Visual Blogs

When blogs use images, it enhances the experience for the reader. Pictures can show and explain things that text can't do justice. For example, a blog I often read, Engadget (http://engadget.com) has an image with almost every blog post. If a post just said "The new iphone looks nice and has a large screen," it wouldn't work as well as a simple picture. Images are especially important for blogs that deal with new products or services.

Another blog, Web Pages That Suck (http://www.webpagesthatsuck.com/dailysucker/), looks at bad web design in action. They post comments about user submitted websites that use poor web design practices. Most of the posts don't use images, which is unusual for this type of site. I think I would be much more likely to read it if I could see an image right away without having to actually visit the sites they are talking about.