Midterm

 

Midterm Project

Design/code a Destination Website

Create a 5-page destination web site for a place you would love to go on vacation. It can be anywhere you want, any time period, any universe. 

Include the following:

  • All pages:
    • Relevant images and text.
    • A page navigation menu. 
    • CTA (call to action) buttons: Contact Us, Book Now, Request Info (buttons do not have to be functional).
    • Footer section with relevant contact information.
  • Homepage:
    • Filename: index.html
    • Introduction about the location. If it's in a different time period, describe the era.
    • Large hero image.
    • Highlights/factoids about the place.
  • Things To Do Page:
    • Filename: activities.html
    • Paragraphs and images describing 3 activities/things to do.
  • Places To Eat Page:
    • Filename: dining.html
    • Paragraphs and images describing 3 restaurants in the area. You might have to make these up, depending on your choice of universe.
  • Design Statement :
    • Filename: statement.html
    • A statement of at least 2-3 full paragraphs explaining your reasons why you chose your visual & interaction design: typeface selection, text placement and size, color palette, images, button styles, button placement, images. 
    • A citation list (with web links) of all text from other sources.  
  • Contact Us:
    • Filename: contact.html
    • A contact form with correct fields/labels for Name, Phone #, Email, and comments section.  Include a submit button.
  • Choose appropriate colors from Colour Lovers or Picular and apply CSS styles to your page
  • Add two coordinating fonts from Google Web Fonts Helper

Save your web pages with all the supporting images, files, etc. to a .zip file and upload the .zip file to me via e-learning.

Midterm Project Rubric

 
Objectives Select Quality Criteria that Best Matches Project
Design

0% - 69%
The page design is not entirely appropriate to the content or its intended audience

70% - 89%
The page design is visually pleasing, although it may not be entirely appropriate to the content or its intended audience

90% - 100%
The page design is visually pleasing, supports the page content, and is appropriate for its intended audience

Layout

0% - 69%
The page layout is usable, but it has problems with clarity or placement of elements.

70% - 89%
The sites layout is largely effective, although there may be some occasional problems with clarity or placement of elements

90% - 100%
Pages use an effective and uncluttered layout, using background color to enhance the readability of text and the appearance of graphics;

Navigation

0% - 69%
A reader can get around the site, but only with some difficulty

70% - 89%
The site is well organized and easy to navigate for the most part, with clear relationships between pages; however, some sections may be more difficult to find or there may be "dead end" pages

90% - 100%
The site is well organized and easy to navigate; the relationship between pages is clear and it's easy to find an individual page; each page is clearly linked to another; links are appropriate, clearly labeled, and have a definite purpose; page titles are appropriate to content and have a definite purpose

Mechanics

0% - 69%
The site includes missing pictures or broken links.

70% - 89%
Everything on the site works: there are no missing graphics or broken links;

90% - 100%
Everything on the site works: there are no missing graphics or broken links; it has consistent layout among all major browsers.

Credibility

0% - 69%
Contact/copyright information is not shown on any pages. No social media or external sites referenced.

70% - 89%
A few pages contain contact/copyright information but not all pages. A few social sites listed.

90% - 100%
Contact/copyright information is included on all pages (at least an email address or phone number). Appropriate social tags are displayed.

Author's name, affiliations, and credentials are included if applicable.