5000 Days Video

Think about the presentation on web at 5000 days.

Do you agree or disagree with the projections? I agree that the web is going to grow into something more advanced and more personal to the users but I don't agree with the whole "it's a machine" and it's going to be an organism type of stuff.

Why? I think that besides the techy's of the world the average person is not going to be willing to put that much information about themselves out on the web. I think that there are still too many older people who haven't grown up with the internet and who are not willing to use it that openly.

What did you find most interesting? I think that his theories are probably the most interesting part of the whole thing. I think that his theories are a little far fetched but they are still interesting. He almost makes it sound like the Matrix movie. "We are the machine" "We are the web". It was also interesting to hear that the web has been up for 5000 days.

How do you think the web will continue to transform? I think that it will continue to advance and become more user involved and used more in the business world but at the same time this will have a huge need for higher security.

How will this effect web design? This is allow users to become more creative and create pages that are more involved and make pages that look more visually appealing.

Personal Tutorial

What interested you about the technique? It creates a great look for a header
Was it difficult or easy? Why? It is pritty easy. Just a few steps with the CSS
Could you see ways to modify the techniques for future use? Maybe someday. Not in this project but maybe in the future.
Would you recommend the tutorial to your peers? Why? Yes because it's a great technique to use if you need it.
Do you have any questions based on the tutorial? No this tutorial was very self explanitory.
Tutorial
http://www.sitepoint.com/article/unruly-ruler/

Website Example Layouts

www.avalonerie.com

Who do you think the audience is? Visitors to Erie who want to experience downtown
What is the most important content of the site? The Avalon Logo and mission
Where is it located on the page? Upper right hand side and the mission is in the middle of the page
What type of layout is used? It has a lot of columns of information. Not a bad layout but also not the best either
Is the site fixed, fluid or elastic? This website is fixed
How many navigation areas are there? How many navigation options are in each area? There are two navigation areas. One is on the left hand side and the other is at the bottom of the page.
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http://www.hamptoninn.com/en/hp/hotels/index.jhtml?ctyhocn=ERIHHHX

Who do you think the audience is? Guests who are visiting Erie.
What is the most important content of the site? The hotels consumer reviews
Where is it located on the page? On the homepage directly below the picture
What type of layout is used? I would say that the general layout of this page is good. It has it’s information in a block formation.
Is the site fixed, fluid or elastic? Fluid
How many navigation areas are there? How many navigation options are in each area? Three. One at the top of the page. The second is about mid page and the last is at the bottom of the page.
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http://www.redroof.com/reservations/inn_details.asp?innNumber=54

Who do you think the audience is? Guests who want to visit Erie and not spend a lot of money on their hotel.
What is the most important content of the site? Their location
Where is it located on the page? In a different colored box above the fold
What type of layout is used? Also boxes of information. A good layout but I’m not a fan of how it is used on this site.
Is the site fixed, fluid or elastic? Fluid
How many navigation areas are there? How many navigation options are in each area? Three. One on the top of the page. One down the left hand side of the page and one at the bottom of the page.

Good and Bad Websites

Well I searched photographers websites just because I thought it would be easier to compare websites that have similar interests. I mean it wouldn't honestly be fair to compare site like dell to a general store website.

So here's the bad. http://www.howardsphotography.com/index.html
This website wasn't completely horrible but there are some things that I didn't like about it.

• The background of the site was very plan and kind of boring. It wasn't eye catching at all.
• The photos were too small and you weren't able to click on them to make them bigger so that you could see them better
• The color scheme and the arrangement of the text was horrible. It has green and purple text. (eww not professional looking) and the text is not in very good bullets or paragraphs.

The good website is http://www.lorei.com/index2.php

• This website has clear and bold headlines across the top with subtitles when you put the courser over them.
• When you choice a gallery to look at it has a large picture in the middle with smaller pictures on the sides that you can click on to see them large.
• You can contact this photographer by e-mail right on the site with any questions.
• You can also view and order prints online which is a great advantage to have in this business.
  

Gannon Web Class Expectations

List three things do you want to know or be able to do when you leave this course in December?
1. Create a working webpage
2. Help out an organization in the Erie area
3. Understand more about the web

What challenges or hurdles do you foresee?
Group challenges. Difference in opinions and styles of working.

What are you most excited about (this can be anything academic, inside this class or in other classes)?
Being able to use this class and other classes information that I learn and apply it into the "real world".