One has to wonder about the pace of technological change for writers of new media. Coding CSS to create a blog layout, for instance, seems like a giant can of worms for someone who increasingly prefers GUI composition and dabbling in the visual. It's not that coding is an unpleasant activity; rather its just that the knowledge levels required to compose visually through code have spiked way off the map, judging by some of the CSS feeding into this site.

The sensation of trying to shape such a space with less than perfect knowledge is mainly frustration accompanied by a realization that many of the issues related to blog composition are still in need of sorting out. Is it enough to have a blog and fill it with cogent thoughts, or must the blog present some level of cogency in its design? Does one build credibility by tossing out the default blog template and establishing a more unique look and feel?

In practice, the writer probably should ply craft in both dimensions, shaping design--and of necessity learning or relearning how to read and compose with code--but also acknowledging that the blog space is less about look and feel and more about linkage and content. Flase distinctions, I know, but worth fidgeting with.