Production and Development of Website

I have set up my website so there are six pages, which are Home, News, Reviews, Listings, Music Player and Competitions. I have also made a template, so when each page loads, the logo on the top stays the same. This was mentioned to a certain degree in earlier entries, when I explained how I was going to use a Frameset. One primary aim of a frameset, is to ensure that each frame is independant, so each with its own content. However, I used this to my advantage. In the html coding, I set it so apart from the Mainframe, the three other frames would not have scrolling capabilities. These frames are set, so this means the top frame, where there is a navigation bar, would not move down with the rest of the page, making it very easy to the audience to navigate around the site.

In this blog entry, I am going to annotate what I have done so far on each page. All images and videos will be sourced, with most of both mediums being original.

Home

Here is a printscreen of my Homepage so far: (all these printscreens shall be taken when websites are in live view on Internet Explorer)

I decided that I would have a homepage, as it is a widely used page on many websites as the starting point, with information on other pages on it, so the audience can see what the website has to offer. It also provides a quick clance at what the TV Channel listings are for the present time, eg. what is on NOW, then what is on next and then later .. The homepage is there primarliy to make it easier for the audience to navigate around the websites, clearly illustrating what content is on what pages of the website.

News

Here is a printscreen of my News page so far:

I decided that a news page would be appropiate for my website, as the TV Channel is Teenage Music related, so any entertainment news would deefinately be an interest to my audience. The page will offer its audience the latest news, breaking news and any celeb goss.

Reviews

Here is a printscreen of my Reviews page so far:

I decided that a Reviews page would greatly enhance an interest in my website, as it would give an insight to its audience as to what we (TMH) think of the well known stars/singles/albums etc. There is then a hotspot (button) which allows the audience to be directed to the itunes website, where they can download the selected single/.. To the far right, there are TMH's top rated single, album and upcoming star. Lower down the page, there are then game reviews. I felt that adding game reviews would be appropiate to the website, as teenagers are the largest consumers of games sold today, so this may be of interest to some teenagers.

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On this next printscreen, on the right, there is a collapsable panel (on adobe dreamweaver, this type is actually called a spry accordion)

Listings

I have added a listings page to my website, so the audience will know when certain programmes are on, even without being near the television or without going out and getting a listings magazine. The listings table pinpoints any new programmes which are new to the TV Channel, and the Picks of the Week's section at the bottom allows the audience to see what TMH thinks is the highlights of the week.

Music Player

At this present momment, I have not been able to effectively start this page yet. I am concerned as to what way to approach this page. My teacher has suggested to use a widget (eg itunes widget), but I feel that this would not statisfy what I am looking for. I want to be able to have information (and possibily an image) on the left, then on the right side, a play button, where the audience can interact by clicking the play button, then listening to it, as well as an option to stop. I feel a widget would be too small, and would be like a playlist format apperance rather than a comprehensive list of artists, information and then the play function.

Competitions

The Competitions page provides a large array of quizes and compeitions with very rewarding prizes. I felt having this page on my website would give the audience something to do whilst they were bored, giving both interactivity and entertainment to my website.