Initial Designs

I am now starting my Design Period. I shall have to create 5 hand-drawn sketches as my initial designs, with different layouts, photo and video sizes and text formats. I shall have to scan in the drawings and put them in my ePortfolio, as well as show my end-user via email, skype or meeting them in person. I have to get feedback and place that in my ePortfolio as well. Then create a final Design with the feedback.

Tutorials

I have looked through many tutorial websites, which has given me a fair view of how to Photoshop or Edit Video Clips easily. Hence, I shall be able to edit pictures and videos.

Decisions

I have looked through several tutorials. I have read through tens of website hosters. However, I have decided I am going to work on Dreamweaver, and use either Photoshop or Fireworks to edit my pictures and titles. I am also going to use Fireworks to create my photo slide show.

Editing and Polishing Up

Today I reviewed all my documents in my portfolio, and the ones that I felt were not up to scratch, I worked on. I improved my mind map and my analysis of existing systems. I have now finished all of my Planning and Research.

Copy right

For each resource I use (Photograph, graphic, sound file, video, text etc) I must provide the following as evidence that you are allowed to use that resource

• Name of resource
• owner of copyright
• Fair use (if any)
• Permissions/release (if any)
• Creative commons license (if any)
• Screenshot of resource
• State how copyright laws relate to your project

I have now done this.

IEA Portfolio Up To Date Check Up

Today I assessed how much I had done for IEA Portfolio, after looking through a check list provided by my teacher for the planning and research section. I discovered I need to work on my copyright and checking up on my Brief so I know what I need to do when it comes to making my website.

User Specification

Today I created a user specification, relying on some of my other information, such as the Software, tutorials and my website specification do decide if anyone could use my website, and if the technology isn't too hard, which it wouldn't be, because otherwise I wouldn't be able to create it.