Posts tagged “website”
A Style Guide
One of the things I find surprisingly interesting is reading the style guides of different publishers or newspapers. Style guides generally cover how written content should be structured and presented. They help make single organisation seem coherent and help writers present what might otherwise be ambiguous. At the same time they can often be overly detailed, attacking the creative freedom of the author. Reading what decisions others have made regarding their styles allow me to pick and choose what to take inspiration from. Because I am in full control over what I publish here I can also make liberal use of Orwell’s sixth rule from Politics and the English Language: “Break any of these rules sooner than say anything outright barbarous”.
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Writing this, I have arrived at the island of Formosa, the adopted home of the Republic of China (中華民國) as well as the Taiwanese people. I intent to stay here during the fall term, as I complete part of my studies abroad.
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I think every personal blog that is somewhat custom built should have documentation written on its design philosophy and implementation. I see this as an extension of the free-software ideal; you should not only be allowed but also able to extent and modify another program to your needs. It is also useful as a way to discover other peoples’ inspirations and influences, as well as finding unique sources of inspiration for your own website.
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