Features
and Reviews
Students
take part in the Web Factor
Students
from South Devon College have been busy this term taking on
the challenge of designing a new website for the Brixham Branch
of the Chamber of Commerce. |
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Business
and Computing Tutor Jade Ward and College leaders wanted more
opportunities to work with the local community, so when Joe
Cloutman Chairman of the Brixham Branch of the Chamber of Commerce
approached them with the idea of redeveloping www.Brixham.uk.com,
they were keen to get involved.
12 students
took up the brief, with four being selected to go forward and
take part in the final of the competition on July 2nd when the
new site would be selected. |
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The event held at South Devon College proved
to be successful social evening with guests enjoying College
catering as the ‘Web Factor' got underway. In the tradition
of the ‘X Factor' candidates presented their designs to the
audience of parents, College Governors, members of the Chamber
of Commerce and awaited responses from the panel of judges.
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Chairman Joe Cloutman, local artist Nicky Stevenson and College
Web Designer Alan Mcfadyen, gave comments as Rachel Wood, James
Wilbraham, Joe George and Ashley Kent stepped up to the microphone
to explain what had influenced their design work , whilst aspects
of their websites were projected behind them. |
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In Rachel's presentation she explained how she
had used Dreamweaver 8 and Photoshop CS2 and enjoyed creating
the games page, with Joe Cloutman asking if she had done extra
research to included information on the Heritage Trawlers, Brixham
Battery, and the Geo Park status for Berry Head. Both she and
James who followed her presentation had not, but both had gone
for a blue theme. |
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Third candidate Joe
had instead used the Brixham colours of burgundy and yellow,
as he explained he had gone for the Heritage feel to his site,
although keeping it streamlined and modern in layout.
However it was Ashley
who won all of the judges over with his equally professional
looking site that included changing flash images of Brixham
and light box presentation of larger click on images. |
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| Nicky said “You have worked hard to
full fill the whole brief,” Alan commented on the easy navigation,
and good technical features, whilst Joe said, “If this were a
stick of rock for a resort, it would have style written all the
way through it!” |
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Chosen as the new site, Ashley was presented
with his prize of a Siemens Lap Top, and Joe said, “Just participating
will have given all the students extra expertise, which is the
most valuable experience of all,” whilst Jade thanked all of
the students for their hard work, with Rachel Wood and Joe George
being highly commended and James Wilbraham commended. |
College
Deputy Principal Steven Criddle said in his speech,” We are
keen on competition, encouraging entrepreneurship and working
as hard as we can with the local community. Being the local
college we are here to help learners and support the local
economy, with this project providing a perfect opportunity
to do this.” Jade Ward said that thanks to the success of
this project, they hoped to continue this scheme next year
by working with other local non profit making organisations.
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