After the presentation

www.shaunbaldwin.com

as i have said earlier i was happy with my website and i think that it went down well with the

rest of the group and lecturers. points to pick up on:

* the file names along the top of the web browser kept on appearing, something which i have never noticed before on any website. therefore i altered them afterwards using the coding in dreamweaver by changing the title. (was still good to be picking up tips even at the end of the module)

* i do think that people possibly thought that my images could have been larger or centered although i had experimented with this and i was very happy with my final choice.

* the choice of typeface was brought up but i chose one which i preferred to use.

anyhow, thanks for the feedback everyone!

enjoyed the module.

Evaluation

this web design module has been one of the most difficult modules that i've had to get my head around although i have enjoyed it and feel as though i got a lot from it. what i have learnt from this i'm sure will benefit me in the future and having an online portfolio today, i see as being essential. at the beginning of this module i didn't have any idea about file sizes, types of files, the purpose of fireworks etc but now i'm feeling more confident about my knowledge in them.

from the outset i was determined to have produced a website not only which i thought met the criteria of the brief but what also show cased all my work and something which i would be happy for possible future employers to view.

as mentioned earlier in my blog i had to make a few changes with regards to layout and navigation but on the whole the site functions and looks more or less like i planned for it too. i aimed for a site which focused all the users attention on my work with the white space helping images to stand out.

overall i can say that i have gained a lot form this and it was a module that i enjoyed very much.

Anatomy drawings from the RVI

these drawings i done while at the anatomy section of the RVI. they are continuous line drawings some in pen, and some are a combination of pen and pencil.

new homepage

i have also added links to twitter which i have recently set up an account with, blogger and myspace.

here is an actual screen shot of how my redesigned homepage will look:

website finished and ready to go live! (and updated wire frames)

Eventually got my website finished and ready to go live. I had to make a few alterations to the final design with regards to navigation. Originally i had planned to have a simple navigation bar with all of my projects running down the left hand side of the screen. This would have worked but with the amount of work that i wanted to upload it would have meant that the user would to use the scroll bar on the right hand side of the screen. I didn't find that aesthetically pleasing and as the course progress' i would have to keep adding to the list and this would make the scroll bar larger.

so i have categorized my work and dropped it into sub sections such as typography, photography etc.

the second thing that was changed from the original design spec was the navigation for moving through individual projects. for example if the user selects 'photography' then chooses 'studio work', the idea was for two arrows to appear so that they could navigate through the collection of photos. however this was going to require coding and i couldn't seem to get it to blend in well with the rest of the design. therefore along the top of the screen a set of numbers appear taking the user through the images.

hopefully below these updated wire frames will explain. i have managed to keep my site very minimal and allow the focus of attention to be on my work. I find that a lot of negative white space around the images works well.

if a were to go back and change anything it would be that when a user goes into subsections i believe spaces between certain names of projects would make it less confusing.

the next step will be to buy and domain name and get my website up live.

Drawing with light

Below are some photos from an experimental image making class. they were created using a long exposure on the camera in the studio without lights. when the shot was running a second person draws around the subject with a light. although i dont think that i will use any of this for my final piece it was a fun and interesting part of the project which i may come in useful in the future.

Wire framing

Lastly, the images page looking very similar to the home page. Down the left hand column the user can choose from various projects and the work will appear in the image box on the right. Most projects have more than one piece of work so underneath the last of the projects on the list a navigation box will appear so that the user can go from piece to piece.

Fourthly and lastly from the first menu is my links page where i will have links to my blog etc. Again navigation is staying the same to keep things simple and easy.

Next is the about page which works the same as the contacts section with regards to navigation. Obviously this contains a short explanation of my works, study and a little about myself.

Secondly is my contacts page which provide my telephone number and e mail address. Once the user opens up the second menu from the first page disappears and a navigation button appears to take the user back to the homepage.

As mentioned in my previous work i'm looking to create a website that puts emphasis on my work and which can be easily navigated. First up is my homepage which in the box will contain an illustration which will be the first image to be sen on the site. Down the left hand side there will be 2 menus. One which allow access to my links, contact and an about section. The one below brings up images from my projects.