https://padlet.com/joshtie/xlpibitoidoy en-us 2017-03-16 14:49:13 UTC 2023-04-07 03:13:44 UTC hello@padlet.com joshtie https://padlet.com/joshtie/xlpibitoidoy/wish/160554860 Today we got ourselves started on this unit, where we have to make a website about ourselves, a lot like a portfolio, where we have to sell ourselves in a professional manner. Today we were conducting research on our response to the brief, and looking at examples of portfolio websites that already exist. Since we've done it before, I'm very confident in research skills right now, and I feel like I know what I'm doing already.]]> 2017-03-16 14:50:51 UTC https://padlet.com/joshtie/xlpibitoidoy/wish/160554860 joshtie https://padlet.com/joshtie/xlpibitoidoy/wish/160556179 Today we continued with research, finding out a lot more about how Wix works (which is how we'll create our website) and also we learnt more about websites and website templates that are already out there, as we spent today comparing them. While research is boring for me, I'm feeling that I know a lot more about the processes involved to acquire good research.]]> 2017-03-16 14:53:55 UTC https://padlet.com/joshtie/xlpibitoidoy/wish/160556179 joshtie https://padlet.com/joshtie/xlpibitoidoy/wish/165633776 Today was much the same as yesterday, although we started with some work on Unit 3 like every Friday, the rest of the day mainly consisted of research, much like the other days, we were putting all of our research into documents, and giving analysis and explanation, and also comparing different designs and templates. Also today, I finished my Project Proposal, talking about the research I conducted, how I will use it, what my website will need, etc. At this point I feel very confident and comfortable with conducting research and also completing pre-production tasks. ]]> 2017-04-10 10:13:27 UTC https://padlet.com/joshtie/xlpibitoidoy/wish/165633776 joshtie https://padlet.com/joshtie/xlpibitoidoy/wish/165635982 Today I focused on getting feedback for my initial designs of my website, which I could then use to further improve my website and add/remove certain features based on audience feedback. I do feel confident with getting feedback on my designs and ideas, as it functions just like getting research for creating the designs in the first place, which, over the past few units is something I've improved at. To acquire this research, I did a focus group with some friends, and we all made valid points and suggestions about each other's designs, and I feel like it went very well.]]> 2017-04-10 10:31:47 UTC https://padlet.com/joshtie/xlpibitoidoy/wish/165635982 joshtie https://padlet.com/joshtie/xlpibitoidoy/wish/165636766 Today was about completing the final pre-production tasks and then moving onto the actual production of my website. What I did in the morning was make a production schedule to organise and balance my time while creating my website, and I definitely feel like I have plenty of time to create my site and that I'm using my time well. After this I went onto Wix and starting creating my site, it's only basic right now but I feel like that I can make good progress on it quickly.]]> 2017-04-10 10:40:01 UTC https://padlet.com/joshtie/xlpibitoidoy/wish/165636766 joshtie https://padlet.com/joshtie/xlpibitoidoy/wish/165637735 Today I didn't get to work on my website design, because today was the final deadline for Unit 3. I spent the day working on all of this, but got set work for the holidays involving my website production. Firstly I have to make a creative portfolio for a logo for my site, including all stages of planning and rough sketching, then I have to finish my website itself, as when I come back, I'll have 3 days to work on evaluating my work before the start of FNP. I'm confident I'll get everything done, and have allocated my final week of the holiday to do work, which includes my diaries, my logo and my website.]]> 2017-04-10 10:49:48 UTC https://padlet.com/joshtie/xlpibitoidoy/wish/165637735 joshtie https://padlet.com/joshtie/xlpibitoidoy/wish/166042231 Today I completed the development of my logo. It wasn't too hard and I didn't run into too many issues, since I already had a basic idea in my head of what I wanted my logo to look like. However, this in itself was kind of a problem, as I didn't do many concept drawings or too many experiments with text/colours etc, since my ideas were already there/ Because of this, there isn't too much work that I completed, nonetheless I'm happy with my logo and feel like it's the best idea I had.

]]> 2017-04-12 09:55:56 UTC https://padlet.com/joshtie/xlpibitoidoy/wish/166042231 joshtie https://padlet.com/joshtie/xlpibitoidoy/wish/166042490 Today I got started on the website development again, and finished my homepage. What I did to finish it was add in my new logo, work on the positions of everything, and also, added some images to the slideshow, as well as some social media links to my college YouTube channel, Padlet Wall, Twitch Channel and also a link to my email address, which will allow interaction between me and clients. The only problem I really ran into was deciding what images to use for my slideshow, as I wanted to use some of my best pieces of work, because this page will be the first thing a visitor sees. I decided on what images to use but I may change it in the future. Also, I still haven't added to Spotify playlist, mainly because I'm unsure if I can, so maybe I might have to leave it out, but hopefully I can add it easily enough in the future.]]> 2017-04-12 09:58:32 UTC https://padlet.com/joshtie/xlpibitoidoy/wish/166042490 joshtie https://padlet.com/joshtie/xlpibitoidoy/wish/166218061 After finishing the Home page yesterday, I worked on the gallery page, making sure I had everything laid out correctly for adding in any information about my work tomorrow. The process of this was very easy, however I did come across one issue, which was not knowing how to add a YouTube video, which I needed to showcase my advert and e-book. However, a quick google search managed to resolve this issues, and the basic layout is done, I'm very happy with how it's turning out, keeping the simple and basic theme, while looking good. ]]> 2017-04-13 09:34:39 UTC https://padlet.com/joshtie/xlpibitoidoy/wish/166218061 joshtie https://padlet.com/joshtie/xlpibitoidoy/wish/166360204 Today I completed the gallery page, the main bulk of the website, and I'm very happy with it. I didn't run into any issues with finishing off this page, and I feel like I've improved in using the Wix software, which is a good thing considering I still have to make a contact page. For next time I'll create the contact page, and finish my website, ready to be evaluated when I go back to college. However, I do think that this page doesn't look as good as the others, it just doesn't look as clean and sleek, but I'm not too sure how to change the design, and I don't think I will.]]> 2017-04-14 10:47:28 UTC https://padlet.com/joshtie/xlpibitoidoy/wish/166360204 joshtie https://padlet.com/joshtie/xlpibitoidoy/wish/166702883 Today was the last day before I start college again, and I quickly managed to finish my website, including the contact page, adding some extra text, and finally embedding 2 Spotify playlists to my website, since I felt like adding 2 showcased more about my tastes. I didn't have many problems, however, when I was testing my site on mobile. the gallery page slideshow doesn't display text, and had some layout issues. I did fix the layout issues, but couldn't get text to show on mobile, so the last resort was to add some bright red text at the top of the page, telling visitors on mobiles that they are missing out on some elements of the site, so it's recommended that they switch their device. However I do feel like my website can stack up and compare to the templates that I saw on Wix previously, it has a simple, professional looking design, there isn't any clutter, and the website features plenty of content. Since then however I did choose to remove one of the playlists, as it was unnecessary. https://joshtierney25.wixsite.com/joshtierneyportfolio]]> 2017-04-18 09:09:19 UTC https://padlet.com/joshtie/xlpibitoidoy/wish/166702883 joshtie https://padlet.com/joshtie/xlpibitoidoy/wish/167007982 Today was the first day back at college after the Easter Holidays, and I feel like I could've done more. Since most people I knew were still working on their websites, I wasn't able to work on doing a focus group, however I did get my questions for the focus group prepared, and also started on my evaluation, so I'm on-track to finishing this unit by Friday. Tomorrow I will probably do the focus group, and get more of my evaluation done, as it'll require a lot of work. ]]> 2017-04-19 13:38:37 UTC https://padlet.com/joshtie/xlpibitoidoy/wish/167007982 joshtie https://padlet.com/joshtie/xlpibitoidoy/wish/167258355 Today I recorded a total of five focus groups, one for me and one for all the other people who I was working with. While I don't feel like it was too much, it definitely took longer than expected, and I now only have the evaluation left to complete. Tomorrow I'll make sure I've finished everything I need, and I'll finish my evaluation, which is also coming along nicely as I also worked on that today, I believe that my evaluation skills are really improving.]]> 2017-04-20 13:43:15 UTC https://padlet.com/joshtie/xlpibitoidoy/wish/167258355 joshtie https://padlet.com/joshtie/xlpibitoidoy/wish/167474021 Today was deadline day for Unit 7, and so I spent the day finishing off any work that was unfinished, mainly this included my evaluation, but also some other work from Unit 3, that was marked and given feedback on. Over the course of this Unit I've definitely improved with using Wix software, and also researching, as well as evaluating, which are two skills that will be useful with lots of other units in the future.]]> 2017-04-21 12:57:25 UTC https://padlet.com/joshtie/xlpibitoidoy/wish/167474021