BP: Social Media

            We learned about 7 different types of social media and how they connect with design.

1.      Facebook

2.      Twitter

3.      Linkedin

4.      Pinterest

5.      Instagram

6.      Tumbler

7.      Snapchat

I will go through some of these examples of social media and explain how they go together with design. First I will look at Facebook.

Facebook is a social network that has a blue and white color theme which makes the site inviting to prospective and current users alike. You can also customize your own page with a short biography, a profile photo and a cover photo that allows your friends to learn more about you. Facebook also helps families stay together even though they are far apart. Instead of sending physical letters in the mail, Facebook users can now send messages instantly to family anywhere in the world and families can keep up with the lives of their loved ones through photos and posts.The next social media app I will connect to design is Instagram.

Instagram is essentially a modern version of the old family photo album. The app allows you to post pictures with captions and also apply filters to your photos to create your own personal touch. Instead of having to lug around a big heavy photo album you can show loved ones and friends your Instagram. Instagram is a virtual photo album and it allows users to carry around their photos in their pocket on their mobile device. Like Facebook, Instagram allows families to see photos that their loved one’s post and remain connected. Finally, I will discuss the app Pinterest.

Pinterest is similar to Instagram in the sense that it takes a physical object and places it into the virtual world. Pinterest is a virtual scrapbook that contains everything from alcoholic drinks to gourmet meals. It allows its users to keep everything in an organized place instead of having physical clutter that is present with a physical scrapbook. It has the scrapbook feel but it presents the “pins” in an organized manner and when clicked they take the users to the respective website so more information can be acquired.

To conclude, the key design aspect that these types of social media have are implementing the same feel as physical items such as a photo album (Instagram), a scrapbook (Pinterest) and letters (Facebook) and placing them on an easy to use virtual medium.