Week Seven: Website Updates and Evaluation

 Planning stage:

●      What were your initial ideas for creating a website? style / name / template

Using the wix template, trying to make it as simple as possible.

●      Do you have a tagline on your website?

No, I do not have a tagline on my website.


Research:

●      Which designers / artists (relevant to your continuation route) websites did you look for inspiration?

Thomas Struth, Iwan Baan, Michael Wolff

Website: Aero Media and the Fulkenburg


●      How many pages did you want to make on your website and why?  Did that change as you progressed onto the research / designing stage?

Five, including a homepage, an about page, a contact page, a portfolio page and a page for the project. It did not change throughout my research. 


Content:

●      What is the purpose of your website? 

To demonstrate my work.

●      Who are your potential website users? 

People who need pictures of London/interested in London cityscape.

●      Why do you think it is important to have a digital portfolio website?

It is a way to promote yourself to the internet world.

Design:

●      Which design elements / tools did you use? (e.g.: infographics, fixed header, static background image, navigation menu design, text boxes, image galleries, social media feed) and why?

I used Marcellus as the font of texts as I love the way it was displayed. My background is a landscape photo that I took the shot at home of the Lion Rock Hill, one of the iconic mountains in Hong Kong. I kept the navigation bar but I change the social links to the social media that I use the most. I also added some effects for transition between pages, in order to make it more dynamic.   

●      Which template did you use in Wix and why? 

I have used a template called "Photographer", which is one the templates that are provided my Wix. Not only it is convenient, but also a template that fills my style while displaying my work. I just have to change the name and the background by using my own photos and select the fonts of texts.

●      How many pages does your website have and why?

Five, including a homepage, an about page, a contact page, a portfolio page and a page for the project.

Navigation:

●      Does your website have working social media icon links?
Yes, including a Facebook, an Instagram, a Jetphotos, a Flickr and an X links.

●      Are your pages connected / interlinked?
The pages of Portfolio and the project page are connected with a button. 

●      Is it easy to navigate?

For me it is easy, as it is quite straightforward. 

●      Does the “Contact” page / email link work?

The Contact page works and I can receive emails while testing.


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