This post is just an update on where I am with my project plan - there are still a few outstanding items but these should be completed by the end of this week and the beginning of next week.
- Project Sign Off Post - completed
- Initial Research post - Mikiko Hara - The Fleeting Moment
- Project Plan - Completed on Visme
- At least three research posts on other photographers/writers - Nobuyoshi Araki & Georges Perec, Gregory Crewdson - still need to completed Robert Mapplethorpe
- Development and technical research - Blurb & Flipbook - to be completed
- A post on your target market - Client Profile and Software Practice - Completed
- at least two process posts (editing software and process) - to be completed
- Technical research post on software you will use - Biteable and Photoshop completed
- Post on creating your portfolio gallery with final Photo/Text Book - to be completed
- Finalising your portfolio and adding to your website - to be completed
Critically Evaluating My Website
Planning stage:
What were your initial ideas for creating a website? style / name / template
I chose a photographers template that I thought I could customise to the style I had in mind which was originally black and white with black and white photographs on the Home Page. In the end I chose a digital work in colour for the Home page which I thought suited my style and showed the kind of work I create.
Do you have a tagline on your website?
I added a quotation that reflected my own thoughts on Photography by Susan Sontag - I felt this enhanced the look of the site.
Research:
Which designers / artists (relevant to your continuation route) websites did you look for inspiration?
I completed a website evaluation of two photographers websites - Mikiko Hara and Nobuyoshi Araki and this gave me further ideas about what I wanted and did not want for my own site - in the case of Araki's the site was quite old and there was too much scrolling but Hara's site was new and gave me ideas about how to present my own gallery of work
How many pages did you want to make on your website and why? Did that change as you progressed onto the research / designing stage?
I created four pages - Home, About, Contact and Gallery/Portfolio Page. The portfolio page will lead to other pages as I will have several projects to add to this throughout the year and these will become subpages so that the navigation bar is kept simple with just the four tabs.
Content:
What is the purpose of your website?
To attract a new audience to my art/photographic work. It is also a place where interested users can contact me and send comments about my work. At present this site is not commercial as I am not selling my work but this could be added later if I wished to do this and then this could be promoted on social media. I could also add a live blog/events calendar of where my work might be shown
Who are your potential website users?
Probably Generation X/Millennials who would enjoy this kind of photographic/artwork as per my client profile
Why do you think it is important to have a digital portfolio website?
You cannot be an artist/photographer without a website as this is how most consumers will access my work. I need to ensure the mobile view is very good as this is where most users will connect to my site.
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?
For my home page I used a static background of a piece of Digital Art I had created from my series 'The Army of Dolls' I will use image galleries for my Photographic work and I will also just use designed pages to embed my text/photo book works, there will also be video pieces included that are linked to YouTube. I added text boxes on The About Page, Contact Page and Home Page , I also designed my navigation bar so that it was clear and easy to use. I used Playfair Display font throughout for consistency in text design. I also added copyright in the footer and social media buttons that live in the header and will appear on each page
Which template did you use in Wix and why?
As stated earlier I used a Photographers website template that was for fine art photography
How many pages does your website have and why?
Four as stated above
Navigation:
Does your website have working social media icon links?
Yes there are four social media links and they are in the header and appear on each page they are, Blogger, Linkedin, X and YouTube. I have checked in the preview that these links are working and I will check again when the site is UX tested.
Are your pages connected / interlinked?
They will be more connected when I add back buttons and links throughout to make this smoother and more accessible navigation once my project has been added
Is it easy to navigate?
Yes, I think it is very clear navigation throughout
Does the “Contact” page / email link work?
Yes this works in preview but this will be tested again in UX testing
I will add UX testing next week once this has been completed after the site has been published and is live.
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