Archive for March, 2008
Client Responses to Paul’s Questions
Make sure to read the responses to Paul’s questions from the Westcott contact.
DUE DATE FOR CLIENT PROJECT
Just a reminder, the new due date for the client project is Thursday April 3rd. The 3 class periods we have before the due date (and after spring break) will be devoted to in-class lab time. During labs, I will continue meeting with each team and assisting with strategy and technical questions.
This schedule is sufficient […]
Sites from 03/11
By the end of this week, you should have your interface design concepts nailed down and in electronic form so you can begin working on the XHTML/CSS and content. To help those of you who need some inspiration, here are two sites to Review for design:
Web 2.o style from Web Design from Scratch
Grunge Style Article […]
Color Palettes and Background Textures
This is a nice resource for finding color palettes if you’re creatively challenged (like me), or just need some inspiration:
ColourLovers.com
If you click the little “PS” icon beside the palette, it automatically opens into Photoshop’s Swatches, so you don’t have to do any sampling with the eyedropper tool. They have a great section for seamless patterns, […]
Westcott Bay Questions
- Are there similar websites that you like? What are some things that you like about these sites?
- What are some things that you like about your website that you would like to keep and what are some features that you dislike?
- What colors would you like to use? Pictures of buildings, facilities, and park?
- […]
Notes from March 3, Client Interview Transcript
Here is a pdf of our chat transcript today. I couldn’t get the chat text to print, so I had to take some screenshots. Hope this is clear enough.
What questions do you still have for the client?
Homework: Post your questions in the comment section here and create a sitemap for Thursday.
Design Styles, Web Roles and How to Break the Box
Reading some articles this weekend, I came across some interesting articles.
LAYOUT CONVENTIONS
The first article Killing Some Bad Layout Conventions is an interesting article about poor layout design. Not sure I agree completely, but it’s good food for thought. As you are designing your interfaces, I suggest you reread my post about web 2.0 design […]