Major Project 2

http://mywebspace.quinnipiac.edu/nmgrossi/index.html

Minor Project 26

Nicole and I decided to do a combination technique of a sidebar and floats. We originally worked together to do it, but will now do it separately as well. I am going to work on the sidebar and NIcole will do the floats I am assuming (she is not here now) but over all for our site we hope to implement both. We are going to use the side bar for the Case Studies on every page. It will be on the left side of our grid.

Minor Project 22

In class people had comments about my mock up.

-One of the likes was the organization of how I didnt put "Case Studies" in my nav bar and put it on the home page on the side.
-People disliked where the IHC logo was (the top middle of the page) It was over powering and over powered the nav bar.
-People also dislike some of the coloring I used. They didnt like the mix of green from the logo and red.
-I think most web users are like us. My friends who arent IDD majors use the internet the same way I do and go to the same pages I go to as well.




-With my team partner, Nicole, we plan on combining our ideas and design using a grid system. We will try and incorporate both of our ideas for design structure and color. I personally really liked the way Nicole's site was designed and only would change a few things and incorporate a little of mine into hers. I also think about adding some yellow into it to make it brighter. The colors blue yellow and green would all go together. We both made a mock up combining both of our designs and we are now going to work from there.

Minor Project 24

Team Partner: Nicole Grossi

Our goal and purpose in creating this website is to design something that is appealing to the eye. It important that this website allows people to understand the importance of this non-profit organization and how it can help them in their career to be more successful. The website’s intended audience consists of doctors, nurses, receptionists, etc. all of which can benefit from IHC services.

The websites main element is its content, because it is all the information that is provided that people will be reading and getting a better understanding of IHC. The information will answer any questions a person might have who is visiting this website as well as including pictures and videos to increase their understanding. Our approach to information architecture was to develop a structured layout that would be consistent from page to page. This layout is formed by a grid, so depending on the amount of information of that specific page; the layout will be able to accommodate it. Our strategy of usability was to create a website that is easy to navigate for the common user. Our first goal was to create a navigational bar that consists of the main elements and will then consist of a secondary navigation bar with further topics. At the top of each page are three buttons that link to the eSTORE, contributions page, as well as the link for joining the e-newsletter. It must be user friendly because we want as many people as possible to visit this site in hopes of spreading the IHC’s Company name.

The overall look and feel of the website is intended to be inviting and a site that is easy to read. The color choices that we made are calm colors that consist of blues and greens. Because of its structured layout, the pages of the website are appealing to the eye and broken up into sections for a more engaging experience. For all of the body text and typefaces, we have chosen a sans serif font because this is easier to read.

Minor Project 21

Minor Project 20

I believe that this website passs the "trunk test. I am able to find all of the contents of the trunk test very quickly.
Site ID: WESTCHESTER MAGAZINE right on the top left of the page.
Search option: On the top right of the page.
Sections: very large across the page right under the site ID.. home, archive, dining, shopping nightlife and so on...
Page name: is identified in the nav bar, which is black, but the page you are on is highlighted in blue
Local navigation: located across the top of the page.




1- The point of this site is to connect and stay connected with friends. You can view pictures of your friends, write to them on your wall or in a message (to be more personal) to stay communicated with them. You can see what your friend is up to and they can do the same as well. Depending on what information you put on your facebook, a friend could see you interests, what your favorite books and movies are, as well as see what your career is and where you go/went to school.

2- When i get to this site, I see that there are many different places to start. To start off with, on your home page is a news feed of everything going on recently with your friends on facebook. I usually start off there and see whats going on. It is very clearly organized. At the top of the page you can go to your profile, look at a list of your friends by most recently added or updated as well as in alphabetical order. On the left side of the page you can organize what shows up in your home page of what is most recently updated by status updates, pictures or you can create groups to organize who you want to show up so its more convenient for you. I think there is not one specific spot to start on this site, many people start at all different places depending on why they are on the site.

Minor Project 19 Wireframes