Storybook 1: Stories of the Shadow People
What I like about this site is how mysterious it is. The author clearly was all in on making the reader feel curious, and they were committed to their role as narrator. I really enjoyed how instead of introducing themselves as a student, their introduction already had you deep into a story. I also like the black and white aesthetic of the blog, and how mysterious the images are. They really go well with the stories. This was my favorite image on the site, which was included in the introduction.
(Photo by Pexels)
Storybook 2: The Villains' Side
Again, on this site I liked that the introduction was about a character. I felt like I was already reading the stories even though I wasn't yet. I liked that they told their stories from the perspective of the villains. It was unique and creative. I think the choice to use dark colors on the site really worked with the villain theme as well. My own storybook will likely also be dark if I go with the idea I am considering.
Storybook 3: Diaries of the Late and Great Imposters
I absolutely loved some of the ideas used in this site. I love that they wrote journal entries from the perspective of the characters. They used real con artists for this site, and I think that was very cool. I didn't think the look of the site matched the content very well. It wasn't unattractive but it felt unrelated to the stories.
I think for my own storybook I may have some thieves telling stories by writing journal entries. I think I will need to read plenty of myths about tricksters and thieves to put this idea together. I would like to base my stories in mythology, Japanese most likely. I'd like to use characters from a game I have been playing as my characters, but tie them together with mythological tricksters and thieves.
Fabulous! That is exactly the idea with this assignment, Angela: my hope is that by seeing the past projects you can get an idea of just what they are like, and by seeing the incredible VARIETY, you will feel free to dream up something of your own, based on whatever you think would be fun and exciting. And what you are doing there in the last paragraph is the project assignment for next week: brainstorming possibilities! I am glad you are interested in Japanese stories; the online resources available for Japanese storytelling traditions are fantastic. You can take a look here at some of the books I have found online: so much good stuff! Freebookapalooza: Japanese story collections online
ReplyDeleteThank you, I will definitely check that out.
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