Proposal Site Layout

Summary
The layout of this site will use a six column, grid-based, fixed width design with the standard sections on each page. There will be a header at the top and horizontal navigation under the header that span all six layout grid columns. The content area will contain two data columns that span three grid columns each. The footer will be at the bottom and contain three data columns, spanning two grid columns each. Elements on every page will include my logo, my name, the name of the site, the copyright information, the name of that page and the navigation menu.

Influences
Some Web sites that have influenced my layout are:
http://www.webdesignfromscratch.com/current-style.cfm
http://f6design.com/journal/2006/10/21/the-visual-design-of-web-20/
http://www.templatemonster.com/category.php?cat=102

Metaphor
The metaphor for this site is a research paper. I chose a research paper metaphor for several reasons. First, this site contains information that I found while preparing to design a virtual environment level for a graduate course and I want to maintain that kind of tone. Second, I want to continue research on wedding oriented games when I graduate and I would like this site to become part of a larger Web site that showcases all my bridal themed research. I would like my site to reflect my research interests and still have an academic look and feel. In order to achieve this goal, I am going to use CSS instead of Flash, so that the site will seem more static and therefore more established and credible.