Website Evaluation

Planning stage:

I wanted to create my website introducing the article of Buddhism in China. I am making a flipbook about interesting facts and the culture.

What were your initial ideas for creating a website? style / name / template

My initial ideas came from my spiritual side of me and the way I feel i want to attract other people to see that impossible can become possible. 

Do you have a tagline on your website?

Yes, the tagline called ' Mindfulness'. It is the name of the magazine where you will find the article.

Research:

Which designers / artists (relevant to your continuation route) websites did you look for inspiration?

I looked the website of Lion's roar magazine and also the Spirituality + Health magazine as those two are really inspirational for me and I have similar view of leaving and the inside is something similar I will look for in my article work.

How many pages did you want to make on your website and why? Did that change as you progressed onto the research / designing stage?

I created four main pages that are on the navigation bar these were Home, About, Contact and the Front Portfolio page. I then created four more pages that were part of my portfolio and linked to the front portfolio page. This keeps the navigation bar simple and clean and then users can access additional pages through the front portfolio page and the drop down sub menu under portfolio

Content:

My website is mainly so that end users can enjoy my work and view the content for facts. However I can also use this website to share some inspirational work.

What is the purpose of your website?

The purpose of my website is the magazine including the journal of Buddhism in China. In the future I might come up with some other ideas.


Who are your potential website users?

My potential users are the openminded students, ready to experience the life in different aspects.

Why do you think it is important to have a digital portfolio website?

It is important as for todays world live mainly on Social Media and that is how we can attract people to look at our work. In my case the Magazine is a 'Must Be' because no many people read the hand Magazines much more.  


Design:

Which design elements / tools did you use? (e.g.: infographics, fixed header, static background image, navigation menu design, text boxes, image galleries, social media feed) and why?

I have used wix on my website so that the header and footer would appear consistently on each page. On my homepage I have used a static background with an image that fills the page. The navigation menu I changed to the same font Gloock. In the footer I added social media but just the Blogger at the moment. I also added the copyright ensuring I used the correct copyright symbol that also appears on each page. I then added using the add button, button and links to move between pages. I added a contact form that links to my email so that users can contact me and additional static image to design the site. 

Navigation:

Yes, at the moment I will have just a Blogger but I might add some others in the future.


Does your website have working social media icon links?

Yes, the website has a icon link to the blog for now.


Are your pages connected / interlinked?

Yes, all are connected


Is it easy to navigate?

It seems very easy to navigate.


Does the “Contact” page / email link work?

Everything is working in order.