#9: Classmate Blog Critique

I want to start off by saying that I am extremely impressed with the blog turn out. A lot of people may take the words "LOOK AT WHAT YOUR PEERS DID" for granted, but you guys have no idea how much you inspire my creativity. I have a system of evaluation that not only helped me conduct this critique , but it also allows me to browse through your work when I am stuck on my own. So let's get to it! 

FIRST, I would like to point out the ones who obviously know how valuable research is. Kobe, Cole, Lauren, Forest Pierce, Shariya, Houston, Joshua Turner, and Suzanne all post with exceptional detail. If I need the expertise on something they most definitely know what they are talking about. As for writing style, I find Lauren, Anna, Desmion, Dasha, Justice and Suzanne to dazzle the crowd. When it comes to length, Anna, Justice, Houston, Joshua Turner, and Suzanne always meet the requirements. And last but not least, Kobe, Justice, Forest Pierce, Lauren, and Houston own the blogs that are most visually pleasant.

I personally loved the layout of Kobe's blog the most:

It is easy to navigate, and I don't have to exhaust myself with a lot of scrolling. However he has this huge amount of space to the right of his text that is not used. His graphics and word choices are consistent, but his font style and sizes are very inconsistent. I would also like to see his post for "Predictions" connect more to what could be artificial intelligence rather than just technology in general. He could also distinguish his post titles more from his body text with a different font. Other than this, I feel that his blog has a very serious vibe to it, and his posts are all well written.

Lauren's blog definitely reflects a powerhouse of analyzation:

Her combination of aesthetics and writing style show promise, and her blog feels the most natural to me. I like the nostalgic feel of the graphics, but I am missing a splash of color from something other than the pictures. I would suggest making the links a slightly brighter color or changing the color of your post titles/blog title. Otherwise, I shall let you be great! [insert clapping emoji here].

Suzanne's blog stands among the ones that I explicitly admire:

Besides her great work ethic, Suzanne exemplifies a writing style that is personal, informative, and continuous. She is very articulate with work, and she does not hold back her opinion. The only complaints that I would have would be the color choice along with the length of her writing. Although her writing is far from boring, the color brown could be misleading and somewhat unattractive. I feel like using lighter nude colors will complement appeal. I noticed the map at the top sort of gets drowned out by how dark the brown is. If the background color is a must then I suggest changing the font of your blog titles to something a little more playful. Try a font that resembles that of a map of a vintage globe.

Both Justice and Houston never fail to leave me envious with their aesthetic appeal and writing abilities: 

Justice is very entertaining, and his blog is beautifully contrasted. I actually sort of feel like I am reading a magazine. I like the touch of sectioning with underlined titles within your "Predictions" post. Perhaps you can go back and separate your ideas the same way in your other posts. Houston, on the other hand, comes off extremely intellectual without being too serious with his themes. I would like to see more consistency with his fonts and text orientation. Also, as beautiful as the background is, I'm not sure if I like how it's tiled in the background instead of just one continuous picture. 

As for others: TURNER has great information, but I feel like he could use a different font or background or develop a theme for his blog. SHARIYA's done great with her color choices, but I think the back ground picture is low resolution and needs to be continuous instead of tiled as well. PIERCE has an inconsistent picture to text ratio to me. The pictures space out the words too much almost like it's a slideshow, but his blog still looks awesome! DASHA's blog is very consistent, but her "Advertising" post needs at least one graphic. I really want DESMION to change the font of his blog title and probably the posts too. It's blocky, and, for me, takes the personality out of the rest of the blog. There are only a few punctuation problems that can be easily looked over on ANNA's blog, unlike her nice eye-grabbing vintage flare. And finally COLE, I like the red, but you have too much. I can't help but stare at the background even though it is simple.