Week 1 Storybook Favorites

The first project I came across that caught my eye was Monster Hunter. The title itself caught my attention and did a great job of portraying exactly what it was about. The introduction itself was very entertaining as it set the mood for the entire project. I really liked how the old man himself was telling the tale of his life and his demeanor sounded pretty spooky itself! His language sets him up to be an interesting man with plenty of adventures to tell. I liked that the background was a dimly lit room with chairs all around giving off the vibe of sitting around a fire and listening to a great story. It really felt like I was sitting with the old man as he told his tales. Setting the imagery up from the beginning with just his site background is something I would like to incorporate into my project.


The Werewolf who has hunted by the Monster Hunter!

The next project I looked at was Jason and the Argonauts' Quest. I chose this particular project because I had not had any prior experience with the subject. I thought that using a news bulletin was a very creative way to draw readers in. I also thought the use of journal entries was a great way to tell the story within in the project. When reading the new bulletin it makes the reader feel as if they were very far into the future. The layout of the page and the interactive buttons relate to this feeling throughout the reading of the stories. I want to make sure that I can incorporate this feeling into my project.

The final project that drew my attention was Comical Ghost Stories. I chose this because I was very intrigued at the notion of a funny scary story. The introduction was different from the other two projects I looked at because it gave small summaries of each story that was to be told. The website was simple to navigate and did not include to many crazy and distracting colors or animations which made it easy to focus on the stories.