Week Fourteen -14/12/10

During this lesson I began to put the pictures on my website. This made it feel more professional as there are less blank spaces, however I have not yet taken all of the pictures so I have a few spaces left to fill.

Week Fourteen -13/12/10

This lesson I began to take pictures for my website. Most of the pictures taken are of 'drugs' as they must be relevant to the website. It was a fun and simple task, however it was quite time consuming. I had to make some 'cocaine' which was actually crushed hayfever tablets.

Week Thirteen -09/12/10

This lesson I created my logo. I used a font website so that I could find a good font. I then began to construct my logo using photoshop. I tried various different colour schemes but in the end settled on purple as the background colour of the logo because it ties in with the colours on my website. Below, you can see the different colours that I tried out.

Week Thirteen -07/12/10

This lesson I worked on my 'Get involved' and 'Work placement page'. I began to write the information into the text boxes. On the left is an example. This is my work shops link which briefly explains what is involved in the workshops. I also made sure that all of the pages had the same layout. I disliked the background size as it meant that when opened on internet explorer, you were required to scroll along as it was too wide. It took me a while to change this on each page as I tried to make them all the same size.

Week Thirteen- 06/12/10

Week Twelve -02/11/10

I was unable to make it into college this lesson as I am ill. However, I have been working from home to research  affective colour schemes, and the first website I can across was http://colorschemedesigner.com/

The website itself has very similar colours to my website, which is a positive sign that I am on the right track.

I have made my website in accordance with Joel Sklar Theory; the logo and name of the website are on the top left hand side. I have designed my website whilst keeping in mind that peoples eyes will scan the top left hand side and then the right hand side.

The feedback I was given on the preliminary task will help me to ensure that this website appeals to the masses. One of my strong points on the preliminary task was that I kept my website consistent, through the colour scheme as well as the layout. Another praise was that I had a suitable amount of information on each page.

I was given mixed feedback on my use of colour blocks, one person said "The coloured blocks on your page are very good as they highlight the important information" however, another person said "Unfortunately I don't really like the block colours behind the writing" but seeing as they did not give a reason why I am not sure whether or not to take this into account.

For the main task website I will ensure that it is appealing to my target audience by asking for feedback from my classmate throughout the making of it.

Joel Sklar Theory

Week Twelve -30/11/10

I continued to work on my website and played around with the colour schemes. I wanted a striking colour scheme so that my website is easily recognisable. I have decided to try a black background and use bright colours to contrast it. I worked effectively in this lesson as I got a lot done and so far I am pleased with the results.