Website- Left it too late

The website was something I put a lot of time into because I wanted to highlight my website building skills. I spent a lot of time on the research and practical side of this project which I wanted to show through the website, which then meant I became very particular about perfecting the website. I didn't anticipate that the website would take as long as I did so I left it very last minute, thinking it would only take a couple of days.

• I changed the homepage several times based on the feedback I got from Sharon, however it wasn't something that was easily changed. 
• Sharon wasn't sure about the font that I had used, I decided to keep the font for my logo but thought the website looked too cluttered if I had it anywhere else, so that meant changing the homepage again to match the font to the one used for all the headings on the rest of the website.
• I found the text on each page very difficult. I had initially thought that I needed to write a lot about what was going on in each image/what each page was about. But after feedback with Sharon I realised that I didn't need to write a lot as the images were meant to be interpreted by the viewers rather than me telling them what was going on. 
• When building the website I was annoyed to find that I could only upload videos via youtube, but this then meant that the youtube logo was going to be on it. The way I managed to solve this problem was by covering areas of the video with either white or black boxes (depending on the page colour) so that the video controls etc were visible.
• I found that my pages were very blank and I think that because I had spent so much time looking at the website that I thought it was boring. That is why I made the decision to cover the page in a doodle that I had done. I think this did make the page look busier but it also gave the website a little more excitement. The vibe of the website immediately changed and also added to the concept of multiple senses coming together. 

I do feel like elements of my website do need to be improved because some areas are a little complicated to follow. However, I do feel like the website encapsulates my concept very well. I think I should have allowed more time in my schedule to complete the website and then shown it to the synesthesia group, which shows poor time management on my part. However, I felt like this website was definitely about learning as I go. I used John's help a lot, but I did a lot of the problem solving myself, as John wasn't always at hand to show me how to do something.