Summary For this site, I chose two fonts. Penshurst is a specialty serif font that I will use, in different sizes for the site ID, the page name and the major headings and the sub-heading links. The other font will be Verdana, which will be used in a normal style for the 12 pixel sized body text and the 9 pixel sized footer text and bold for the button labels.
Examples I chose Penshurst for the logo to exemplify the wedding oriented graphic identity of the site. I chose it for the headings in order to add a very feminine character to compliment the content of the Web site. Penshurst is the primary font in this entire font-family: Penshurst, "Trebuchet MS Italic", "Verdana Italic", sans-serif; I chose Verdana as the primary font to provide the maximum legibility in the areas in which visitors need it most. This font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; is for the navigation and the body text. The site metaphor is a research paper, which would normally imply the use of Times New Roman serif font that is prescribed by the MLA style guide for print legibility. However, since maximum legibility on the Web is provided by Verdana, a sans serif font that was designed specifically for the screen viewing, I substituted it for Times New Roman.
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.
As chief Visioneer of Goddess Software since April 2003, Dr. Vanessa Paugh was interviewed by news media at the Austin Women's Game Conference in October 2004, by Delta Sky Magazine in January 2009 and by The Dallas Examiner at Black Girls Code in 2014.
Aiming to enhance the technological experience of women, and utilize her many years of software development experience Dr. Paugh created the I am the Bride series and started developing iPhone apps in 2009. These apps include iGown, Pride And Prejudice RPG and
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Since 2011, Dr. Paugh has been lecturing on iOS development at Collin College. She has an extensive educational background, including a Doctor of Philosophy in Aesthetic Studies, a Masters of Fine Arts in Arts and Technology, a Masters of Science in Engineering and a Bachelors of Electrical Engineering. Dr. Paugh also holds Sun Java Developer and IWA Flash Actionscript certifications.
Formerly a senior system engineer at EDS for five years, Dr. Paugh was also technical consultant with First American Real Estate, Mary Kay Cosmetics, NASA JSC and AT&T Bell Labs.
