Website Creation : Critical Evaluation

 In this post I will be discussing and critically evaluating my website.

Planning

When it first came to the planning for my website, I had to find the most aesthetically-pleasing template to get it started off. 

Here I chose the "Videographer" template since it closely resembled the works of both the websites of Vincent Frei and Allan Mckay (The two VFX artists I had researched their website about). I then chose my name to be the main title of my website since it should be about me and presenting myself to the public (Since it showcases my skills and myself as a whole). Lastly, I decided to focus on making a very simple and easily digested website so any audience may approach it without any difficulty. I added a simple "tagline" for my website title since I want to describe what I do as a whole, I added a Text box with the Lulo Clean font and 12px for font size and added Visual effects as a "tagline". This "tagline" immediately tells the audience what is to come out of the website below.

Research

When it came to researching about the inspiration for my website, I focused on selecting artists that had their website within the simple spectrum of aesthetic. Allan Mckay's website caught my eye at first since it presents most of his works with ease and with no hassle access, alongside the fact that it focuses on the colors : Black and Orange that makes it feel formal and simple. 

 

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The next artist I would review for reference in creating my website was Vincent Frei since his website was deeper within the simple aesthetic spectrum because said website focused more on presenting information rather than filling up most of the white space that was on the website.  It presents a lot of information without straining the eyes of the viewer, making it easy to choose which article hooks them in easily. 

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After researching both of them, I chose to make 5 pages for my website to start it off. each page was named respectively : Home, About, Gallery, Project 0.1, and Contact. As of current times, it has stay the same and will do until another project comes up.

Content

My website will be all about Visual Effects, its capabilities and me and my works, its purpose is to peak interest in people about Me and visual Effects as well through film editing, modeling and most of the processes on the VFX pipeline. And since I am focusing more on VFX, my website might interest those who are studying VFX at the moment, alongside people who are interested in Films and Modeling. The content of my website and itself is important since it can help me make a name for myself, help me advertise for the future like an investment and have a place where I am able to share my works to the world.

Design

 Firstly I used the template provided by Wix which was "videographer" that was the closest to what I envisioned my website's theme to be.

Videographer

Then I went on to add textboxes containing content about the page that it was located in, my own video, changed the color of each strip to my own preference, added my name as the title alongside a "tagline", my own images, a fixed header and footer, a home button being the title button of the website and different photos of myself. 

I also changed the navigation menu to fit the aesthetic of my website, however, I also wanted to avoided too much simplicity as it might look way too informal. I lastly added a registration form down below for my website alongside a simple view counter just to give the website accountability in the future.

In total, I had 5 pages for my website that presents their contents very well.

Navigation

The navigation on my website was very well made in my opinion, since it presents a short description about the page alongside a photo to present its theme, right beside the form to contact and message me about the website. 

I have also added 4 social media links containing my temporary Facebook, Twitter, Blogspot and Instagram. All my pages are interlinked since the tab bar on top gives the viewer easy access to all pages of my website and the logo being both a home button and a return to top button gives the viewer ease when wanting to view another page. Overall, when the navigation of my website is in question it can be said that it is very accessible and provides no hassle at all.