Easters over!

Well easters over but now its time for some real client projects which i am really looking forward to completing. Now I have a server avaiable at home i will be able to work on the projects whenever needed which is going to help with time management this term! I have also invested in PHP for dummies as thats pretty much me but from now on with the help of these im hoping to change that! I also figured they would come in handy with the client projects which are bound to include PHP somewhere. I am also looking into work experience ideas for the summer and my mother is currently looking within her company to see whether there is a postition in the design sector :) so fingers crossed there.

Social network #2

The first pages I created where the profile pages for the members as this involved sucking data out of the database, which I could now achieve successfully. Once I had the data how I wanted in PHP I could then apply CSS to it and fit in into the feel of the design. The profile page coding will need to be altered when I look into logins so that the data shown is dependent on the log in id but to test I simply have the information showing from one member. I also want to have a section in the lower half titled my nights with picture links to the night page according to which night groups the member has joined. However at the moment I am unable to achieve this as my linking table does not seem to be working correctly but I am hoping to resolve this after a surgery session.

Social network #1

After advise from David and now after testing having an understanding of how the design fits in with the PHP I have created simple static layout designs for pages and profiles. The PHP can then be inserted within the designs once completed. I based the designs upon the testing but have developed them further, changing the colour scheme and altering the layout slightly. I wanted to move away from the dark design as when looking at existing club social networks they are often dark and consist mainly of black. However I wanted to achieve a fresh feel to make this social network stand out from the rest and represent the ‘New Vibe’ the club would bring by being different.

Social networking….PHP islands testing and Dynamic CSS

I was having difficulty seeing how I would apply the design aspect within the PHP we were currently learning so I decided to experiment how I would put the PHP into a simple page design within a table. Therefore creating a PHP island within HTML page.

The PHP however was still not aesthetically pleasing so I tried my hand at dynamic CSS. I managed to get this working and the PHP to then include some design aspects. However after I had created this test profile page I decided that for the actual pages I would apply normal CSS rather than dynamic as I already have background knowledge using it from the previous restaurant re-design.

My social groups…who are they?

I have been thinking about the social grouos I would include myself in to help develop an idea of what my social software site will be about. Heres what I have so far....


Dancers
Students
Multimedia coursemates
Clubs
Nottingham
Essex
Tv shows
Tea
Food
Friends
Web designers
Student housing
Nottingham trent
Shenfield highschool

Social software….what is it?

Social software encompasses a range of software systems that allow users to interact and share data. Social sites have grown from this often including applications which share characteristics like open APIs, service oriented design, and the ability to upload data and media.

Types of social software include:

Blogs
Clipping
Instant messaging
Interenet forums
e-learning
Multiplayer online games
Media sharing
Media cataloging
Personals
Social cataloging
Social networks
Virtual worlds
Wikis

The types of social software I am likely to produce would be either media sharing, blogs or social networks. Following in the steps of Flikr, Facebook and Blogger.