In the article "Annoying Ways People Use Sources", Kyle D. Stedman references a situation that we are all familiar with to compare to poor citations: terrible drivers. He uses this comparison to show that readers will see a quoted citation like a slow driver, either careless or not even knowing what they're doing. One of the things that the author mentions as being annoying is inserting quotations without even introducing the reference to begin with and starting or ending paragraphs with a quote. I am very guilty of that kind of annoyance and this article really helped point out that this would make it difficult for some of my readers to pay attention to the actual content rather than being bothered by poor citation techniques.
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 am also guilty of not setting up the stage for quotations, so I will be sure to correct this as well in my paper.
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