Thordis+Gudmundsdottir unit+3

Web Design  (How have a student's IT needs changed?) By: Þórdís Timila Guðmundsdóttir  INVESTIGATION   Identify the Problem

I have to create my own 5 page website by using Microsoft Expression Web 4. I'm not really sure how to make it.
Explain the Problem I'm not sure how to make a website. Research and Analysis

Design Brief  I must make a 5 page website that will show how people are using different types of storage devices that have change by these years and how mouses/keyboards have and will change. Product Specification My product must: Test Plan DESIGN  Pictures of my designs Analysis of my designs The first design is the front page of my website. It has the menu and it says little bit about the website, but it doesn't have any pictures. The second design is about keyboards and it has a menu, little text about keyboards today and in the future and it also has some pictures, but it can use another topics. The third design has a menu. But no name on the title, because I think this design could be used for others things that are in the menu. The design has little text about the title, some pictures that are relate to the topic and little facts. Justification for chosen design I chose the third design. I think it is the best one because the pictures are in the middle and will be medium big so they can show very well and the other topics can also use that design.
 * Design a 5 page website.
 * 1 page must be about how students today are using different types of storage devices.
 * 1 page must be about online storage.
 * 1 page must be about how mouses have changed.
 * 1 page must be about how keyboards have and will change.
 * 1 page must be about how output devices have changed.
 * 1 page can be on whatever you want but it must related to the unit question.
 * Show how the web page will look. Change around the navigational bar, the location of you picture, add more pictures to each page, move the information around to show different designs. Remember two designs are better than one. Three designs are better than two. Make sure you think about navigation and the content of each page in your design. For content a heading will be enough. Remember to look at the design criteria order to get maximum marks.
 * 1) Does each page have a title ?
 * 2) Are there spelling mistakes ?
 * 3) Can you read the letters properly ?
 * 4) Are the letters to small or to big ?
 * 5) Are the letters to bright or dark ?
 * 6) Is the background color hiding the letters ?
 * 7) Is the background color to bright or to dark ?
 * 8) Are there pictures on every page ?
 * 9) Can you go to next page ?
 * 10) Can you go back to the page that you where on before ?
 * 11) Do you go to right page when you go back or to next page ?
 * 12) Does each page look nice and fun to read ?
 * 13) Do the pages have to much of pictures, letters ?
 * 14) Is all of your pages understandable to you and your friends ?

PLAN with another topics || Microsoft Expression Web 4 || **Check list :** Does each page have a title ? Are there spelling mistakes ? Can you read the letters properly ? Are the letters to small or to big ? Are the letters to bright or dark ? Is the background color hiding the letters ? Is the background color to bright or to dark ? Are there pictures on every page ? Can you go to next page ? Can you go back to the page that you where on before ? Do you go to right page when you go back or to next page ? Does each page look nice and fun to read ? Do the pages have to much of pictures or letters ? Is all of your pages understandable to you and your friends ?
 * ~ **Deadline** ||~ **What to do/Steps** ||~ **Materials** ||
 * 8 March 2013 || Go to file click on new HTML || Microsoft Expression Web 4 ||
 * 8 March 2013 || Make a homepage cover of the website || Microsoft Expression Web 4 ||
 * 8 March 2013 || Make a Menu on the left side || Microsoft Expression Web 4 ||
 * 8 March 2013 || Go to file and click on a new page || Microsoft Expression Web 4 ||
 * 8 March 2013 || Write a title in big letters || Microsoft Expression Web 4 ||
 * 8 March 2013 || Make the same Menu || Microsoft Expression Web 4 ||
 * 8 March 2013 || Write a text about the topic || Microsoft Expression Web 4 ||
 * 8 March 2013 || Write the facts (if needed) || Microsoft Expression Web 4 ||
 * 8 March 2013 || Put some pictures || Microsoft Expression Web 4 ||
 * 8 March 2013 || Make another page and do the same thing but

CREATE  Final Product Changes made to the original Design  I change my final design very much from the design that I was going to do first. When I was making the final design and was going to make the colors like the drawing design it didn't came out nice also I saw like some of the letters were gone, but really they weren't. I didn't also do the fact thingy or the bullet point thingy because I didn't have much time to do that and I thought my final design would look better without out it and I think it's true. I was first going to make each webpage with the same color, but then I didn't want to because the pages would look to similar and then when your maybe going to another page you don't know if you're on the same page or not. That's why I change the background color. I didn't also do a homepage for the front cover I was going to do that but then I didn't have much time to waste to do this homepage so desisted not to do it. Changes made to the original Plan  I did sometimes follow my plan because I didn't write many details and I hadn't many steps so in my plan. I didn't do it when I was going to make the home front cover because I skip that part also I didn't do the fact thingy. I didn't put it on my wiki spaces on the deadline time because I had to have more time to finish but I followed the rest I think. EVALUATE  Results of tests Each page has a different title and different colors.There were first some spelling mistakes, but not anymore. I could see the letters properly and they were in a good size. The background color wasn't hiding the letters and there are pictures on every page. First I couldn't go to some pages because I just forgot to save some of the pages, but now I can go to all of the pages.The pages don't really have much writing just a little writing and there are 1 - 4 pictures on each page. My friend thought my website was good, but it needed more writing. Recommendations for improvement I could make my website be better if I had a homepage because then I could show what this website is all about before the other things come. I could make it better if I had more writing that is more related to the topic and I could use more pictures. I could have used in the lower right corner a hyperlink that says " Next page is......." and I could plan my plan better so I could hand in my work on time. To make website also better I could use more white and make all the pages with different colors. It would maybe look better. Self-evaluation of your execution of the design cycle I would have the design cycle just they way it is but I would want to have more time to do each part from the design cycle, I would mostly like to have more time to do the final product or the final design. I could have made my plan in more details and have more steps so I could be able to follow my plan better. Instead of having almost all of my what to do list in my head and then I could maybe finish my things quicker. Then I wouldn't need to have extra time. Next time I could be more organized and know exactly what I'm going to do for all these steps so it would be easier for me to do this. I think I did better then the last time because last year I wasn't that sure what I was going to do and when I was doing this I knew more what I was going to do.
 * 1) Does each page have a title ?** Yes **
 * 2) Are there spelling mistakes ? ** No **
 * 3) Can you read the letters properly ?** Yes **
 * 4) Are the letters to small or to big ?** They are in middle size and the topic has big size **
 * 5) Are the letters to bright or dark ? ** They're dark **
 * 6) Is the background color hiding the letters ?** They were little bit before, but not any more **
 * 7) Is the background color to bright or to dark ? ** They're bright and dark **
 * 8) Are there pictures on every page ?** Yes **
 * 9) Can you go to next page ? ** Yes **
 * 10) Can you go back to the page that you where on before ?** Yes **
 * 11) Do you go to right page when you go back or to next page ?** Yes **
 * 12) Does each page look nice and fun to read ? ** I think so, I hope so **
 * 13) Do the pages have to much of pictures or letters ? ** No **
 * 14) Is all of your pages understandable to you and your friends ? ** Yes **