Lee evaluation

What were you asked to do? (Project brief tasks)

For this project, we were asked to design and create a website for our portfolio. We were supposed to use photoshop and dreamweaver.

What did you make/present?

I created several design sheets and a bit of specific research. Most of my overall research is for every project we had to do. I also create my web site design in photoshop, dreamweaver and my basic knowledge of html coding. As i was creating this design form my web site, i also added the pages for that.

What did you want to communicate?

I mainly wanted to communicate my style, what i like and my personality within the design but without making it to obvious. I also wanted to them each page for what it contained.

Who was your intended audience?

My intended audience is teens and young adults, as most of my work has a fantasy and science fiction twist to it.

What materials and processes did you experiment with?

i guess that creating the original website from scratch is a form of experiment because i created it from scratch only with html. I found the coding i needed by looking at websites who had a similar design to what i wanted and if i couldn't find it, i looked on google.

What materials and processes did you reject?

My old website was very plain and it was clear that it had been created by a beginner but it's a start.

What materials and processes did you use in your final designs?

http://freyaloi.byethost11.com/

I spent a few hours arguing with both Dreamweaver and my server and eventually i found half way point to create this website. As i don't want to loose all my original data and I don't know how to create frames in Dreamweaver, i've decided to do work in both Dreamweaver and the htm files on my server.
That also means that i hav to upload eachimage from the image file one by one into an image folder on my server.
My main problem so far has been sorting out the frames and getting the sizes right. Onece i got the first frame right, Sorting out the links was the next troublesome bit. I tried creating the homepage in Dreamweaver, but it ended up being a real headache to sort out and link up, i'm not to sure why it was going wrong, but i found away round it.
I used the old data and simply changed the background image in Dreamweaver, but for that i had to look for a tutorial on the internet to find out how to set an image to be a background image in Dreamweaver.
That done, i had to argue with the text instead, because once i got my backgroud on, my text vanished. I went threw all the coding and copared it to the coding i am using for reference i found that i had duplicates and spelling errors. I got my text to reapear but it's still not right.

I had also been arguing with the borders Dreamweaver like to put around every link...Having to come back and rectify everything when i realise it has gone wrong.

My main issu so far is the time it takes for my server to catch up with what i have done, meaning i could do 10 diferent changes and wouldn't be able to see if they work until it did catch up. i find it to be a real problem...

How do the materials you chose to use help you to communicate your message to your audience?

Well scrolls and a arcane symbols usually make people think of magic and fantasy. Scrolls also have a meaning in ancient japan, were people used to either draw on them or use them to send messages. Of course in some films and cartoons japanese scrolls are used to perform a ritual that allows them to summon creatures to fight along side them.

What did you do to ensure you worked with tools and materials safely?

As i do most of my design work at home i tend to get carried away very rapidly and forget to take a break, but in class at least i do have one.

How well did you manage your time?

I don't think i managed my time very well at all, in fact i've had the same problem threw out every project this therm. But i have also been struggling to focus on certain thing and my memory has been awful. I'm forgetful usually but this time it has been really bad which made me wonder if i wasn't taking enough breaks and ended up stressing to much or if i have an underlying problem. i am currently still waiting to see a doctor.

What were your strengths in completing this project?

I think that my basic knowledge of html and having already built a website on my own helped me alot yet they possibly could have been a handicap as i don't think i used dreamweavers full potential a stuck to what i already knew.

What would you like to have done differently?

I would have liked to have spent more time on the designing side of things because i still feel that my designs aren't very good, but maybe that's just me bringing my self down all the time.

What will you do to ensure you improve for the next project?

i'll definitely do more research and develop my designs better next time. I'll also try to organize my time better in order to get more done. Also i need to stay focused on what i have at hand.