At first when I opened up this page, I was struck by the sheer stark simplicity of it. White background, black text & simple graphic line drawing. The only problem was, I couldn’t tell if what I was reading, was an introduction or their latest post.
The second thing that disappoints me is that this first post (as it turns out) was done 2 days ago (not today), and the one before that a whopping 21 days ago. Surely the point of having a blog is to keep it regularly updated so that the regular readers keep coming back, instead of clicking their ‘reload’ or ‘refresh’ buttons in the vain hope that something else, and preferably something colorful will appear. Alas, it does not.
Upon scrolling down, a glimmer of excitement grips me as I see another picture. A monochromatic map of California depting the San Andreas fault line. I find this mildly interesting for a short while, and move on quickly to find out more about this person in their archives…hmmm where are they?
Now I’m starting to feel like a mom who’s kid goes off to college and never calls…The posts are extremely far apart, and when this person does post, it’s not earth-shattering enough to make me want to come back and see more. This blog requires color, a little investment of time, and well, quite frankly a life.Revolution Dove