Update: Evil Don Tattoos

So, we have switched jobs around. Chris is now the Information Architect.

Last time we met with Don, he seemed really excited at the idea of having a website to showcase his work. He is the only artist at the his shop, so by default, the site will be all about him and his work.

He gave us a card with tons of photos of his tattoo work that we plan to use as content for the website. Some of the photos will be perfect for the portfolio portion of his site.

We will be meeting with him again soon to show him some ideas.

Week II

So, we have a new client! Evil Don at Evil Don Tattoos on Central Avenue is our new client. We have met with him twice to discuss the project and he seems to be just as excited as us. His tattoo style is very traditional and he has been tattooing for 20 years. He currently doesn't have a website at all and when we mentioned the idea of a website to him he made a comment that a lot of his friends and peers have told him to "get with the times and get a website"!

My assignment this week is to complete the site diagram for our new site. I will post the site diagram on my blog when it is completed.

Web Design Final!

For the final web design project I am working with Jenessa and Chris. Each of us will play a critical role in the design process. Jenessa is the Project Manager. Chris is the Assets Manager. My role is the information architect. We decided to re-do Lou's Tattoo's website.

The current website:

http://www.loustattoos.com/


We plan to focus on brand identity and assigning Lou's Tattoos a tighter, more cohesive look. We have a meeting scheduled this evening with Lou, the owner of the shop, to discuss the website.

This week we will complete a site diagram and creative brief.

References

Here are some websites I've found to be very useful in creating Phong's portfolio website.

CSS Properties
http://www.pageresource.com/dhtml/cssprops.htm

Web Color Chart
http://html-color-codes.com/

Beginner's Guide to HTML
http://www.w3.org/Style/Examples/011/firstcss

Phong's Website Inspiration

http://www.mitracreative.com/


So here is a website that Phong and I have decided is a good source of inspiration for his layout. The homepage will show a banner at the top with his logo and link to Home, Portfolio (which will have images of design, photography, and fine art), About Me, Contact, and his blog.

Inspiration!

Check out these cool website headers for inspiration! Some of them are pretty neat.

http://iniwoo.net/inspiration/53-creative-website-headers-for-inspiration

Web Design! - Help me convince Phong to use his face logo! :)

I haven't touched this blog in months so in an attempt to get some use out of it, I am going to use it as my blog for my Design for the Internet class.

Our mid-term project is to build a portfolio website for a friend of ours in class. My client is Phong. Since most of Phong's work is very clean and simple, he decided he wanted a similar style for his website. We are working on choosing a color pallet and plan to pull colors from his artwork. The website will have Phong's logo at the top with a vertical menu where the user can navigate to a contact page, an about me page, and multiple portfolio display pages. Phong has a lot of different mediums of work including photography, design, illustrations, and more, so the user will be able to choose a category to view a body of work.

Overall, I'm really excited to continue working on this project. Although my html knowledge before the class consisted of very little, I think this project will be a great way to learn more.