We Can Haz Stuff!

There are actually a few articles up on www.Re-evolve.ning.com now!  We took some of the templates filled out by our Prince's Trust people to get an idea of how the site will look once we have more information on there.

It isn't perfect yet however.  I feel that the articles still look a little bland because they are just plain text in black and white.  Ideally I would like to work out a way to include colours and pictures, but that will involve some research to decide what will look right.

The other major problem with uploading templates is that you cannot simply copy and paste from Word.  All of the formating and spacing for the text has to be added in HTML and that takes extra time.  Colours and photos may also need to be added in this way.

I've also realised that I need to establish a set way for tagging pages.  At the moment I have some criteria, but it would be a good idea to set them down for other people to use.  Consistency is a good thing.  I also need to check that my guide to the basic HTML involved in this process makes sense to other people.  Coding is a little tricky and it's worth making sure everyone can do it.

These are not the codes I have in mind kitteh...

More graphics

We've started going in a slightly different direction graphics wise.  A simpler aesthetic is developing using bold shapes and colours.  Not much more to say this week, we just working on making some good images.

The focus is going to be on images relating to different jobs.  So far the fire hose has turned out the best because it ended up looking like a snail.  Very cute.

Graphics for the web

Graphics are hard to get right, and unfortunately that's what I'm trying to do for Re-Evolve's Ning website.  At the moment we're trying to create a good look which is both sophisticated and youthful.  Youthful I'm okay at.  Sophisticated is the issue.

Hopefully I'll work out a good solution.  At the moment I'm working on toning down my natural colour inclinations.  I tend to wok very bright.

Here's a kaleidoscope to demonstrate just how my taste works:

Where is it!?

Today I learnt about hidden pages on websites.  Jen told me about them really and they're so useful.  Essentially all they are are web pages which aren't connected to the Re-Evolve.Ning website menu but can still be accessed through links and searches.  They're going to be perfect for article pages!

I also made some nifty graphics to represent the career sectors Re-Evolve is focusing on.  They were all made in Photoshop by my using original line art.

I found the Construction sector the hardest image to compose.  It was the area I'm least familiar with so designing it was a bit of a challenge.

These are actually slightly out of date, even now, the day after I posted them!  We're thinking of adding a Sport section to appeal to the interests of many of the young people we met as part of the Princes Trust.  Logically Sport needs to have a blue theme to match the rest of the site, but we'll probably try to find some photos to match the youth orientated nature of the site.