical scrolling, features easy navigation, does not deviate from common placing of design elements, and prints beautifully. While most of those good design elements are self-explanatory, what does it mean by not deviating from common placing of design elements? Agrees, stating that web users are always on other. Blogs are pretty standardised in design.
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Signall: Wikipedia - To use or not to use?
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Wednesday, June 11, 2008. Wikipedia - To use or not to use? Ever been in this situation, at the beginning of the semesters, where lecturers take great pains to explain plagiarism and why Wikipedia is not really eligible to be quoted as a reference? The issues mainly stem from the nature of Wikipedia; it is a free online encyclopedia that anyone can edit. This brings up the issue of legibility, and content accuracy, which may not be reliable depending on what was submitted and what was moderated. What thi...
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Signall: April 2008
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Tuesday, April 29, 2008. The Blogging Phenomenon – How many, and who? So we’ve covered what blogs are in the previous post. We’ve also covered that there is no real contention for the definition of a blog, where some such as Arrington. Would argue that audience interaction begets the definition. Regardless of whether that is a necessary component or not, blogs really have taken off for people to express themselves online easily. Research by Rainee (2005). Shows that blogging has been steadily expanding.
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Signall: Malaysian Laws - Online Publishing
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Thursday, June 12, 2008. Malaysian Laws - Online Publishing. We had just touched on Wikipedia and why it may not be useful in any sort of academic venture or publication. However, it is not just the source of information that needs to be considered when it comes into publishing; laws come into play too. For the sake of brevity, this will focus on a few Malaysian legal factors that may affect online publication decisions. First, the Communications and Multimedia Act (CMA). However, crimes pertaining to CM...
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Signall: Proofreading helps
http://signall.blogspot.com/2008/06/proofreading-helps.html
Thursday, June 12, 2008. The act of proofreading involves looking for errors or mistakes within a document concerning the “spelling, punctuation, grammar and word choice,” ( Writing Tutorial Services 2004. These are issues pertaining directly to the content of a document, and is. Important to ensure that a written document is cohesive and flows well. To that end, proofreading helps get rid of unwanted errors that may get in the way of a reader’s experience in reading a document ( Mousseau 2006. Another i...
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Signall: Reflections and comments
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Thursday, June 12, 2008. This weblog, if you recall, was created for the purpose of doing an assignment for a subject called Issues in Publication and Design. Writing a blog is of course not the most typical of assignments, but it does highlight the need and help hone my skill of knowing a variety of writing styles as well as knowing the design issues prevalent when writing for different forms of media. For now though, I wish to end my contributions to Signall with this post. This has been the most time ...
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Signall: New Media - Podcasts
http://signall.blogspot.com/2008/05/new-media-podcasts.html
Thursday, May 1, 2008. New Media - Podcasts. The emergence of new technology brings about new media, as more possibilities to further communication become available. One such media that has come about through the rise of technology are podcasts. I would like to use this post to try and explain what a podcast is and after that I will namedrop a couple of podcasts that I recommend, to give them free advertising. Podcasts are a relatively new media. Same deal as podcasts, just with video added to it. If vul...
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Signall: May 2008
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Thursday, May 1, 2008. New Media - Podcasts. The emergence of new technology brings about new media, as more possibilities to further communication become available. One such media that has come about through the rise of technology are podcasts. I would like to use this post to try and explain what a podcast is and after that I will namedrop a couple of podcasts that I recommend, to give them free advertising. Podcasts are a relatively new media. Same deal as podcasts, just with video added to it. If vul...
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Signall: June 2008
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Thursday, June 12, 2008. This weblog, if you recall, was created for the purpose of doing an assignment for a subject called Issues in Publication and Design. Writing a blog is of course not the most typical of assignments, but it does highlight the need and help hone my skill of knowing a variety of writing styles as well as knowing the design issues prevalent when writing for different forms of media. For now though, I wish to end my contributions to Signall with this post. This has been the most time ...
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Signall: Print Media vs Online Media
http://signall.blogspot.com/2008/05/paper-screening-print-media-vs-online.html
Thursday, May 1, 2008. Print Media vs Online Media. You may be wondering why a self proclaimed blog based on publication design has successfully talked about blogs for three whole posts straight. Well, the idea is that, know your medium, know your tools in those mediums, and you shall be able to create wonderful affects with them. That said, it is time to look at the differences between print and online media. We’ll start with what constitutes good design. They used the boats to frame the shape of the ev...
