Vincent's Portfolio

Today, we started on the investigate stage of this project. We had to take a look at three wikispace portfolios, and answer the following questions. However, two of the portfolios were not working, so we just had to complete the one that was working, which was Vincent's, for now. The hyperlink to his wikispace is http://vincentsportfolio.wikispaces.com/. The following questions that I have answered are based on Vincent's portfolio.

1. What content is on each? What are the headings? What subjects and other areas are included?

The subjects that are on Vincent's page are the following:

LanguageBanglaEnglishFrench

ScienceBioligyChemistryPhysics

TechnologyD.TI.TTechnology

ArtsDramaVisual ArtsMusic

othersHumanitiesMathP.E

personal interest:skateboardingmy music

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He has many different titles and headings on the left margin of the page. When you click on these links, it takes you to a different page, and explains more about the heading that you have clicked on. For example, if you look at the heading that says "Languages" and choose one of the title, lets say Bangla, it takes you to a different page and talks about the language Bangla, basically tells you the history of it.

2. What is good about the web design? What is not so good? (Refer to colours, organisation of images and text, types of images etc)

The web page is good in many ways, however, there is still some room for improvements. The web page is layed out very well, and it has many subjects. It is also quite organized, and you don't get lost at all on his page. The headings and everything are very clear and there are no mistakes. It is also easy to get from one page to another, because you simply just have to click on the link of the subject that you want to view and it takes you there. This is what makes Vincent's page organized and simple, because it isnt too complicated or confusing. Even though the web page is organized, and layed out well, there are still many improvements that could be made. First of all, he could have written a better "Personal Statement" of himself. We can understand that it is a personal statement, however, he has too much unnecessary stuff. For example he stated "Who wouldn't love that awesome face of mine?Just look at it!" This is quite unnecessary, and I believe that in a personal statement you should just give facts about yourself, such as telling your hobbies, what you do in your daily life, rather than giving information on your webpage, which is not necessary. He can also improve the colors of the page. There is only one dark green background that is on each page that you click on. If it gives you the option, I think it wouldve been better to choose different backgrounds and designs, so that the web pages would look more unique and attractive, and fun to read! Also, in order to make the web pages even more attracive, he could have also used different types of fonts and different font colors on each page. This wouldve made the page stand out more and look more attractive. He also could have added more pictures to each page. This is because he only has one picture for each page. In a way, it is good that he has a small amount of pictures on each page and doesnt make the page look too crowded, however, he still needs to add a couple more pictures because every informative web page has more than one picture, so that it gives you more ideas about the topic. For example, for his english page, he only included one image, which isnt enough. It doesnt really give us an idea, and in order to visualize, they should be giving us more than one image for each page.

3. Make comments about the organisation of the portfolio. (Refer to navigation and how items are found)

As I said before, the webpage is really well organized, and the web pages are quite easy to find. All the subjects are labelled correctly, and when you click on the link, you get to the web page without any problem. On the left side of the wikispace, you will find a margin with all the headings, and subjects beneath them that are on Vincent's portfolio. You just have to click on the correct link for the subject that you are looking for so that you end up on the correct page. It is not confusing at all, and it is really easy to find whatever you need. Once you click on the link for the subject that you want to read about, it will take you to a different web page, and there you will find information on the subject. Once you click on the link, you will see that the other webpages are well organized as well. For example, the web pages are structured with well written paragrpah, and a good sequence. You should have no problem at all when you browse this portfolio, because it is really well organized.