Website Report

After researching 6 charity websites I have found that there are certain aspects of a website that is contained within all conventional websites. I believe these conventions are followed because they are easy to use and look aesthetically pleasing to the customer, and if it looks good and works well then the user is more likely to come back and use the website again and recommend it to their family and friends.

Some of the conventions that all the websites followed were the fact that there was a navigation bar at the top of all the websites, this allows the user to get to any part of the website from any page of the website.

Another convention that all the websites followed was the fact that they had their logo on display in the top left of the home page, I suppose the reason for all the websites for having their logo in that place is that if all the websites have their logo in the same place then if you go to any websites and want to find their logo then you know exactly where to look because it will be in the same place as all the other websites.

Also at the bottom of every website is their copyright © and trademark information and again I reckon it is in this position so you know where to look if you want to know this kind of information and also it is out-of-the-way and doesn't spoil the look of the website. Also I have noticed that this information is in a very small font and normally in a colour that doesn't stand out (like a faint grey) and again I think this is so that it doesn't affect the look of the website.

Questionair

Questionnaire for campaign website.



­­How old are you?

10-15 [ ]
16-20 [ ]
21-25 [ ]
26-30 [ ]
30+ [ ]

Gender

Male [ ]
Female [ ]

Do you do any sports?

Yes [ ]
No [ ]

If no would you want to start doing sport?

Yes [ ]
No [ ]

If yes how often a week?

Once a week [ ]
Twice a week [ ]
3 times a week [ ]
4 times a week [ ]
5 times a week [ ]
6 times a week [ ]
Every day [ ]

What sport do you do?

Football [ ]
Tennis [ ]
Running [ ]
Athletics [ ]
Gym [ ]
Other [ ]

What sport would you like to start?

Football [ ]
Tennis [ ]
Running [ ]
Athletics [ ]
Gym [ ]
Other [ ]
None [ ]

Would you consider yourself as a active person?

Yes [ ]
No [ ]

Would you say you ate a balanced diet?

Yes [ ]
No [ ]

Have you heard of Parkour or Free Running?

Parkour [ ]
Free Running [ ]
Neither [ ]
Both [ ]

If yes to any then would you be interested in beginning the sport?

Yes [ ]
No [ ]

If you haven’t heard of Parkour or Free Running do these picture look like something you would be interested in starting?

Yes [ ]
No [ ]

Would you consider yourself someone who enjoys thrills?
Yes [ ]
No [ ]


Do you live close to a gym?

Yes [ ]
No [ ]

Do you go to a gym?

Yes [ ]
No [ ]

Do you pay to go to your gym?

Yes [ ]
No [ ]

Advertising agencies for Charity websites

I have found a Graphic Design company called Vault49 who have worked for companies such as the BBC, Coca Cola, Pepsi, Harrods, Nintendo........... but the work I am most interested in is the work Vault49 have done for Greenpeace (being as Greenpeace is a charity) .

This is some information on Vault 49 from their website :

"Vault49 is an internationally award-winning design studio with a worldwide practice and reputation for creating world-class illustration, photography, and motion graphics. We work in a wide variety of materials and media to provide a full complement of design services; from initial concepts through to design implementation and production. Our extensive portfolio is characterised by a focus on craftsmanship, digital collage and photo-collage and an expressive use of colour which, when combined, rewards repeat visits with new discoveries and an appreciation for our attention to detail.

Vault49’s heritage is in traditional crafts and production processes. We are storytellers in the classic fashion. A typical mixed-media design might originate with a photo-shoot (produced and art directed by Vault49’s award winning photographic team) which is then collaged together with intricately detailed hand-drawn elements, scanned and combined with digital illustration and silk screened textures to create a layered artwork full of depth. Design for Vault49 is more than a profession, more than just ‘work’... it is a lifetime dedication to beauty and fine living.

Vault49’s broad range of styles and talent has led to our becoming a design team of choice for many discerning clients around the world who want to enjoy the benefits of a highly developed creative relationship but who do not wish to be tied down to a particular style or look."

And here is some of the work they have done for Greenpeace:

As you can see this company is a hugely world-know company who have worked for many super-companies so to have them working for Greenpeace brings the charity a very high profile along with some very high quality pieces of advertising work which is very important.

Web hosting and domain name

A web hosting service is a type of hosting done via the Internet that allows individuals and organizations to make the websites that they create, accessible to other people around the world via the internet. Web hosts are companies that provide the space on their server to individuals or companies to host their websites. It costs money for someone to host their website and the more the website has in terms of memory the more it costs to host as it take up space on the server of the company hosting the website.

Domain names are an identification label that defines the websites into catagories such as authority, administrative autonomy or control in the internet based on the DNS (Domain Name System) Domain names are used in many different networking contexts which are organized in sub-domains of the DNS rot domain which has no name. The first-level set of domain names are called the top level domains (TLD) including (gTLDs) generic TLDs such as .com/ .net/ .org/ .co.uk and the ccTLD (country code TLD)