Designee stage for this website 

A. Investigate – Maximum 6 points
(Make a document in Google Docs  (firstinitial_lastinitial_Investigate_Eportfolio) which will show evidence of the required below, when completed, you will embed it into your Technology Blog) DUE October 26th @ 5pm
Task 1:
World Worst Web Sites.
Check out the websites below. Does your E-Portfolio resemble these awful sites?
One
Two
Three
Four
Five
Six
Chose 3 of the sites and find 5 design elements that need to be improved.
Explain why each design element is poor and how they could be fixed.

I decided to pick  1,2, and 4
1. this website is way too busy and is hard to navigate in. The color choice is very bad and is off putting. everything is very hard to read and is bunched up.
2. Now this website is very hard to read and you can't really tell your way around the website looks like it was build from a little kid.
4. The website is very easy to read but the colors are off and is is so dificult to even find different pages. It also looks like it was built in the 80’s

Task 2:)
Do you know a well designed web site? yes, I think that facebook and youtube are great examples of websites that are well built.
Find 3 well designed websites, take a screenshot of the front page and then annotate (label) the design features.
Explain why it is a cool site.

THE WEBSITES that i chose are cool because the are the 3 most used websites around the world and I also use them in my everyday life.

 

 

Task 3:
Answer these questions:
What is the purpose of student portfolios?
Because i could help you apply for college or you could just be doing it to keep track of work.
What is an e-portfolio?
A place that you can write about your self work you wish to do and have done and a place where you can keep a blog.
What are the advantages / disadvantages of e-portfolios vs traditional portfolios?
One you can keep on updating and with the modern day technology you can scan work and put in on.
Who will read your portfolio?  Anyone who wants to.
Now, do a search to find 3 successful e-portfolio's and analyse them.

Justify your choice by:
Identifying the purpose of the e-portfolio It could be to blog or to get in to a good school or just to keep track of work.
Explaining the design of the portfolio in relation to the purpose of the E-Portfolio (ease of navigation, visually appealing, content, language style, etc. ) I was able to get from page to page easily and the are well written and are easy to read.
Explaining why you think this is a successful E-Portfolio
They are viewed by lots of people they have all the key elements and are good in quality.

Task 4:
Conclude in a design brief - what, for whom and how you are going to create your product. Make yourself a list of desirable items for your E-Portfolio
pages, information, pictures, make it easy to navigate, and have lots of clear writing

Task 5:
Present in design specification all the requirements your e-portfolio needs to meet.
Essentials (must have) Desirable (would be nice to have)
Function (navigation through site and accessibility to information) - Clear buttons and links.
- Easy to read information. - cool modern
- cool transitions
Structure (how it is organised) - Clear writing.
- Not too crowded - backgrounds
- nice fonts.
Style (colors, images, etc.) - simple
- But effective - cool designs
- Formal