Agenda

A G E N D A 1 meeting

Meeting (to discuss who is responsible for what designs with in the group)  

Date: 11/1/12                                 RUTC

 (Abdul, Ivaylo, Remmy, clients)

1          Agree pages with clients

2          Agree who is doing what

3          Set deadline for task to be completed

 

M I N U T E S 1 meeting

Meeting (who is responsible for what designs with in the group)Date: 11/1/12 at 1:50                           

In RUTC 1Q5

 (Those expected – Remmy, Abdul, Ivaylo, clients)

Those present:        Remmy, Abdul, Ivaylo, clients No absence

	Action
Agree pages with clients Home page, Software Download, Website Policy, About Us, Contact page, Accessories, Woman’s page, Accounts Page, Log In page, Check out, men’s page, register page, product page.
Agree who is doing what Remy-Home page, Software Download, Website Policy, About Us, Contact page Abdul-Home page, Accessories, Woman’s page, Accounts Page, Contact page Ivaylo-Home page, Check out, men’s page, register page, product page.	Change the contact page so both have different pages.
There was much discussion on the topics …   But the decision is: Remy-Home page, Software Download, Website Policy, About Us, Contact page Abdul-Home page, Accessories, Woman’s page, Accounts Page, Log In page Ivaylo-Home page, Check out, men’s page, register page, product page.
Date of the next meeting: 18/4/12

Designing a Web page - Where we stand

This week I completed the 5 pages!!! The home page, product page, men’s page, the register and the check out to almost complete staying on target with the amendments of the project plan. The HTML is easy to apply, but the positioning which is created by using CSS it’s proving difficult to position certain items where necessary on the screen, as it requires many adjustments to get just right.

·         the home page is 100% competed

·         the men’s page is 100% competed

·         the product page requires another image for woman section and accessories section

·         the register is 100% competed

·         check out requires the other 2 options woman’s section and accessories section.

They all require links between the pages and the other pages which will be linked to the final design wire frames. 

Designing a Web page - Where we stand

During the last week I completed the coding for the home page, meeting the deadline which I set on the project plan this was a crucial step as now we have the foundation to build the other pages from. I have also completed the product page and nearly finished the men’s page. The home page template has been send of to my other team members through email, this way they can build their pages around this temple and have them ready by Friday this week so we can do the PowerPoint presentation over the weekend so it’s ready to show them on Thursday.

Designing a Web page - Where we stand

During this week’s lessons we have started doing coding for the websites, this was very crucial as we need to meet the dead line in 2 weeks time, although we are a week behind we’ll need to work hard to catch up with the necessary coursework so this way we can meet the dead line.

At this stage we are only working on the home page but by the end of this week we hope to complete this temple this way we can work over the week end to get back to track, meet the deadline. This way we can do other pages and most of all complete the other pages.

Designing a Web page - Where we stand

Back to college and instantly there are problems, our teacher is not in to teach us the necessary things to complete our website, i.e. compliant coding and 3 page lay out. In result the deadline it will be even harder to meet and there is less time for it to be completed. In the mean while because of the absence of the teacher I have been doing other work for the other course work. This way I can meet both of the deadline moving unit 4’s further back and  the games unit to be completed now.

Designing a Web page - Where we stand + next step

I have made amendments to the project plan now working at it we will have less time to complete to the website but I am confident that the time given we still will be able to produce the final result and most importantly met the dead line.

When we get back from the Easter Holidays we as a group and I as individual we will need to work harder in class and we may need to work out side class in order to finish this in the given times scale. This is important as it’s our course work but also so the client is happy from our work and we don’t face any penalties. It important for us to work hard since there are other course work which requires doing for the other units such as graphics and games which require good finishing standards as well.  

Designing a Web page - Where we stand

During the last 5 weeks we have experienced number disruptions for the finishing of the website...

Where we left of we were at a stage to start converting the wireframe designs and site maps into a actual website using note pad.

At this stage we should of started learning new skills such as 2 columns lay outs and add pictures along with other different skills and functions which will allow us to create the website. But unfortunately there were few disruptions to our lessons because of strike actions which resolved the college to be closed and lessons not to take place. This meant that we missed out on 4 lessons during that period a whole week’s worth of lessons. This also means that now our project plan will suffer because of this and will require rearranging deadlines a little so the project plan can be meeting and the work can be finished on time. 

Designing a website- Final designs (Wireframes)

Final Designs

we finished designing the final wire frames on time to meet both deadlines the course work and the project plan deadline now we can start actually righting the code.

Designing a web page - evaluation of wire frames

I have looked at Remy's and Abdul’s designs. They have done a pretty good job, Abduls I found it was a little bit too jumbled up by that there was too many icons at the top bar, Remy's designs where similar in the respect that all the buttons are at the top as well yet by look of things a little bit better layer out. Both designs include the main pages links which are required. By that you can go to the log in page, product page and so on, it's all good!!!

In all of our designs there is proximity which allows the user to concentrate on specific areas which are common grouped together, this is where my designs I feel are the strongest, in Abduls designs I feel like most items don’t belong where they should by that the design does not fit in well. For example the “software download” button is.
In Remy's designs are well conman grouped, I feel that some of the pages links should be at the bottom of the screen such as website policy.

In my design I liked the way there are only 4 menu bars which makes the page really well sorted out, in Abdul’s designs the buttons are jumbled up by that I can make it difficult for the user to follow through, in Remy’s designs the buttons are better laid out but I think my ones look better and are place better, Home, Products, Software, About pages. Ididn't like the way way Remy added the register page in to the menue bar i liked the way abdul did it, it's similar to mine in the same way so its at the top courner of the webpage and has a icon instead of writing.

All in all I think my design i the strongest by that we should make our website based on it. I will ask Abdul and Remy if they agree to use my design??

During a short meeting we agreed into using my wire frame design as the one which the website will be based on. During the final design we'll have to consider adding the register page as part of the top banner through out of the pages which I didn't add, because at first my matrix design suggested that the user should only go on it through the log in page.

Designing a website- Part 3- 5 Page sitemap and 13 page sitemaps update

Description of site map

The site map which I have created is missing one of Remy’s pages (accounts) this is because I have rushed it but I have re-done it and now it has its 13 page site map instead of 12 pages as previously have done. This may of moved us away from the dead line but the obstacle was over come.

Basically all the pages link to the home page, this is important since the user may need to go back home, as far as I am aware all the webpage on the internet are based around this. Our webpage needs to do this so any one can have the benefit of knowing their way around the website, this way it will make it easy for the user and keep them on the site. The registration page is the exception where the user will not be able to go straight to it, instead they will have to go through the log in page. In order to get to the man, woman and accessories page the user would need to go through the product page. This is the way which most big site work so it would be good for the user since the will understand it. This will make everything so much more simpler and tidier.

Designing a website- Part 3.1- 5 Page design

25/1/12

During the last weeks lessons I have designed the 5 page for the website, Index, Registration page, Products, Men’s Page, Check out, this was done in word by using simple square images and colours which mage the foundation designs what the website could look like. Referring to our project plan we are still on schedule, but also recording to the project plan we should get the evaluations done all by Monday the 30/1/12, which may mean we are going to need to work over the weekend and make evaluations over then so we can meet the dead line on Thursday 2/2/12.

5 possible designs 

Designing a website- Part 3- 5 Page sitemap and 13 page sitemaps

Designs on Paint...

Designs of MS Visio...

 I have asked my team to complete their pages by the 18/1/12 (person to person) so this way I can start the comparison with the my work in order to meet the dead line at the end.

I have joined my blog with theirs this way I can keep track of their work as well ask them to make any amendment if required. This is important for good communication, this way we can work as a team and complete the tasks on time.