Directions:

You are to redesign an existing web site that you find to be “lacking”. The site needs to be either professional/business related, or for a non-profit organization. If it is something else, please get the instructor’s approval first. The site should make sense with the fewer pages if, you cannot do the whole site given it’s size.  i.e. Redoing Best Buy’s web site is not an option, because it cannot make sense with only 12 pages given its scope. If the site is a single page that is real long, and can be easily split into the required number of pages, then that will be considered as well.

If you wish to pick a site that you are not sure if it would be appropriate, check with the instructor first.

Requirements:

  • 5 to 12 pages total
  • At least 1 page with internal navigation
  • Use of at least 1 ordered list or unordered list
  • Proper use of header tags (h1, h2, etc)
  • Include at least 4 images not part of background or header
  • Include at least 1 table if possible
  • CSS for all styles (external for styles on multiple pages)
  • Interactive Navigation Links (rollovers – either CSS or JS images)
  • No filler text or images should be used
  • Properly use a Dreamweaver Template to control your page layout
  • Well defined navigation menu
  • Well defined page headers

Purpose:

The purpose of this assignment is to expose you to the challenges of putting together a large site from an existing site as well as how to put together a site of many pages.

Turn In:

Present your project to the class if/when asked.
The project files should be placed in a folder named firstname_lastname_finalproject and turned into Sakia.

Grading Criteria:

______    Correct use of a Dreamweaver Template(s) (10 points)
______    Develop a theme for the overall site (20 points)
color, style, typography, etc
______    Navigation Menu (10 points)
Incorporate links from each page, to each (main) page Navigation should be easy to use, and obvious, and include rollovers. Include a link to the original site.
______    Correct number of pages, with proper content (20 points)
Need to determine what type of home page one would use, would it provide information, or be a splash page?
______    Properly use the following HTML structures (tags): (20 points)
These tags/structures should be used: h1, h2, anchors (links), (un)ordered list, image, and paragraph. Correctly use the attributes of the tags as well. You may incorporate more tags if you would like.
______    Style Sheets (external sheet(s) linked in) (20 points)
Redefine the HTML tags to by styled the way you want.  Must redefine at least 8 tags, but more is probably better.  Follow a basic theme that you would want, such as the font type and style, etc. Use for navigation bar rollovers.
______    Design Effort (30 Points)
Follow basic design principles of Contrast, Repetition, Alignment, and Proximity. I will be looking for basic design aspects
______    Total (130 points)