process
Project 2 — comp progress
I’m working on the comps. Amanda pointed out an issue with the width of my design. What would happen if the browser window widened? The green swoosh in the header and footer wouldn’t be able to extend. So I’m just putting a solid color in the background. I’m not sure which color yet. The grey […]
Project 2 – progress
wireframes thumbnails I start my wireframes with thumbnails. I like using marker for these because it forces me to stick to whatever mark I made. If I used pencil I’d want to erase. And that’s not what the thumbnails are about. They’re just quick little sketches of what I could do. finished wireframes Then I […]
Project 2 – sitemap
I want to reorganize the sitemap for SIMS so that it makes a little more sense. I got rid of the search page because I’ll put a search form and quick links dropdown menu on every page at the top. Information about the practice would go under an “About Us” heading. Similarly, important/useful information will […]
Project 2 – inspirationn
Here are a few medical websites for inspiration. A few things to note: prominent phone number horizontal navbar some image on the homepage blues and greens (the last two are similar to where I want to go with color and type) some call outs/links to subpages (like new patient forms) from homepage appointment button, form, […]
Project 2 – color and typography
I’m already exploring color and type for the site. A lot of medical websites have blue and white color schemes. Green is also a popular color. For Southwest Internal Medicine Specialists (henceforth abbreviated SIMS) some ideas I want to convey are: friendly, competent, trustworthy, calm, healthy, and clean. blue – calm, competent, trustworthy neutral colors […]
Project 2 — the old site
For this project I’m redesigning the website for Southwest Internal Medicine Specialists. They are internists who specialize in adult health (teens to elderly patients) and take care of the whole patient. I have to redesign the homepage, meet the doctors/staff page, patient privacy page, and the location page. goals convey SIMS as competent, friendly, and […]
1/29/13 Week Four & Project 1 — finished comps
The first project was due. Amanda went over FTP and uploading the projects onto Valencia Web Studio. The next project was assigned (pick a doctor/dentist and redesign their website). Here’s a link to my Process Book (PDF) for the Eastside Bistro redesign. And here is a redesigned Facebook page for Eastside Bistro. They didn’t have […]
Project 1 — Comps in progress
I’m working on the comps now which is the final step of Project 1. I still have to make sure I put everything into the process book. Amanda posted a link to a Psdtuts+ article about adding polish to a design. It’s so interesting how minute details can really add to a design. I found […]
1/22/13 — Week Three
We didn’t have class this week. We’re just continuing project 1. The comps are due next Tuesday. I’m finding this process to be a little difficult to get into. The color/type studies, sitemap/wireframes, then the comp. It’s slow going like I’m spending too much time on one thing (finding images: ARGH!). And it doesn’t help […]
Project 1 — Wireframes
For the wireframes I started with some quick thumbnails just to get ideas down. Every page needs the header (logo, social media icons, optional tagline), navigation (Menu, Catering, Specials, About), and the footer (sitemap & copyright). The homepage needs a large image, location/hours, a blurb about Eastside Bistro, brief information about specials/Happy Hour, and brief […]