Evaluation

For my assignment I have had to create a website. This involves things that I am obsessed with such as cartoons and animations to show what I love. It also shows how obsessed I am with some of these.

The research that I had to do to create my websites was to research different websites. I did this by researching different styles of websites to get a flavour of which one I could use for my final website. This was also so I could see which style I preferred to use, and the layout that I felt fitted my websites. I used the same layout for both of my websites- the illustrator one because I felt that it fitted my animation and cartoon website. It showed different people different illustrations on the website that I felt worked.

The research that I found most helpful with creating my website was my further research. This was because I could use it to create my website. I knew which research worked better for my website. My secondary research showed the style that it looked like once on a website which I liked. I also found this helpful because it showed that it fitted my website perfectly. Also my general research shows different websites using their own work. How it is layed out. The colours that my website showed was bright colours due to cartoons. This showed that cartoons are my big influence in the future from my websites of bright colours. It also showed that I don't like black and white images that I preferred coloured ones due to my website.

With the fact that I am cartoon obsessed I have done a cartoon website to show this. Also I have two many cartoon obsessions that it has to go on a separate page. The things that I struggled with my website was that I couldn't remember my password for my wix account. This caused me to create more than one website and account to something that I wouldn't forget.I have added some lego bricks in the background to show that my website is to do with animations. I haven't created the background myself but I have created the rest of the images I did get annoyed with this because my website wouldn't do what it to do. Also another problem that I had with my website was that I had to do a paragraph again because I lost my paragraph on my website was annoying. The way that I solved this was that I retyped the paragraph again and faster. I even did it slightly faster to add my problem.

My graphics went well because I used my techniques from Adobe Illustrator. The way that I created my graphic pieces of work was by taking an existing image. Then what I did was draw around the existing image changing some of the graphics slightly such as missing out the pillow on one of my cartoons. I then coloured in my graphic characters using adobe illustrator- the blot tool. I like the way that my characters has been created. I think that I used my own technique in a way to create the fantastic websites that I did.

My favourite website that I made was both of them. I can't choose one because I love them both. Both of my websites share my interests in the future which I am happy with. I used my own piece of work for one of my websites- from YouTube to create the best for my website. Also this shows my interests when I am at home aswell as at college. I am animation and cartoon mad and obsessed which is why I created multiply websites. This was to share both my interests through more than one  website.

The website that I used with my websites is wix.com. This was the website to use to create a new website. I enjoyed using wix. I feel as though I knew what I was doing with techniques that the website uses. The problems that I felt that I had with my website is that it didn't always respond to the way that I wanted it to respond. For my website I have used a lego figure to show that I have done an animation website. The lego figure is to show that I like to animate using different toys including lego. It also shows that I haven't taken my own lego photo, it shows that I have taken a photo from the internet to show the lego part of the website which I like.

 If I was to do this website again I wouldn't change that much. The only thing that I would change is the background to my own background to make it look like my own work. At the moment it doesn't look like my own piece of work otherwise. Overall I like my website. I feel as though the only thing that I would change if I had to do it again would be the lettering/title at the top of the page. This is because it didn't turn out the way that I wanted it to. Also it isn't as bright as it could be if I was to improve my website. I wouldn't change anything else because I like the rest of my website.

The benefits of using interactive media for a portfolio is that you can never loose a piece of work online but you could if it is on paper. Also work on the internet can never be lost. It will also be there all the time. Other people can see your work and comment for improvements instead of people who you are comftable  with.  However the disadvantages of putting your work online is that people could be mean about it. For instant they could decide to accidently delete your own work or be mean.