Article review: Digital Innovation and the Future of Storytelling

1. Read the article: "Digital Innovation and the Future of Storytelling"

2. On your blog, reflect on the article using the following directions:

Title Your Blog Post

A title that reflects the thrust of your review. For example, the article title is "The Political Ecology of Deforestation in Chile." Your title might be "They're Only Trees:  Cutting Down Old Growth Forests in Southern Chile."

In a written reflection answer the following questions:

1. Write a summary of the article, identifying the three key points.
1. 1-2 sentence summary.
2. Discuss the author’s argument.
1. What is the author's argument and what information/evidence and sources does he/she use to support that argument?
2. What are the article’s/author’s strengths and weaknesses?
1. The strength of the article may be that it presents a clear summation of a particular issue. Its weakness may be that it does not offer any new information or solutions.
3. What are the author's general conclusions?
3. Your critique (A critique is not whether you liked the article or not. Rather, you should assess whether the the main point(s) is really significant)
1. Does the author's argument support the main point(s)?
2. Is the evidence convincing? Are there wider ramifications to the conclusions?
3. What are the applications/implications to you as a graphic designer/web designer/animator/videographer?
4. What don't you understand, and is this because you lack certain assumed knowledge or vocabulary or because the writer is unclear?
4. General thoughts & conclusions.
5. Include a citation/reference to the work.

Each question should be written in complete sentences and provide examples of support.

Your post should not read like a classroom assignment. Speak to your audience as if you did this as a budding “Creative” and you are sharing your experience. Your writing should be conversational and yet still professional.

You will be graded on the following criteria: Content and Voice.