Since I first opened Dreamweaver in my freshman year of college, web design has always been a challenge to me. However, with the challenge, I find it extremely intriguing. The process requires technical skills as well as critical thinking, two skills that are crucial in design development.
My new challenge: laurenmelillo.com. I began the process with research, which soon developed into multiple sketches. I then transformed the sketches into digital mockups in Illustrator. This stage allowed me to envision the final website and explore my options. Information architecture soon came into play when I was developing the strategy of my links and relationships of the parent and child pages. Clearly, the design process is crucial. By beginning with research, I can explore what is expected in graphic design portfolio websites as well as gather inspiration and grow as a designer.
Not only am I gaining experience in design, I am also learning more about Dreamweaver and how websites come about. Rather than using the site manager in the program, I chose to manually upload my files to my server through File Transfer Protocol. By doing this, I know exactly what is being uploaded to my site.
I am looking forward to taking on this puzzle and putting it together piece by piece. (Or should I say div by div)
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