This is an interesting link giving to me by Jaymie dealing with typography with cyber poetry. I thought this was an interesting read because it gave me some interesting pointers on how to approach type with the World Wide Web. Also, some typography links in the article too.
http://jacketmagazine.com/01/cyberpoetics.html
Sunday, December 21, 2008
Complexpoetry.com abstract...
This the official abstract for the senior project:
“ComplexPoetry.com” is an exploratory website that displays different emotional themes in a non-linear form of narrative poetry. By navigating through verses, the user can explore different poetic settings.
“ComplexPoetry.com” is an exploratory website that displays different emotional themes in a non-linear form of narrative poetry. By navigating through verses, the user can explore different poetic settings.
Sunday, December 7, 2008
Revised Deliverables
Working click through of the project.
A. A working web prototype displaying the poetic themes and their settings.
B. 10 photos displaying the interaction of the site through clicking on the phrases.
C. Each theme will display different colors in order to match the respective tone.
Refined poems via hard copy.
A.) Polished poems to display the complexity of the themes.
Thumbnail sketches.
A.) A series of photo shopped storyboards displaying the step-by-step process of each poetic theme on the website.
Photos.
A.) Altered photos in order to match the respective poetic themes.
Site Map.
A.) Displaying where would the user navigate the user.
Wireframes
A.) Displaying mockups of the site and its respective areas.
Word Map.
A.) Displaying
A. A working web prototype displaying the poetic themes and their settings.
B. 10 photos displaying the interaction of the site through clicking on the phrases.
C. Each theme will display different colors in order to match the respective tone.
Refined poems via hard copy.
A.) Polished poems to display the complexity of the themes.
Thumbnail sketches.
A.) A series of photo shopped storyboards displaying the step-by-step process of each poetic theme on the website.
Photos.
A.) Altered photos in order to match the respective poetic themes.
Site Map.
A.) Displaying where would the user navigate the user.
Wireframes
A.) Displaying mockups of the site and its respective areas.
Word Map.
A.) Displaying
Wednesday, December 3, 2008
Feedback fro 2nd Presentation
Feedback:
⁃ I'm kind of lost about how you're presenting the content for this. Tim had a wireframe for how he's presenting. How will this look like on the site once this is finished. From the layout from the storyboards, I can't see what the direction of the narrative is.
⁃ When you say storyboards, you mean comps. It looks like comps, as storyboards show motion and narrative from one point to another. As far as the mapping, is that relative to the mapping or the poems? Navigating to the website will be really big. This really bombarded me with poems that I don't know works to your advantage.
⁃ I don't see the mapping for how we interact with the website. This is what I'm confused about.
⁃ I don't know what direction to go into for the website. I'm still trying to figure this out. Should users mix up the poems?
⁃ I wouldn't get that complicated yet. I would first get a map out. Even if it is an index. Iterate that map once you have it. Also, see first how the information flows.
⁃ Focusing more on the neat, I would consult with a graphic designer. I didn't understand the symbolism of the pictures. Type very much matters. You will be ankle deep in serifs or sans-serifs. All the poems save one seem to have a negative connotation.
⁃ The destiny one seemed to be more of a positive.
⁃ Have you looked at E. E. Cummings? He messed around with how the poem structure looked like. Look at "Grasshopper". The typography moves like how a grasshopper would jump.
⁃ Destiny looked dark and scary.
⁃ Work on how you need to structure this. You will have to make some concrete decisions quickly. Make the decisions but keep going. People are going to fight you, but keep moving.
⁃ I like them as a collage, rather than just a single picture. I like the aesthetic of this.
⁃ Do you have a general idea of how many poems you will have?
⁃ 5 poems
⁃ The William Burroughs idea is neat, but I'm not sure how this would work on the internet, just because it would be difficult to read. Maybe if you click on a line, it straightens and becomes easier to read. So maybe from chaos, order emerges.
⁃ Maybe multiple shots from the comps will show someone how this would flow. This would give us time to ruminate, move around this.
⁃ By providing a lot of imagery with the poems, maybe this is anti-poetic, since the words seem to need to speak for themselves. The imagery draws away from the words. You might want to think about why you are doing this and why you are providing all the imagery with the poems.
⁃ If you want any help from myself or anyone else regarding structuring and layout, we're here (Tim).
⁃ I'm kind of lost about how you're presenting the content for this. Tim had a wireframe for how he's presenting. How will this look like on the site once this is finished. From the layout from the storyboards, I can't see what the direction of the narrative is.
⁃ When you say storyboards, you mean comps. It looks like comps, as storyboards show motion and narrative from one point to another. As far as the mapping, is that relative to the mapping or the poems? Navigating to the website will be really big. This really bombarded me with poems that I don't know works to your advantage.
⁃ I don't see the mapping for how we interact with the website. This is what I'm confused about.
⁃ I don't know what direction to go into for the website. I'm still trying to figure this out. Should users mix up the poems?
⁃ I wouldn't get that complicated yet. I would first get a map out. Even if it is an index. Iterate that map once you have it. Also, see first how the information flows.
⁃ Focusing more on the neat, I would consult with a graphic designer. I didn't understand the symbolism of the pictures. Type very much matters. You will be ankle deep in serifs or sans-serifs. All the poems save one seem to have a negative connotation.
⁃ The destiny one seemed to be more of a positive.
⁃ Have you looked at E. E. Cummings? He messed around with how the poem structure looked like. Look at "Grasshopper". The typography moves like how a grasshopper would jump.
⁃ Destiny looked dark and scary.
⁃ Work on how you need to structure this. You will have to make some concrete decisions quickly. Make the decisions but keep going. People are going to fight you, but keep moving.
⁃ I like them as a collage, rather than just a single picture. I like the aesthetic of this.
⁃ Do you have a general idea of how many poems you will have?
⁃ 5 poems
⁃ The William Burroughs idea is neat, but I'm not sure how this would work on the internet, just because it would be difficult to read. Maybe if you click on a line, it straightens and becomes easier to read. So maybe from chaos, order emerges.
⁃ Maybe multiple shots from the comps will show someone how this would flow. This would give us time to ruminate, move around this.
⁃ By providing a lot of imagery with the poems, maybe this is anti-poetic, since the words seem to need to speak for themselves. The imagery draws away from the words. You might want to think about why you are doing this and why you are providing all the imagery with the poems.
⁃ If you want any help from myself or anyone else regarding structuring and layout, we're here (Tim).
Collage Sites inspiration
http://www.theresourced.com/web-design-styles/collages-without-the-scissors-glue/
http://www.mercurynewsphoto.com/blog/2007/11/16/where-we-live-5/
http://www.mercurynewsphoto.com/blog/2007/11/16/where-we-live-5/
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