More Examples

http://undocumented.tv/

http://www2.masters.edu/undergrad/

http://www.freechapel.org/

 

http://www.freechapel.org/oc/

http://www.davidquinlan.com.br/novodvd

 http://golifechurch.com/

http://karijobe.com/

http://www.adabible.org/

 http://www.eastpoint.org/

Examples of Christian Web Design (Competitive Analysis)

Basic Series (Films)

http://basicseries.com/films.php

Strength - The website is clean and simple. Has a warm/dark colors scheme that is calming.

Weakness - Navigation could be a bit clearer. I clicked on Videos and it was the same page. Though the idea is indicated by the white lettering, it took me a little longer to understand that the video links are actually the colored boxes at the bottom.

 

Antioch Church

http://antiochcc.net/
 

Strength - The website has a great texture and coloring. I like how the texture looks like paint and grass at the same time. This is good example of hierarchy (the main “news” information is in the big box that is on the far left for easy viewing) and it has great organization (the layout of the boxes).

Weakness - It might be a good idea to change the border around the boxes. (hard to see on some) There should be a bit more crispness on the tearing of the information box. (little blurry)

Super Chick (Christian Band)

http://www.superchickonline.com/blog/


Strength – I absolutely love the band photo at the top. The way the group is pieced together and the color pallet they choose are brilliant. It is a nice elongated “blog style” layout. The links are very easy to find and have a light hover over effect.

Weakness – I am not quite sure about the placement or size of the donate button. Seems a little off to me. I am also don’t know how I feel about the “chalkboard” boarder around the layout. I can’t decide if it fits. The colors are consistent though.
 

Target Audience and Persona

Target Audience:

a. Audience will want examples of my designs and possibly other art.

The audience is in an age range of around 30 to 50. They will likely be from a church or mission organization.

b. Persona -

image by: http://www.flickr.com/photos/greggoconnell/201373777/sizes/m/in/photostream/

Name : Jeffrey

Age: 32

Internet Connectivity: DSL

Avg. time online/week for leisure: 10 hours

Browser of choice: Firefox

Operating System: OSX

Screen Resolution: 1024X768

Occupation: Media Arts Director

Details: Jeffery is the media arts director at Oak Leaf Church. He works on the computer uploading last weeks sermon to the public and organizing the tech equipment for the next event at the church. He has a laptop as well as a desktop.

Site Map

Creative Brief

Project Title: 
Courtney Dusenbury : Graphic Designer

Background:

This will be a website that my work over the past few years. It will have graphic design work as well as outside art that I have done. (if appropriate)

Target Audience:

Short/Long Term Goal: My long term and short term are the same. I want to work for churches and missions in either print or web biased design. I guess the only difference between the two is that I may want to start out doing commissions and then later find an actual church/mission to work full time.

Objective:

I would like the website to represent the art avenues that I pursued in the last few years. This is not only graphic design but also photography, digital imaging, and some studio work.

The site needs to be reflective of not only me but also geared towards clients. I want it to be something that the church staff (target audience) will appeal to. However I do not want it to be something that I just slap a cross on and call it a day. It needs to reflect some thought and possibly be a bit vague. (I have not decided if I want the site to have some direct reference to Christianity or not)

Messaging:

The audience needs to be able to peruse through the site easily. It has to be well organized and have a simple navigation system. It should also have a way to contact me.

Deliverables:

I want my website to represent Christianity and also to simply be a work of art. I want the viewers to be taken in by the visuals. The design tone should consider these qualities: beauty, grace, conservative, warm/cool, innovative, and relaxing.

Timeline:  

I need to work on thumbnails first. They should be finished around the end of this week. The other sections will be completed around a weekly basis. The web site should tentatively be done around November so that improvements can be made before the end of the semester.
 

Budget:

This web site will be pro bono.