Well here it folks, I had some problems getting this posted up in a timely matter as there was an error with me getting the blogger invite, anyways enough Jib Jab...The primary focus of this assignment for myself will be the basic design, conceptualization and development of a website from the ground up. Using HTML scripting and incorporating elements of flash, I plan to create a simple website using the skills I have learned in the first two weeks of class.
The website will follow the format of a portfolio exhibition website. This coincides with one of my final objectives for this class: the creation of a portfolio website on which artists can host or display their work. This project can have several outcomes: Firstly it can become most simply a portfolio site for myself and secondly it can become part of a template that could be automated to be a tool that aspiring artists can use to build a portfolio web page for them selves. This website can be a walk through template to help guide others towards creating there own portfolio website where thy can host their work online. I plan on encouraging people to borrow the HTML scripting for their own use.
The target audience for this project is primary twofold, as per the nature of the website in question. The primary audience initially would be the artists or designers who are using the template to create a website showcasing their work. And secondary after the initial website is created the primary audience becomes the website visitor.
I want the site to be a stand-alone HTML site built in dream weaver or some other layout program. I want to shift the focus away from using some sort of automated page builder and focus on creating a site from scratch using HTML scripting.
The learning objectives for this project:
- the continuation of the learning of skills required to construct a website through basic scripting
- incorporation of flash elements
- incorporation of video elements
- user friendly user interface
2 comments:
Hi Lee,
Here are some important investigations for you :
learning basic HTML and FLASH skills.
--> Best practices for incorporating flash content.
--> How the Flash / HTML relationship works , understanding the HTML Flash spits out and customizing it
--> FLASH and video - how does this work?
Research : you really need to look at a lot of sites to figure out what a "portfolio" would be online and what features are important for you to include. Please, hunt for examples of what you'd like to do.
More soon. JD
I look forward to your midterm presentation. As I said in recent classes, you by this time should have gathered together your editorial material for the site including images (at least a strong sample of what you want your portfolio to include), writing and an interaction design in the form of a site map. You should be ready to present these tomorrow. If you feel you need extra one-on-one help with basic HTML or Flash at this point, you should make an appointment with me outside of class. Also, we discussed the idea of a "buddy system" last week, where experienced users are paired with novices. Perhaps you can match up with a classmate in this way. You should have a list of URLs that show what you would like to make, and you should be alert to your own limits - keep it simple is my main advice! You can always add complexity later. You were a bit late in posting your outline. To succeed in the course, you need to make a push now. Good luck with this!
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