School Website Design

[KyleSmith]

Does anyone have some examples im looking to redesign my schools website due to im fed up of looking at it and it looks a bit shabby with those less quality images.

The current design is this


www.heathpark.net (http://www.heathpark.net)


any ideas guys thanks!

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[MrPinkPanther]

What do you mean by "ideas" and shouldn't this be in Design and Development?

[KyleSmith]

Ooh yes sorry if a mod could move this thread please, Like ideas for what i could add on there and like any specific design or something.

[MrPinkPanther]

Ooh yes sorry if a mod could move this thread please, Like ideas for what i could add on there and like any specific design or something.

If you're going to be designing it then you will have to come up with it yourself. People can only give feedback on what you've done, not do it for you otherwise they are making it and not you, if you see what I mean?

[KyleSmith]

Yea i do but like i was wondering for like unique ideas like? I struggle on my imgagnative side.

[Suspective]

The images are horrible quality.

[GoldenMerc]

lolkyle, I knew you'd return.
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You need to design it yourself you've most likely told your school that you can design amazingly, never the less for a school your looking at a formal design nothing blazing the eyes, but nothing dull and boring.

[KyleSmith]

Yep the image quality is horrible. Umm i aint told them im redesigning it, Im just doing it to see how it would look like. If it looks good then il show them but if not then i wont.

[LMS16]

I kinda like my schools; its simpl, decent colours, crappy content lol

http://andrew-marvell.com/

Check it out.

Lew.

[dbgtz]

Schools fail by saving the wrong images in JPEG, they never heard of PNG.

[Suspective]

Our school website is using a CMS system.

[KyleSmith]

Here is the design so far how could i improve it?

http://img709.imageshack.us/img709/2959/hpdesign.png

Top box = Nav

Below Nav = Pictures Slideshow

Below Picture Slideshow on left = News Bulletin

Last Box = Content

[MrPinkPanther]

Here is the design so far how could i improve it?

http://img709.imageshack.us/img709/2959/hpdesign.png

Top box = Nav

Below Nav = Pictures Slideshow

Below Picture Slideshow on left = News Bulletin

Last Box = Content

Better colour scheme. Maybe look at theirs? To be honest I'd consider starting again...

[KyleSmith]

Better colour scheme. Maybe look at theirs? To be honest I'd consider starting again...


Okay but i need to keep the blue colour the same like as the 'background' urmm is it the black boxes because they will be totally changed when images and that have been added that was just the 'base'.

[AgnesIO]

Honywoodschool.com is how it's done lads.

[lTraditional]

I don't know any designs because my school's website is really bad and boring.

[DJ-Ains.T]

Sorry but that website makes me feel sick.

http://saintwilfrids.co.uk - take a few ideas.

[today]

Even thoug it's dead dark its kinda sexy

http://www.hartshill.warwickshire.sch.uk/

[KyleSmith]

Could anyone make this image transparent so it can go behind this background without seeing white i tried it but on the writing i can see bits of white on the letter outline fadely.


Here is the colour code i need it to go behind #2c465f

http://img444.imageshack.us/img444/7113/finals.png

[Richie]

why don't you just use a habbo layout and tweak it up for your school, it will look soo cool.

[CleanFilm]

Schools fail by saving the wrong images in JPEG, they never heard of PNG.

You shouldn't use png format on a website but infact use gif and optimise all your images. You have to remember that not every has a fast internet connection, especially if your including hundreds of images for the design. Alot of png's loading isn't good at all.

[LMS16]

why don't you just use a habbo layout and tweak it up for your school, it will look soo cool.

Are you deadly serious? REALLY?

No.

Habbo layouts are kinda childish, I mean if a school wants a pro looking web design, they should look to "kids" to do the dirty work for them, they should pay someone proffesional to do it...

Lew.

[KyleSmith]

No they dont know im trying, All im doing is seeing if i can do like it good and if it is i shall give it them but if not it dont matter.

[Tomm]

Totally wrong.

http://www.w3.org/QA/Tips/png-gif

"PNG also compresses better than GIF in almost every case (5% to 25% in typical cases)."

Also note the list of improvements over GIF.


You shouldn't use png format on a website but infact use gif and optimise all your images. You have to remember that not every has a fast internet connection, especially if your including hundreds of images for the design. Alot of png's loading isn't good at all.

[KyleSmith]

Tomm, Read the winners of the photography thread you won and you need to make a new topic.

[Tomm]

Slightly off topic :P I've not checked that forum in a while - I'll go take a look now.

Some on-topic stuff:

Um, photographs typically compress better in JPEG than PNG :D


Tomm, Read the winners of the photography thread you won and you need to make a new topic.

[iDenning]

http://www.sheldonheath.bham.sch.uk/

Please show me a better school layout than that..?

[Tenbeta]

http://www.sheldonheath.bham.sch.uk/

Please show me a better school layout than that..?

http://img709.imageshack.us/img709/2959/hpdesign.png

To be honest Kyle. If you do not have a imaginative mind then design isn't for you. Design isn't always just getting inspiration and abducting the same styles as other website.

It's letting your creativity flow into creating something innovative and unique.

But, if you do continue. Light blues, whites, light greys are always a winner for simple professional designs. :)

[Meti]

I think their current layout looks really old and boring. If you're gonna' make a new one, make it more modern and inviting.

[Kieran]

I think you'll find this is the way of doing it. Lol
Integrated in to a CMS

www.nuls.org.uk

[fuzzy29]

Does anyone have some examples im looking to redesign my schools website due to im fed up of looking at it and it looks a bit shabby with those less quality images.

The current design is this


www.heathpark.net (http://www.heathpark.net)


any ideas guys thanks!

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I'd suggest the use of a CMS like Joomla. It's free, easy to implement and the templaates allow the site to look nice.
http://www.joomla.org (http://www.joomla.org/)
(http://www.joomla.org)

[Recursion]

http://www.e4education.co.uk

Get LOADS of fairly decent ideas if you look at their portfolio.