Writing Blog Posts

This guide is to help you write blog posts with the purpose of documenting your work done in CM Studio courses.

Getting Started

Before you can write blog posts you need a place to put the blog posts you write. Most students in the program choose to use Medium because other courses make use of it for assignments, but you can use any platform you wish. Take a look at some alternatives under Blogs, Wikis, and Content Management Systems (CMS) if you would like to use another tool.

Once you have a blog, you are ready to write posts. You can follow the criteria below and customize for any deliverable.

What's in a post?

• A title that clearly describes the subject matter.
• It is recommended that a post includes a variety of media and content to support the subject matter. For example: text, images, video, graphics, photos, mockups, screen captures, tutorials, 3d model viewers (sketchfab), sketches, code, gifs, references, etc. Anything that is required to effectively communicate the details of a project, process, prototype, or idea.
• The subject matter is in response to the topics of the week. Ideally, it falls in line with your interests, research area, project, creative process, etc. For example, you might consider doing a series of tutorials on a topic that interests you or a process/workflow you are currently exploring through the course.
• Posts should be written to the best of your abilities and for a public audience. The post and any accompanying visual content (images, video) may be shared on social media.