To Do This Week:
Build and Design Multimodal Projects
In Class:
Multimodal Narrative Projects
folder name: “narrative”
Multimodal Narrative List 01
Multimodal Narrative List 02
- In-class Critiques: Wednesday (Oct 30) and Friday (Nov 1)
There will be in-class pod critiques of your Multimodal Narrative projects. While I am not grading this part of the project, I will give 3 extra credit points if you come to class with a nearly complete project for the pod critiques and my feedback.If you do not have a nearly complete design, then there is no need to take part in the critique. Just keep working.
- Multimodal Final Design (due November 8)
submit on Canvas your final design with complete media and text (1000 word minimum).
Your grade in this assignment will be based on your effort and thoughtful consideration of:
- at least two pages (project and statement page)
- responsive design
- visual hierarchy (layout, color)
- typography
- html and css syntax and formatting
- narrative content (text and media)
- integrated media (images, sound and/or video*)
- statement about the project and tools used, including AI
Statement with your Narrative Project:
Include a one paragraph statement about the narrative project on your site or as an about link. What was the nature of the assignment? Describe the project idea you settled on and why. Describe the specific learning processes, challenges and/or outcomes in making this website. This is for you to properly document your work for your portfolio.
Notes:
Recipe Project Notes:
Recipe Sec 01 List
Recipe Sec 02 List
Narrative Project Critique / DTC 355
Instructions:
- Address the questions below on note paper. You will be evaluating 2-3 students in your group.
- Groups discuss/critique each project consecutively based on notes for each work
- Take careful notes on the responses to your site.
- Take these critiques of your work as guidelines for a redesign – you do not have to follow all suggestions.
Critique Guide:
- Describe the site’s visual hierarchy? Is it effective? What could make it more effective?
- How effective is the typography? Does it help or hinder your comprehension of the content? Suggest solutions.
- Is there a color scheme of 3-5 colors? Are the applied colors working to help the visual hierarchy and the mood of the narrative?
- How do you experience “closure” between the site’s different media and text fragments? How is your imagination engaged with the narrative? Does it flow? What would improve that narrative design?
- Good storytelling has both repetition and variation, rhythm and surprise. Does the site set up patterns for understanding the content? Is there any variation or difference in these patterns to help highlight certain elements from others?
- Offer suggestions for how the layout and navigation structure might better engage the user.
- Other comments or suggestions?