Once Upon An Antique Shop by Lizzie Lockard:
Topic: Some of
the story took themes from familiar fairytales such as Beauty and the Beast, even
though they are different stories. Handsome man is transformed in a hideous
monster whether by a curse of choice, and at the end they get the beautiful
woman. However, the author brings ties in these stories with motivation content
throughout the stories. The title did provide adequate hints of what the
setting was for the story, but the Beauty and the Beast themes were a nice surprise.
Design: The
physical layout is easy to navigate, but the design or style of the page was
too pink and sparkly for me. I enjoyed the images she provided, they gave me an
idea what she imagined as the settings for the stories. Do you see any design
features that you might want to use in your own project? I like the idea of
using images as a way to aid the reader in creating the setting.
The Legend of "Calico" Jack Rackham by Will Robson:
Topic: This
topic of Anne Bonny, Mary Read, and Jack Rackham is new to me, but I am a
sucker for historical pirate stories. The title was misleading, I assumed the
story would focus on Rackham, but the content mainly featured Bonny and Read
while Rackham was more of a side character even though it turned out to be
Rackham narrating the story.
Introduction: The
introduction was splendid! The historical aspect of introducing the topic was
entertaining. I enjoyed it immensely, the last sentence was a cliffhanger that
pulled me into finishing the project. However, as I continued reading, the dialogue
and content was repetitive and there were only a few paragraphs where Robson
seemed to produce his own material. The was not any creative design, if Robson
wanted to use a minimalist style then he succeeded. The layout did not affect
my reaction to the introduction. Design: The
plain design created the illusion that I was at a historical/informational website
rather than a blog. This style ties in with the writing style of the project. I
was not impressed with the images Robson provided or any of the creative
aspects.
Jackals of Telekeshi by Unknown:
Topic: This topic
of African tales is new to me. I initially thought the story was going to focus
on a group of jackals rather than other animals’ individual tales of the
jackals. This story started out interesting, but I lost interest in the story as it continued.
Introduction: Does
the Introduction do a good job of explaining the topic and prompting you to
want to read the stories? The
introduction did well providing the setting for the story and the theme of
gossiping was entertaining. There were a few points that decreased my interest
in finishing the story. There were inconsistent character facts, the author
mentioned the matriarchal elephant, but later commented on the male elephant. The
design did not influence my perception of the introduction.
Design: The
design does not have much creativity to it other than the different shades of
yellow. This yellow theme could tie into the sunny setting of Africa. The image
the author chose created the setting for the story. The layout for the project
was simple and did not take away from the storytelling. I was not impressed
with any of the creative aspects of the layout.
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