For my final project, I won't be building a website for a company but for a person. This person is Travis Bentley, who is a student here at Dakota State University. Travis is a junior and is majoring in Production Animation. The reason why Travis wants a website is for a online portfolio. The main content, and focus, for the website will be Travis's artwork, especially focusing on the different animations that he has created. The whole website will be focused on showing off Travis's animation ability to potential employers. The site will also include other pages that contain some more information on Travis, including his resume and also contact info so people can get a hold of him.
Some problems and difficulties I see with the website are arranging and presenting Travis's work. I have some experience with creating galleries and arranging them, but since this would be viewed by potential employers, the galleries would need to look great so it reflects on Travis. Also, another problem is the fact that my client's work is mostly focused on animation. I don't have any experience of putting animations and movies up on the web, and also how to present them. So this is something I definitely will have to work on. Continueing with the animation aspect, I really want the website to represent that it's about an animator, which could be difficult to do in XHTML. However, I do feel confident that I can work past these problems and create a fantastic website.
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I had to deduct a few points because you did not submit a document to me through D2l per the requirements. I need that document so that I can assign a grade. Nice job with your initial presentation of your project. I approve of your choice, you can g ahead and do your client interview. You are correct in your evaluation of the clients for this site. They are going to be looking for specific things such as creativity and uniqueness. Yet at the same time it needs to be functional. I have seen really cool looking portfolios but then found them impossible to navigate because it was hard to even tell what was a link. I can work with you to see what we need to do with the animations. Most of the time Travis should be able to export his animations into a format, such as flash streaming video, that we can then imbed into the site. We will have to watch download times as that can become an issues.
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