On Monday it was more a day of doing what we wanted on the A5 assignment so I started off by making my site template. I have not yet finished it but now that I can use the software better I will aim to get it finished this week and then I can start implementing CSS. I am going to look over my notes making sure that I understand it before I start using it on my site. As I don't want to get it wrong as I am going to use it for all my text. I also made sure that my pictures where all a set size so that I can add them on to my site when I come to making the pagers where I am going to add my pictures, I made sure that what I had learnt about image compression that I looked at making the file sizes smaller.
Today we started off by having a presentation on typography and how each letter had been structured. I found this really useful as I didn't no what to say about how my typographer had designed his fonts. So this is going to help alot when I come to having a look at what I can change on my presentation. In are group meeting this week we had to talk about what the main points about are typographer was and what fonts he had produced. After the group meeting I then researched my typographer again to see why he had made the fonts. I found quit a bit of information out about his fonts so this week I am going to change my presentation so that I then have enough time to practice it. I will also be making sure that I have designed alot of my site so that I can start to make my questionnaire for user testing. I will be making sure that I am up to date with putting designs in to my sketch book for inspiration.
Tuesday 29 January 2008
Tuesday 22 January 2008
Learning more about CSS
On Monday we had a presentation on how to use CSS codes when making our sites. I thought the presentation really helped as I have never done any thing like this before. Now that I have taken down notes I will be able to have a look at this and see what CSS I will use on my site. After the presentation I had a meeting about my A3 assignment there wasn't that much to change but after going over the assignment again there was a few more little things that I needed to change. So I was going to make sure that I had A3 done for tomorrow.
Today we had a presentation on typography, after the presentation had finish we then went on to researching are typographer. But soon as we started this Steve said that we would be having a task to do. I was unsure at what this would be at first but when the task was explained I thought that it wouldn't be to bad. We had to design a cover what would be used on a font book. But we had to make sure that we designed only using set colours. I started off by making sure that I understood the task and then planning what I wanted to structure my work in the time set. After this I started on my designs I did quit a lot of designs as I didn't know how I wanted the cover to look. When I had done this I started designing the cover in Indesign I made sure that the design was quit simple so that I would be able to create the design in Indesign. I found it easier to know where the tools in Indesign where as I had researched this last week. I made sure that the designs where handed in on time.
In the afternoon I had been finding design ideas to put in my sketch book and also I had been researching my typographer. In are group meeting this week we went over what is needed for the sketch book assignment and I also made sure that I had handed the A3 assignment in.
This week I am going to work on my sketch book, putting my presentation together with the research I have found and I will also be starting to make my site.
Today we had a presentation on typography, after the presentation had finish we then went on to researching are typographer. But soon as we started this Steve said that we would be having a task to do. I was unsure at what this would be at first but when the task was explained I thought that it wouldn't be to bad. We had to design a cover what would be used on a font book. But we had to make sure that we designed only using set colours. I started off by making sure that I understood the task and then planning what I wanted to structure my work in the time set. After this I started on my designs I did quit a lot of designs as I didn't know how I wanted the cover to look. When I had done this I started designing the cover in Indesign I made sure that the design was quit simple so that I would be able to create the design in Indesign. I found it easier to know where the tools in Indesign where as I had researched this last week. I made sure that the designs where handed in on time.
In the afternoon I had been finding design ideas to put in my sketch book and also I had been researching my typographer. In are group meeting this week we went over what is needed for the sketch book assignment and I also made sure that I had handed the A3 assignment in.
This week I am going to work on my sketch book, putting my presentation together with the research I have found and I will also be starting to make my site.
Tuesday 15 January 2008
The first week back
On Monday we started off with a presentation on how to use the software to make are sites. I have used the software before so I knew a little bit about it from my last course I was on. But there is still a lot that I don't know about the software. I made sure that I took a lot of notes down so when I make my site I will know what I need to do. When we had finished with the presentation I read over the notes again making sure that I had got every thing I needed and then started to look at the software and what tools I will need to use when making my site.
In the afternoon I got my grades from the last 2 assignments we had done and I didn't pass them. Which I had tryed really hard on the assignments but I knew that most of the things I had got wrong I would be able to put right as there wasn't a lot to do.
Today we went over are new assignments in A5 we have to build are site that we designed in A3 but I wont be able to start my site until I have got the last assignments right that I did so that when I come to make the site it will be a lot easier as I will be able to follow every thing I did in the assignment. We also got the A6 assignment which is to do a presentation on a typographer which I got Erik Spiekermann we also will be getting tasks to do which we don't know what they are yet, so I am a bit worried what they will be. After we had gone over the assignments we then researched typography I found a lot out about my typographer but I still need to find out more about him.
I also got back the assignments I didn't pass on and now I know what I need to do but there is not a lot to do just silly things that I had missed out.
So this week I will be making sure that I have researched more on my typographer. I will also be taking notes down about In Design so that when I get the tasks in the new assignments I will know more about it.
I will also be making the assignment I didn't pass on right.
In the afternoon I got my grades from the last 2 assignments we had done and I didn't pass them. Which I had tryed really hard on the assignments but I knew that most of the things I had got wrong I would be able to put right as there wasn't a lot to do.
Today we went over are new assignments in A5 we have to build are site that we designed in A3 but I wont be able to start my site until I have got the last assignments right that I did so that when I come to make the site it will be a lot easier as I will be able to follow every thing I did in the assignment. We also got the A6 assignment which is to do a presentation on a typographer which I got Erik Spiekermann we also will be getting tasks to do which we don't know what they are yet, so I am a bit worried what they will be. After we had gone over the assignments we then researched typography I found a lot out about my typographer but I still need to find out more about him.
I also got back the assignments I didn't pass on and now I know what I need to do but there is not a lot to do just silly things that I had missed out.
So this week I will be making sure that I have researched more on my typographer. I will also be taking notes down about In Design so that when I get the tasks in the new assignments I will know more about it.
I will also be making the assignment I didn't pass on right.
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