Website Redesign!

As I first read the description, I couldn’t help but feel intrigued about the fact that I will be redesigning a website. While searching through the various sites, I stumbled upon this one site, a horrifying car rental site. I decided that it needed some drastic improvement. There were images shining, flashing, etc. all over the site.The only thing that didn’t cross my mind was the challenge it might be to decipher the text and create a simple, more professional looking page from the existing one. I am definitely proud of the second site I created, and I feel that even though it may not be "perfect" in my eyes, I certainly took the wacky car leasing site and redesigned it using the framework of design to the best of my ability.

Designing the webpage was a little difficult for me. At first, I was unsure how to change anything at all. I had trouble with the templates because once you choose one, you cannot go back and change it. The only part you can change is the color themes. In the beginning, even the simple things like the layout tools had me a little tentative. I have a good vision as to what I would like the site to look like, but doing it to my own expectations was extremely frustrating. I am somewhat of a perfectionist and I spent countless hours trying to make certain images fit, flow, and look professional. I feel that the second site I created is certainly better than the first. I consider my first site to be more of a rough draft while the second is what I am more proud of. I hope that is what you were going for when we were assigned to create two. By the second site, I figured out how to make some images fit and things appeared to come together better. I also found myself using the layout tools quite easily. After working with google sites for a few hours, it became second nature and I felt  comfortable navigating the site and using the tools. Creating two separate web pages was definitely a good idea because we are able to straighten out any confusion with google sites and develop a sound second project.