This makes me wonder : what will the longevity of such blogs be ? and what happens when one runs out of such content- because lets face it : how long can one continue to post articles identical to the next guy ? I know I certainly cant & refuse to . Since I put up my blog , ( which was very recently ) ; I have been trying to find my ‘ niche ‘ as they say . I have been doing some deep soul searching and I will say at this point , I have finally arrived at a conclusion between the 2 dilemma’s I had been battling with. Design vs, Content.

Eric, I do believe and have concluded that one can truly integrate both ( if done correctly ) Great content can certainly be incorporated along w/ great Design I believe as long as one knows certain things about structure and the element of good design . The thing is : I love ART ( within all of its forms )- however, my life’s direction shifted me unto other areas of study and thus , the dream of becoming a Graphic Designer was not realized .I love my art though – and I admire Graphic Designers, Developers & Programmers . I also believe that we are ‘ Visual Creatures ‘ , and although ‘ Words ‘ ( content ) are a pivotal aspect and pertinent to any blog – ‘ design ‘ : ‘ Framing ‘ ones content is an important aspect of any good blog if done tastefully and the Design does not ‘ drown out the content’ itself . I believe that the greater majority of people surfing the Net for content , are to a greater degree stimulated by Graphic [Visual ] Content rather than ‘ quality written content ‘ itself . Sad? yes …however, this is prevalent or else , we would not have such an explosion of Graphic generated site/blogs popping up all over the net ( which in essence all seem to mimic one another as far as their content goes ).

My niche has always been ‘ writing ‘ – I cant even feature a post about an MP3 player without doing a full scale article about it . Therefore , whether I am doing an article about font face or icons , I feel compelled to write a thesis on the matter . Will people who land on my blog bother reading my content ? hmmm….well, those who are interested will , and will probably continue returning , if ” Content ” is what they are truly seeking . Those who dont , will venture onto something more ‘ visually captivating ‘ I assume . What I do know however is that ‘Content ‘ ( my content , my ‘ voice ‘ ) is what I do want people to hear; design continually changes and what may be considered a ‘ great design ‘ today will be replaced by something else next month – but Content …that is irreplaceable. Of course Great Design ( basically Art ) continues to live on throughout the centuries – but , the ‘ Spoken / Written Word ‘ lives on and resonates through eternity .

I would like to share with you an interview given by Matt Mullenweg speaking about the differences between WP.org & WP.com , but overall his message is also about the importance of “Content”. He also seems to share your viewpoint ( as I do also, however : you cant hold it against a girl for being addicted to Design )

Wishing you much continued future success within your life & career endeavors Eric. Catch you within the vestiges of cyberspace & thank you for posting such a great article for discussion , now I will go check out your Theme design

Best regards :
Mia 