Mental Health Media - site development

→ notes → SITEBUILD notes
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• 30/9/06
  — v11 —
  (v10 incomplete and updated to v11)

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  → !!! please note
  1 page per image linked via main menu to test setup of image change - for preview purposes only
  (5 different looks set up as planned for site sections)
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  — all 5 different section visuals set up (on 1 sample page only)
  — home page set up with 3 project boxes
  — all 4 page view CSS set up
  — header mockup created and put in place
  
  
• 26/9/06
  — v9 —
  

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  → !!! please note
  2 templates set up, temporary change of 'about us' and 'media' links for preview purposes only
  (2 different looks set up as planned for site sections - about and media pages linked)
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  — display errors corrected (main menu + view option)
  — new images set up for media page
  — new images set up for contrast and hiviz options (! might get complex !)
  — page view options style sheet switcher active:
  → default option: as set up during site development
  → system option: all links stripped off styling, default display, background colours taken off
  → contrast option: page background beige, no background, black text and links, top menu styling for current set to underline
  → hiviz option: black on yellow, links styled as bold (headers and other bold text set to italic instead)
  
• 23/9/06
  — v8 —
  — new header image edit - including original graphic
  — new subheader image - edited to suit colour scheme
  — image inserts set up - for both left and right alignment (see site build notes)
  — font styling edited for menus
  — left side boxes edited - box as link, image change on rollover (arrow integrated in bg)
  — 2 sample image inserts set up (left and right alignment)
  — footer edited in 2 lines + charity info and mic logo
  — footer image touch up to combine both shades
  
  ACTIVATED SEARCH FUNCTIONS
  → notes on search function
  — v8 - google search —
  — Goggle search box set up
  — logo image - edited to suit colour scheme
  — search function set up - for final domain (http://www.mhmedia.com/)
  
  — v8 - fusionbot search —
  — FusionBot search box set up
  — additional links displayed - search tips and site map (by fusionbot)
  — search function set up - for final domain (http://www.mhmedia.com/)
  — signed up and started spidering
  
• 21/9/06
  → version 7 variations
  — all font settings edited to reflect instructions - Scala and Tahoma set as main fonts
  — font size changed overall
  — main menu edited - smaller font + current link setup
  — left side menu edited - spacing increased for main menu items (not submenu)
  — help boxes setup with background image - awaiting arrow graphic (not yet set as box button)
  — Quicklinks and Search boxes + go button edted (see notes for further comments)
  — footer with pixelated image
  
  — v7.1 —
  — header image with gradient
  — subheading with bolder underline
  
  — v7.2 —
  — header image with pixel look
  — subheading with bolder underline
  
  — v7.3 —
  — header image with pixel look
  — subheading with pixel image
  
  — v7.4 — design makeover ;)
  just some ideas :) how I would present the site for a more contemporary look...
  → notes
  — new top section visuals and colour scheme
  — different menu styling
  — page view options below search box - right column for functionalities
  — footer within one line - mirroring the header graphics
  
• 19/9/06
  — v6 —
  — adjusted colours - main menu and footer + links
  — updated content
  — edited main menu rollovers
  — edited left menu with submenu items
  
  — v5 —
  — footer elements added
  — view option buttons in place (yet inactive)
  — page view options with text included (better usability)
  — subheading in place with repeated paragraph
  
  — v4 —
  — header image as provided (SEO considerations....????)
  — logo added to footer ?? background colour?? set to colour of logo image now #010066...
  — added arrows to main menu
  — list with square bullett points (image rollovers set up)
  — all email links addresses changed to enquiries@mhmedia.com
  — name link and job title formatted - suggest different colour to distinguish from other text?
  — help boxes added with arrow button
  — all centre content links without underline (difficult to make out links as blue and black are pretty close in tone?)
  
  — v3 —
  — header image in darker shade
  — orange set to #CC6699
  — list with square bullett point (part of code)
  — lnks in centre section not yet formatted
  — footer in place - which colours should be used here for rollovers?
  — help boxes not in place yet (right column for testing still in place)
  
• 12/9/06
  first test setup
  CSS link
  
• 11/9/06
  default + default style sheet applied