Hmmm... ok, one could have expected more after the first year at TECFA. Well, this exercise is certainly a work without risk since I did not dive much into the capacities of scripting languages. I accomplished it within few hours which were available to me. It consists of the html-script and a separate style-sheet. So, I want to mention briefly that I am capable to perform more complex scripting than this. Anyway, as this exercise provided freedom in the choice of one's preferred theme, I decided (or at least I tried) to broach design and ergonomics. Turning the time back to the first exercise for Staf 14, I do remember my somewhat ruleless deployment of possibilities in html scripting in conviction that more features provide a better and nicer work. Well, I know better now and incorporated some of my know-how in the new homepage. It is simple because it is the entrance page which is to tell the visitor with few words where she/he has run into ("homepage") and what to expect, namely personal stuff (one-liner by D.A. Norman, "student", "Curriculum Vitae", etc). The page should state a date that allow eventual verification of information actuality. A homepage is personal. I like to play with contradictions, with strict geometrics broken up or set in contradiction to playful forms. I like to do so as well with colors but they should be deployed carefully. A web page should not resemble a fruitsalat, nor any combination of colors is pleasant . A rather short overview but helpful advices give the Guide du choix des couleurs dans la création de pages écran.
I saw the colors deployed on my web page on a printed paper a priori and I truly liked the discreet combination of those ones. However, I need to admit that they differently appear on the screen. In terms of design aspects, one could have done more with a more sophisticated version than with PSP 5. I could well imagine to implement the most used links on the frontpage, just for my personal convenience. As it looks like from my point of satisfaction, I need to work it over again, but perhaps it is sufficient this time... |
