Thursday, March 4, 2010

Din Presentations

the main theme i noticed today was that everyone wants to incorporate more of the visual aspect of the webpage asking for handwritten copies of works or to somehow create comics or panel works. I of course stick with my idea for a bomb-shelter Din but think that a lot of what we've been talking about today can be mixed in with this design. The fact that we're talking about an interactive space means that we can link works that are handwritten in a way that would still be organic to the overall theme of the shelter. A room for instance could sport several piles of paper that when interacted with uncrumple themselves to show handwritten works or a comic on a nightstand could come alive.
I heard the argument that we didn't want the website to outshine the work and while i agree with this to an extent i would still like us as a group to reach out as far as we can with this project and create the best site we possibly can. The fact is that we want people on this site. After that it's up to the work to speak for itself

2 comments:

  1. I've seen the word "organic" a few times in these posts, and I'm not sure what it means. Elaborate?

    We also have to think about distributing the work amongst the members of the class. If we have two people who know Flash, they'll have to put in MUCH more work than the people who don't, and that's just plain unfair. We need to continually evaluate whether what we choose to do is feasible and sustainable.

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  2. Good point about flash overcoming substance. I think, though, that we can delve into the concept of inhabiting an online space without overpowering the work. Maybe the key is a simple main image - lots of white space and flash used sparingly.

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