Summer Critique

During the Summer a few people from the class met in order to present and feedback on our research. Some of this was about how we could order and layout the guidebooks but there was also suggestions about research.

Magdalen Street Research Feedback:

• The book could be ordered in accordance to the location of features along the street, so that the guidebook can be followed whilst walking down.
• Another suggestion was to do a timeline in the front of the book to surmise the history of the street and how this lead to the current features there today.
• In order to attract young people to the book I could also include cartoons. In particular there could be a particular person exploring the locations as the book goes along. There could even be illustrations of the regular characters on the street.
• The book could be purposefully tacky (pastiche) which might reflect the feeling of the street. However this could cause problems with the aesthetic as it may be perceived as 'bad design.'
• Look up Discovering Scarfolk by Richard Littler, which is a story about a fictional Northern England town, which might inspire ways to emphasis the creepy parts of the street.
• Could use Where's Wally as a reference.
• Could include a fold our map with coordinates. 
• Or make a map that the reader has to fill in themselves along the rout.
• Could do some pictograms for the different themes, 'charity shops', 'take away shops'.