Wishing Photos on Blogs were Optional
I work in an office. It’s an office that encourages the reading of blogs. Well, encouraged in moderation of course. We’re a company that is keeping up to date with the latest trends and I subscribe to 29 RSS feeds which is nothing compared to most of you. These 29 feeds entertain, enlighten and educate me on current events in technology and web trends. However, they all use images in the blog posts that take up most of the screen. I’ve included some screen shots to showcase why I ABSOLUTELY HATE photos on every single blog entry.
See what I’m saying? So the issue is that I’m at work and I constantly catch people stopping to look at my web browser. I have a 24″ Monitor at work so it’s pretty decently sized and it’s just tiring. The same thing happens at coffee shops, libraries and even at home Laura is always looking over my shoulder. At home I have a 30″ computer monitor so I guess she can’t help it but it’s still something that I want to stop. The second issue is that it’s distracting. I really can’t focus on the text with “shock photos” there to distract me. Honestly, I don’t know what to do.
Maybe one day, John Gruber’s blog design will rub off on everyone. His site is perfect and flawless. Everyone else can suck it!
