Storytelling Within the Web

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  • Alan Levine
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From the Spring 2011 ds106 class came the idea of changing up an existing web page to tell a new story ” you will be intervening in the code and design of a website of your choice to tell a story. You are not to photoshop the design of the site, but rather intervene in the actual html and CSS of the siteā€”though you can photoshop particular images on the site. Essentially you alter the content of a web page (content, images) to make it tell a new story.

Originally we recommended doing this using the Firebug extension in the Firefox browser, which does work, but is unfortunately easy to lose your work. We currently recommend Mozilla Hackasaurus — install the X-Ray Googles in any browser and use it to re-cast the content of any web page.

When you blog it, include both a screen capture in your post, but you will also need to upload the web files (HTML and media files) to your own site so it can exist as a stand alone URL. (see our older Firebug Tutorial)

Consider using news sites, social media profiles, product pages, movie review pages etc. The simpler the design of the page, the easer it will be (think Craig’s List).

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@emilymayashman

Everything is fine

So in the essence of telling a story through a web page, I decided to go to that place where you will find the

@Gail Crunkhorn

Website Remix

http://thimbleprojects.org/HTTP/athiaoflight/119578

I got really stuck on this assignment. I just had no freaking clue what to do. Then, when I was scrolling through the assignments

@gingerchic21

Furbies

For this assignment, I thought of the perfect idea. I would remix a craigslist ad so that it was a plea for someone to

@skyhiser

Updating Merrillā€™s Ride

For this assignment, I decided to base the story on Merrill Shale having sold his wagon and upgraded after he started raking in poker

@mezzmello

Sister Wives Strive to Survive

I completed the assignment Storytelling Within the Web.

I altered a story on the web using X-Ray googles. The article was about the Sister Wives’ attempt to

@liamcaudill

Web Assignment ā€“ Storytelling Within The Web

This assignment has you use the Mozilla X-Ray Goggles tool to edit elements of a website, and tell a story. I used eBay to represent

@lmccuist0

Honest Grades

For this assignment, in which we take a website and change its content into a story. I decided to make an “honest grades” page,

@NatalieCPSC106

Storytelling within the web: Talieā€™s Wild West Show!

This week we focused on web related assignments. As such, one of the required assignments to complete was the assignment titled “Storytelling within the

@tifamonster

My Internet Resume

This assignment looked confusing and difficult at first glance, but after reading the information provided and downloading the tools recommended, I got it… sort of.

@jsteele_ds106

Rio Olympics Here I come

This week, we were required to do the assignment, Storytelling Within the Web. When I first read through this assignment I was so confused

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