Headers...

These are a few of the ideas i have come up with for the header of my website. I have tried out the design with black and white writing. I think the black writing looks better - I think its too much white on my page to have the header and navigation all in white as its abit overwhelming. The stars that i have done on one of the ideas is used in all the menus and alot of the promotional leaflets that are available to take from the cafe.

Wireframes

The bottom wireframe is the design that i plan to build on. For my design i intend to keep the theme of handwritten text and purple/white colours.

Retail Esablishment Website

For our two week project we have been told to research then design and build a xtml/css website. I have chosen to design a website for a small cafe in Nottingham called 'Homemade'. It does not have a current website operating, so i thought it would be a good oportunity to try a website completly from scratch without any previous designs.

Homemade is serves a ... open for breakfast, lunch and afternoon tea. Open late on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday evening. You can also hire out homemade for party bookings.

**Runner up of 'Best Cafe/Deli' in the 2009 Nottingham Restaurant Awards**

**Runner up of 'Outstanding Value' in the 2009 Nottingham Restaurant Awards**

**Runner up of 'Best Cafe/Deli' in the 2006 Nottingham Restaurant Awards**

Software Development Models: Waterfall & Whirlpool

The waterfall model is a sequence development process in which the process is flowing steadily downward through five stages. The next phase cannot be started until the previous one has been completed. By doing this it makes each stage a lot more manageable and helps to keep a high standard of work. The waterfall process cannot be fixed once it has started.

The five phases of the model are:

The Whirlpool model only has four phases, it is different to the waterfall model as it allows the designer to deal with more than one phase at once. The whirlpool model works more to identify problems early on and dealt with before they become too expensive.

In Web Design the whirlpool software development is a better model to use as it is easier to go back and forth when designing. With the waterfall process the designer is very limited as once a decision is made it would be very difficult to change your mind on anything. In Web design as things are changing at such a rapid speed it would be foolish for a designer to commit to designing in one particular method (waterfall) as when new codes etc are developed they are limited to the basic things they originally set up using.

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Mock-ups for my homepage

More Images for the Website

Some more pictures for me to consider using when designing my website. I am going to make sure i use all the images i can get hold of showing the-rex in the 1930's but i will be able to experiment more taking my own photographs of the building as it is now.

The Gatsby Idea

This is one of the designs i have come up with for my page informing people on the Gatsby. (the bar/restaurant below the cinema) I like the Idea how down the right hand side of the page, the Gatsby link will change to take the user back to the homepage. The plan for this page works quite well, but i have now decided i do not want my homepage to be the same, it needs to stand out more.

Replacing Colour in a Logo

Wireframe of The-Rex

This is my basic wireframe idea for the opening page of the website for "The-Rex".

It has 5 links to:

• Booking Info
• History
• Listings
• The Gatsby (restaurant attached to the Cinema)
• Gallery

I have also included a short description of what the-rex is and what it offers. Along with two pictures, old and new of the Cinema.