Thursday, May 8, 2014

Production Phase

Through out the production phase I made great strides in completing my project. The biggest hurdle, or most time consuming, was editing the photographs that were submitted by RPCVs through out North Carolina, then linking their pages through out the website. Since this was all user generated content, it was difficult making everything seem similar and have the same aesthetic.

Once this was completed, I began working from the server and debugging things that happened from the transfer. The 20 galleries began not loading so I had to research what sort of code I needed to fix this issue. I realized I needed a back button on each page, linking back to the galleries, making it more user friendly.

When it comes to the motion graphic, I designed everything in Illustrator, layered it, laid it on in After Effects and have began to animate it there. This will be my last, time consuming and tedious part of the project that will live two places on the website.

Page progression and development..

The about page will tell users what NCRPCVoutreach.com offers,
why they should spend time there and who I am as the developer and why
I found the need for a site like this.

The interactive map links the user to where the
RPCVs served in the Peace Corps,
linking them to their individual pages

The galleries page sifts through the 20 stories by photography,
countries by continent and decade served in. This allows the
user to search differently, depending on what they're looking for.