ASSIGNMENT 1

Bibi Mbibi Assignment 1

WHAT DO YOU HOPE TO ACHIEVE THIS SEMESTER?

By the end of this semester, I hope to have the base knowledge and skills to propel me in web design. I’m no stranger to making websites, however I have been ignorant to how I might start from scratch. For instance, my experience in webflow; I understand layout tools such as sections and divs, but I don’t understand what they mean. I understand that a great deal of focus is on building a portfolio, while I think that will be great, I would rather take the skills learned and be able to have some fun with HTML -breaking the bounds of what I deemed possible with HTML/CSS

WEBSITE ANALYSIS

MOWALOLA.COM

Things I noticed

  1. Lots of grids
  2. Clean structured layout
  3. DIV blocks seperate and isolate elements
  4. Lists are used to show products
  5. CSS instructing the page to perform certain actions based on user selection
  6. Remnants of shopify; indicating the site was built using shopify

CREATING A WEBSITE STYLE GUIDE

Intent

THE INTENT IS DISCOVERY + ENJOYMENT, I would like the website to act as a hub for new ideas and inspiration; and for users to enjoy their experience SIMPLY PUT: A MEDIA BASED REFERENCE PAGE

Voice

THE VOICE IS WHIMSICAL + PLAYFUL -think jeff goldbloom, nicole byers, craig robinson -in their charismatic roles

Tone

ANIMATED

Brand

THE WEBSITE IS YOUTHFUL; it establishes itself in a humble + work in progress kind of way..Not taking itself too seriously and allowing for the occasional informal slip-up

Persona

  1. THE CHRONICALLY ONLINE ASPIRING CREATIVE
  2. LOVER OF EXPERIMENTAL WEB DESIGN
  3. PARSONS STUDENT

Wireframe

Competition

I think this website’s main competition are curation pages that exist on instagram, and twitter. The main difference between my website and my competitors; is that I have the freedom to decide how the website looks and feels. A facet that my competitors lack. While all they can control is content and layout; I have the freedom to customize my users experience. I can keep my competitors in mind whilst I attempt to design a creative hub with an amalgamation of media.