How to check if a website is secure

Look for the ‘https’ in the address bar, make sure the ‘s’ is on the end, it stands for secure.

Look for the ‘padlock’ icon in the browser not in the web page, some scammers put a fraudulent lock into the webpage to try to fool you.

Double clicking on the padlock will reveal the details of the sites security, if it doesn’t do this the site can’t be trusted.

Good website for information (it’s a tad old but still relevant)

http://info.ssl.com/article.aspx?id=10068

Hand-ins for internet and multimedia

A print out of your blog entries

Your two html pages in Notepad

AET exercise

AET news section

Assessment Two Powerpoint of website

• Site map
• wireframes
• user profiles

Assessment Three answer sheet completed with references

current lb layout factors

Navigation

top

Our yarns

Patterns

Learning center

Community

Help

Shop

(in top righthand corner) Search bar

side

Home

Our yarns

Patterns

Free catalogue

Yarn studio

Comic

Tips

Newsletter sign up

Find-a-store.

Combined navigation will contain

Home

Yarns/shop (yarn studio)

Patterns

Learn to knit/crochet

Connect with people (find store, newsletter signup, tips and comic strip)

Help

Assign 3

1. How long has the Internet been available to us commercially, in New Zealand?
2. How does it work? Include a description of the Internet Backbone.
3. How can you ensure that you have minimised your security risks while using the Internet from your home computer?
4. Discuss the safest way to send personal information through the internet.
5. What is  dynamic website content and what do you need to create it?
6. What is the purpose of a Web Server?
7. What is the difference between open source and proprietary software?
8. What is a Web Application and name three common technologies used to create one?
9. Who are the Domain Name Commission and what are they responsible for?
10. Who are the World wide web Consortium and what are they responsible for?

Lion Brand revamp

Brief

This is a brief for an online yarn store.

• The purpose of this design is to improve the Lion Brand site to make it more accessable and user-friendly.

 

• Some pages need to be compacted down and links made clearer (on one page there is two links to the same page right next to each other, one of these links also has a drop down navigation that goes to second level pages)

 

• It could use another column for extra links and information.

 

• Navigation needs to be labelled more clearly.

 

• The general layout is out dated also needs to be addressed.

 

• Site colours need to be changed to fit in with the lionbrand logo.

 

• Site needs it own signature  It is wishy-washy and pretty generalised.

 

• The client is looked for a fresher, newer site which can be easily used and navigated around to boost sales and site hits.

Current Website

Website design research

Websites that inspire

http://www.alistapart.com/

http://www.chocolatepost.co.nz/

https://www.babymallonline.com/catalog/index.php

 

Points to keep

Once logged in, prices are displayed in users currency.

Points to consider/change

It has two naviation bars which need to be collaberated and possibly have drop downs added to them for extended menus. Also the navigation bars change from page to page.

Logo colours- gold and green need .

‘Making contact’ details (newsletter, find-a-store, ph numbers, contact details) need to be grouped and stuck on one page.

Pattern search needs to be upgraded- most the options can be check boxes/hotlink lists instead of scroll lists, there are several scroll lists on the search page which make the search too detailed and bring back less results.

Could possibly do with a chatboard so customers can help each other out with problems/’moderators’ can answer questions.

Text should be plain black for easier reading, links should be recognisable by being a different colour.

Shop needs to be more visual, picture links for different products.

Could include a short description of basic information under pics of wool (Fiber makeup, meterage, recom. needle size, gms etc.)

The ‘lb collection’ doesn’t clearly link back to the main website, no menu navigation.

Pages take a long time to load because of menu icons.