Upon reading this section in the book, I realized I follow
some of the strategies listed – without knowing I was doing so. I generally
find it easier to write on topics that I find interest in, assuring that I will
easily be able to find a lot of information on said topic. I would rather choose
a topic I know well, than a more ‘mature’ topic – solely because of the fact
that my comfort with the topic will lead to a better flow of thoughts while
writing. Preliminary research is brought up in this text, and is a tactic I
have always used – ensuring I have as much information possible on what I am
writing before doing so. This can be paired with the idea of ‘free writing,’ or
putting all thoughts down without worrying about the structure of the paper.
This is done easily by having a lot of information, or maybe even too much –
and following that with edits that will cut down writing into a solid piece.
This is done much easier with too much text, rather than too little.
This text showed me how us as readers perceive a certain font or text and how it can influence our mood and how we feel about a certain reading. It also showed me how elaborate texts can draw us into something such as a poster or a title page of a book. Also how very bland fonts do not appeal to many readers as they might think of it as boring and plain. This gives me a lot to think about as project three comes closer. It makes me think of the reader and what type of fonts might draw them into my website, social media page, etc. This text was very helpful for this type of assignment.
I had the same thought process when trying to choose topics of my own! I always wanted to pick the topic that seemed the most professional instead of a topic i really enjoyed.
ReplyDeleteThat's awesome that you were kind of already following the guidelines subconsciously. I agree it's definitely easier to write about a topic when you're genuinely interested in it, otherwise it's harder to elaborate on things and can get boring really fast.
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