Midterm(7 Steps) Worksheet

Step 1: Develop The Idea

Ellie lam is a designer based in New york who primarily works within the industrial/product design industry and graphic design industry as well. She particularly enjoys making physical products from wood such as furniture chairs, small tables, etc. Ellie also enjoys incorporating her own digital illustration abilities within communication / graphic design.

The goal of this website is to showcase work in a portfolio website in a way that is easy and clear to navigate, while still showing Ellie’s personality throughout the website

Step 2: Discovery / Research

Elise Mcmahon Site

Owner of Like Minded Studios, where she makes and designs furniture using recycled and eco-friendly materials. The main objective of her website is to showcase her work for selling, and to tell about herself

home page contact page for purchasing

Step 3: Target Your Audience

The target audience for Ellie’s website is to showcase her work and express herself to potential clients who may be looking for designers in a portfolio manner.

This portfolio will serve for all her work, specifically product design as well as communication design since those are her main two focuses in design at the moment. There will be two different pages for each category. In the future, there may be more pages added as her interests expand, such as photography and videography.

Step 4: Inspiration

inspo board
Inspiration Board

Step 5/6 - Thumbnails and Wireframes

Step 7 - Photoshop Comp