Blog noun \ˈblȯg, ˈbläg\

Definition: a Web site on which someone writes about personal opinions, activities, and experiences

Twat noun \ˈtwat\ 

Definition: a person who believes that their thoughts and opinions are superior to those of their fellow humans, and thus should be published for all to see, despite never being offered the official opportunity to do so, or any indication that their perspective is warranted. See 'Blogger'

Hello! My name is JR Ryan, and as of today I am a design twat blogger.

There are certainly more than enough blogs on the internet now, let alone design blogs to be getting on with. Who has the time anyway?! And didn't blogs die when youtube and Buzzfeed were conceived? - side tracked - I realize that there is little overall value I can contribute to the greater internet through a simple blog, but I have been thinking lately that many of the blogs and other sources I use to get my information fix are shockingly shite, and frankly I can do better.

Of course I don't claim that I will do any better, or that anyone will even read my posts to make that determination, but there you are - I promise to be honest at all times, and to provide you, my currently imaginary readers, with insights into my thoughts and experiences on the world at large and how design fits into that in a sometimes useful and strangely entertaining (in a young-kid-mindlessly-burning-ants-with-a-magnifying-glass) kind of way

Ground Rules

As this is my first post, I will set your expectations firmly at the appropriate level so as to remain consistent throughout my contributions. Here follows a set of "Ground Rules" that both I and you will be expected to rigidly follow without question:

1. There will be no unnecessary fucking swearing! (Actually, there's going to be a lot. I'm swear-y, I can't help it, I grew up working on a tug boat. I don't apologize. but I promise it will never be directed at you. You're lovely!)
2. Intolerance will not be tolerated! (That's about as funny as I'm going to get with that one. Just ... no.)
3. All of my comments are moderated, SO FUCK OFF WITH THE MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS AT POSTING THE SAME THING OVER AND OVER AGAIN! If you don't see your post appear within a day, it's because I don't like you, otherwise calm yo'self and wait for me to approve your comment. There isn't a reasonable way to stop spam on the web platform I'm using, so manual moderation is the only recourse.
4. While we're on the subject of moderation, I am a very liberal person, and I will allow all kinds of open discussion, but there are subjects I will allow, and some I won't. If you are new to the internet, then you're just going to have to guess which ones these are. For the rest of you, keep it more Daily Show than Alex Jones Show and were good.
5. Respect! R-E-S-P-E-C-T yourself, me, each other... nature, life, the universe, etc. This is what I'm all about, so if I see you breaking this rule, thay gonna be trubble! (and by "trubble" I mean I will not post your comment, and generally ignore you as that is basically the limit of my powers over you and your interactions here on this site)
   

Ookay! So, that's a fairly embarrassing start. But what the heck! Something to look back on as a bench mark from which to measure my meteoric improvement! Seriously though, by now you've noticed that I don't take myself too seriously, and that I can be  a little shout-y. The fact is that I am as serious about my craft and the space I take up in this world as any, and I hope that you will enjoy the journey I am embarking on as much as I do. There will be highs, and lows, and along the way we'll discover amazing things about our world and the things in it. Enjoy!