The Reason I Chose: Kandee Johnson.

Content:
Not only is this woman very prettym she has skills with makeup and she also has a very uplifting view on life. I look forward to reading more about her.

Background:
Unlike the previous blog page, I actually think there is too much white here. It makes it easier to read the writing but I feel that the surrounding space is wasted.

Layout:
She has a large colourgul banner for her title, with the main bulk of information down the middle and gadgets and adverts in columns down each side.

Font:
Each seperate peice of text is in a different font. I actually think it looks a little messy and unorganised which I didn't expect.

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The Reason I Chose: idsketching

Content:
I like how this blog connects traditional sketching with computer editing. Some of the drawings from this page are amazing and I wonder where they got the ideas from, I would enjoy reading more about it.

Background:
This background is just plain white. While I though it would be boring, I now think it's effective and brings the viewer's attention to the drawings and information.

Layout:
This blog is set out very much like my college google blogger. Title across the top, main bulk of information on the left and the gadgets and advertisement on the right.

Font:
The font of the title is well suited to the webpage's content. The letters have a look of exaggerated pixels, with it being a sketching and computer design blog, I feel it works well. The rest of the font's are similar to each other.

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The Reason I Chose: We and Fashion.

Content:
I very much like the design around the title. I think the burst of colours is very nice contrasted with the bland colours of the rest of the page. I like how they compare the genuine products to fake copies in relation to cheaper items being better or not. I like some of the clothes designs that they have further down the page too.

Background:
The background is a simple block if black which focuses all attention on the actual blog and it's content.

Layout:
Unlike the previous blog (Ziji), this one has been seperated into boxes. Usually I don't like that, but I think, because the boxes are pale, I don't mind it and think it's actually quite effective.

Font:
I've noticed that the font all over the page is the same, though they have changed the size of the text to show between the title, sub-title and the main block of text. While this keeps it simple and easy to read, some may find it boring.


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The Reason I Chose: Zosia Ziji.

Content:
I like the way Ziji has used focus to blur out the foreground and I think the black and white effect is very effective.

Background:
The print in the background is a subtle, yet effective way of filling in white spaces around the main page. With it being pale, it isn't so distracting.

Layout:
The title has over-lapped with the second line, I find it interesting but a little hard to read (although this could be my dyslexia...) I don't like all the adverts clogging up the right hand side and spoiling the black and white theme of the page, I find it distracting. I like how the page has been divided up by the content rather than lines or boxes.


Font:
He has used a different font on his main title compared to his subtitle, also, the title is white on black... whereas the subtitle is the more traditional black on white.


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UCAS Fair

On Monday the 29th of November, we all attended a trip to Manchester to see a whole range of Universities, all trying to interest possible future students. We collected so many prospectuses, some of which we have to interest in looking at but took them any way because we didn't want to reject the people offering them out... But that might have just been me.

I found some I found some that I liked the sound of, but there was always something about it that didn't seem just right... or I couldn't imagine me moving to that place.

Until I found Bolton University. I was drawn in by the people stood about with masks on and brilliant costume designs and the massive picture of a sculpture of Davy Jones' head from The Pirates of the Caribbean. When I went over to talk to them, I was asked what I was interested in.. I wasn't entirely sure still so I said Graphic Design or Makeup or something...

As soon as I said "Makeup" I was passed over to a young woman who was in her second year at Bolton. She told me that the Sculpture was hers and that she too went to Bolton with the single intention of just doing makeup and nothing else, that was until she was introduced to a whole range of extra things you could do!

She said that once you have settled into the course and done the things you are instructed to do, you get to create your own monster or creature and sculpt it and add makeup and/or effects to it. This all sounded very exciting to me. I very much like the idea of Bolton University... It's not too far from home, but fair enough that my family aren't in my pocket and I have my own space. Unfortunately it's not near the sea but I can still go as a short break to the coast every now and again during my stay... She also said that the accommodation is very nice there and you get to mingle with new students like yourself and also second years who can give you advice and help you out.

University is still a scary thought to me, but I really hope that it all goes well, as everyone does.

The Professional Makeup Blog

After being told that Kandee the Makeup Artist may be a little inappropriate to the blog, I started looking for another to replace her (although I am still going to keep her and the post I have done about her because I liked how her page was when I commented on it...) and found one called the Professional Makeup Blog, which seems like makeup course in Canada that the students can upload work onto.

I didn't know before how much I liked the idea of doing makeup and special effects, so finding this page was exciting for me. Whilst we were at the UCAS fair on Monday 29th November, I found a course at the University of Bolton that I very much liked the sound of. They "sold" it well and made it very desirable. But I'll put that into another post..

They can either make someone look so beautiful...

...Or as ugly as possible!

They say that they have "been creating careers in makeup artistry since 1998." And from the quality and beauty of their work, you can tell they've had the practice!

Google Reader and Review

Viewing the blogs I follow has never been easier as it is with Google Reader! I can read all of the new and old posts from all of the blogs from one easy to navigate and understandable page. I like how all the posts aren't on seperate pages and you can just scroll through them all, which is great for when you are just browsing and not looking for anything in particular... However, you still have the option of clicking on the individual blog creators so you can only look at their work.

Here is a print screen from one of the blogs I was looking at via Google Reader. It tells you how many unread posts there are in each blog and once you have read them all, the title will turn grey so you don't forget which ones you have read. 

As a whole, I feel that having an online blog is very helpful for getting your ideas out there! I love how you can view and be inspired by people all over the world who aren't famous and get your ideas out there to hopefully inspire others too. I like how you can create a profile of things that interest you and once you have saved them, they become a hyperlink... Clicking on certain words for example, a band you have just written down, it will take you to a page with a list of all the other people using Google Blogger that have also said they have interest in that band. I think that this is quite a useful feature as you can choose to look at people's work who is similar to you and therefore may have more ideas in common.