For the final monthly review, I will be reviewing my single-page site, Kiviung. I designed the site to function like a virtual storybook, and I feel that it meets that goal very well. Each of the panels is framed to create a visually interesting image. These images are balanced because they make full use of the entire frame. The storm scene is a good example of this, as is sandwiches Kiviung between the clouds and the sea, showing that he is in danger. The framing also establishes a concept that while the frame is a united piece unto itself, it is also the sum of its parts. Kiviung frequently appears in the foreground, an effect which creates depth of field and also indicates Kiviung’s sight line as the action in the background. It also puts emphasis on what Kiviung is looking at, thereby aiding in telling the story. The color palette is primarily made of of blues, as this suggests the cold weather of the Sub-Arctic region in which the story is set. I used vector rather than texture because the plain art style prevented the viewer from geting distracted. Texture was implied on the log to make sure it was seen as a log, but texture use was minimal otherwise. The navigation consists of big arrows, which go back and forth like pages in a story book. It is very intuitive.

The one thing I think I would change most is consistency in navigation. The arrows are not always in the same place, and this set some people off. Sometimes the arrows were only off by a handful of pixels, which could be especially annoying. I would also make sure that the text was consistently in the same place, and also that it would always appear, something that on some browsers it didn’t do. I would probably use external style sheets for each frame if I did this project again, because much time was spent sifting through CSS trying to find what I was looking for.