Evaluation

I started work on this project straight away after being given the brief; this made me more confident at the start about what I was going to be doing and how I was going to do it. I defined a clear objective from the beginning and because of this I was able to organize my time effectively for the production of the product.

The website I created was kept simple but not plain in design. After looking at other websites I decided that colour coding would be a good way to make the website easy to navigate round for young children. Each button that linked to another page was a different colour that matched the colour of a picture that represented the topic without words. I felt this was an important aspect to the website because it makes the website accessible to the young target audience I was aiming for.

In the website I used bold and bright colours to attract attention, large text that is easy to read, and big images that clearly represent the topic of each page. There is a clear sense of continuity throughout the web pages which important so the children know they are staying on the same website and have not accidentally navigated away.

Throughout the production of the website I received peer feedback and made adjustments to design and function, for example I added a simple logo to the pages which doubled up as a second homepage button which made the navigation even simpler. If I had more time I would have liked to test my website on my target audience but as I found out that primary school children are a vulnerable age group I would have needed permission from both the schools and parents and this was not feasible in the time frame given.

Overall I am very pleased with the product I have produced to fulfill the brief given. I feel that it is an effective use of multimedia to support a public information campaign about climate change. I would have liked to make the site slightly more interactive but due to a lack of skills in that area it was not possible in the time given. The website could easily be used in schools as it complies with the key stage one national curriculum, at the same time it is not too complicated for a child to use at home. I am hoping to continue with this website in my own time to experiment and possibly add more interactive elements.