Title:
My Life in Pictures
Type of Project:
Personal / Hyperfiction
Project Purpose:
To present the story of the fictional Lydia LaRue by taking advantage
of the web medium, particularly the hypertextual linkages.
Design Discussion:
The deep blue is fairly typical color of the retro-Hollywood design. I
suspect its the inky blueness of the theater just before the houselights
come up.
The slight ragged edge of Papyrus enhances the memoir-aspect of the site, and I like the informality of Rage Italic. It adds that picture book sense to the pages.
The story was to be told in a non linear fashion. The user would be deposited on a random page initially, and the hyperlinks arranged on the right hand margin would send them spinning through Lydia's life.
Rejection Rationale:
I couldn't find the time to really devote to spinning this life. Work
got in the way, and than my life took precedence. I haven't even found
enough old pictures at flea markets to fill her life. Also, the gutter
between the navigation and content is too narrow.