1. Culminating Projectredesign a website By : Derek Riley

2. About Me & Why I Chose This Project Born in Santa Clarita, California Moved to Washington in 1998 Received my first computer at the age of 8 Technology has always been important to me I chose redesigning a website because of my passion for technology © 2010 PLU.edu

3. Project Overview – Redesign A Website Based on client’s needs Riley & Associates – Small business/Environmental Services I will be covering the design cycle that I went through with the client © 2010 Riley & Associates

4. My Research I’ve read several books detailing web design © 2010 Head First Labs © 2010 Head First Labs © 2010 Head First Labs

5. More Research I keep a blog of my ideas and what I learn Enhances my memory 30+ Hours & 20+ Entries © 2010 Derek Riley http://hulk.osd.wednet.edu/~rileydt/Blog2

6. Information Architecture Basic structure of the client’s website a branching diagram with fundamental pages © 2010 Derek Riley

7. Storyboards A rough sketch of basic navigation placement The client chooses their favorite NO COLOR © 2010 Derek Riley

8. Storyboards with Color Let the client choose what colors they prefer Introduce Color on paper storyboards Add a few more elements © 2010 Derek Riley

10. Creativity© 2010 Derek Riley © 2010 Derek Riley

11. Heavy lifting or “ Coding “ Start the Coding of the website in Adobe Dreamweaver CS4 Using HTML and CSS Have been taking Web Development for 2 years © 2010 Derek Riley

12. Final Product - Comparison http://www.rileyenvironmental.com Proof of Product’s Existence: © 2010 Riley & Associates © 2010 Derek Riley

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18. The EndQuestions & Comments?