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.
I had forgotten about the ideas of having writing prompts and contests to get people interested in the magazine and keep them coming back. I think it's a really smart idea. We could brainstorm a bunch of ideas and just release them into the wild. That, more than anything, might encourage people to read the magazine and maybe even submit their work to us.
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ReplyDeleteI love the way you synthesize the groups' ideas around the idea of nostalgia. I didn't really see it that way til you wrote about it.
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good synthesis of the presentations, avra. you really need to speak up in today's class with your observations...
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