I love the idea of combining artists notes with their work. It would really add a personal feel. I think it adds to the interaction.
I think most groups agreed to the idea the organic look. We wanted the nostalgia of flipping through comics, fallout pod had a retro feel and humor, pod3 had the idea of handwritten texts. I think this is a unifying idea for all the pods which would add a coherent theme to the site.
I really liked group 2's idea of the small contest and writing prompts. I think that is an awesome way to keep people coming back. Their group presented a very feasible way of getting a recurring audience, one that could consist of amateurs and professional writers.
I did prefer the designs of groups two and fallout, I think the jumping off pages with links can have color and graphics without distracting from the work itself. Although I understood the idea behind the example sight pod3 gave which only used red and black I personally didn't find the look as interesting.
