A little something interesting i staggered up
Today i was surfing the web as you do, and what should i come upon but a paint website. How ever this was no ordinary website it had the exact same background as the MEDIA NOVAK website i evaluated two entries back. The web designers page with the coloured dye bursting from the sides of the page. Somethings a bit fishy here, either the web designing company (media novak) has designed this page and been so slack as to use the exact same image as their own web site or the paint web page (Tetralux stores) have stolen it from the media novak or its a video cycle found on the web some where that they have both used the list goes on any how i'm probably dramatising it all a bit. See what you think for yourself Paint site and the http://www.medianovak.com/
My Web Page
when creating my web page i was going to have my blog button linked to a blog spot page but i didn't like the difference in style compared to my web page and i also didn't like the fact that once in the blog the menu disappeared and the only way off getting back to my site was through the internets tool bar. I found that customising a page (on my website) to look some what like a blog worked much better for what i wanted. I was also able to add a google search down the bottom of the blog page making it easy for viewers to look up an artist i mentioned in my blog spill.
Evaluating Media Novak website
Description
Media Novak is a creative design agency that specializes in web design, online marketing, graphic design and visual identity solutions. We started our company with some basic ideals - offer our customers exceptional design, while delivering a positive customer experience. These ideals have helped grow our business and drive customers to our door.
http://www.medianovak.com/
The web wants to show of what there company is capable of as they specialize in web design their page must be jaw dropping inorder for clients to get in contact with them. In saying that the website doesn’t have any contact details. The menu mouse sensitive, scrolling up and down as you move your mouse up and down. All 12 Categories open onto the background with out taking you away to another portal. Once a categories is open the menu disappears and all you need to do to go back to the home page is to click the cross on the right side of the page. The website is very quick and easy to use. It is also a floating design allowing and size window to view the web page. It’s a bit too basic for my like and I’m not really a fan of the dull colours, could be a bit more interesting as it is a website for web design and visual communications. The visuals don’t immediately communicate to me that this is a web design busyness
Scientific
Media Novak is a creative design agency that specializes in web design, online marketing, graphic design and visual identity solutions. We started our company with some basic ideals - offer our customers exceptional design, while delivering a positive customer experience. These ideals have helped grow our business and drive customers to our door.
http://www.medianovak.com/
The web wants to show of what there company is capable of as they specialize in web design their page must be jaw dropping inorder for clients to get in contact with them. In saying that the website doesn’t have any contact details. The menu mouse sensitive, scrolling up and down as you move your mouse up and down. All 12 Categories open onto the background with out taking you away to another portal. Once a categories is open the menu disappears and all you need to do to go back to the home page is to click the cross on the right side of the page. The website is very quick and easy to use. It is also a floating design allowing and size window to view the web page. It’s a bit too basic for my like and I’m not really a fan of the dull colours, could be a bit more interesting as it is a website for web design and visual communications. The visuals don’t immediately communicate to me that this is a web design busyness
Scientific
Evaluation of Alex Dukal's site
The guy's an illustrator so his site has to:
Show his work, be interesting and personal.
It doees both these things really well!
The graphic design (CSS) is designed around Alex's work, with a book layout and just enough pixels used to give the site background its ragged, rich vibe.
I love the way his portfolio page is laid out to suggest we are looking at the works in a book or even his journal.
The layout is a simples portfolio template with the 5 typical vategories been
- Home - An illustration of Alex's work and A News and Flicker category.
- Profile - Small illustrations that become larger with a click
- Blog - regularly updated with links to his Portfolio, Flicker, Shop, Netvibes and Facebook (menu bar disappears when on his blog page so the only way to head back to the home page is by clicking the internet back button.)
_ About - A short book layout about hiscareer and achivements and links to his blog.
- Contact - listed on this page is his Home, Email and MSN addresses, as well as a quick link to his email.
I really like the simple layout to his website one which i would like to use in my own. To see his site for yourself click Alex Dukal
Show his work, be interesting and personal.
It doees both these things really well!
The graphic design (CSS) is designed around Alex's work, with a book layout and just enough pixels used to give the site background its ragged, rich vibe.
I love the way his portfolio page is laid out to suggest we are looking at the works in a book or even his journal.
The layout is a simples portfolio template with the 5 typical vategories been
- Home - An illustration of Alex's work and A News and Flicker category.
- Profile - Small illustrations that become larger with a click
- Blog - regularly updated with links to his Portfolio, Flicker, Shop, Netvibes and Facebook (menu bar disappears when on his blog page so the only way to head back to the home page is by clicking the internet back button.)
_ About - A short book layout about hiscareer and achivements and links to his blog.
- Contact - listed on this page is his Home, Email and MSN addresses, as well as a quick link to his email.
I really like the simple layout to his website one which i would like to use in my own. To see his site for yourself click Alex Dukal
The Sagmeister webpage
At first glance the site is very busy. Not in the sense that it is packed full of info and images but simply by the moving pattern in the background which is most obviously the theme carried through out the websites links. For example when we click on the 'OLDER WORK' and the NEWER WORK links they take us to another menu with the same pattern but with colder gray colours.
This interchanging pattern immediately tells us that this is a kwerki artistic webpage. The big bold letters and buttons makes it possible to read the menu through the busy background. When the mouse is run over the buttons the get flattened and once clicked on the sink back, very groovy they idea for the buttons reminds me of a keyboard. The same style of buttons is carryed through out the website as navigation tools with a right and left button to take you to the next page and a back button to take you back to the menu. In all a very intuitive and seamless navigation system with a more complex design. The site is a folio of work aimed at students and employees. There is no advertising for anyone else but himself. This site is a site to which you would visit once every 6 months or so as there would not be much change in a month. The site is very fast to load and the design is flexible with a floating design so that different window sizes can see the same content/image. All round very good design that suits its purpose.check it out yourself
The Web Design Process - Checklist
1. Planning & Analysis – facilitate a discussion with your client about the site
(you may need to independently research some information for them).
a. What is the web site for?
b. Who will use it?
c. How will they access it?
d. What do they want to see / know?
e. What capabilities does the site have to have?
2. Content & Structure
a. Develop a structure diagram for the site – decide how the site will be
organised:
i. What needs to be on each page?
ii. What categories will be required?
b. Assemble some preliminary content for the site (this is usually the client’s
responsibility, but may require stock images.
3. Procurement
a. Based on your planning develop an implementation strategy, decide upon a platform on which to develop the website.
b. Testing – using the content developed earlier, develop a “wire frame” site, so that the structure of the site can be verified with the client.
c. Develop a visual style for the site.
4. Authoring & Testing
a. Complete authoring of the content of the site.
b. Test the site for browser compatibility and verify all links
c. Test the site on a range of users (about 5) to test its usability and
effectiveness.
d. Check the SEO (search engine optimisation of the site)
5. Marketing & Training
a. Host the site
b. Train your client on how to maintain and add to the site.
Market the site by adding to search engines, industry bodies etc.
c. Integrate the website with other marketing strategies.
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