week 10

Today marks my approval of the latest version of the microsite :)

1. What was in your plan for this week?

This week I ahd planned a lot of things mainly because I wanted this week to be the last week of the buildign of the website. I planned to concentrate on background design and layout in doing this I captured a sky screen that looked like a great background.

Also I planned to create the Flash animation this week doing the first animation from the storyboards I planned to do in my research pre development.

From then on I had arranged to discuss the changes with david in regards to the flash menu incompatibility issues and picking up the animation designs instead so not too loose my workload.

I planned after the animation design to incorporate the design into the background design and or button design which would hopefully lead onto the final design.

Next I planned to create more Audio tracks to use in the microsite, one more intune with the maturer audio fans and one with the competitive media market genres. Also installing the photograph as the wallpaper should provide an incentive to what menu icons i should use V3 or V4.

After seeign that I could not install a player that would play a track continuously throughout page changes I planned to scrap it but still develope the audio ideas so I could in theory attempt to use them if I had more time.

Nearing the middles of the week I endevoured to remake V3 as V4 was not working out, I chose this option because V3 has the most solid design, is flexible and as close to my original thought as it is. Except I expanded out of the container but that is what will always happen when you plan outwith design and testing.

The button I used in V3 and V$ look too much like buttons and hence require a grounding, That is why I have been havign trouble I believe, so I'm planning to remake some not so shiny.

Also I could not makethe original animation as my Flash could not work on my laptop so I developed a newer one less complicated but using both ideas in this design. From this I managed to come up with menu button designs which worked perfectly with the background I had originally for V3.

Finally I have planned to incorporate the animation into the microsite and the new menu buttons in th edesign and Also I developed my new floatign jacket with extra animation to make it look more interestign and contemporary.

As from now on I plan to Test my site by hopefully putitng it up live either by buying my own spare or asking the college to fund it for all the class. Interestingly I also planend to get a board and printing access for the presentation which I plan to do next week with the testing.


2. What did you actually do this week?

Everything I planend to do fromt he beginning happened accordingly, apart frotm he audio aspects which I had to re-adjust my plans to not include them in the final design but I will hopefulyl fit them into the presentation as an 'I could do this with more time' part.

Also I spend a lot of time more so on the menu button design and audio aspects that I should have, but int he end I'm very gratful for my conviction because I managed to burn through the night and gain a product I would be happy to submit as the graded unit final.


3. If there are any differences between items 1 & 2, please explain why.

Plan A is always have a Plan B, When somethign changes have a plan and thats what I did, The audio could nto be intergrated because the design for it would require me to rebuild my entire design.


4. What worked well this week?

The final product is very good in all aspects, im glad to have it done


5. What did not work so well this week?#

The social jsutice project is leaning on me too much, that sall i can say with short time.



6. What have you learned this week?


Simple is often the key.



7. Describe all the items that have been added to your portfolio this week.


Nearly a Final draft of the microsite and a new animation.



8. Do you have any other comments to make?

None atm, as I have 1 minute atm to post this, have a good day :)



If you, anyone, would like some visuals of my planned please just ask and I will see if I can part with some of it.