Brief
Based on your research into 'A brief history of....' design a multi-page website that effectively informs a user about the interesting and informative facts, figures, observations and visual content that you have descovered. You will be supported throughout this project by a series of web development workshops, tutorials, crits as well as studio-based sessions.
The relationship between your content and design decisions should inform the tone of voice. Do you require humour, sophistication, authority, clarity or ....? You will need to demonstrate an awareness and understanding of the relevant industry standard requirements of designing for web based delivery.
Theses will include:
Web standard fonts, image formats, websafe colours etc.
Drafting interfaces, layouts and storyboards.
Creating images and layouts for web formats.
Engaging and user-friendly interface design.
Usability and navigation conventions.
Content management of both files and page elements.
Designing for an online audience
Costings and hosting fees.
Managing website creation briefs.
Terminology
HTML - Hyper Text Markup Language
The standard language used in the creation of webpages.
HTTP - Hyper Text Transfer Protocol
The basis for the transfer of data across the World Wide Web.
Responsive design
Responsive design’ could be called ‘reactivedesign’.It is‘responsive’ because the design‘responds’, i.e. can be adapted to a variety ofmedia using screens of various sizes.Theconcept was introduced by Ethan Marcotte,a webdesigner and developer, who becamefamous after publishing his book, ResponsiveWeb Design, in which he discussed theconstraints and difficulties involved indeveloping responsive web sites.
Layout and grid
What is the purpose of the website?
Who is the target audience?
How will the audience navigate the webpage?
What are the target audiences needs?
Web restrictions: colour, text, size
