The first thought when I got to this site was Wow! What a great, simple, unique layout.
This blog is made by Alvin Woon, a university senior in computer science, which explains his innovative use of the latest technology in his blog. He updates every few days, and his posts vary from gushing about his friends and girlfriend (loved your Valentine’s Day gift to her by the way), a few tidbits about what’s going on in his life and a sprinkling of computer technology related news. He obviously spends a lot of time writing his posts, because they are usually long (but not too long so they are boring), detailed and acompanied by pictures and illustrations. He is also obviously smart but then again, which computer science student isn’t?
The design is what I like the most about this blog. It is minimalistic but very functional. It is a typical two column layout with a not-so-typical flash header image which changes seamlessly every 30 seconds or so to another image. One column has his blog and the other column only has a little about him, recent posts and links to a flash book and photodock. The flash book is amazing. It is a mini autobiography and very well illustrated.
Like I said before, the thing I like the most about this blog is the design and nifty use of technology. The thing I would improve upon is a little more content for the visitors, perhaps a “this is how I did that” section. Overall, I loved this blog. The posts are witty, the blog is well designed and informative. You should definitely check this blog out even just to see how nicely it is designed and to read a few of the entries. Daily Misery