IT 270 Project
Documentation of the Development Process and Defense of the Final Product
The site is for a fictitious business owned by my uncle. He raises and sells Australian Shepherd puppies, offers dog training clasess, and has an onsite store. Because it is a small-community-based business, I wanted to give it a bit of a homey feel to it rather than a slick, edgy feel. I chose not to make my website height uniform because when I am viewing a website I don't like a site that scrolls within its frame. It limits the viewing area and I find it irritating. I tend to stay away from sites like that. My color choices were based on research I did about which colors appeal to which people and why. I chose blue because it is a color that engenders trust which is important in business. I also wanted a color scheme that was easy to view. I used a font family that is available on most browsers so the website would have the same look and feel across browsers. I didn't change much from my original vision of the site but the layout of the pictures is somewhat different than originally planned. I did some experimenting and this layout appealed to me.
Opportunities for Improvment and Growth
At some future date, since I raise and show Australian Shepherds, this site may be morphed into a site for my own dogs. I don't provide training or own a store but those pages can be easily converted. I like the structure and framework, colors and fonts so won't change much when the time comes. My skills will probably have advanced so I may find more efficient ways to format my site. I would like to become much more proficient at formatting forms.
Resources:
The dog training video on our Dog Training page came from YouTube and was created by the McCann Family of their award-winning Canadian training facility. Retrieved from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ztzCxfZ8SmY
The photos on our The Store page came from Jake's Pet Supply on Facebook. Retrieved from: https://www.facebook.com/pg/JakesPetSupply/photos/?tab=album&album_id=319550748383613