| DRAFT template page | Tuesday Jan 14, 1997 by 9:30 a.m. |
| Class Review hand-in | Tuesday Jan 21, 1997 by 9:30 a.m. |
Consider what makes a compelling presentation. Reflect on both the nature of your selected site and other presentations such as films or novels which you have felt strongly about. Carefully examine well-designed Web sites such as the ones referenced by Lynda Weinman to understand the creative possibilities.
In examining other sites, look at how layout, color, and type are being used to shape the personality of the graphics. If your site was a person, what style of clothing would he or she wear? Be on the lookout for things that have a similar feel as your place and closely inspect what are the formal or visual characteristics which contribute to your perception. Make sketches and notes throughout the process.
Plan what are the features you want to emphasize and what categories they fall into. Sketch a flow diagram of the nodes and links: is there a linear progression through these aspects or are they interwoven?
Design your site with downloading constraints in mind: smaller images and fewer colors will load more quickly. Image processing tools such as Photoshop and Graphic Converter make it possible to generate alternate versions with lower color depth for comparison.
Tryout different kinds of layouts with these elements and then refine it into a standard frame for your typical pages with an indexing system and layout elements such as rules and tables. Standardize how type alignment, sizes and styles will be used so that you can create a guideline for consistent styles: for example, all subheads will be Heading 3, color 8C1717, etc. See theVDS96 page for an example of style guidelines and template page for teamwork.
For Jan 21, illustrate how the template page can be used for aesthetically pleasing results with real information about your site. Include in your presentation a diagram of the site's future nodes and links. Feel free to incorporate any forms of digital media which help you express your ideas.
Instead of handing in the documents, you will post them to your public site Web page. Make sure your site page's URL is on the class list correctly. Please make your initial default index.html your personal home page which links to your site home page called place.html.
E-mail Prof. Nancy Cheng at "nywc@darkwing.uoregon.edu"with questions, suggestions or address corrections.
edited Jan 5, 1996 by nywcheng