unit 65 assignment 2 task 1

Unit 65 Leeanne Hibbert

Assignment 2 Task 1

For this particular assignment I will be analysing different websites and looking closely at their house

styles and other things. This is because I will in time be creating my own website for OZ backpackers,

so it will basically be all about the country Australia. The reason for looking at other websites is to

get ideas for my own website.

Analysing Websites

The first website I am looking at is named http://www3.yha.com.au/and this stands for ‘Australian

Backpacker & Youth Hostel accommodation’.

This screenshot above is what the website looks like. Already I have noticed that the headings and

fonts are all the same throughout the website plus it’s all the same colour scheme, so it is not

confusing and very easy to read. Now although this website was not made in flash but does have

interactive elements that would have been made in flash. The navigation bar at the top of the page

is also once rolled over is a ‘drop down menu’ meaning a list of different pages will be shown to you,

this means it makes your search a lot quicker and less stressful as you will find the page you are

looking for straight away as once you click on the certain page option on the drop down menu it will

direct you straight to that page on this website.

Another advantage of this website is how it actually has a map of Australia placed on the home page

and gives you the option to type either a city or hostel and it will show you where it is and also how

to book it straight away with no fuss, you can even choose how many nights you would want to be

Easy Booking Shows where

the hostels are

http://www3.yha.com.au/


spending at this certain hostel in the particular city in Australia. There is also a ‘my bookings’ part on

the homepage which is located on the top right hand page and this is basically been made even

more easier for the public as if say you have already booked a hostel in a city then you can simply

type in your booking number and email then press search and it will take you to the page showing

your booking and the hostel of your choice plus different information. I also like the colour scheme

as to me the colours seem to show like the outback of Australia, such as the colours green, orange

and brown seems to represent to me the wildlife.

The other website I am looking at is named http://www.australianbackpackers.net/ this straight

away to me looks like quite a funky and entertaining type of website.

As soon as I look at this website the colour scheme seems to represent to me the beach life of

Australia as the colours are like a sandy orange and an ocean blue. The font all looks the same

throughout so there is no reason for anyone to get confused. Again on the right hand side of the

page you have a ‘search & Book’ button making it easier for you as all you would have to do is click

that button then search for the city and place of accommodation and within at least ten minutes you

may of even booked it without any fuss.

Search and

book

button

made easy

to book in

less time

Colours

blue and

orange

represent

the ocean

http://www.australianbackpackers.net/


The navigation of this website at the top of the page again is a ‘drop down menu’ meaning its easier

for you to find the page you are looking for, so you will get there quicker as your search is sectioned

down for you. I really like this website it seems pretty cool. The headings seem s a really cool font

making it look ‘graffiti like ‘ so I would say this is aimed at younger adolescents such as 18 years and

onwards.

Another website I have looked at is http://www.australianbackpackers.com.au/ and this website

seems more of a formal and serious website.

This screenshot is of the homepage of this certain website straight away you notice that the

background is an image of a sunset sky making it look warm. The font colour does seem pretty plain

as it is only black but it is all the same font and easy to read so it will please people as there will be

no confusion, plus it is also the same font and colour throughout so it is professional. There is also on

the bottom right side of the page a slideshow box; this once you click your mouse on the image

shows you different images of parts of Australia.

The navigation at the top of the page isn’t a drop down menu but this to me is simply because of the

fact that the website does seem quite small and therefor the buttons which are on the navigation

are the only pages on the site, so this is simple for the target audience. There is a ‘book now’ button

which is the first one placed on the navigation bar and once you click this you can then start booking

your chosen accommodation. The only thing with this website is that it is just for the city ‘Sydney’ so

Picture

image as

background

Slideshow

of images

http://www.australianbackpackers.com.au/


you could only book for accommodation in the city of Sydney, so you would only use this website if

you want to be in the city of Sydney.

The Proposal

For this particular assignment I have been asked to create a fully interactive website by a client

which is to be aimed at Australian backpackers preferably between the ages of 18 to 25 years of age,

as this is because backpackers are usually students or past students. This website has to be created

and finished by the 26th November 2012.

To get myself some ideasI have been looking at different websites that are similar to the one that I

will be creating and with the same target audience as mine. I have been looking closely at the house

style of each of the three websites that I have been viewing and making my own opinions of them as

I go. Although I haven’t started to create my own website yet I am starting to think of the types of

colour brands I want to use. For instance one website that I looked at earlier had matching colours of

what I would say the Australian wild life; it had colours such as greens, browns and blues. Then

another website I looked at had colours that symbolised an Australian beach with sandy and ocean

type colours, I like the idea of this for my own website as it seems more professional and people do

notice the colour scheme. So for my website I am thinking of using a mixture of blues and greens and

a sandy yellow colour. Or all of the colours that represent the Australian flag which seems a really

good idea because the public will notice this and straight away know they are the colours of the

Australian flag. I think this will work well together as people will notice why I have chosen these

colours and they are quite relaxing colours not to ‘in your face’.

As I have previously said the target audience of my own website will be for Australian backpackers

between the ages of 18 and 25 again this is as most backpackers are usually past students or

students taking some time out of education. As the age range is quite young adolescents I don’t

want to make the website to dull and boring for them with lots of columns of writing, or plain

colours such as standard black and white, but on the other hand I don’t want to make the website to

overcrowded and full of different colours as this would make the pages very unprofessional and

would make people straight away want to just close the site off. So I am going to make sure my

website is fit for purpose and professional towards my chosen age range making it that they leave

the website happy with what they originally planned to do being achieved, instead of leaving the

website annoyed and confused in a rage of anger.

The layout of my website I want to be simple and not confusing towards the target audience. So my

navigation bar will be located at the top of my homepage. My idea of the buttons on the navigation

bar will be at least 6-8 different buttons and one will be named ‘Hostels’ and this will once clicked

locate you to a page of all of the most popular hostels in Australia and there will be an image of each

of these plus information on them and the price range. I will also have another button named ‘book

now’ this will be the page which will have a form that you can fill in which is how people will book

for a hostel. I will have another button named ‘Contact us’ and this page will be of the email address,

phone number and main office address of the company. Those are the two main buttons that I will


definitely have on the navigation bar, the other buttons I am not too sure what I will call yet. I will

also be using headers, and the font will all be the same throughout my website, as will the colour of

the font. Plus all the writing will be the same size except for headers which will be a little bit larger. I

will also add about 2 images on my homepage. These will be on the right hand side. I may create a

web banner which will be inserted on the homepage somewhere on the left hand side. This is for

now the only way I can describe what my layout will look like as I have not started to create this yet

and many ideas will come to my head once in the process of this.

Now obviously I will be adding images to my website but I need to think in great deal about the

images that I am going to use. I am going to make sure firstly that all of my images are relevant to

the purpose of the website so that I will not upset anyone. Most of my images will be Australian

symbolised such as the Australian flag, different countries of Australia and plus past images of

Australian backpackers, so that when it comes to people viewing my website if they are new to the

backpacking life then they will see exactly what it is like to be a backpacker in Australia.

When it comes creating a website I also have to think about both legal and ethnic considerations, so

straight away I want to reassure the client now that all of the creations on my website is 100%

originally created by me when it comes to copyright issues.This means all the work is original and

not copied from other websites. The same would apply to my own work as If I was to come across a

website that had my original ideas and exact layout as my website does then this would annoy me

deeply. I also have to think about the representation of race meaning that I want my website to be

made for all types of cultures; race and gender. So all of my images will be of both genders male and

female, plus different culture types will be shown. Also my images will be equal to race and I will

have images of both the black and white race, this is so my website does not upset anyone and

makes them feel comfortable whilst in the process of viewing. Also once my client has the details of

my website I would like it to be kept very private and confidential meaning I want nothing to be

revealed about my website until it is official published towards the public.


Storyboards of my website

These are just screenshots of all of the pages that areincluded in my website. I have added

brief information underneath each of the screenshots just giving a small description of that

certain page and what will be included.

The Homepage

This screenshot is the homepage of my website.As you can see my navigation bar is located

right at the top of the page and has six buttons included with it. The navigation bar is

included on every single page of my website. This is the homepage so I will add around two

images and just a brief introduction to the website and some information.


About Australia page

This is a screenshot of the page named ‘About Australia’. This will have one image and will

just be information all about the country Australia and the different cities in there. But it will

be mostly information about what events and hostels etc. will be for backpackers.


Hostels page

This is a screenshot of the page ‘Hostels’. This page will have images of most of the hostels around

Australia. After each image of the hostels there will also be information on the right hand side of it

just giving a brief description of that certain one.


Book Now page

This is a screenshot of the ‘book now’ page. This page is where people will be able to book for a

hostel of their choice. On this page there will be a booking form so that it enables people to fill in

and then properly book without any fuss.


The Gallery page

This is a screenshot of the ‘gallery’ page. This will be images of all of the places and events that will

interest backpackers.


This is a screenshot of the ‘planning your travel’ page. This will be a page that just has information

on travelling for the backpackers.


This is a screenshot of the ‘Contact us’ page. This page will have all of the important contact details

of this website just in case people really need to get in touch with the people behind the website or

something to do with it.


Folder of my Website images

This is inside of my Unit 65 folder. The folder that is circled which is named ‘website images’ is where

the images that will be inserted on my website are. I will now show a print screen of this folder

open.

This screenshot is of the’ website images’ folder. As you can see I have gathered images.

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