Stressed!!!

I'm just hoping to get through this week...
The New Student Orientation is finally done!

As the Art Director, I'm in charge of: Storyboard, layouts, visuals

* Art direction samples, with a discussion of the design standards
(fonts to be used, color palette, etc.) and design approach.

* logo design

* navigation icons

* any technical requirements (with technical director)


My goal:

* Design a site that will feel welcoming

* Diversity (colors)


Enjoy!!!

New Student Orientation site

There are a few things needed for improvement.

Here are the viewer's comments:

-In the Activities section you have an extra 'to' in the first sentence! Actually there's quite a few wordage errors in that paragraph.

-Once you click on one of the individual sections is there anyway to get back to the index page without using the browser back button?

-In the Transportation section you may want to include this link: http://tripplanner.transit.511.org/ - it lets you type in your originating address and end point and then plots out a way to get there via the public transportation. This is usually what I use b/c it'll make a path using multiple modes of transportation as well as lets you specify which modes you'd rather use or avoid.

-Under housing make sure to include the link to download the housing application.

-Did yall think about adding 'Back to Top' anchors at the end of each section? It's a bit easier than having to scroll back up to the top.

-Overall the site looks really good! It's functioning very nicely! I would however recommend that some of the wording be reworked in most of the sections. The information is there, but I think there may be a way to get it across a bit more eloquently!


We'll see how the final site goes...stay tuned!

Busy...very busy...

The new student orientation site is a work in progress. There are quite a few things that we need to work on. One: we need to make it look like the design comp :) Two: clean up the HTML and CSS. Three: gather images??? I'm not too happy with the ones I got from Getty, I would consider taking my own pictures if I have time. Four: Spell check, function/usability check, etc...other than that we're on the right track :/





Internship with Stergeron - thecoolmeter.com (coming Oct. 3rd)

What's new with me?

The past couple weeks I've been on a mission looking for an internship/job to gain more knowledge and experience in the industry. I was on facebook, and a colleague from A.I. posted that her work had an opening position for a front-end web developer.
After seeing her post, I immediately contacted her and gave me all the info. Next thing I know I got an email from Stergeron.com saying that Lisa Unson talked me up about my skills and capability for the opening position and asking me to come in for an interview...
Well, the meeting went well and I'm scheduled to start this Tuesday! I will be doing some front-end work (HTML/CSS) and design with some fellow A.I. folks (Lisa Unson, Mark Condon, and Jason Lock). This should be a great experience!