Haunted house moodboard

This is a collection of images that interests me linked to the idea of a haunted house roller coaster.

Interactive Media rationale

For my Interactive space project I was asked to create an online portfolio in which i would display some of my work. The pages are as followed:
• Home Page
• About Me Page
• Photo Gallery
• Blog page
• Contact Me

During this Interactive Media project, I found myself struggling at the start mainly due to the fact that coding a website had never been an interest of mine. However through looking at tutorials and helpful websites, I found myself to understand the subject more and began to enjoy it. By researching visual examples of current  online portfolios, for example http://www.mattmorincreative.com/ and http://www.amyjotyson.com/ ,I found myself to understand what had to be involved in creating and coding a website; it wouldn’t just be a one week job! From looking at examples, I was able to take influential factors which could be changed to be used in my own website. This ultimately helped generate a basis for the website I was creating.

In terms of my design for my website, I wanted something that would stand out, however would appear simple to the viewer’s eye. ‘Simple is better’ after all. Therefore I started to draw a few ideas on some paper and after eventually deciding on my design. Furthermore I brainstormed potential links to involve, for example, a gallery displaying photographs I had taken. This helped me visual what my website may look like.  Creating a wireframe was my next step, so that it was clear in my head what the structure of my website would look like. When the time came to actually making my website, the structure changed slightly in order to allow certain aspects of my website to be highlighted. For example I decided to lose the navigation at the bottom of my page to allow for easier interaction for the user. I found that using two navigation bars may confuse the viewer, therefore the simpler the website looked the easier it would be to navigate around. 

I was pleased that I produced links to my blogger page and my twitter page that worked showing a clear link to social networking and user interaction. I believe it is important to give the viewer accessibility to these pages as it is a way of looking at current as previous work, as well as an easy way to contact me.

The main aspect of my website which I find appealing is the simplicity. It does the job of a website to make the viewer interact. It is easy to get around and provides the viewer aesthetically. On the other hand, I believe to make the website better, more content or pages could have been added to give the viewer more to look at. Despite this though, I am happy with my first ever attempt at designing, creating and coding a website and am glad i have gained more than a basic knowledge in web design.

Through this process, I have learnt that it is vital to gain research and to create several designs before choosing one to take further.

sneak preview.. portfolio page

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In terms of the main font I want for my website, I researched and researched until I found a font that appealed to me. I chose Eurostile as it is easy and clear to read.