Shows:

I decided to look again at shows pages of other websites. When going back to edit the 21TV 'Shows' page, I felt as though I did not have enough of an insight as to how the text should be placed. I thought that looking again at another website may influence how I wanted the 21TV website to look. I chose to look at MTV again as I feel that they have the most relatable website to 21TV.

I think that this webpage looks very professional and I am hoping that this is something I can create similar to for 21TV. Although the features will be very different, this layout is similar to how I would like 21TV to look but not exactly the same.




Although there is already a template for the Shows link on the 21TV website, as I look at it more when editing, I feel as though some aspects of it can be changed to look more professional and appeal more to the target audience.

This is the shows page currently:

 

As you can see, although the page is still in editing mode, I think there are major changes that can be made that enables the page to look as professional as the MTV page. I think that the main thing that is needed other than the addition of the images is some more stylish text that is bold and eye-catching. I think the majority of the text on that page other than the descriptions of the programmes has to be more stylish. I had some trouble with different styles of text on the Wix website, I am hoping that these are easily amendable, if they are not I will then think about creating the text on Photofiltre as I am using this program quite a lot throughout the project.

I have now taken the time to look at changing the font on Wix and as far as I can see, after looking a few times in different situations, I have only found a few font types and this really limits the range of font that I can use which is a very negative aspect.

The print screen shows the range of fonts available and rather than them being fonts, they are more so different types of headings and when creating my website, I will need more of a range of fonts and styles than is available on Wix. The text that Wix has availble is helpful for paragraphs and the introduction of paragraphs but for the more eye catching text, I will now be using Photofiltre to create the headings.

I have started replacing the text from the box at the top of the shows page with some bolder text that I have constructed on Photofiltre:

This is the first example of text that I have constructed to replace the rather boring and not very eye-catching text that is available from Wix. This text is Times New Roman CE, I chose this because it was very bold and stood out, which is what I am trying to achieve with this text. I positioned the text closer together than is would originially be as I think that it gives it a more unique look. I added the eplisis as I thought they would enstill mystery in the audience and have them question why 21TV is the place to be. When creating this text, I thought that saying "21TV The place to be..." or "The place to be... 21TV" would be a good thing to have on the shows page as not only does it rhyme but it would be eye catching to the audience. I am going to place the text and the logo together on the Shows page as I think it will be best to see how things look on the actual webpage rather than as one image.

This print screen shows the text placed on the shows page of the 21TV website. I think that the text looks better than the original font that I had placed on this page. I think that other text will be need to be added before I decide completely about the design but I think it looks very good. I am unsure yet as to whether the logo should be placed around the text or at some other aspect on the page. I think that more colour needs to be added to this particular box of text to make it more appealing to the target audience. I may also consider trying out different fonts to ensure that the webpage does not start to look dull or boring. I think that different fonts will brighten up the page a lot more than simply using the same fonts throughout, although I do not want the webpage to get too confusing by using too many fonts.

As I start to re-add the text that was in the box shown at the top of this page, I am deciding whether to word it slightly differently now that I am using different styles of text. I think that the best thing to do is to try different examples, which I shall now do below:

This is the first style of text that I have decided to add to the box on the shows page. The text used here is named @BatangeChe on Photofiltre. I chose to create the text without capital letters as the text above is in block capitals and I thought that two sets of block capitals would be extremely over powering and perhaps connote aggression, which is not what I want the text to do. I would like the text to look interesting and exciting and I think that this text does just that. I will now need to place it in the box with the other text before making my decision.

This print screen shows the text aboved added to the text box of the shows page. I think that the two fonts contrast well together and fit nicely into the box. I am happy with the style of both of the fonts and I do want to change either of them. I think the fact that there is a change in the colour of the text from black or pink is very good for the webpage as Eleanor and I have not really thought thus far- not every girl will be interested in everything being hot pink and purples, there are a verity of women in the UK that we are appealing to and the use of different colours is more likely to appeal to them rather than them being over faced with pink and disregarding 21TV purely for the use of colours.

 

As the construction of this text box is going rather well, I will now continue to add more information to it on the right hand side. I had the idea of creating a small list, perhaps of bullet points on the right, to show the audience what is available not only on this webpage but regarding other linked pages of the 21TV website especially the shows that will be aired on 21TV.

 

First example of constructed text:

 

This is one of the first edits that I began to create to be placed alongside the text in the print screen above. The text that I began to use is called @Dotum on Photofiltre. I really liked the look of the text when it was placed in the box on the left. I chose that particular colour of purple as I thought it went well with the background and the green/blue and black fonts.

However, as I began to place the text, as shown in the second image on the left, I decided that the text did not look as good as I had hoped. I feel as though the text does not have the professional look to it at for the purpose of the text, I do not think it is suitable. I think that the colour would work well with the other colours on the page but I will not be using the @Dotum font for this particular piece of writing as I do not think it is suitable. I am looking for a more professional text.

Second example of constructed text:

I tried again to create the appropriate text to be placed in the box with the information above. This time I chose a font called @Meiryo UI on Photofiltre. I decided to continue using the shade of purple that I chose in the example above this, as stated above I think that it is a good combination to go with the black and blue/green text as well as matching the colours and style of the theme of the webpage. I like this text as I think it shows character with the style of the font. For example the shape of the 'r' is different from most texts that I have looked at and I think small details such as that make all the difference in creating a good piece of text. The only concern I have with the text that I have construced above is that the 's' of shows is placed slightly above the rest of the text, this was accidental. I will ask a member of the target audience whether they think this is an issue that needs to be changed before the website is published, as I want the website to look as professional as possible. Howevever, for now I am going to insert the text and continue with the process.

I constructed the text by entering one letter at a time, as typing out the whole word in the text box shown in the example above, created too much of a gap between each letter and I didn't not like the way that it looked on a document. (An example of this can be seen in the second print screen on the left.)


UPDATE 26/02/2013- As I look again at the text that I created in purple, I am starting to think that the font is not very appealing and does not go well with the text already on the page. I think that the font that will look the best, is a text that is already used and I will now re-create the text using one of the two orginial fonts.

 

I chose to create the text using Times New Roman CE, as I felt this text would look best. I changed the colour of the piece of text as I think the softer pink is more welcoming than the darker purple. I also chose to change what the text said as I think 'The latest on all 21TV shows' makes more sense when related to the text that is already placed on the page, saying that 'you can find:'. I also chose to include the 21TV logo, I found that this particular piece of text looked and sounded better when the logo was included. I am overall very pleased with this final piece of text, I intend on keeping this as the text for the box at the top of the shows page and I will now use the same font in the creating the rest of the text box information.

 

Continuing production of website:

Eleanor and I were able to talk about the webiste today and what we have left to do.

We have constructed a list of things that are still needed to make our website:

Home Page-

• Video
• Around 10 images
• Text

Shows-

• Around 3 images
• Text

Documentaries-

• Around 3 images
• Text

About-

• Around 2 images
• Text

After creating this list, Eleanor and I both know that the text is the easiest aspect of the work still left to do and that the images and certainly the video are the aspects that we are most likely to struggle with.  The text will need some breif planning but it will be fairly straight forward for us to get together. The images can then easily be added in later.


Today Eleanor and I decided to change the background of our website, before we create the collage that intend on creating once we have all of the images that we need, we decided to add a background that was already created by Wix. The background that we chose is shown in the print screen on the left.  We chose this background as we really liked the colours and the contrast of the pink with the greens, as although our channel is for women, we thought that the addition of some other colours would brighten up the website. We also changed the menu bar, Eleanor and I did not really like the colour or style of the menu bar. We thought that the colour was too intense and dark and the style of the menu was not what we are hoping to create. We easily changed the style, as the option is given to you as son as you click on the menu and the colours were very easy to change as you are able to customize your colour from a blended chart.

Production of 21TV Website:

I am now continuing the production of the website for 21TV. After editing the Shows link, I decided that rather than focusing on one particular page, I am going edit the website generally. I am planning on taking photographs of two other students in the very near future. Eleanor is planning on taking some photographs for another programme on 21TV.

(Once I have edited the website as much as I can using the images that I have, I am going to add all of the text that I know will just need an image adding to it.)

Editing the home page:

The image in this print screen was originally placed at the top of the home page, centred in a box with easiet for the audience. The production of which can be found here and here. However, after taking another look at the spaces that need filling on the home page and just what information I intend on using to fill it, I decided to move this box to the bottom of the page. I understand that it is not very thoughtfully placed as far as the audience are concerned as they may have trouble finding it. However, I am going to use this image quite a lot throughout the website. The placing of this particular image is hopefully going to be a hyperlink to another page on the 21TV website. I think a lot of the information is needed on individual pages rather than trying to cram it all on the home page. For now, I am pleased with the placing on this box however I will need to check with Eleanor if see agrees on this.

Editing of shows page:

I have deiced to change the layout of the 'Shows' page as I do not think that it works very well for mulitple boxes of information. Originally, the template of that page was the one included in the original template of the website. However, I do not know think that this is appropriate and I have chosen the template on the print screen on the left. I chose this template as, although it is not too different to the temlate that is used I think that it is more helpful for the page that Eleanor and I are trying to create.

Fashionista:

As I have now decided on the name for the first programme of 21TV, I now have to choose an image from the selection that I uploaded in the previous posts.

I am now going to start looking at some texts for the Fashtionista poster that will be used to promote the show on the 21TV website.

This is the first text that I created for the poster of 'Fashionista'. I chose this particular colour because I felt that it appealed to the target audience of women. I really like the style of the font as it makes the text look personal and handwritten, I think this is a nice style of text to use as I think the audience may feel personally connected to the TV show through the font. I will consider using this text as the final text for the promotion of Fashionista once I have added it to my chosen image, which is the next step of this production.

As far as the images are concerned I have decided to use an image with the Pin Hole effect as I think this effect is very good quality and it has the best of all the images taken. However, the images that I took using the Pin Hole effect are mostly portrait images of the presenter of the TV show, I am not entirely sure that they are appropriate for representing Fashionista. Although, as the presenter is a major part of the show, I can see how a protrait image would also be suitable. I have decided to select a few of the Pin Hole images and add the text to each before deciding which one I prefer:

This is the first edit of the Fashionsita promotional poster. I chose this image as I like the smile of the host and I think it looks very inviting. I placed the text in that particular spot as I thought it looked best placed on the black background compared to how it looked on the white background.

As the text is now placed on the background, I do think that there is room for improvement with the text, for example the use of a technique to make the text look a little more professional. Although, as the text is not too much of an issue and I am slightly pressed for time with the rest of this project, I am going to leave it as it is for the time being. I am reasonably happy with this poster and I will consider going back to edit it once I have the majority of the project completed.

Editing the 'Shows' page on the 21TV website:

This print screen shows the editing for the 'Shows' page. I have just added the Fashionista poster to the information page about the shows on 21TV.

As you can see, the paragraph has a snippet of information about Fashionista, including information on the host and what the show will include. I have also added the possibility for a 'click here' link, although I have not made this a link yet as I am planning on concentrating on the more important aspects of the 21TV website.

I am fairly pleased with the way that this paragraph has turned out, I would like to add a little more detail at a later date if possible but I feel as though this paragraph does what it is inteded for; has a little information about the host of the show and what will be happening in the show and when.

Extra images from photo shoot:

Here are some images that I took on the first photo shoot that were not of the model but I thought would be useful somewhere on 21TV:

I took this image at the beginning of the photoshoot as I was testing out the background and how the clock looked in images. This effect was my favourite of all, Pin Hole as I went on to use it is a majority of the images taken on the photoshoot. This image also has the flash used on it and if I am to construct a collage background, I think that this will be one of the images that I include in that.

I took this image of my wardrobe with a selection of clothes in it as I thought that it would relate to the fashion show very well. This image is unedited at the moment but if I write more information about the fashion programme, I will want to include images such as these, therefore I thought that it would be a good idea to take them during my first photoshoot with the model for the fashion programme.