In this task i have been asked to begin the pre-production for the creation of a website for the Gateshead College Creative Industries courses.
The first thing i did was draft out in a rough mindmap as many website related ideas i could think of including 'colour scheme', 'buttons' and of course the content on the actual pages.
After this I drafted up a hierarchical diagram to give myself an idea of what the websites structure would be. KNowing this is important for the creation of the layout. it means i can tailor the content to the website and thus make the best website possible.
As i mentioned before, having that structure allowed me to create sketches for how i envisaged the website to look. You can below see my maim layout sketch.
The idea is for every page to look like that with a 'main' navigation bar at the top and a topic specific one at the side. This multi-bar system will allow for easy navigation of the website. I will likely add a 'Home' button somewhere to make sure users can return to the index.
As for the 'Contact' section i will use a slightly different layout. This one will have options to reflect the content.
With the rough drafts complete I began to start collecting assets for use within the website. I have included a screenshot of the assets folder below to show how i was organising them.
