Reflections

Blogging is no doubt a communication tool which needs to be intentionally design to communicate its idea to its audiences.  A successful design attracts attention, adding value to the message (Thomas, Saxby, Jones, Carruthers, Abal & Dennison  2006).

 In this blog, I have considered the principles of design to better allow my readers to understand. I’ve incorporated social semiotics theory to deliver maximum impact of my message to my readers.  According to Walsh (2006) we need to understand a social purpose of a particular text and its cultural context, and this understanding will be link to our own purpose using in using the particular text (Walsh 2006).

Throughout this course of my assignment I’ve learn that ethics in blogging is just as important as other type of medium because it involve stakeholders. Ethical behavior strives to respect the claims of every stakeholder (Plaisance 2008).

 This has been a great journey exploring blogging and these skills will greatly enable me to be more effective in the marketplace.

 Reference list

Plaisance, P.(2008) Media Ethics: Key Principles for Responsible Practice,  California: SAGE

Thomas, J. , Saxby, T. , Jones, A. , Carrythers, T. Abal, A. & Dennison, W. (2006) Communicating science effectively: a practical handbook for integrating visual elements, Oxford: Alden

 Walsh, M. (2006) The Textual Shift: Examining reading process with print, visual and multimodal texts, [e-book]

Available at: UniSA Digital Library

http://newcatalogue.library.unisa.edu.au/vufind/Record/918157

[Accessed at 14 June 2010]