Friday, January 31, 2003
Meeting
Had a very informative meeting with Dr. Morgan today.
Suggestions for overall design:
*Try without heavy bars on design
*Try thinner bars
*Try a plain Horizontal Rule
*Desaturate the dark bars and make them lighter
Page Suggestions:
*Keep an eye on what to include on the front page
*Make a larger version of my 'Beowulf Guide' icon on the top left.
Other Suggestions:
*Look up SSI and see if this will work for me
*Try out CSS for overall look
When I am finally uploaded in a few weeks my link will be on the main English pages:
/english/amlindahl/beowulf/index.html
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1:30 PM
Thursday, January 30, 2003
A new look for this site with more emphasis on my deadlines and getting this project done on time.
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2:42 PM
Wednesday, January 29, 2003
New Schedule and New Links
The time has come where I should tighten down my schedule and make a deadline for each page.
I am giving each webpage one week to be done starting next Monday.
This means:
Ancestry: Should be done by February 7th
Hero: Should be done by February 15th
Monsters: Should be done by February 22nd
Text: Should be done by March 1st
Woven Stories: Should be done by March 8th
Settings: Should be done by March 15th
Treasures: Should be done by March 22nd
This will leave me with about 8 weeks left to get all my pages up on the web and the last stages of tweaking put through before graduation.
During this week I will be writing in the questions that I need to have answered for my own sake and for others. I will also be using this as a touchstone for any information that I come across and have no page to fit it into. This information may end up being on a miscellaneous page or sectioned into a reasonably adequate page.
I am adding new links to the sidebar for the ‘other’ WebPages on Beowulf.
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8:37 PM
Thursday, January 23, 2003
The library books are due soon and I haven't finished with them yet. It seems I will need to bring them in and work with what I have now. I have found a list of journals that should help me fill in the gaps of information that I wish to include. Otherwise, I may need to just start looking it up on the internet and hope I find reliable sources, or come up with my own conclusions. I want this site to be as reliable as possible for those that stumble onto it.
I have given great consideration in using a CSS for my site and believe that I will give it a try. First, I need to get hooked up onto the school server and try out my access. Hopefully eveyrthing will be all right. I need to go back and consult the papers I had printed out for how to go step by step through the web making process.
Making a site map, I was able to sort out the information I wanted to include, but I have run into a few bumps and am hoping they will eventually be smoothed over.
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8:43 PM
Thursday, January 16, 2003
I came up with a toned down website that has the elements I wish to keep.
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7:22 PM
Wednesday, January 15, 2003
I have been having problems with the process of finding the right color scheme without being overly encumbersome on my webpage. I do have the color I like best in the current testing, but it does seem to be a bit much. Maybe if the background is white?
I love the simplicity of my banner along the top. Maybe the part that seems to be too much is the rulers I used, the knotwork designs? I am not sure. Also, I have to start seeking out journals and as I find them over Beowulf, I need to remember to post the links here or make my summary with the citation.
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1:30 PM
Tuesday, January 07, 2003
I believe I have found the look that I want for my beowulf site.
This is my ninth-plus attempt and so far this is my absolute favorite.
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9:03 PM
Monday, January 06, 2003
I am in the process now of reading the multiple books I have checked from the library. I have a notebook with all the different aspects listed down and am currently writing down who says what on what section of my webpage. As this is a time where there will be few updates until I get a lot of that reading done, I have been taking breaks to work on the website overall design. My favorite so far is listed on the left. I had stumbled across an artist with free graphics and saw a knot-work design that I loved. I incorporated it into my page and I think it adds a little spice to a boring format.
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11:02 PM
