Tuesday, 18 May 2010
Tuesday, 11 May 2010
Contact Pages (Sagz)
I created this contact page using 'CSS' & 'PHP'...to make it work I would need to change the settings so that it works at university too.
I made this page using CSS and embedding the map from 'Google'!
I made this page using CSS and embedding the map from 'Google'!
Friday, 7 May 2010
Thursday, 6 May 2010
Mock up design 2 (Sagz)
CLOSE UP OF MY DESIGN:
ORIGNAL SIZE:
After knowing my role in the project... I am going to try and make the whole website by this week. In addition I am going to show it to my group and deicde whether or not to work from my design template.
ORIGNAL SIZE:
After knowing my role in the project... I am going to try and make the whole website by this week. In addition I am going to show it to my group and deicde whether or not to work from my design template.
Monday, 3 May 2010
roles
Even if the style is going to be changed, it is possible to start putting the pages together this week.
Our current roles are:
Javascript and its frameworks - Ilona
CSS - Saagar
Design supplies, ideas and HTML - Hiu
We are ready to go with full speed from now on!
Our current roles are:
Javascript and its frameworks - Ilona
CSS - Saagar
Design supplies, ideas and HTML - Hiu
We are ready to go with full speed from now on!
Sunday, 2 May 2010
progress
According to a few materials, that our client has provided, he is making modern British food, so that will be hard to define and grasp in our design.
For the initial design ideas I would say we need to go with white, I can not imagine anything else for a chef portfolio website, especially since it focuses on modern, probably a clean and classy look would be best.
The mockups will go into three directions then.
1. clean and boxy
2. classic with frames and dividers
3. loose and more creative /traditionally influenced
Hopefully the mock ups will be on the blog before Friday, and the client can give us feeback over the weekend.
Friday, 30 April 2010
wireframes /Ilona/
These ones has only fixed elements that appear in same place on every page.
Basically the title and four icons indicating the menus would appear on index page, then on click the content box appears and the menu slides down under it.
Tuesday, 27 April 2010
Screen Shot of my Mock up Design! (Sagz)
Below is a screen shot a home page. Which I played around with, whilst trying to gather ideas for the project...
Thursday, 22 April 2010
Content
We need to decide on the content.
Initial ideas are for :
> About:
Short biography, any information the client would wish to display of himself, maybe with a photograph, if desired.
> Cuisine / Food:
A display of the food the client makes, with description for (/under) each. Still need to do sketches for the design and arrangement of thumbnails/ full view etc.
> CV:
Embedded in page, and also downloadable as a pdf. Need to ask client about his thoughts.
> Contact:
Contact information displayed or contact form perhaps? Again, need to discuss it with the client.
> additional
We will see how it goes after our first few discussions with the client.
Initial ideas are for :
> About:
Short biography, any information the client would wish to display of himself, maybe with a photograph, if desired.
> Cuisine / Food:
A display of the food the client makes, with description for (/under) each. Still need to do sketches for the design and arrangement of thumbnails/ full view etc.
> CV:
Embedded in page, and also downloadable as a pdf. Need to ask client about his thoughts.
> Contact:
Contact information displayed or contact form perhaps? Again, need to discuss it with the client.
> additional
- events attended/attending?
- videos?
- articles?
- news?
- blog?
We will see how it goes after our first few discussions with the client.
Wednesday, 21 April 2010
Researching Chef Websites
Most of the websites I have found were either outdated or merely kept as portfolio websites, displaying the works done.
Here are some websites that had notable content:
Dominique Crenn's website has the required amount of information and is well organised. However I felt the theme was a bit too dark for a chef, and the are too small. However, this had no flash in it, even though it looked like a Flash website at first. (But it still feels a bit old).
Original website at: Dominique Crenn [accessed on the 21st of April, 2010]
Mary Beth's website has good design (except the "portfolio text in the corner which doesn't really fit) and is pleasing to go through. It provides every necessary information, and has details about the food in the gallery. However, it is fully Flash, something I would like to avoid (despite portfolio websites being Flash very often).
Original website at: http://www.themegayachtchef.com/ [accessed on the 21st of April, 2010]
The Chef Jeff wesbite is fully Flash, and it lacks organisation for its information. The main section in which information is stroed feels cramped and the food images have no details or description about them. I personally did not feel the colours appealing either, and some pages are left blank without any message to display.
Original website at: http://www.chefjeffcooked.com [accessed on the 21st of April, 2010]
Jamie's website, as expected, is highly professional and has a lot of areas to cover. This is not the same outcome we would wish for, but I still had a look through his website, for colours, and how they have attempted to capture the "chef-style".
What I liked about his website is the recipes' section, which was a kind of portfolio of dishes, but with additional cooking instructions and tips. However, I felt the website was strognly focused on commercialising instead of food, but that is understandable given the circumstances of his popularity.
Original website at: http://www.jamieoliver.com [accessed on the 21st April, 2010]
Here are some websites that had notable content:
Dominique Crenn's website has the required amount of information and is well organised. However I felt the theme was a bit too dark for a chef, and the are too small. However, this had no flash in it, even though it looked like a Flash website at first. (But it still feels a bit old).
Original website at: Dominique Crenn [accessed on the 21st of April, 2010]
Mary Beth's website has good design (except the "portfolio text in the corner which doesn't really fit) and is pleasing to go through. It provides every necessary information, and has details about the food in the gallery. However, it is fully Flash, something I would like to avoid (despite portfolio websites being Flash very often).
Original website at: http://www.themegayachtchef.com/ [accessed on the 21st of April, 2010]
The Chef Jeff wesbite is fully Flash, and it lacks organisation for its information. The main section in which information is stroed feels cramped and the food images have no details or description about them. I personally did not feel the colours appealing either, and some pages are left blank without any message to display.
Original website at: http://www.chefjeffcooked.com [accessed on the 21st of April, 2010]
Jamie's website, as expected, is highly professional and has a lot of areas to cover. This is not the same outcome we would wish for, but I still had a look through his website, for colours, and how they have attempted to capture the "chef-style".
What I liked about his website is the recipes' section, which was a kind of portfolio of dishes, but with additional cooking instructions and tips. However, I felt the website was strognly focused on commercialising instead of food, but that is understandable given the circumstances of his popularity.
Original website at: http://www.jamieoliver.com [accessed on the 21st April, 2010]
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