I was ahead initially, and I was getting the hang of things, but I keep altering my design. I don’t have to make adjustments in order for what I have to work in dreamweaver, I just keep changing my mind. I have it together now, and so far I haven’t run into any problems.

Oh, and Lynda.com is basically saving my life.

So far I have gotten most of my pages laid out in terms of the background, header, footer, etc. I can’t say that I’ve had much challenge or problems as of right now with this project, I think because I feel more confident about Dreamweaver after the first project and am having an easier time coding and troubleshooting myself (for the most part). The only thing I think will be a challenge for me is the navigation, since its already and image itself and the text on the tabs has to be an image as well. Also, I will be adding a drop shadow to the footer (kind of like my last website) which has been a little difficult getting the stripes to line up correctly so I’m still working on that. Other than that I’m still working on the photos but the content is coming along well. The top two images are the Photoshop document (left: product page & right: homepage) the bottom two are the Dreamweaver pages I’m working on.

I changed the first page into a splash page, and am trying to add some color into the designs instead of it remaining greyscale. I’m sticking with the circular format for most of the photos. I still have lots to code, but I’m feeling much more confident about this project than the last one as far as dreamweaver goes.

Bakers City is an e-commerce site that specializes in bread. For this project I thought it would be cool if i incorporated a splash page. I think the splash page is a cool idea because it gives the user a chance to get a feel of the site design before they start doing their shopping. The splash page features an enlarged version of the logo which then repeats itself on all the other pages. This splash page is the only one that will have to be formatted differently in terms of building in Dreamweaver because all the pages follow the same structure except for this one. That is why I am going to create two different kinds of CSS style sheets and 2 different indexes, and have them link. I don’t think the splash page is 100% necessary but I think it is a nice touch and makes the site more interactive and friendly.

Stay Dank,

Rob

Anyway, I replaced the bottom onion image with one in which the onions don’t have black labels on them to interfere with the text. I made the companies tag line darker on the bottom (which I found out today will be changing), rearranged the search bar/cart, removed the word ‘home’ and reduced the size of the red sub headings on every page to create a more apparent hierarchy. These are all global changes.

On the Recipes page, I made a swatch for each recipe. There will be more so there is room to add them.

Each swatch will open to its own page so the viewer can print out the selected recipe.

I changed the Welcome/Home page by placing a caption under “Chef Dave’s” picture.

I will meet with the client tomorrow morning and get the text solidified etc. Then I will have a clear vision to work on the site this weekend!

Thanks for everyone’s input during critique!

On a brighter note, I’ve changed a few things since Wednesday’s critique. I converted my typeface to Georgia as Professor Kerr recommended – giving the site a more traditional, dare I say classical feel. I did away with the five box spread on my product pages so that they now reflect my home navigation. I am no longer using stock images as I now have my own photos; some of them are kind of blurry, but there is only so much I could do – no one stands between Uncle Tommy and his pastries. I am sure that as the weekend progresses there will be more changes – some welcomed and some not – but so far things are going well…hopefully this sentiment will prevail. Good day all!