A good website is something that is easy to follow for the reader while visually appealing at the same time. Something in which the reader would say, “this was simple to figure out and I enjoyed looking at it.” This is the kind of website team teamy would like to create. One trend I have noticed in the presentation of websites is a moving graphic as a title page and the user can just scroll down and begin to click on whatever feature they please. Another trend uses solid graphics and features that assist the user in making it easier to find what they need to find, not forcing them to stay on the site longer than they need to, what I mean by making it easier is putting effort to make working tabs, good usage of video, audio, and text, and just overall good code to ensure the user has a great experience. This translate into story telling by having a theme for the website and not using random code to throw something together, a website should use the features I listed above to get the point they’re trying to make across in a way the user would have fun in understanding. For instance, our group is making entertaining food cooking videos which would be fun to watch and also informative for people who are not used to cooking on their own. The difference between a desktop and mobile device is not only the size of the screen, but the overall layout of a website. A mobile should have easier to read versions of text and videos should display over the full screen. Desktops are easier to navigate depending on what type of mobile device someone would have. In this case, if someone were to use our website on a mobile device, they should experience a more simple effect without unnecessary graphics and text that is easier to read, something they could do from anywhere.
This week I reached out to the group to see what is going on and how we are going to be able to finish this with some of us no longer in Lincoln. I believe we still can as long as we have equipment for content, we have knowledge of video editing and lighting kits so we are not worried about this part. The thing we are most focused on is website layout and where we are going to put everything and getting more content over the next few weeks to get this project done on time.
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