The Man from B.L.O.G.
LOS ANGELES – Welcome to my very own blog, or, as I prefer to think of it, my Boring Load Of Garbage. My name is Michael Brown and that pretty much sums up the way I feel about blogs. Or at least the bad ones. I think I’d rather sit and listen to a stranger (or close friend for that matter) tell me about the dream they had last night than to read some of the blogs out there. And there are lots of bad blogs out there, in case you haven’t noticed. Of course, there are good ones, too. I will try to make this one of them.
Why would I write a blog if I find so many of them boring? Well, a few things, actually
1) Blogging is no longer the most self-absorbed, narcissistic activity on the interwebs. Twitter is, for what it’s worth. I have a few good posts in me (that’s what she said). Wait – that didn’t come out quite the way I meant it. What I mean is, I think we all have something to say about something.
2) I want to be a better writer. I am a graphic designer, creative director, illustrator, motion graphics animator, and can ride two bikes at once. “Writer” is not on my list of marketable talents. By doing this regularly, I hope to improve, to add “writer” to my list. I will become a better writer through sheer volume and repetition. If my audience grows along with me, so much the better. If it turns into a job at a late night TV show as a writer/artist, well, you’ll see it here first. I’ll have more to say on this in later posts.
3) Each post will contain a graphic or movie. And, I’ll admit it here, will serve to promote my business. I get to write things that accompany my graphic design, illustration, and the occasional animation. Some will be recycled storyboard frames or my animations that I will try to shoehorn into a piece which I am trying to pass off as relevant. But at least the writing will be fresh, and even the graphics will be new to you. I’ll show projects I’m working on, at least the good ones. The theme of this blog will be what I know. Graphic Design, Illustration, Motion Graphics, Bikes, TV, Politics, Bike Politics, TV Graphics, Cars, Bike Culture, Car Design. I could go on and on, mixing the words around like a jumble, creating new categories. But you get the idea of what I know. The theme will work itself out as I go.
This blog is based on the WordPress protocol. You load it onto your server, and can choose between many different themes, or looks (formats). I auditioned several options, but finally decided to (bravely and stupidly) custom modify the Default theme into this vision in pink. It matches my business site, at least for now, and I rather like it. Not in an ironic, “Oh look at the straight guy trying to show people he’s really not gay (by using reverse psychology?)” way. I will be fine tuning the settings over time, adding little widgets on the sidebar that I find interesting, but it should be more or less what you see here for some time. That way I can concentrate on the content.
Speaking of content, I will have new stuff on Mondays. At least one entry per week. At first. If I lower your expectations, you won’t be disappointed. If you see another post sometime mid-week, it’s just icing on the cake! Don’t feel left out, though. Subscribe via the RSS feed at the bottom of any page, and you will have a direct, intravenous drip of information fed directly into your brain. Or something like that. I’m sure you’ll let me know what you think. If you’re reading at all. Hello?
