Exercise 16 - Build your own website - Part 1, due November 30

Assignment:
Now we begin to design and build our own website -- about you!.

Your assignment is to first draw your website design on a single page, either what you want a page to look like or how the site will appear.

Next you are to build the website using iWeb and iPhoto.  You can find a presentation on how to get started at Mr. Komar Shared folder.

Your site is to be about you and your work as a graphic artist/artist in this class since the beginning.

In review: Due November 30

1.  A hand drawn page of your main web page with what you want to show on the page including navigation choices. (25 points)

2.  A folder you create from iWeb with your web site with at least the following pages
  a.  Main or "welcome" page.
  b.  About me page.
  c.  Portfolio page of your graphic design work you have done in class.
  d.  One more page of your choice.
(100 points)

Look at Mr. Komar Shared folder for a presentation on how to get started in iWeb/iPhoto

Hand Drawn page design
In order to create a website, designers begin with pencil and paper and draw out their ideas before they commit to the computer.

Here are some examples of hand drawn web pages.


The idea is to get the idea out on paper...don't waste time trying to make software do what you want to express an idea.  Start with some simple words that describe the purpose of the site, maybe some thoughts about what you want and do not want on the page(s).  Some sketches are very rough and some much more illustrated in order to draw out the exact logos you want.  For now, just try to get out on paper the information you want on the pages.