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The Pungeoning
I found this site to be interesting in concept, but scary when it comes to intellectual property rights. The site has many interesting graphic designs. It is not clear whether the author has created these works on his own, or is he compiling them from other places.
The design of the site is rather simple. It has a typical header at the top denoting what the blog is about. On the right side bar the author has created a list of blogs of interest, as well as links to his past archives. The site has been around since November 2005, so it is still a relatively new blog, but it does have many posts. The author for the most part picks a work of art or graphic design and tells his thoughts on it. He accomplishes this by a catchy and descriptive title or a simple analysis of his feelings into the piece of art.
There are really no extras to the site. If the works of art or graphic designs are from another site, I feel it should have a link to those sites showing the copyright information or a statement on the site saying that he has permission to display these items. The reason I mention this is because in recent months and years, it has been a big concern of copyright infringement on the web. I love the idea; I just think there needs to be some notices on the site.
If you like art or graphic design this blog is for you. The site is very interesting. The works of art displayed on the site are intriguing. I feel the site has great potential and should continue to create this fabulous compilation of works of art across the net. I would recommend to the author to at least link or state where the image came from… As a fellow blogger and webmaster, I would want my information cited or at least linked to. I rate this site as a 3.
This site was reviewed on 2006-02-17 by mrmaggoo.
They felt this site belonged in the Artistic category.
mrmaggoo felt that The Pungeoning deserved a rating of 3.
I really wasn't sure what to expect from this site - the title gave nothing away. First sightings didn't give much away either. It's subtitled as art, graphic design, cultural criticism, psy-ops. A glance at the owners profile failed to offer any further clues. Enigmatic.
So I dove in and dedicated quite some time in an attempt to find out more about the site and the owner. And it has to be said that I am still none the wiser. The posts generally consist of some kind of image - occasionally photographic but mainly graphic design. These are sometimes, but not always, accompanied by narrative and occasionally this narrative incorporates a foreign language - mainly French but also another language which I didn't immediately recognise. I found this use of another language to be confusing. Most of the posts left me a little non-plussed in fact. Apart from this one - not only was I thankful to finally understand it, but I also found it to be perceptive and just plain old good advice.
The majority of the artwork here is undoubtedly excellent, but it isn't made clear whether the owner is the artist or not. I'd have liked clarification on that. I consider myself to be reasonably intelligent but most of the narrative went way over my head and hence I'm not entirely sure who this blog would appeal to. Most likely it would be of interest to other graphic designers.
In terms of the design, there's nothing offensive here. It's a standard blogger template, reasonably tidy and doesn't detract from the posts. There are only a few links and these all work well. The sidebar overall is short, with a cluster of buttons towards the bottom. Not my personal cup of English tea but nor are they overly distracting.
All in all, this site didn't really captivate me. I didn't feel that it caters for the mainstream reader but if you have an interest in graphic design then it's probably worth a look.
This site was reviewed on 2006-02-17 by Iris.
They felt this site belonged in the Artistic category.
Iris felt that The Pungeoning deserved a rating of 3.
2 reviewers gave The Pungeoning an average rating of 3.0000
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