Week Four
Websites that Inspire:


http://www.danbrown.com/#author-section

Dan Brown is a fantastic author, who is not afraid to bring up topics that are both controversial and enigmatic. His website portrays this particular enigmatic ideal with how the foreground panels and frames move slower than the background, which makes it seem like an ancient machine.

http://www.stephenking.com/index.html

I am actually using this website as a "what not to do" example. Steven King is synonymous with the word horror, but his website is lackluster and seems juvenile. Even the typography that is used for his name does not give any hint of horror...it seems more like science-fiction. There is no interactivity with the website, nor is there any invention to it. It just does not convey any aspect of an international best seller like him.

http://www.leegoldberg.com/

Lee Goldberg is a prolific writer, probably best known for his works for the hit show, Monk. His website is very fluid and has several different areas for users to peruse. The interactive hover-sequences for his site are also very nice, as the icon turns into a magnifying glass, and the image itself of the book becomes blurry, suggesting a mystery in itself. Very well put together, and easily navigable. This is one to which an author can aspire.

http://www.eljamesauthor.com/books/fifty-shades-of-grey/

E. L. James has made herself very famous with her "50 Shades" books, and though I am not a fan of her work, I will definitely say that her website is a good-looking site. The aspect that is most pleasing is the small movie/narration on the homepage. It is a good use of mechanics to get the audience more interested. Visuals are very important and this site uses them well.

http://www.cassandraclare.com/

Cassandra Clare is the best selling author of the Mortal Instruments series. Her website is beautiful, to say the least. There is a nice balance between all of the elements; her NAV is situated in a way that is unorthodox, and therefore pleasing and intriguing. There is a great deal of navigation for the audience to enjoy and the background imagery creates a fantastic harmony between the content and the atmosphere.