This blog is just to review an existing and higher quality blog. Nothing huge, just enough to tell you what it is and why it is good. The blog I have chosen to review is Postsecret. It is an ongoing art project in which people mail in post cards with either humourous or horrible secrets written on them. The point is somewhat of a pseudo-therapy on a very huge level. The page reminds the viewer of an All American Rejects song entitled, "Dirty Little Secret" where the same type of element used with secrets imposed over personal pictures. The site is simple, just a bunch of these post secrets in succession one after another. There is little text but mostly the pictures which are the main attraction.
There are also reoccurring anonymous authors who mail in their secrets. It becomes a type of episodic following, awaiting to read the next installment of the 'secret' the authors want to tell. The postcard or picture snip-it always has a sort of ironic relevance to the secret itself. This pictographic-textual interplay which not only make a visually aesthetically meaning but a darker, deeper understanding of the author.
Blogs, whether public are private always has much to do with personal opinions and feelings about any subject. This blog in particular is a viewer driven site that has a 'feed' not based on any mainstream news but personal news. Visual representation seems to be a huge attraction that is the new fad when speaking about blogs. Making them better, more stunning and more personal applications is the new way to go. The blog has been transformed from a personal 'ranting' diary, to an integral part of modern society and a representation of that society's feelings.
Tuesday, January 15, 2008
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