BBC.co.uk – Francesca's Thoughts

01/04/2015

In Defence of Media Studies

Heads up: this is not an April Fool. Thought I’d better add a disclaimer in case of people thinking I’d spend 500 words taking the piss… I only got two A*s at GCSE, and I say ‘only’ because I went to a grammar school, and as far as senior management were concerned I was too Continue reading

April 2015, Complaints, Government and Politics, School

BBC.co.uk, GCSEs, GCSEs and A-level subjects culled by Ofqual, Indifferent Ignorance, Media Studies, Media Studies qualifications, Ofqual might not be as shit as I thought it was… possibly, School, subjects snobs, taking ‘soft’ school subjects

11/03/2014

Spoon Keyboards and Snakes Being Freaky

I am typing this on my new computer and using an ergonomic keyboard which is curved like an upside-down spoon. It has lots of short cut buttons that I’m eagerly anticipating using in my quest to become a Serious Writer Person… new computer, new start and all of that. Except I don’t have Microsoft Office Continue reading

Animals…, Internet, March 2014, Photogenius, Pure Insanity

alligators, BBC.co.uk, crocodiles, Indifferent Ignorance, Internet, keyboards, new computers, Pixel Scum, snakes eating reptiles, spoons

12/01/2013

[Insert snappy, eye-catching title here]

I’ve been working on the design of The Webways recently, and had a thought or two about here. I’ve got a few ideas, but mostly I know what I don’t want to do. Like have a background full of sparkly GIFs. Or go back to luminous font. Or cram the sidebar full of advertisements. Or display Continue reading

DISCUSS., Internet, January 2013

BBC.co.uk, Indifferent Ignorance, links, MCRmy.com, readability, sparkly GIFs, The Webways, WordPress.com