I’m not sure why I clicked on the site suggestively named Vegan Blog, it surprised me even more that I decided to write a review on it despite being an avid Bovine food lover. I though by reviewing this site I would expand my depth of understanding into the world of veganism (I don’t think that’s a word but it should be) and I was greeted by a green and white site with a picture of a cow in a quit sign with the words ‘Don’t get Mad – Get Vegan’. I don’t think the sign was meant to be insulting but as a meat eater I was, perhaps this reviewer is just a tad touché.
Unfortunately at the time of me writing this review the author of the site was away on conference, it doesn’t stop me however from giving the blog the good once over, and I was a little startled that I found some of the post rather interesting. Of particular appeal was a post about the killing of wolves in the US, and it can be well identified that the author has done his homework, as the level of information is quite informative. Even though I found my views differing a lot to that of the author, the posts wasn’t insulting nor was it overbearing, in fact I’d say it was more pushing a point based with some factual information behind it.
The design of the site is fine, nothing over the top and I believe it does the site the justice it deserves. A good selection of colours, nice links menu on the left hand side, and readable layout make the site quite pleasant to the eye. My only beef… err, problem, was the scrollbar on the right hand side, it was hard to see where the scroll was in relation to the rest of the bar.
There are a few nice features about the site, you can subscribe and receive the posts directly to your inbox and a comments section that I was surprised hadn’t been used much by readers (either supports or otherwise).
I’m probably not going to give this site the credit it rightfully deserves, however you do have to admire a site that’s willing to push opinions and beliefs in a mature manner by a person obviously as dedicated as our author is. A highly recommend this site to anyone who has an interest in animals in general, though I’m sure everyone can walk away from this site slightly enlightened (myself included). I give Vegan Blog a tofu thumb up and 2.5 out of 5.
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