GDES 46 PROJECT 1

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Project Grading Scale	Possible	Earned
Wireframes or Comps	10	______
Project Specifications	15	______
Design and Finesse	25	______
TOTAL POINTS:	50	______

INSTRUCTIONS

OBJECTIVE:

To Develop a well designed HTML project that presents information on a topic of public interest that you feel strongly about or effects you personally. If you have another type of site you would like to do, just run it by me.

To Do:

Create 15 Thumbnail concepts, at least 5 wireframes and 2 Comps(Comprehensives).
You will do all 3 stages from above, but you will turn in only wireframes or comps.
- For Thumbnails, do at least 2 versions of each screen. Thumbnails are small sketches used to explore ideas for your design.
  - Get a blank horizontal storyboard here.
  - Get a vertical storyboard here.
- For the wireframes, do the main screen and all other screen types (5 minimum)
  - You can do the wireframes online, or using whatever software you want.
  - Wireframe samples can be found in the materials folder.
  - Good wireframe examples can also be seen here.
- For Comps, do the main screen and at least 1 other screen type.
  Comps are mock-ups of your pages usually done in Photoshop. They can also be done in other applications. They should look like the final version of the html page will look, so you can show the client what their site will look like.
- See examples of thumbnails and comps here.
Apply XHTML features you have been learning through lectures and tutorials
Combine the use of XHTML and Image Editing software

Specs (15 points):
The Minimum Requirements Are

5 linked pages
Proper formatting of text (typography) on all pages
A background color(even if its white) on each page
CSS used for layout
Some images not acquired from the internet. Images should be original or scanned.
Some use of rollovers(Javascript or CSS)

Suggestions

Be sure that you will be able to get the images for all your concepts in your thumbnails
Make sure to choose proper graphics, text and colors for the intended audience

Design & Finesse: (25 points) Refer to Interface Design Tips and...

Communicate the message
Design fits the content
Proper optimization of images
Good composition of pages
Good colour harmony
Good functionality/usability
Intuitive and functional navigation
Type should be legible, use appropriate fonts for the design
Final Presentation to the class