Project 4

Memory:
The memory I am going to use is when I traveled to London when I was thirteen.  I chose this memory because it was my most memorable trip/vacation that I have ever taken, plus it was my farthest trip so it was my first time I flew on an airplane.  I went with five family members to visit my aunt, uncle and cousins.  They live outside of London so we would have to take the train to get into the city.  In London we visited the Windsor castle, St. George's chapel, the London Eye, went to the theater, and got a tour on a double decker bus.  Outside of London we went to a park where you can feed animals such as deer, and my sister and I went to school one day with my cousins.  They are our closest cousins so even though it was school we wanted to spend as much time together as possible.

I have some pictures of London I might be able to use but it was so long ago that the pictures might not be good enough to use, so most of my imagery might have to come from online.  For sound I was thinking that there should be background noise of traffic or a breeze because it was cold when I went.  I want there to be a cool and cloudy feel to the atmosphere because it was cloudy almost the whole time I was there.

Websites:
http://www.liliaplanet.com/
This site is someones portfolio and uses very limited text.  I liked it because with just the graphics and images you can pretty much navigate through her site without a problem.  The music works with the site too because it gives you a feeling of being in China or Japan.

http://www.liliaplanet.com/
This is also a portfolio, and even though it uses text it still uses graphics and sound.  The sound is very relaxing so it fits in with the graphics of people observing nature.  It is very consistent in the design that is used for the graphics so it keeps a steady pace just like the music.  It is interesting how you don't have to click on anything either, all you have to do is roll over the button and it takes you to the next spot.

http://www.rothaniko.hu/eng.html
This website is very interactive which I love.  The sound effects are great and go perfectly with the animations on the page.  The only text is on the bottom for navigation, but after you click on 'Paintings' for example you see a small thumbnail of each painting which you can click on to enlarge.  Overall I thought it was a great example of graphics, sounds, and animations.

http://www.margotblanche.com/index.html
I like the style of this website, it goes very well with the artists songs.  It's cool how she plays her own music on the first page, but I wish she kept the music going on other pages because the music really gives the website that oldie feel.