Final blog post/report

Blog Report

Why we chose the blog topic

We wanted a topic which was both specific and broad. We all enjoy our food, so we thought blogging about foods that start with 'r' would be an exciting challenge. The topic is both specific and broad, and has allowed us to learn much about some exciting #foodsthatstartwithr.

The challenges we faced when working as a group

As the assignment fell over the 2 week mid semester break our group could not meet up to work on our blog together. Although we did often contact each other via the internet, meeting up in person to work and brainstorm ideas would have been much more productive.

Another problem we faced was that we could not get in contact with a group member via email or otherwise. This therefore increased our individual workload and while this did not create any major problems it was nevertheless an inconvenience that should have been avoided.

Creating the blog’s final design

"We want this blog to be simple, informative and interesting. We'll be creating a minimalist layout with a mainly red aesthetic in order to keep the focus squarely on the food." ~ Post #1

Our blog's final design has helped us to achieve these goals. The process started with creating a rough blog layout/storyboard on blogger. This structure was then implemented, alongside an integrated twitter feed, within a mainly red page theme. The twitter feed was created using a html code generated through the twitter website itself, and then copied into our blog's coding.

The final design is simple, minimalistic, easy to use and easy to navigate. It has helped us place our content as central, allowing us to inform and entertain with every post.

Comparing our blog to a similar blog elsewhere on the web

Blog: palate/palette/plate
URL: http://alainasullivan.blogspot.com.au

palate/palette/plate is a great food blog, not dissimilar to Foods R Us. It discusses various types of food, and so is less thematically specific in comparison to our blog. It also places more emphasis on unique recipes.

However, like Foods R Us, palate/palette/plate features an integrated website search, as well as links to social networks. It also features a simple, minimalistic design and layout, as well as a customised webpage header with illustration.

What we like about palate/palette/plate is its use of large, vivid images. We tried to incorporate such imagery in our blog, as some people believe that we actually eat with our eyes.

A big thanks to all who have come into contact with our blog over the last few weeks!

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