Late update with the website!!!
It is finally fully functioning, had major troubles with getting the Actionscript button working correctly. Security blocks on browsers were stopping the button linking back to the main website.
Initially we wanted the Bio to open in a Flash Player, but due to browser setups it will be loaded within the internet browser. The problem with this is that the display will shrink but after feedback from many sources it was found that the entire Bio page is fully functioning and easily readable.
Friday, 26 March 2010
Thursday, 25 March 2010
Tasks
As the website is coming to a conclusion in terms of development we (as a group) have decided to optimize the website. We have decided to do this by adding a "welcome page" that consists of the logo, title, relevant dates as well as the logos to the main sponsors.
The exhibition group are currently discussing the possibility of dropping High Chelmer as a venue, if this is the case then their logo will be pulled from the website and no acknowledgements will be made.
Ryan has been supplied with the task of creating this particular page.
Kiels task (this was Kiels idea which I thought was particularly good) was to produce a Flash viewer for samples of the Designers work in the same style as the Bio's page.
For this to be a success we have decided to ask each Designer to choose one piece of work (doesn't have to be a piece on display for the Exhibition) we have asked for the piece of work to contain an interesting characteristic that would appear as an intriguing thumbnail.
The exhibition group are currently discussing the possibility of dropping High Chelmer as a venue, if this is the case then their logo will be pulled from the website and no acknowledgements will be made.
Ryan has been supplied with the task of creating this particular page.
Kiels task (this was Kiels idea which I thought was particularly good) was to produce a Flash viewer for samples of the Designers work in the same style as the Bio's page.
For this to be a success we have decided to ask each Designer to choose one piece of work (doesn't have to be a piece on display for the Exhibition) we have asked for the piece of work to contain an interesting characteristic that would appear as an intriguing thumbnail.
Will the website be going live? Update
As of today everything has started to come together and by midnight the website will be available to the public.
As I write this the final Bio's are being uploaded to the server and the final test will take place as to whether it will work correctly.
Once I have completed testing I will update this blog entry to say whether it has been a success or not.
Testing has taken place on the email addresses in terms of the forwarding addresses for Savva, Craig and myself. This has been a success I am pleased to note so all that is required is handing over the relevant log in information to the team leaders.
As I write this the final Bio's are being uploaded to the server and the final test will take place as to whether it will work correctly.
Once I have completed testing I will update this blog entry to say whether it has been a success or not.
Testing has taken place on the email addresses in terms of the forwarding addresses for Savva, Craig and myself. This has been a success I am pleased to note so all that is required is handing over the relevant log in information to the team leaders.
Thursday, 18 March 2010
Updated Business Card
Since gaining feedback on my inital design I have been told that the background image didnt really say "Graphic Designer" as I'd hoped, even though its my own photography it didnt really portray me.
After listening to a few suggestions I have come up with these two designs. I have decided to select the particular image as I can really relate to it. It brings both aspects of my life into the design.
It was a poster that I originally designed to try new techniques within flash such as shading and adjusting the thickness of lines. Not only was i able to produce a good end result but it now enables me to bring my personal life into the card with my love for Motorcycling.
From the initial design I have also adjusted the font. It was originally "Mistral", but after increasing the size of the font it became increasingly harder to read (making it pointless) I wanted to stick with the handwriting style though as I believe it had worked successfully. I managed to find a neat font called "Monotype Corsiva".
New Idea 1:
New Idea 2:
After listening to a few suggestions I have come up with these two designs. I have decided to select the particular image as I can really relate to it. It brings both aspects of my life into the design.
It was a poster that I originally designed to try new techniques within flash such as shading and adjusting the thickness of lines. Not only was i able to produce a good end result but it now enables me to bring my personal life into the card with my love for Motorcycling.
From the initial design I have also adjusted the font. It was originally "Mistral", but after increasing the size of the font it became increasingly harder to read (making it pointless) I wanted to stick with the handwriting style though as I believe it had worked successfully. I managed to find a neat font called "Monotype Corsiva".
New Idea 1:
New Idea 2:
Group Tasks
This week the group tasks are as follows:
Ryan - produce a vector alternative image of the Bio's.
Kiel - Add the remaining Bio's into the flash movie.
Michael - Reduce running problems on the website before launch.
- Link emails to relevant forwarding addresses.
- Provide relevant leaders with log in information.
Ryan - produce a vector alternative image of the Bio's.
Kiel - Add the remaining Bio's into the flash movie.
Michael - Reduce running problems on the website before launch.
- Link emails to relevant forwarding addresses.
- Provide relevant leaders with log in information.
Fonts, Flash & Going Live
Fonts
At the start of the day there were worries of a mismatch in fonts and colours. To those worried, the current page that is live on the internet is just a "Coming Soon" page, just a kind of advert incase the exhibition group required it.
When it comes to the "Official website" the fonts match and colour scheme is in place. The font assigned to the main display area is "Century Gothic". The font used for the title does not effect the webstie group as it is displayed on the website as an image that the Graphics Group produced.
Flash
The bio's have almost been completed, Kiel has produced a Flash movie detailing each of our Designers. It has been bought to my attention that not everyone is able to view flash through their browsers. Due to this I will discuss thoroughly with my group on monday whether an alternative should be produced.
Going Live
If all goes to plan then the website will be launched on Friday 26th March. Here I will provide the relevant team leaders with their personal email address information.
The only thing that will prevent the launch of the website is the bio's not being completed in time. This should not be a problem though as Kiel is currently on track with what he is producing.
At the start of the day there were worries of a mismatch in fonts and colours. To those worried, the current page that is live on the internet is just a "Coming Soon" page, just a kind of advert incase the exhibition group required it.
When it comes to the "Official website" the fonts match and colour scheme is in place. The font assigned to the main display area is "Century Gothic". The font used for the title does not effect the webstie group as it is displayed on the website as an image that the Graphics Group produced.
Flash
The bio's have almost been completed, Kiel has produced a Flash movie detailing each of our Designers. It has been bought to my attention that not everyone is able to view flash through their browsers. Due to this I will discuss thoroughly with my group on monday whether an alternative should be produced.
Going Live
If all goes to plan then the website will be launched on Friday 26th March. Here I will provide the relevant team leaders with their personal email address information.
The only thing that will prevent the launch of the website is the bio's not being completed in time. This should not be a problem though as Kiel is currently on track with what he is producing.
Wednesday, 17 March 2010
Weekly Task
I believe that the website can be completed soon.
Kiel is currently working on the Photographs for the Bio page for each of the students.
While he is doing that I will be arranging a Photo session for the remaining students that were unavailable last week.
Once Ryan has been updated and given the task of proof reading I believe that the website can go live by next week.
Kiel is currently working on the Photographs for the Bio page for each of the students.
While he is doing that I will be arranging a Photo session for the remaining students that were unavailable last week.
Once Ryan has been updated and given the task of proof reading I believe that the website can go live by next week.
Efficient web browsing
It was discussed last week that we should possibly use frames upon our website. What this would mean is using the same menu, logo and surrounds on the page, but the content within the information part of the display would change. This would make the website more efficient as less memory would be taken up on the server and the graphics would not need reloading on every page.
After much time and effort I have decided not to go down this route due to the lack of knowledge. The problem is that the background would be set into sections instead of one large background image. The problem here is it would appear tiled and on some browsers would not align in place so would look messy.
Luckily this is not too much of a problem, although it will take longer for me to code every page the overall look of the website will be more appealling.
After much time and effort I have decided not to go down this route due to the lack of knowledge. The problem is that the background would be set into sections instead of one large background image. The problem here is it would appear tiled and on some browsers would not align in place so would look messy.
Luckily this is not too much of a problem, although it will take longer for me to code every page the overall look of the website will be more appealling.
Work rate
Since my last blog entry the Website Group have been working at a rapid pace. After much deliberation a number of alterations have been made. It was found that the font used on the buttons was difficult to read and that the buttons were also pixelated.
I assigned this task to Kiel to reproduce them and he has done it efficiently so that there was minimal waiting time for me to update the coding of the website pages.
As Ryan was off ill last week I need to update him on the progress of the website, once I have done this I will assign him the task of proof reading the personal bio accounts and adjusting any grammatical errors.
I assigned this task to Kiel to reproduce them and he has done it efficiently so that there was minimal waiting time for me to update the coding of the website pages.
As Ryan was off ill last week I need to update him on the progress of the website, once I have done this I will assign him the task of proof reading the personal bio accounts and adjusting any grammatical errors.
Friday, 5 March 2010
Purchase of website domain
Just to update everyon, the domain has now been purchased and the website that will be used relevant media formats will be:
www.designstudioexhibition.co.uk
at the moment it will appear a dead link. After a quick discussion with Savva, I will be getting my website group to produce a "coming soon" page. This means that delays for sending out invitations and displaying basic information to the public will be kept to a minimum.
I aim to have the "Coming Soon" page to be published by Tuesday at the latest, as it is I am currently waiting for access details from the domain host. www.one.com
The plan now is to setup all of the relevant emails. For security reasons I will only be giving the team leaders access to their relevant email address (es) such as passwords. I have taken this step as it will allow Craig and Savva to decide who will get access.
www.designstudioexhibition.co.uk
at the moment it will appear a dead link. After a quick discussion with Savva, I will be getting my website group to produce a "coming soon" page. This means that delays for sending out invitations and displaying basic information to the public will be kept to a minimum.
I aim to have the "Coming Soon" page to be published by Tuesday at the latest, as it is I am currently waiting for access details from the domain host. www.one.com
The plan now is to setup all of the relevant emails. For security reasons I will only be giving the team leaders access to their relevant email address (es) such as passwords. I have taken this step as it will allow Craig and Savva to decide who will get access.
Weekly task
This week will be important for the website, now we have the layout agreed it is time to get the pages produced and online. This week I will be coding the layout and getting it ready for the upcoming week. As this means that Ryan and Kiel will not be active for large amounts I have asked Ryan to produce colour swatches to fill a particular space within the website.
Kiel will be sourcing a camera ready for the Biography Photos next week.
Kiel will be sourcing a camera ready for the Biography Photos next week.
Change of logo
After a discussion with Kiel and Ryan, I felt it right to to ask Craig (team leader of Graphics) if he could produce an alternative logo. The logo that his group originally produce does look good, but we do not believe it represents our exhibition theme.
There is a film lense upon the logo, and the exhibition will not be displaying any style of photography. So we have asked if they can rethink and change the lense to an object more relevant to our particular design studio.
There is a film lense upon the logo, and the exhibition will not be displaying any style of photography. So we have asked if they can rethink and change the lense to an object more relevant to our particular design studio.
Website layout
After a discussion with the team leaders it was decided that we should go for Kiels website design. The layout matched what we were looking for and in terms of content it was spot on. We had initially discussed that we wanted the website to appear as a designers desk, and this is exactly what Kiel offered.
Ryan had produced a good looking design, the reason we decided against using his particular design though was we belueved the text on the screen would be overcrowded and would take time to get the website coded. This is because the text area would appear as a notepad.
Compared to Ryan and Kiels designs my idea appeared bland, there wasn't a lot of colour involved so from feedback from the public it was seen as unattractive where as Kiels appealed to people and made people want to read the site.
Ryan had produced a good looking design, the reason we decided against using his particular design though was we belueved the text on the screen would be overcrowded and would take time to get the website coded. This is because the text area would appear as a notepad.
Compared to Ryan and Kiels designs my idea appeared bland, there wasn't a lot of colour involved so from feedback from the public it was seen as unattractive where as Kiels appealed to people and made people want to read the site.
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