SLHM+PROCESS

=__Project 3 // [|FINAL] (please view in Chrome/Safari)__=

PLEASE WAIT 5 MINUTES FOR IT TO LOAD... OH and we just noticed a spelling error, but its 2.25 am....sooo....


 * Technical Difficulties...We realize that our site is a bit slow to load and that the speed/consistency of the navigation is slightly painful...however, we came up with a concept that we loved/had a very strong idea of what we wanted the site to look like and were not willing (and did not have time) to sacrifice the look of it/we had difficulties getting around the technical aspects to make our vision reality. After embedding several external elements such as Processing sketches and MP4 files, our site did not move as fast...We have done everything that we could (slicing the backgrounds, reducing files sizes, etc.)...but it still seems to lag. So we apologize if the website lags a little bit from time to time, please be patient... and instead of pay attention to the aesthetic quality of our site (not the speed of it).

This project offers a look into Rose's (our main character's) life. As the narrative suggests, she is lost in the world of pretence, and is trying to figure out the difference between reality and her imagination.

When looking at the site, make sure to: CLICK ON RED DOTS (as they are our main navigation system...we wanted to leave it a bit ambiguous...the first dot take you back to the home screen, and the other dots take you around to eight different areas of the site that we have designed...its a bit of a guessing game) HOVER OVER ANY moving/wiggling elements (they come with surprises!) and please turn the the VOLUME ON (if you wish to hear the song that inspired us).

=__Process work:__=



__**Other Possible Words**:__

vernacular, emphemeral, epiphany, incognito, decadence, aesthetics,annihilate/nihilistic, eureka, kinetic, lethargy, nebulous, vertigo, serendipity, paraphenelia, nuance, psycho, oblivion, peculiar, polymath



__**Our Chosen Word: PRETENSE**__

= = __Moodboard:__




 * __Inspiration:__**

This is the song that narrates our site in an abstract way. It is also where we got the idea of "Rose."
 * __The Beginnings:__**

Our site has a pretty conceptual basis...and the narrative may seem a bit abstract to the viewer (or pretty much anyone else besides Helen and Shayna). But the main themes that we played with were: "conceal/reveal" and "reality vs. imagination." To convey these themes, we have integrated a variety of different type treatments, interactive elements, and photographic explorations. With this project, we have explored video, sound, GIF animations, lots and lots of JQuery/Javascript, processing, and basic HTML. Using one of our friends as our "Rose" Model, we took all of the photographs and movies specifically for this project through a series of various (and time consuming) photo shoots. Overlapping, floating type, and reappearing typographic treatments serve as central theme throughout the entire site, as well as the mysterious "floating teapots."

**__Content development:__** **Screen shots:**

We have included screen shots of all of the pages (both with and without the mouseovers)...just incase a glitch happens and the viewer cannot see the live site properly. For the same reason, we have decided to leave the horizontal/vertical scroll bars in the site to give people of the option of manual/scrollbar navigation...just incase the ScrollTo navigations does not function right away.

Hover over elements to get a bit of a context information
 * __HomePage:__**


 * __Other:__**

Processing sketch, make sure to check it out. (Drag the red dot)

Another processing sketch (click and drag on the picture)



Processing sketch playing:



Movie playing in the middle of the screen:



Make sure to hover over the kettle...it may do something cool: