Week 11

13 11 2009




Final Design Comps

11 11 2009

I am not convinced that I like the final results. I really liked some elements of  the orginal designs and tried to keep the overall theme and layout the same but I attempted to incorporate everyone’s feedback into the revised comps. I think that it will improve in time.





Week 10

3 11 2009




Week 9

25 10 2009




Week 8

20 10 2009

Articles

 Type for the web

www.ilovetypography.com

Anatomy of a Web Font >>

Code Style’s Combined Font Survey Results >>

CSS Typography >>
Glossary of Font Terms

 Photography Sources:





Week 7

12 10 2009




Week 6

5 10 2009




Final Project Proposals

27 09 2009

Concept 1: Redesigned Chesapeake Bay Roasting Company Website

The Chesapeake Bay Roasting Company brand was developed and launched in February 2002 by myself along with 2 other primary business partners. The sole focus for many years has been food service sales but there has been a recent shift to bolster our retail image through marketing and packaging efforts. I would like to develop a pilot retail site that would introduce an entirely new look and updated content.

I have access to a tremendous amount of images both custom and stock as well industry publications, brochures, etc.

Concept 2: Hair Stylist Professional Website (for a friend)

A close friend of mine has recently expressed interest in possibly putting together a website for her hair styling business that she manages from home. The main focus would be to outline the products and services she specializes in and communicate booking times with existing and new clients.

I would be limited primarily to stock images and having to publish content provided to me by my friend.

Note:

I have to be honest. Concept 1 is the one that I am really shooting for. I can provide further details after drafting up an outline.





Week 5

27 09 2009




Week 4

19 09 2009

Videos: An Overview of Fireworks

Interactive Advertising Bureau

Color Matters

Colorstrology

Color In Motion

Kuler Color

  • Review the video on using Kuler with Adobe products – View the video >>
  • Visit the Kuler website – http://kuler.adobe.com/
    • Click the Register button (top right of the screen)
    • Register for an account OR sign in with your existing Adobe ID
    • Experiment with creating color palettes and combinations

Jakob Nielsen

Jakob Nielsen is a serious writer, and speaker, who has been researching Usability issues since the web went public way back when.

  • Top 10 Web Mistakes of All Time – Nielsen is famous for his Top Ten Mistakes in Web Design – this list is from 2007, but is still accurate and true to form.
  • Text Links – Nielsen talks about the research that’s been done with regards to the color and underline state of text links.