Hey Lads,
In this week’s blog, I am going to reflect on making my website for the module and I was a lot of fun so let’s get stuck in.

The idea I chose for my website would be to channel my inner dork and create a website for a fictional bookstore called A Novel Idea (pun very much intended).

I chose the idea cause I am an avid reader and I thought I would enjoy the process a lot more if It was in a business that I would possibly support. Which I did. It was a great joy coming up with ideas for the place such as the purpose-built reading room and the book-club.

To give a proper reflection on the process however, I found the learning process hard at first. I chose WordPress to use for it as I had some familiarity with it but I think I wasn’t prepared for the questions I had to ask myself. Questions such as:

• What colours class and fonts don’t class?
• Am I getting the point of this page to potential customers?
• Is the website selling the bookstore?
• How easy is it to navigate the site?

I think I expected the assignment to challenge my technical skills but I found my creative thinking and problem solving was a lot more engaged than the previous. I suppose when it comes down to it, in Multimedia the tech or media might change but skills to adapt and think on your feet will never fail you.

I found the process much easier when I noticed this and started to flex those mental muscles.

Anywhoo, I think I did a pretty okay job of the process. I hope my assessors agree.

Caleb x