Monday, 13 May 2013

design


This was my first of many mock-ups done in photoshop, I decided to go with this one and started to code it, I could chose a different colour scheme light or dark. I have featured the dark version

 

I liked this design I thought it had a similar structure to the research I had done, however when coding it I found that some of the design elements were not working and didn’t look as nice as it did in photoshop, so I decided to go back to the drawing board.

After looking back at the research I decided I need something more simple, as after all it is a trailer website. I knew I needed a focal point this could be images or a video in the centre of the screen. So I came up with a brief layout for the front page



While looking back at my old design and carrying out in photoshop I realised that I needed to design it with the code rather than a brief design in photoshop first. This came out to be less time consuming, and fewer problems arose, while designing it I also looked at my peers for some design advice so I did not do it myself, as this was the problem previously. My goal was to make it simple and modern.

Coding

What I included on the homepage I used some JavaScript to change the picture on a timer of 2.5 seconds, this consisted of three images shown below.



(var step=1
function slideit(){
//if browser does not support the image object, exit.
if (!document.images)
return
document.images.slide.src=eval("image"+step+".src")
if (step<3)
step++
else
step=1
//call function "slideit()" every 2.5 seconds
setTimeout("slideit()",3000)
)



 The next thing was to embed the video and an image rollover effect on the second page :






<script>
  function getVid() {
   return document.getElementById('myVideo');
  }
  function pressedPlay() {
  getVid().play();
  }
 
  function pressedStop() {
  getVid().pause();
  }
 </script>
 <script>
   function swapImage(targ, src) {
    targ.src=src;
   }
  </script>




 

Research: Web


Research

Web Designs

The layout of the website was key and the coding behind it, as-well as looking at the game review websites  I looked at during the research I also 




These are a couple of designs I researched, some are more detailed than others. As it is a 3 page trailer website I decided that it should be simpler that the first two I researched, something similar to the last image.I then looked at upcoming trailer websites for games.








Tuesday, 19 March 2013

Research



Research

For my research I decided to look at my hobbies and crafts relating to that. For this I looked at a site called Deviantart.com this site holds a community of designers to produce they work and put it online. 

From this I came across some paper-craft based on game characters, This caught my attention and i decided to search for websites relating to origami and paper-craft online. The Blog PaperKraft.blogspot.co.uk came up , it shows other peoples creation specifically aimed at characters in games and anime/manga. 

Even though I found this interesting I found trouble in figuring out how I was going to present this in a 3 page trailer. I went back to the drawing board and found that I can still use the idea of games. As I like to  play video games I also tend to read online reviews or magazines before I buy them. My favourite Magazine I like to read is PlayMag they also have a website -> http://www.play-mag.co.uk/, another well know website is gamespot.com and ign.com.

From then on I decided I would create a trailer website for game reviews. I came across some other websites that were simple in design, and thought they did well in colour scheme and simplicity.


Task Description

Task Description

A start-up organisation of your choice, which can be fictitious in nature, wishes to implement their initial 'teaser' website announcing their products and services. You have been asked to provide a functional three page site as your bid for the contract, with a development blog documenting the entire production process.

The site must be implemented using HTML, CSS and JavaScript, with extensive use of embedded media (images, audio and video). The initial target platform is a modern, standards-compliant browser running on a desktop PC. 
Additional credit may be awarded by successfully supporting additional platforms such as mobile and tablet. You do not need to target older, less compliant browsers. You should also avoid using server-side technologies (PHP, SQL etc.) as the focus of this assignment is on client-side languages only.

Take care in the design of your site. You will need to consider the user experience in creating a suitable interface and should refine the design over multiple iterations. Consider the target audience of your chosen organisation and current trends in web design.

The development blog should contain detailed entries covering the entire project duration. This includes initial concepts, idea refinement, research, implementation, usability tests and so on. It should also demonstrate an understanding of legal and developmental issues with web design (e.g. accessibility, browser support) and explain how your work takes these aspects into account. Blogs must be hosted at www.blogger.com as a unique blog containing only work for this assignment. Ensure the blog’s visibility is not set to private. You must include screen shots of all blog posts with your submission. 

Submission guidelines

Your submission should include the following:
1. This assignment specification document, properly completed;
2. A CD, DVD or USB storage device containing your project files, properly organised;
3. A text document on the submitted media containing the full URL of your blog, and; 
4. A sub-folder on the submitted media containing screen grabs of the contents of your blog.
Ensure you submit your work on or before the specified date. Submitted media is non-returnable.