Web Design Projects completed
Jan 2012
Design, build, host
Responsive to screen size using HTML5 media queries.
Based on the CSS1140 grid. Virtually all the content is held in a MySQL database and served up on demand.
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Responsive Wireframes
Web Programming Assignment – UWE Assignment– 81% – Highest in Class
Web Programming
Using a light weight php framework
3 tiered approach:–
– Entity Relationship Modelling in XML then modelling software to generate SQL
–Writing the application layer in PHP using the framework that includes a config file that handles the errors and holds global constants
–Visible layer/front layer using XHTML strict, CSS, Javascript,Jquery and Ajax for the Search box.
The University version includes PHPS files that show that PHP source files in the footer. Interesting for programmers who can see how the pages were constructed.
Data, Schemas and Applications Assignment 1 – UWE Assignment– 75% – Group Work
December 10
For the 2nd year module Data, Schemas and Applications (DSA) BSc (Hons) Web Design
Weather and News Mashup.
Making use of the web as a source of content. A demonstration of web scraping.
HCI PACT analysis and Design Principles – UWE Assignment– 96% – Highest in Class
October 10
For the 2nd year module Human and Computer Interaction (HCI) BSc (Hons) Web Design
Task 1 was using the PACT framework to think about what factors a designer would need to consider when faced with the problem of design a TV remote control for use in a hospital. Task 2 was explaining 4 of the design principles described by Donald Norman in his book The Design of Everday Things.
SEO Site – UWE Assignment– 78% – Highest in Class
April 10
For the 2nd year module Information Architecture. BSc (Hons) Web Design
Presentation of the findings of the research project carried out during the year. My Research project was Search Engine Optimization. The website uses PHP, AJAX, CSS and XHTML strict.
March 10
For the module Systems Developement. BSc (Hons) Web Design
Bookshop website using a variety of technologies including PHP, MySql, Javascript, AJAX, CSS and XHTML strict.
The Assignment Spec
The technical report gives a good indication of my level of knowledge as at March 2010
Research to Design Comp – UWE Assignment– 86% – Highest in Class
March 10
For the module Web Design Principles. BSc (Hons) Web Design
Taking a start up business, doing the research following Garretts 5 layers of user experience from User Needs, Competitive Analysis and Site Objectives through to Visual Design Comps
The Assignment Spec
User Persona - Margo
User Persona - Dale
For illustration I have listed some of the components of this project individually.
Febuary 10
For the module Web Design Principles. BSc (Hons) Web Design
Taking a start up business, doing the research following Garretts 5 layers of user experience from User Needs and Site Objectives through to Visual Design Comps
The Assignment Spec
User Persona - Jason
User Persona - Heidi
For illustration I have listed some of the components of this project individually.
Design Template - UWE Assignment- Mark 84%
December 09
For the module Web Design Principles. BSc (Hons) Web Design
Taking a PSD and making XHTML strict compliant gallery site with lightbox and tooltips.
The Assignment Spec
Design Template - UWE Assignment- Mark 88%
November 09
For the module Web Design Principles. BSc (Hons) Web Design
Taking a PSD and making XHTML strict compliant site with RSS feed.
The Assignment Spec
Bob Dylan - Fan Site - UWE Assignment - Mark 97% - Highest in Class
March 09
For the Module Introduction to the Web. BSc (Hons) Web Design
Example of a prototype site, ready for customer iteration, based around a liquid layout.
The Assignment Spec
Joanna - Actress - UWE Assignment - Mark 92% - Highest in Class
March 09
For the module Media Technology. BSc (Hons) Web Design
It is a Flash based multimedia site that plays Audio MP3 recordings and video. My Academic Report goes into some detail about the design decisions and the 6 different software applications needed to put this site together.
The Assignment Spec
Information Design - Poster - UWE Assignment - Mark 81% - Highest in Class
April 09
For the module Information Design. BSc (Hons) Web Design
In groups of 4 we had to summarise the year's work in an eye catching poster.
The Assignment Spec
E.A.A.A. - UWE Assignment- Mark 85% - Highest in Class
March 09
For the module Information Design. BSc (Hons) Web Design
Applied design principles and 3 column layout.
The Assignment Spec
Virtual Movie Theatre – UWE Assignment– Mark 94%
Dec 08
For the module Media Technology BSc (Hons) Web Design
Use of Adobe Flash to produce a movie scenario.
June 2011
Don’t Guess Ltd
It is becoming increasing more important listen to consumers before making important business decisions like for example choosing the the right logo.
Don’t Guess is a service that provides access to a broad cross section of consumers that will give their opinion on these decisions.
I have done the design and build of this site.
February 2011
Friska Restaurant
The owners had done their own website in iWeb which very image heavy, and no text so very slow to load and not friendly to search engines.
I re–programmed their pages and then added some extra features to the most visited pages.
April 10
Job: Update and make changes to new design spec.
AllJoinOn is a Social Networking site. I was asked to update the logged in part of the front page. But before I could do that I corrected the code so that it validated
The site uses PHP and PostgreSQL. The page I worked on is over 600 lines long and the CSS sheet is over 3000 lines long.
August 10
Job: Re–write the code for SEO.
I was asked to re–write some of the XHTML so that it can be read by search engines. This meant replacing the text that was previously displayed as images to searhable text. A relatively simple task that means that page now is much better optimised.
AllJoinOn is a Social Networking site. The site uses PHP and PostgreSQL. The page I worked on is over 600 lines long and the CSS sheet is over 3000 lines long.