Final Site on California Condor

It took many, many, many sleepless hours, but I am thrilled to have completed my site. Please let me know what you think. I changed the design, colors and text fonts. Hope this is an improvement from the original design.

www.rubystonephotography.com

Site Structure-Flow Chart

Final Project

1. California Condor

2. My mission is to inform young adults about the dangers that threaten the California Condor.

3. I planned to visit the San Diego animal park to observe the Condor's behavior and photograph it.

4. Target market-Young adults

5. A few of the site I've already researched:

http://www.nps.gov/pinn/naturescience/loader.cfm?csModule=security/getfile&pageid=390871

http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/California_Condor/id

http://www.defenders.org/wildlife_and_habitat/wildlife/california_condor.php

http://www.dfg.ca.gov/wildlife/nongame/t_e_spp/condor/

http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/birds/california-condor.html

http://www.peregrinefund.org/explore_raptors/vultures/cacondor.html

http://www.npca.org/wildlife_protection/wildlife_facts/condor.html

6. Site Structure-to follow

7. Wire Frame-to follow

8. 3 design roughs-to follow

9. Final design-to follow

10. External style sheets-to follow

11. 3 Webpage-to follow

Five Bad and Good Websites

Bad Sites

http://www.vulture-territory.com/california.html

The overall design is not good, the color the information and how the title of the page is place on a banner. Just doesn't work.

http://www.peregrinefund.org/explore_raptors/vultures/cacondor.html

Although a few of the pictures posted are good, the site design is very plain. It looks very similar to a brochure.

http://www.azgfd.gov/w_c/california_condor.shtml

This site appears really busy. The font doesn't help because it adds to that busy look. 

http://www.azgfd.gov/w_c/california_condor.shtml

I like the picture of the condor, but most of the information on the bird begins at the bottom of the page.

http://www.bigsurcalifornia.org/condors.html

This site looks very similar to a blog, though I do like the colors in the design and the information provided on the California Condor with lot's of great pictures of the birds in their habitat. 

http://www.bigsurcalifornia.org/condors.html

There are no pictures of the condor! 

Good Sites

http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/birds/california-condor.html

This is a great site, I really like the colors and overall design. The fast facts and audio are also a great. Check it out.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_Condor

Always an informative site.

http://www.defenders.org/wildlife_and_habitat/wildlife/california_condor.php

http://www.sandiegozoo.org/animalbytes/t-condor.html

Website

Here is my website; which includes links to my Haiku 3 linked pages and my color assignment. I'm still working on a design for the text, please check it out and let me know if you have any suggestions. Thanks!

www.rubystonephotography.com

3 Linked Pages

Bad and Good Websites

Bad 

http://www.kevinbreak.com/

This website is bad because everything looks thrown together. I don't like the font that was chosen; the colors don't work well together. Nor does the placement of the menu. There's no apostrophe in,"Don'ts"

http://www.michaelroud.com/

What I don't like about this website is the scrolling menu isn't easily assessable, it moves up then down; I like to easily navigate my way around a site. I also don't like the placement of the menu; I'd prefer if it were placed at the left or top and the photographer's name doesn't grab my attention right away; maybe a bolder color would work. The music is okay, but I'd prefer the initial volume lowered.

Good 

http://paulgregoryphotography.com/home.html

I like the design of this site; the colors, the placement of the photographer's name and the menu are easily viewed. The music is mellow, which is nice and the option of flash or html works as well because it gives you the option of viewing the site at your preference. 

http://www.issasharp.net/

I really like this site because it has a great design, menu's, it is simple but works, very easy to navigate and the photographer's name is easily seen. Also, a plus is the sideshow's featuring her wedding photography; the music she chose and photographs were enjoyable.