Here is a selection of images which show the construction process and image creation I did while making the website for my newspaper.
Further in construction:
Monday, 22 November 2010
Website construction
The severe limitations of sites.google (mainly because it is free) do not allow me to fully design my newspapers websites which I envisioned - nevertheless the layout does resemble a real paper website domain, plus the articles and pictures follow the norms and conventions of the newspapers and sites I researched.
Here is a selection of images which show the construction process and image creation I did while making the website for my newspaper.
Further in construction:
Here is a selection of images which show the construction process and image creation I did while making the website for my newspaper.
Further in construction:
Thursday, 18 November 2010
Website Articles
Here are two articles I have created which shall be uploaded to the website.
Cook joins Town
Joining the club on a permanent basis from Blue Square Bet Premier club Gateshead is 22 year old Mark Cook. Mark was at Hartlepool United last season, and prior to that came up through the ranks at Newcastle United. Gateshead manager Ian Bogie commented saying: "We do not need to run with three goalkeepers but I thank him for his efforts during his time at Gateshead and wish him well at Harrogate."
In news also relating to Harrogate Town, the team will now travel to Hyde on Saturday 6 November for a fixture (KO 3pm). Both clubs were without a fixture on this date as result of their originally scheduled opponents still being involved in the FA Cup. Having exhausted other options to re-arrange a game for Saturday 6 November, Harrogate Town has agreed with Hyde to bring forward the match that was due to be played in March. The change leaves Harrogate Town with only two games in March, but leaves free dates for re-arrangements should there be weather postponements in the upcoming winter season.
A new date for the home match against Corby Town has not been confirmed as of yet.
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Harrogate nightclub closes its doors
One of Harrogate's top nightspots has unexpectedly ceased trading. The Blue Monkey nightclub on Station Parade – formerly Carringtons – shut its doors last weekend, cancelling its entire catalogue of events for the autumn and winter.
A spokesman said the reason the club had closed was because it was "not cost-effective at the moment" to continue, but said that the owner hopes to re-open when conditions are more favourable.
Organiser Dorothy Barichard said: "I'd arranged one night with the manager, who kindly agreed to provide the venue free of charge. I didn't hear anything for a while, so I called to make sure everything was OK. I was told he'd left and that they weren't aware they were hosting our event.
"They said the club was closing because they couldn't pay the bills. I didn't get the impression they were opening again; it sounded like that was the end of it."
The property was previously owned by Carringtons, which had been a fixture of the Harrogate night-scene since 1975. The Blue Monkey launched in March to provide a fresh take but has ultimately been unsuccessful.
Cook joins Town
Joining the club on a permanent basis from Blue Square Bet Premier club Gateshead is 22 year old Mark Cook. Mark was at Hartlepool United last season, and prior to that came up through the ranks at Newcastle United. Gateshead manager Ian Bogie commented saying: "We do not need to run with three goalkeepers but I thank him for his efforts during his time at Gateshead and wish him well at Harrogate."
In news also relating to Harrogate Town, the team will now travel to Hyde on Saturday 6 November for a fixture (KO 3pm). Both clubs were without a fixture on this date as result of their originally scheduled opponents still being involved in the FA Cup. Having exhausted other options to re-arrange a game for Saturday 6 November, Harrogate Town has agreed with Hyde to bring forward the match that was due to be played in March. The change leaves Harrogate Town with only two games in March, but leaves free dates for re-arrangements should there be weather postponements in the upcoming winter season.
A new date for the home match against Corby Town has not been confirmed as of yet.
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Harrogate nightclub closes its doors
One of Harrogate's top nightspots has unexpectedly ceased trading. The Blue Monkey nightclub on Station Parade – formerly Carringtons – shut its doors last weekend, cancelling its entire catalogue of events for the autumn and winter.
A spokesman said the reason the club had closed was because it was "not cost-effective at the moment" to continue, but said that the owner hopes to re-open when conditions are more favourable.
Organiser Dorothy Barichard said: "I'd arranged one night with the manager, who kindly agreed to provide the venue free of charge. I didn't hear anything for a while, so I called to make sure everything was OK. I was told he'd left and that they weren't aware they were hosting our event.
"They said the club was closing because they couldn't pay the bills. I didn't get the impression they were opening again; it sounded like that was the end of it."
The property was previously owned by Carringtons, which had been a fixture of the Harrogate night-scene since 1975. The Blue Monkey launched in March to provide a fresh take but has ultimately been unsuccessful.
Tuesday, 2 November 2010
Generic conventions of two newspaper websites (home page) + semiotic analysis
Harrogate Advertiser (click to enlarge):
Firstly, the Harrogate Advertiser banner is located near the top of the screen. This is the same banner as used in the newspaper, showing consistency. Above this is an animated advert plus register/sign in buttons for visitors and members.
Below the banner there are eight hyperlinks to different areas of the website which enables easy access and movement around the website. To the right of this there is a search bar, which enables you to search through the site or on the web. Below this there are two main Harrogate news stories, one sport story and a magazine review.
A large portion of the home page is covered in advertisement, one of the main conventions you will always see on a newspaper website (seen on all sites I have researched) is adverts. This is an example of synergy; mutual benefit for all. The advertisers gain more views and the site receives money for ‘renting’ out an advertising space.
To the right of the large section of adverts, there is another section primarily for this week’s top /popular stories.
Another generic convention the website uses is the date just below the banner, which is also what the newspaper does.
In terms of font - apart from the Harrogate Advertiser banner, all the text on screen is Arial (a common font style for websites)varying in size; size 12 for article titles, and 9 for everything else. On the contrary, the actual newspaper uses the traditional Times New Roman,also a common font style for newspapers.
At the time the screenshot was taken, only one picture included a person - this is strange as usually newspapers like to have pictures of people to make it more interesting. This isn't a big problem here however, as a picture of fireworks is just as interesting to the target audience.
Looking at cohesion of colours, it is clear that the colour theme is predominately blue with a few yellow/orange combinations in pictures/when you highlight a hyperlink.
For news values, there is an example of the threshold/amplitude value (the size of an event will govern the amount of attention it is given) which is the bonfire night article. While the size of this event if relatively small in the sense of the nation, it is quite a big local community activity.
York Press (click to enlarge):
The layout is quite similar to the Harrogate Advertiser, but compared to other newspaper websites I have researched (Nidderdale Herald, Yorkshire Evening Post) it is the most different as the other sites are all produced by the same web designer; therefore having a near identical layout to one another.
As with the others there is the main banner, an animated advertisement , a search bar, and the register/sign in buttons. Below this are hyperlinks to main categories such as Sport, Leisure, etc for ease of use around the site. The date is above the banner instead of below as it was on the Harrogate Advertiser website.
The rest of the website is slightly different however. The latest headlines are all located to the left of the screen, while the middle section includes a ‘most read/most comments’ area, photos, and also a ‘buy & sell’ feature. To the right of this there are few advertisements and local information. These adverts, as said above for the Harrogate Advertiser website, are an example of synergy.
Looking at the typeface, a large variety is used -
Firstly, the Harrogate Advertiser banner is located near the top of the screen. This is the same banner as used in the newspaper, showing consistency. Above this is an animated advert plus register/sign in buttons for visitors and members.
Below the banner there are eight hyperlinks to different areas of the website which enables easy access and movement around the website. To the right of this there is a search bar, which enables you to search through the site or on the web. Below this there are two main Harrogate news stories, one sport story and a magazine review.
A large portion of the home page is covered in advertisement, one of the main conventions you will always see on a newspaper website (seen on all sites I have researched) is adverts. This is an example of synergy; mutual benefit for all. The advertisers gain more views and the site receives money for ‘renting’ out an advertising space.
To the right of the large section of adverts, there is another section primarily for this week’s top /popular stories.
Another generic convention the website uses is the date just below the banner, which is also what the newspaper does.
In terms of font - apart from the Harrogate Advertiser banner, all the text on screen is Arial (a common font style for websites)varying in size; size 12 for article titles, and 9 for everything else. On the contrary, the actual newspaper uses the traditional Times New Roman,also a common font style for newspapers.
At the time the screenshot was taken, only one picture included a person - this is strange as usually newspapers like to have pictures of people to make it more interesting. This isn't a big problem here however, as a picture of fireworks is just as interesting to the target audience.
Looking at cohesion of colours, it is clear that the colour theme is predominately blue with a few yellow/orange combinations in pictures/when you highlight a hyperlink.
For news values, there is an example of the threshold/amplitude value (the size of an event will govern the amount of attention it is given) which is the bonfire night article. While the size of this event if relatively small in the sense of the nation, it is quite a big local community activity.
York Press (click to enlarge):
The layout is quite similar to the Harrogate Advertiser, but compared to other newspaper websites I have researched (Nidderdale Herald, Yorkshire Evening Post) it is the most different as the other sites are all produced by the same web designer; therefore having a near identical layout to one another.
As with the others there is the main banner, an animated advertisement , a search bar, and the register/sign in buttons. Below this are hyperlinks to main categories such as Sport, Leisure, etc for ease of use around the site. The date is above the banner instead of below as it was on the Harrogate Advertiser website.
The rest of the website is slightly different however. The latest headlines are all located to the left of the screen, while the middle section includes a ‘most read/most comments’ area, photos, and also a ‘buy & sell’ feature. To the right of this there are few advertisements and local information. These adverts, as said above for the Harrogate Advertiser website, are an example of synergy.
Looking at the typeface, a large variety is used -
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