Update week 9

Im on track and up to date with both my wallpapers and banners finished

Colour scheme

here is the planned color scheme for the website which has been approved.

New Gantt Chart

here is my new gantt chart

Final Brief

Client:

Mrs Owens

Purpose:

The client wants a website which informs students how to use cloud storage and the benefits from using cloud storage. 

Target Audience:

Year 9 and 10 students who are not familiar with cloud storage software.

Desired Look:

A layout which appeals to students that is easy to navigate through. with a black and red colour scheme with an easy to read font in red so the text is not unreadable.

Specifications:

• Website must be completed by deadline given by client.
• Must not breach copyright in any way (images must be my own).
• Screen resolution must be 1024x768 as it is the most common screen resolution.
• Fonts used must be websafe so that the website will appear the same on every computer.
• The website must have four pages or more. 
• Must include all text and other resources given by the client
• Must use web fonts for all h1, h2 and h3 headings.
• use roll over effects for link bar
• link bar will in be a list format
• must have a background texture
• must have banners that are creative appealing.

Client meeting

Today I met with client to discuss the initial brief and was given the all clear to begin work without any change.

Initial Brief

Client:
Mrs Owens

Purpose:
The client wants a website which informs students how to use cloud storage and the benefits from using cloud storage. 

Target Audience:
Year 9 and 10 students who are not familiar with cloud storage software.

Desired Look:
A layout which appeals to students that is easy to navigate through. with a black and red colour scheme with an easy to read font in red so the text is not unreadable.

Logan's Key Factor Report

Design Factors:

Image Formats: http://digiterm2.blogspot.co.nz/2013/06/image-types.html

Screen Resolution: http://digiterm2.blogspot.co.nz/2013/06/screen-resolutions.html

Font: http://digiterm2.blogspot.co.nz/2013/05/fonts.html

Colour Scheme: The colour scheme must be fit for the purpose and target audience the website is being made for, it should also be web safe (there are 216 that can be used) so that it will show up when it is viewed on the web it also shouldn't hinder the navigation of your page e.g. conflicting colours which will make text unreadable. The implications of colour scheme on my website will be whether or not the scheme will hinder the viewer from reading my website and whether or not the scheme will be suitable for my target audience.

Resource Factors:

There is one major resource factor which is time management. This is factor because if your time is not managed well you can fall behind schedule. There are several ways you can use to help you manage your time such as planning tools (http://digiterm2.blogspot.co.nz/2013/05/planning-tools.html) which give a schedule to keep to. Implications of not managing your time could be that you fail the standard or website can look rushed.

Societal Factors:

The main factor here is copyright this will affect the images I use on my website as most of the material I use will have to be my own when using images created by others i must make sure that the image is usable under creative commons or that i have permission from the creator to use the image. To make sure that I do not infringe copyright i shouldn't source my images from google images. The Implications of infringing copyright are serious as i could be fined.

Research Progress Logan

So far I am up to date with my research and other work so everything is progressing nicely.

Image Types

What are the three most common image types you can publish to the web?
The three most common image type for web publishing are PNG, JPEG and GIF.

What is the implication of this on your project?
The implication of this on my project is that these image types are designed for web use and that the all of images i use will have to be in of these formats or they won't show up when my website is viewed.

Screen Resolutions

What is the most common screen size in use in 2013?
the most common screen size is 1366x768 as this is the common laptop or notebook screen size which are very popular in recent times.

What resolution will you design for?
I will design for 1024x768 as it is also a common screen size 

What is the maximum number of pixels that can be displayed on a screen?
for a common 19" screen the max resolution is 1280x1024 but resolutions can become larger with larger screen size e.g. using a plasma tv as a monitor.

What implication will screen size and resolution have on my website
it will determine whether or not people will have to scroll down or not on my website, it can also affect the quality of some images on the website so basically how easy it is to view my website.

Gantt Chart

My gantt chart says that today I should be working on my final brief but I am not up to this as we have had exams and lost three periods and had a long weekend which meant we lost around 2 weeks of work putting me behind schedule