For my industry event I attended a workshop of web development on Princeton University’s campus. This workshop is held every second Thursday of each month. The attendees range from people working in the industry for companies in the New York area, free lance web designers, and students interested in web development. In the beginning we… Continue reading Pete’s Industry Event
For my third prototype I took the previous feedback I received from my peers and incorporated all of them into my final prototype. I introduced color into my work and also revised the homepage into the easiest accessible for web use. After showing my final prototype I received some vital information on how exactly to… Continue reading Pete’s Prototype 3
During my second review I had my peers look at both of my prototypes and see which changed aspects they liked and which they did not. I was very focused on the homepage and asked for feedback specifically on which they liked better. I had some good feedback and was told the first home screen… Continue reading Pete’s Prototype Review 2
I showcased a wireframe of the website I am building for my final project. I got feedback on which aspects my peers found helpful and useful and what aspects they would change in order for the site to be more accessible. Some of the feedback I found very helpful was to include a section where… Continue reading Pete Prototype Review 1
I will be making three wire frames of my website all with different set ups and different color schemes. I hope to learn which the users will find easiest to use and which is most aesthetically pleasing to the eye. To get this information I plan to observe how me peers use the site and… Continue reading Pete’s Prototype Plan
This week I researched the different ways I could create my site. I researched building a website from scratch using a program such as Adobe Dreamweaver Also I researched using WordPress Then I looked into the website builders such as Wix and SquareSpace In the end I came to the conclusion I will need to… Continue reading Pete’s Research Update #3
This week I did a lot of research using Indesign. I watched many videos on how it works and how I will best be able to use it to express my idea in an concise yet aesthetic manner. I researched websites I found beautiful and well made and gained insight on the way I want… Continue reading Pete’s Research Update #2
To start my research for designing a gallery website for TCNJ students I researched many portfolio websites for established artists of all mediums. I started with this because their websites are always filled with beautiful work and are always clearly presented. These websites never overly complicated and present the work in a creative yet concise… Continue reading Research Update #1
Introduction What is your idea? An online gallery of student’s artwork and passion projects with a focus on building an artist’s community within the community of the school. What inspired your idea? I wanted a place besides Instagram or Facebook to showcase my work where I could get real feedback from other artists in my… Continue reading Pete’s Revised Concepts
My idea for my thesis is to create an online community for TCNJ students to showcase their artwork with other members of our community. In order to create the website to the best of my ability I plan to research other schools and see if anything like this exists within any other school communities. If… Continue reading Pete’s Research Plan (take 1)