MIDYEAR: Site Redesign

WEB DESIGN MIDYEAR: 

WEDNESDAY JANUARY 23RD 
3RD PERIOD: 9:15-10:45
4TH PERIOD 10:55-12:25

50% Project
Background
Styles change and websites must change and evolve with current Internet trends. Most websites update or redesign every 5 years. 

Assignment
Your assignment is to redesign a website. You must choose a poorly designed site and make it pop into something more interesting. You will create a wireframe before you begin. The wireframe must be done on the computer. You may either use Photoshop or Illustrator to design the site but the size MUST be 1024 x 768 at 300 ppi. Be sure to take a screenshot of the site so we can see both sites compared to one another. Be sure to PRINT OUT THE FOLLOWING:

• Redesigned Site (Print at school)
• Original Site
• Wireframe
• Color Scheme screenshot (from colorschemedesigner.com)

Thinks to Think About:

• What makes the current website "bad?" How can you change those things to enhance the site?
• Should the color scheme change?
• What works well? Should you keep those elements? 
• Does the logo need a redesign?

What Makes a Good Site? (How you will be graded)

• Grid Layout
• Padding throughout the page or site
• Text (Copy text should be no larger than 12)
• Good logo
• Consistent Color Scheme
• Ease of use
• Global Navigation
• Usage of Depth to create a 3-dimensional look
• Utilizing the Elements of Art & Principles of Design

Click the following link for examples:
http://designmodo.com/website-redesign/

50% Exam
Topics on the Exam:

• Elements of Art
• Principles of Design
• Sitemaps
• Wireframes
• HTML
• Color Theory
• File mapping

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