learning activity – get the basics right.

Part one.

1. Explain the following terms in your own words:

– The internet is world wide communication system. It let you communicate and share information all over the world.

– HTML is a language for creating websites by using codes. In website the html codes give you information over how the site will look like.

– A browser is the way acces the internet and navigate through it. There are many browers to use, like chrome, opera, internet explorer, safari ++

– A search engine will help you to find everything you want to know. Google is one of the most used.

2. Briefing process.

1. What kind of visitors are you expecting on your website?
2. Who are your competitors and how do you differ from them?
3. What do you want to communicate with the website?
4. What features should be used on your website?
5. Do you have any colour preferences? What should the look and feel for the website be?6. What do you NOT want on your site in terms of text, content, colour and graphic elements?
7. Do you have any existing designs, like logo or product photos that you would like to use in the new design?
8. Please list the names of three sites that you like and explain what you like about them.
9. Who will be responsible for maintaining the website? Will the person have the time and skills to do so?
10. What is your deadline for completing the site? How big is the budget?

My added questions.

1. Who is the target group?
2. How many different fonts and colors do you want to use?
3. How much money do you want to spend?
4. How much time do you want to use on the website?
5. Who will be the the designer/leader for this website?
6. How will you advertise?
7. How is this website built up?
8. Who will be responsible for the advertising?
9. How many visitors are you expecting to get?
10. What does your dream design look like?

3. My ultimate list

1. What kind of visitors are you expecting on your website?
2. Who is the target group?
3. Do you have any colour preferences? What should the look and feel for the website be?
4. How much time do you want to use on the website?
5. Who will be responsible for the advertising?
6. How many visitors are you expecting to get?
7. Do you have any existing designs, like logo or product photos that you would like to use in the new design?
8. What do you NOT want on your site in terms of text, content, colour and graphic elements?
9.  How much money do you want to spend?
10. Who will be the the designer/leader for this website?

Part two.

Great websites!

Apple.no
A easy website to use and the design is simple. It also has free delivery.

Pinkandlola.com
A website with a pretty and simple design.

Pinterest.com
A simple and clean website with enough information.

Zara.com
A simple site where it is easy to find what your looking for.

Ikea.no
A colorful site with easy navigation. They also have a own online kitchen planner.

Finn.no
A site where it is easy to find what you are looking for.

HM.no
A simple and pretty website.

Fotofagskolen.no
An inspirational website with exciting advertising.

Japanphoto.no
A website where you easily can find what you are looking for.

Youtube.com
Much information and entertainment which also easily to find in one click.

Bad websites!

Nav.no
A website who is really messy, and hard to find what you are looking for.

Msn.no
This is a really narrow site, and it is really overfilled.

Vg.no
A good website, but a bit overfilled.

Expert.no
On this website there are really strong colors and it is really much information all at once.

no.strawberrynet.com
This website is really bad looking, if you see the colors and the design.

Nille.no
A bad website with too little information.

Tv2.no
A website with colors that dosnt match with each other, and therefore it is hard to look at.

Jernia.no
A boring website, where the navigation dosnt work.

Byoung.no
This is also a website with bad navigation. There is not much information and product on the website.

Sol.no
Old and outdated design which is really boring for readers.