Rush Rush Rush and Presentation (wk10 & 11) crit week
Drats, I should really just write this straight on my blog………oh…….oh hello I didn’t see you there.
I was just thinking out loud. I write all my posts physically in a notepad because I am not always connected to the Internet and can’t always get on the computer when I want to vent/blog, yeah i know that’s weird, and its a long story. Anyway I am only just realising how stupid and tedious this method is…….I am a little embarrassed…..oh well.
I start this blog at the end of week 10 and at this stage I have created the site completely and have added 3 of my designs to the portfolio section. The designs took longer to clean up, insert into the site, and write about then i originally thought but I think this is sufficient to give the teachers an idea of what the site will be like. I have another 15 or so designs that need to be cleaned up, so by the end i hope to have well over 20 designs in my portfolio. the site has come together well, it is presentable enough and works on all browsers i have checked (shame it uses tables). I’m happy with the site, and I am really enjoying designing all of these different designs. So far I haven’t go any real clients to work for, so the majority of the site will be uni designs, template designs for generic companies and miscellaneous designs. Hopefully I can do a couple of designs for some of my peers and a family friend needs a design for a jewellery store etc. Woo Hoo, ready to present on Monday
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Ahhh, its now a few days after presentation. The presentation went well, i was close to last so I had to wait around all day, but I feel I presented it fairly well, I got to ask a few questions, I got some good feedback and overall everyone seemed happy enough (if a little bored – im hoping that was because of the whole day of watching presentations and not specifically my assignment). One of the most usefull comments I got was for the homepage of the website, the lecturer said I need to sell my self a little more, and that the site plan on the side was out of place, each section looked the same. I agreed with this and fixed up my homepage, i added a full banner to the top (removing the navigation links) and instead used the plan to the right as the homepage navigation. I changed the site plan/new navigation to more colourful and individual shapes, they are also more readable. I also edited the welcome content to include the summary of the site and also a list of my skills/services and a link to my contact me section. This will hopefully better encourage users to continue and look through my site or go straight to my contact section for details. I have also started to add more portfolio designs, and now have another 7 designs, I feel im on track and should do well for this assignment.
