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published site - customer requirements

I was approached back in september by a lady (Julie) who wants to earn some extra cash by doing peoples ironing.
She wanted a website so that people could look up her details when that had lost her flyer that she had put in people's doors around Whitchurch.
She couldn't pay me but said she would baby sit anytime.

I registered the domain with get dotted, (www.juliesironing.com) set up the hosting with Freeola put up a holding page just to show her that it exists and then thought about doing this really amazing designer site.
Trouble was I could never get round to it.

The lectures of Information Design had taught me about giving the customer what they want, something they can understand easily, their customers can understand easily and something that I can easily understand when I come back to re-edit the site some time in the future.

So the Tuesday evening of 21st October 08 after my kids were gone to bed I set about producing a very simple site that suited her and not me.

Straight forward pictures downloaded from the internet, prepared up in fireworks.
I took the common background colour from the pics and used that for the text colour and then found the contrasting background colour.
She had supplied the text.
I also wanted to reflect some warmth of her personality.
Most of the other ironing service type websites were blue and white which although clean looking had a cold appearance.

Well before midnight I had finished it, I uploaded to freeola.

Next day after I sent her a text and she phoned back immediately very excited about the website and the colours I had chosen, and the layout etc.

I was glad to get that project off my desk, she was over the moon.

And next time I get asked to do something I won't sit on it wondering how I am going to make it look like the next big thing.

managing information

Now I was quite happy with a just a blueyonder email account, now I have an msn account, and a google account that all need checking.
Have to check the blackboard regularly. Every lecturer seems to put their important stuff in different places
Have to check the library to see if they have got the books in I want.
Have to check the links recommended by lecturers.
Have to read the books recommended by lecturers.
Have to go to Ning and check who's there.
Have to check my bank account.
Have to check with Amazon to find out where my books are.
Have to read my snail mail.
Have to check my children's homework
Have to check my children take the right kit to school
Have to feed my children
Have to wash their clothes
Have to check when events are on at my kids school
Have to fill in the form that decides what school my oldest
goes to next year.
Have to decorate. I've started so I'll finish.
Have to clean the house.
Have to do the accounts for my father's business
Have to do the artwork for my father's business
Have to process orders for my father's business
Have to do websites for people for nothing(currently working on 2)
Have to exercise, run 20 miles and weight train 3 times per week
Have to teach over at the Filton college (not too often)

and have to check with my girlfriend that she still loves me cause honestly
I barely have the time. :-)

Design Fun

Finally got it worked out.
An absolutely killer presentation we result cause I have put in the effort over the last couple of days.
The project is called "the gift".
We had to interview someone and then work out what would be the perfect present for them.
If you are a young lad of 18 who thinks about football alot you also have another thing on your mind too. Girls.
So my gift idea helps this young lad score on and off the pitch.
Just hope over the next few days I can mock up all the necessary materials and presentation stuff ready for Friday.

good morning all

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