CSCI final

Web Design is my last final. We have been given a rubric as to what items need to be completed in order to receive all the points. I am going to go over the rubric to make sure that I have completed all the tasks listed. The only thing that I cannot be sure of is how I will be graded on the subjective scores, such as: pleasing design and appearance. Hopefully all will go well. :) This is my last exam of college.

so HUGE deal!!! i finally was able to get my background to actually transfer to the web.. it was showing up just fine when I would view it via Expression Web but not directly from the web. Anyways I fixed it! YEAH!!!

RLC update 4/29/10

Again, I have been making a good deal of progress in class. I have to say that I have gotten quite frustrated with this windows live- website. I logged on perfectly fine at the beginning of class and now it is telling me that I cannot access my folder for whatever reason- ridculous! Things are going well , other than this little road block.

RLC update 4/27/10

Today, (Tuesday) I was able to make a lot of improvements to the site... some of which include figuring out that my .dwt included breaks-- hence my additional page that I had added seemed to be extremely long. Secondly I added a few more photos to the site, an entire section on 'inner beauty' - I think it ties the site up nicely. I didn't really set out to include this 'fashion/beauty' site- it wasn't in my purpose of creating a website about fitness, so I think adding that section was almost a disclaimer of sorts. I also updated the file folder online, so I can get a better look at the things that actually need fixing before the big day.

RLC P

Finally I beginning RLC P. I have made a considerable amount of changes to a number of features on my site including: background, pictures, links, and much more. I will keep you updated on RLC P.

MORE TO COME!

Finally created a new page from an existing template-- it's about hair and make-up. oohh-lala, I know. I found it considerably easier to make a new page from a template than making pages and then apply styles and such.

I will continue to make improvements and changes to the site before the final. But I have made it through the units! Hooray!
And, has anyone noticed, changed my blog design as well?

RLC O

so now i have arrived at RLC O and boy am i lost. more to come shortly, after i ask for help... because like i said i'm lost.

write more shortly...

so today i talked to David Y. about RLC O. because he has already worked on that part. what he told me was of great benefit and what do you know-- it wasn't as hard as i was making it out to be. i created a background etc. i still need to add some content- i think i'm going to link to another students site about fashion... that will be cool. i'm beginning to see-- on a grander scale that i tend to make things harder than they are.. a lesson i'm beginning to get. thanks computer class.

RLC N

So yes, i am currently working on exercise N, and let me tell you-- i have a great idea that will compliment my site very well. I am most definitely running into some techinical difficulties (surprise-surprise). Here's the trouble: I am setting the #container to be 700px, and then my branding section to be 150px and the content section to be 550px (just like was used to TW). Well I obviously have not done something right because the divs are not lining up correctly and I have checked and rechecked about eight times. I believe I am going to completely delete this new file and start fresh. Yes, it seems to be a theme for me-- delete and start over. Seems to be working well.

RLC M

In RLC M I was able to make my site a thousands times for aestically appealing by simply shortening the length of the lines. I also edited the height of the lines. I opted not to edit any character spacing-- I have actually already done this in a previous sitting. I added a nice drop-cap style, kept the color the same, I'm not too sure if I will keep the drop-cap of if I will need to edit it later or not. I have done alot of work on here, but I definitley have a long way to go.

RLC L

RCL L

RLC L did not take as long as some RLC exercises have taken. I did have one little glitch in inserting the quick tag editor because at first I forgot to move in front of the text so I ended up deleting the entire body. I had to take the time to reread how to complete the exercise, but in the end-- it was a sucess. One thing i do not like is how reguardless of whether or not i desire to edit certain priciples about my website, the RLC calls for editing.

RLC K

I had originally started this RLC last class, but like I mentioned earlier my computer froze. During this session, I added a few pop-ups, which I personally DESPISE… but they are positive. I also added a jump menu on the support page that links to the exercise and nutrition pages. I also had my picture of the apple of the nutrition page turn into an donut when scrolled over...

RLC J

Yesterday afternoon I was thankfully able to complete Unit J. Now only if I could remember whay I did... doing so much my brain freeze too often. Oh yes, on my Support page i create a place where viewers, if they wish can ask for different Women's Issues to be covered that have not already been addressed by the site. However, at this time I'm sure the inbox would be full because there are a ton of issues that are not covered yet. I also include some check off boxes to find out how they arrived at this site. I also had the chance to begin working on Unit K-- but guess what my computer froze and it had been like 3 minutes since I had saved my work-- real smart. It's alright. ;)

RLC I

So classes just had to be canceled today. Yea, I like a break just like the next guy, but it is the week of midterms and I have boo coos of work to do—some of which can only be done in class with the help of Expression Web. Imagine that. Well, I am going to do Unit I tomorrow Wed. providing we do not get “snowed out” again. For my RLC, I plan on creating a table for the exercise page of my website that will show what type of exercise to do for what muscle group. Eventually I hope to link each cell in the table to videos or images showing how each move is done.

RLC H

All the hyperlinks look good.
I've gone through the necessary proofreading procedures-- although as most students know it is probably best that I have someone else do a quick check over just to be sure. The brain has a funny way of filling in what it thinks it is suppose to see. Running the accessibility report—I’m afraid that some of the information given requires more skill or prior information regarding rules and regulations than I have.

RLC G

So, I have officially started completely over on my RLC site. I suppose that sometimes one learns best by trial and error. If that is true than I'm on my way to success! =) I'm essentially recreating the same site over again, but internally it is going to be cleaner and hopefully I will work out the bugs that have been already causing me some issues. We are not too far along in the process yet- so it will not take too long. This could be a good thing.

RLC F

RLC F

I am currently still working on RLC F and I am excited to about giving the site some color and life. I must say that I have been having some difficulty finding backgrounds and swatches that I think will work—thus this RLC is taking a good deal longer than I had hoped or anticipated. I have an image in my mind and I don’t believe that I will be satisfied with anything short of that arrangement.

RLC E

I unfortunately had to miss class during the session for Unit E, but I complete the assignment the day before. It is nice to be dressing up the site with some pictures. I already had some pictures saved from the preliminary site we began. When I found the pictures the first time I knew I wanted to use them because of their quality and composition. I am sure that if I had more time or that if I neglected my other studies building this website could become a full time hobby. I see potential for adding so much information and creating so many links and various pages. It’s exciting. =)

sad news... I have misplaced my flash drive. Good thing all my work is saved on "the cloud" now i just have to figure out how to retrieve it.

RLC D

Completing RLC D

I went ahead and made my font color this lavender-like color. I'm not sure if that is the color I will stick with--but I know that it gives off the overall feel that I am trying to portray with my website. That feel is light and airy, easy going, and basically something that is easy on the eyes color wise. I’m glad that I will have the ability to change the color later on if I decided too—I don’t like making too many decisions that are permanent.

RLC B - C

REAL LIFE CHALLENGE B


three goals of my website would be: inform women about healthy choices reguarding fitness and nutrition, show basic fitness moves, and offer support and encouragement.
At first, for some reason I had difficult getting started on unit B. Thankfully monday morning i was able to breeze through it. Of course the assignment was due friday. But I did what I could-- my best.

Once I got going on Unit B--

REAL LIFE CHALLENGE C

Unit C just seemed to flow. Once I got started on my website (RLC), I did get really into it! I've started coming on mondays and wednesdays to work on my RLC website and to prepare for the following days class. I don't think that I would have time otherwise to complete all the work. It is a real bummer that the library does not have expression web on their computers. I feel that the computers in the library should have expression web because the time the labs are open are very limited-- being a commuter it makes the time I have to work on my projects limited as well.

RLC A

REAL LIFE CHALLENGE A

My topic, broadly put, is Fitness and Wellness. My target audience is going to be mainly women. Ages can be in any range. The important characteristics would include those individuals who are interested in learning the basics of health and wellness and are interested in making healthy and positive changes to their lives.

here are two websites that cover the same topic as the one I plan on covering:

http://health.msn.com/fitness/womens-fitness/
&
http://www.womenfitness.net/


MSN-

layout/navigation- easy to navigate through recent material, a little difficult to find older articles.
content-vast amounts of information/ thorough
color scheme- clean/ attractive appearance
typography- spaced evenly/ easy to read
use of image/video- used images to link to additional pages

This site offers a ton of good information on women's fitness and health. The one downside is that a viewer can get lost admist the old article files. The color scheme is clean and attractive. One huge plus is that there are also interactive places on the site that allow for a more in depth research process.


Women Fitness-

navigation- basic layout with links to many additional pages.
content- good and extremely thorough and lengthy information GREAT!
color scheme- white background with very active colors atop
typography- small print
use of image/video- used images to link to additional pages



I cannot say enough good things about how thorough this site is at addressing different fitness issues and linking viewers to additional pages. To me the one thing that makes this site a little unpleasant is that it has so much information on the front page that the viewer has to scroll down really far. There are also a lot of advertisements to distract the eye.


Two sites that are directed towards women, but do not deal with fitness are:
http://www.wihe.com/
and
http://www.womenforwomen.org/?gclid=CNXuwIfb1p8CFeh_5QodNDi5aw

These two sites color, layout, content, navigation, and use of imagery and multimedia were appropriate for their intended audiences. The women in higher education website was clean cute and to the point. It featured many links to scholarly articles and websites-- places and things that one would naturally expect to find on a website of this sort.


The second website, women for women, is designed so that women can reach out and help other women who are victims of war. This site features appropriate pictures and information necessary for those viewing the site. It also gives viewers a way to sponsor and donate.