35.6 Final social media product

BRIEF: Create a homepage and members' page for your social media website.

Use all the design skills you've learned on the course.

'suitable for needs of the target audience' gets a merit

'strong visual appeal' gets a distinction

P6 Learners design a
competent homepage and
a competent members
page for their planned new
social media website

M3 Learners demonstrate
proficient design skills. The
designs produced are fit
for purpose and suitable
for the needs of the target
user/member

D2 The pages produced by
learners are generally of a
high standard with strong
visual appeal and suitability
for purpose




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1. First create your assets - collections of words, logo, and images that you might add to your website.

2. Using the InDesign template 1024x768 but change it, making it double the height, more like 1500 high.

3. Add a grid so that you have a nice margin & gutter

4. Sketch out on paper some design ideas, where might the logo go, what is the main area of the site you want someone to go to, what key image will draw the eye? (Consider how you will instil a hierarchy)

5. Add placeholder boxes so you have mapped out the elements

6. Create your site as a rough draft, getting feedback on it, saving different versions as you go along.

7. Get teacher feedback

8. Work to a final version.