Mowfunk by Miles Lawn

2.3 Student blog reviews

Miles’ blog, Mowfunk is the first blog that I chose to discuss. It is a simple and straight forward example. The only thing that Miles has personalised on his blog is the background colour of his blog, from white to black. Initially he used very little text and did not give his opinion on the designs that he chose to include, despite the fact that they were very interesting and inspired choices.

However in his most recent post (posted on Thursday 26th August 2010) he states “I like this fork bracelet, because of the organic and free feeling you receive from the stylized contour lines as fork fingers.”

Interestingly Miles whom I initially assumed did not enjoy blogging says that he “enjoyed starting it and that he finds it much easier than the visual diary”. He has also shown his blog to his family and friends. “I was quite boastful and ecstatic about my blog”.

When I asked Miles if he though that blogging was a useful tool for jewellery designers and design students he replied very positively. “Yes, it reveals each person’s style of jewellery in a different way. I could also receive newer or better ideas from seeing other student's blogs (of how they think, design and produce their style)”.

I feel that Miles has benefitted greatly from blogging. Updating his blog weekly has helped him with his design work. The more he posts, the better his self expression has and will continue to become. In time he will be able to look back at his blog and see how his communication and observation skills have improved.