Artefact 1 - Survey Results

The full report (PDF) can be found here

Client - Photoshoot

For my Client Project i have to get photos of the material (fabric) to go in the gallery of Palmhives website. I had problems with taking the photos due to the quality coming out very poorly (seen below). I have done some research into photography and found the solution would be to get a Light Tent (http://www.stevesphotoshop.co.uk/photo_light_tents_cubes.html) at a cost of £20!!

However, i found a guide on the Internet on making my own tent with a cardboard box and a bit of material. Below is some photos of me building and using it.





Now that I have the cardboard tent, i can take all the photos from lining the camera up and angling the material to get a close and quality photo. Here is the before and after photo...

Artefact 1: Design

For my first artifact i wanted to create a survey which would enable me to gather information from users of hand-held devises whom use the Internet frequently (3 or more times a week). I have tried looking at free survey websites which offer 'branching' as a way of eliminating participants depending on what answer they give to a question.

I have found a website called 'InstantSurvey' (www.instantsurvey.com) which is a FREE and can provide me with the 'branching' method. I have made a quick sketch to outline where my questions will lead to (below).

Client - Got CMS Installed

Just installed my first CMS alongside WAMP!!!! took me ages, but i can now start playing around with customising templates.

Client Project - CMS

I'm currently in the process of designing my website but with the lack of knowledge in PHP!!! but even more so that Ive never built a CMS! so Ive done some research into CMS and have listed the available options for me to choose from. My only other option is to build the CMS by myself!


CMS Made Simple

CMS Made Simple lives up to its name as being an easy system to install, configure, and use. It doesn't have as many features or as large of a user community as Drupal, WordPress or Joomla, but it's a good option if you want to get something online fast without much of a learning curve.

Drupal

Drupal also powers sites by Warner Bros. Records, Forbes, AOL, Yahoo, and The Onion.

Drupal is fairly easy to use once you get past the initial learning curve. Drupal is easier to customize than many other content management systems because of features like custom content types and the Views module.

Joomla

Joomla is a powerful open-source content management system with a very active user community and many modules that you can add to increase functionality.

Client Project - Making a start

I have begun my client project! i have referred to my Gantt Chart to see what tasks i need to do first and i have made some wireframes for my 'Palmhive' website.

Client Project - My Client

For my Client project i am creating a website for a Nottingham Textile Business (Palmhive Technical Textiles Ltd.) and have used erskindesign 'Project Enquiry Survey' to gather information from my client in order to proceed with the website building.

Company info...

Palmhive Technical Textiles Ltd.
NTG House, Willow Road, Lenton, Nottingham NG7 2TA.
enquiries@palmhive.co.uk
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Client Project - Planning

I have started my Client project and i have used a Gantt chart to show the timescale and various stages of my project...

Start of a new year

Just had my first lecture of the second term back and the projects have begun!!!!. I have planned the term through a Gantt chart (below) and I will start my projects straight after this post.