Sampling and Learning: Storybook Favorites

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Browsing other students' story blogs has been incredibly helpful. I was a little lost as to what this project was supposed to be made up of, but now I see a little bit more about what is going on. Right off the back, I was struck by the aesthetics of Jennifer Nygren's Queen of the Underworld. The Persephone cover reminded me of a book cover. However, the page is able to immediately set up a mood for the reader and immerse them into the tone for the following story. The photo was actually going to be included in this post, but the link provided was dead. I am assuming that this is simply because the blog was published some time ago and the photo root access has been changed. The introduction for Queen was unique to me in that it began with a quote. Again, I see this as a great idea for a way to really immediately immerse whoever is reading it. 
Exploring the work of others. Max Pixel

The second one that really stood out to me was Secret Life of Titans. This one was unique to me more because of the writing style and story than the site layout. I learned that I really need to be careful about what font I use to create my storybook with. Secret Life of Titans uses cursive for the chapter selections, and while the story's text is in print, the cursive makes it a little more difficult to navigate the page. 

Continuing the theme of storybooks that immerse the reader using visual stimulation, Rebecca Benfield's Lost in Fairyland uses the site's layout to primarily focus on the text. The simplicity of the storybook site here allows the reader to stay concentrated on the text but has enough subtle on-theme details that act as a reminder of the story's theme. Content-wise, I appreciated the "road trip" model of telling stories. The character in Lost goes on a journey, and through this, the author is able to present to the reader numerous short stories, all compiled under one literacy-based roof. 

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