Final_Finished

Just thought I needed one last post to include a couple things, most important being the name of the book that helped alot in learning/attempting flash:P Visual Quickproject Creating a Web Site with Flash 8 by David Morris. Also wanted to mention that added a couple more things to my flash website such a loading feature. since when tested it was a bit slow and thought if I add a loading page then at least peopleknow whats happening and will take a few more sec to pause and give the site a look.
Also I wanted the site to be online so since harold has a slingshot account he put it up on the net!
And therefore only appropriate that I include that website address and link to it on my blog.
Over all I'm happy with the final outcome esp considering the very very limited time we had on it. Now my sister wants me to do a site of her wedding!aaahhh thats good I guess because I need the practice so don't completly forget what I've learnt. Just realised that my website does not have a drop down menu but it does have everything on the list of things to have in our 5 pages! Plus I think its effective enough as it is without worry about it at this stage:P

Final Post (99%) Done

This will hopefully be my lastor 2nd to last post regarding this assignment.
I'm happy with the end of day result and feel that I have learnet Flash alot more these last few days then the whole term since could go at my own pace and ask for help when stuck and follow book etc (should remember to write down the name of the book). However I am still very very new to it and need more practice, thinking I should maybe give myself a own project in the term breaks in order to practice it more same goes for dreamweaver. However I do want a break so good that going overseas! sorry getting off track a bit not much sleep.

Back to my website I still have to add the content description text to the photos tonight so that tomorrow I will just hand in my site and work on my other projects. Also I should probably mention that I did my creation of flash website on PC since I pref PC and thats what I have at home. Also I have tried opening my file today (mon) on the mac and checked that everything works and opens ok! Thank Goodness otherwise I would have had a fit especially with only 4hrs sleep!

One very very important thing I should remember always for web esp flash is how you name files and frames etc is very important that they match makes life alot easier. Having learnt tha lesson from doing things the hard way around and then trying to fix them but got there at there end thannk Goodness.

I wonder if can find a free site that can put the site up would love to show my mum and harolds parents who are all overseas and then mum would get an idea of what I've been doing and not being able to talk to you that often etc going off on a tangent again:P
Wonder if for own break project if my sister would want a flash wedding website of their wedding since they still kind of newly wedds and my brother in laws family lives in south Africa. But wondering if I should do another wedding website or a completly different thing. But I want it to be useful so thats why I'm thinking wedding for them.

Think for now I will leave my ideas for next project aside since got more then enough on my plate to keep me busy for a while even after couse. Having to work at more hours to make up the time for this week of not going to work etc.

Back to website: I think I may have a couple more computer layout/colour thumbnails that I have forgotten to add to my blog so if I get a chance I will look into it tonight and see if thats the case and add them maybe.

So relieved and happy that my website work and is 99% finished before deadline tomorrow!

Process_Getting somewhere finally

Finally feel like getting somewhere but definietly feeling the time strain of only getting the brief Tues (only 7 days excluding tues date due). However I've been very lucky since I have been able to get some technical help when I get stuck and do things wrong from my husband he seriously has saved my butt because without his help it will have taken me twice the time not to mention the stress of it:P Also the book I've got at home on flash has really helped as well.

Think final colours and layout work together well and are appropriate choices for a site dedicated to our wedding day! Wonder if I should keep my links page or totally get rid of it for site not sure if I need it or not, guess only time will tell should know before the nights out.

Decision

Made up my mind to use only one or 2 colours max, the purply pink and maybe the peach as well. Also think it best to keep the same flower motif throughout the website but different placements on page so that will be more interesting for the viewer. Also having worked on home page, think it best not to include any photos on the home page since there is alot of photos throughout the site. Also that way can have a bit more text on home page if I choose to:P. I should think of a name for site???? what?????

thought_colour scheme of site

Have picked 5 colour schemes based on the trial on the right hand side of blog. However now thinking maybe should only pick max of 2 of those colour schemes and use throughout the site 3 at most. Will need to make up my mind asap. Somthing to think about for a bit, wonder which will be more effective for this kind of site. I guess either option would be ok. Come back to this.
Also wonder if I pick only one colour scheme then i should change the flower motif on each page so that there is enough point of difference on page. If I don't change the flower then should it be in a slightly different position on each page??? There are the things I am currently thinking of making a decision in even now that I do have my style worked out.

Layout and Colour trials

Feeling a bit more relieved that finally have a layout and colour schemes that I am happy about especially given the content of the website, have connection to considering it was our special day! With regards to colour trials etc I tried some really bright colours but didn't want to waste time putting them onto my blog since was 100% sure that not going to use them for final site. If I felt I had more time I would have included when but as is, thought it best just to make a note of it.

Reminder: need to sometime scan in rough pen layout on paper trials:P
Still have lots of work ahead of them to do and so very very little time.

Images_Sorted and Brainstorming

Finally adjusted and renamed all images considering using for site.
Total of 48 photos on the table for use. Note that I could also crop parts of images as options so don't have to stick with photos as is but before I decide on what images or parts will make it to final. Have to now do thumbnails etc and then wil almost be there! at least what the final site should look it.

Brainstorming: what kinds of images/shapes should I consider for shape tween that will be appropriate for wedding site...hmmmmmm I guess the most obvious ones would include: Bride, Groom, Rings, Cake, Roses/Flowers, Cake, Wedding Car, Love Heart...

Enough Research_helpful

Now feel have a solid base of references website design wise. Think it was definetly helpful looking at wedding photography websites and now feel like have alot more clear direction with regards to own website. Having just shared what Im going to do for my project, my husband and I decided that perhaps it will be a good idea to after course is finished to add more pages/photos to site so that we have our own 'site' for our special day especially with our wedding anniversary coming up next month!

Now I think I better pick some categories, photos from day and make sure change them all to 72 dpi and auto colour adjustments etc Feeling a bit anxious that so much to do and so little time but I want to at least have planned it right and then when putting together then at least I have clear direction in mind for look and style as well as content and then will only need to concentrate to the programme which I still learning and have a long way to go, but I will get there!

Research Wedding photography sites- Thumbnails layout

I think it will be benefical to look up some wedding photography websites. Making sure that I only include in research the onces that I consider have good design etc because if memory serves correct there are alot of not so great messy too busy wedding websites.
Think should do the research before going back to the drawing board thumbnail wise. Made a start on thumbnails this morning and don't feel that its really there yet. So hopefully looking up wedding photo sites will help with this.

Decision_Content kind of website

I've made up my mind on what my website content is going to be.
Thinking since I have so many images on the computer already going to do our wedding. And maybe have include some images from family weddings such as my sisters wedding etc.
Possible categories could include: At the house, Getting Ready, Pick up, Park and Family photos, The Ceremony, The Reception and Thank you and Acknowledgments.

Conent_New thought

Just had a new thought this morning when I got out of bed of what else I could do content wise for website. I thought since for our 3d project and many of our projects this year we had to do self identity that maybe I should do something on those lines since already got the content.
Possibles could include: Childhood (images) or could go off on a tangent and do something about twins (since I am a twin). Another possible could be to do our wedding since I have scanned a lot of our wedding images on the computer for my 3d project and therefore it will only be a matter of layout etc. Or could do a trip/travel website of places been too and have photos of:P
Another category could be education or places lived in with facts about those places they could include: Iran, Pakistan, Wellington, Dunedin and Christchurch.

I guess I will determine my content sometime today hopefully in the next couple of days but first I think it best to focus on layout for website etc

More Research????

Just wondering if I should spend a little bit more time on doing research tomorrow?? Wondering how benefical it will be ??? I have got out a couple of design books that include some examples of web pages maybe I should spend a little bit of time scanning them in or if they have links looking them up on internet as part of research and inspiration for own project. However I think at this stage of year running out of time so better give myself a time limit if I end up doing that tomorrow.

Thinking/Planning

I'm thinking that the first thing I should do tomorrow before hitting the computer screen including blog is do some very quick rough thumbnails on paper for possible layouts for website. Although I can prob ref to links and sreen graps so that going in right track design wise. Not sure if I will have enough time to do a really job of it (finished project) because of only having 2 days on it excluding monday and tuesday:P at least I would have planned it out rather then jumping off in the deep end which don't want to happen!
Then I think I should get the content
Then I think I should do some very rough trials on the computer in photoshop, think it best for me to use photoshop before rushing off into flash since still learning flash and not as comftable in it as photoshop but I'm sure (hoping anyways) that I will get there!
Thats prob enough rumble for now

Analsying/Summary of finding: Research Design web page examples

Having looked at a few good designed websites.
Think its very clear to see that they all have a very organised manner/gride system (in most instances 99% of the time even if the style is not clean still organised) so that the browser is not lost and can navagate and make sense of things easily since people don't generally give webpages that much time (first impressions really cound in webpage design).

Also a couple of the other factors/elements that they all seem to have going for them is the use of colour that they actually have a colour scheme in place thoroughout the website which is 99% of the time established somewhat in the homepage. Another few elements that each have in common is the fact that their layout is clean and not cluttered with too much, there is plenty of 'white...space' making it that much clearer and easier for the browser. Also another thing I noticed that font treatment is very similar thoughout the webpages which I know is party because that is how the web design programes are set up/option is but even so they generally don't have more then 2 font sizes as far as I can see.

Blog make over:P

Just updated/that is changed colour choices of blog since got a little tired of looking at same colours and set up used for last assignment last term:P
So now I feel much better about my blog having a more updated look according to my mood!

Action plan

Thought now that know whats expected first thing to do is to have at least a rough action plan. Thinking that if i want to do a little bit of design work in the website/animation, then I should probably start with figuring out what my content is going to be.

Considering linking it to what I already have some content on so that it will safe time with regards to content gathering. Content: Possibly going to focus on doing a Persian Mythology story: (Rustam)which links to graphics or to link it again to learning languages so links with last project as well as project earlier this year in graphics. eg: Learning Colours...in Persain and or Chinese. (these are just a first thought and my content may change...but will make sure I make note of it in my blog if that is the case)

Thinking will have to keep the design very simple as well as not that much content since really will only have 2 days to work on it (this weekend) and then tidy up and check techical things etc on tuesday in class if need be.

Research: I think I best look at some good examples of good design websites before I put anything on the computer since last time until i need that my designs weren't as strong as they were after having spent some time researching some good examples of layouts and websites...

clear at last

Having not really had project/brief to work on digital2 has made it really difficult this semester for me to be motivated or focused to put things in my blog.

However now that we finally were given clear direction and instruction on what we will be required to hand in and work on before last class (only total of 2 class:() feeling a bit more motivated to actually do about more work for digital.
However feel that since we have so very little time to work on ideas and research and design process as well as technical learning that this outcome may not be that great. Would have loved to had more warning but nevermind guess you got to make do with what gets thrown at you and hopefully will do at least an alright job of it:P