Here's the alterations I mentioned, mostly superficial.
The main changes I'd like made to the design is to the links and adding another row to the team page.
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Links: Where you've moved the links up to the banner as I suggested, the next step needed is to remove the boxes so that they integrate into the logo masthead. The edges can be now indicated by simple white lines. The bottom edge will have to be increased to accommodate the text. The text colour doesn't have to white.
[Alan these links will also need to drop down into menus to accommodate the sections pages.]
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Team: The page looks great, but another row needs to be added to accommodate Jose and the others. Jose's block will contain some simple overview. The other block will just be a list of names. This is obviously just a mock up, spaces and box sizes will need manipulating to make the layout still work. Jose's box may be better at 2 columns wide, with the other 3 columns.
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The Site Structure
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As you can see from above there are quite a few pages. Each section's pages are based upon sets of five. The Extras page has 2 sets of 5 pages; 1 set for DLS and 1 set for the Team. Every page will be accessed from drop-down menus so this means every page will be accessible from every page.
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Project Page
This is essentially the existing Team page without the other row.
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Extras Page
The main extras page needs to have 10 links (see diagram above). There are 5 extras from De La Salle and 5 from the Team. That's 10 pages using the layout below. On the main page use the little boxes from the main page as containers to introduce each page. At this stage don't you worry about the wording. Just supply the PSD file with text layers unrendered and I'll fill them in later.
Extras Sub-pages
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Archive Page
range of page layouts
Using the 5-column grid layout for this section can you supply a visible grid upon which I can work with Alan to place the content. These sketches are just some combinations on how the grid can be used to make the pages interesting.
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Email me if the above isn't clear and I'll expand Matt. Use the lorem ipsem body text for now so that I can get an indication of how many words are needed per text box. Any long pieces of text will be made into downloaded PDF files.
Cheers, the menu bar looks nice and light like that, maybe the text could change colour on rollover to hint at the colour on the next page? I think it's best staying white on top of the dark red for the most part.
ReplyDeleteHow would be best to supply the design to alan? one big very organised PS doc with each page in folders and groups along with a jpeg of each page for reference (and each page with alternative bits, eg. the rollovers on the profile page).
then he can just turn on whatever layers he needs to cut it up?
Hi Matt, Yep that's what I'd suggest. I'll add more info later.
ReplyDeletehave made those adjustments, won't post them as they're so minor, with the extra grey boxes on the team page I think we're best leaving out the thumbnail images of work examples, there's literally no white space on the page and the thumbs would be too small to really impress anyway, best keeping it clean I reckon.
ReplyDeleteSo, just send all the content when it's done and I *should* have it done the following day (depending what time you send it, obviously)
looks like the bloody crystal maze!
ReplyDeleteYou're too young to remember that!
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