Midterm

For the midterm, it was difficult for me to pick just one town, seeing as though I live in between three different towns, so I just chose central Pennsylvania in general (with a focus on Turbotville, since my high school is in that town). I used greens as my color palette, because the area is rich with countryside, and I felt that the colors reflected that well (meant for any season). I also wanted to choose very simple fonts and keep it one consistent font throughout. Also, since I live in such a small area, it was hard for me to find very many pictures that suited my needs, so I just chose one picture per page, and let the greens take over for visual interest. Overall, I made it a very simple page, with simple navigation (I felt it was organized the best if I placed it vertically on the left-hand side under the title and subtitle.

When I was thinking about information, I tried thinking of what sprung to my mind when I first thought of the area in which I live. I felt that location was important, because not too many people know exactly where it is placed on the map. I wanted the home page to be an introductory page, as if a visitor to the area was reading it. Also, since my high school gives the best reference of my hometown (it's a blending of multiple townships, towns, and counties that make up the district), and the Heritage Days goes on there during the summer, I felt that it was important to include in the site. In the mindset of gearing the page toward visitors, there are many events that take place at the school (sporting events, school musical, etc.), and most people would also like to know where they could send their children to school if they were looking to move into the area. As for general information, I thought about the things that most people think about when they hear central PA (I also asked others if they felt these three factors were important, and they agreed): Historical preservation, countryside landscape and Little League World Series. These three things are the backbone of what draws visitors to the area. Lastly, I included contact information. If a visitor was to really look at this website, he/she would probably like to know where they can find more information about the area. I also just included the validation stickers on the home page, because I felt it would be redundant to put it on them all (because they were all validated).

The site can be found at: http://people.rit.edu/~say1534/409/midterm.