Evaluation

Overall i am happy with the final website i created, as well as the unit. I have manged to be able to create different websites in different formats and generate new ideas for my own. By exending my knowledge through individual experimentation i think that i have shown a good understanding of website technology and design.

I think that my website is a good starting point for an online portfolio for myself. I will admit that it needs some work and i would not be hapy to make it an officail website because i would wish to develop some areas more.

One way which i am pleased is that way i have encororated some small elements of interactivity into it. For example i think the way i have created the buttons is good. By creating a simple rollover image i think that it makes the design better. It is visually nicce when the button lights up when you are over it. I have seen this on many websites and think that it is a good idea to know when you have highlighted the button. I also like the way that i have linked the website to others. For example the twitter youtueb and facebook links, i think, make it look slighlty more serious and professtional which is what i am going for.

Things whic i would add or change include some sort of notification to know what page you are on. One way which i would do this woud be to keep the button highlighted when you are on that page. I have seen this on other websites when doing research and think it would be a good addition. Another way which i would improve the website is to shrink the size of the content. I was thinking that if i decreased the scale of my content i could fit more on there. Also i think this idea would compliment the design making it look more professtional. I would need to change parts of the photos page aswell. The thumbnails are not all the same size making it look a bit un finished. Also i want to take the border out of the table that they are in and add more additional information about the drawings/photos in the pop up windows.

Overall i am happy with the outcome of my website and this unti. I feel that i have worked hard and have expanded greatly in some areas. However, if there was more time for me to spend on things like, experimentation and the final website, i would go ahead and make the changes that i have stated above.