You are a group of entrepreneurs of a local startup company, and you are prepared to reveal a product or service that solves a specific problem in your community, state, or any current national or global issue.
Using everything we have learned in this course, create a 4-page website for your start-up company. The core of your project should revolve around your company’s product or service offered by your startup. (Think: SharkTank) Your company’s product or service, message, branding, and site layout will be decided collectively among all team members.
Minimum Requirements:
0) A Git repository 1) A header on each page 2) A navigation element on each page 3) A responsive layout 4) Unanimously agreed upon, and consistent page layouts 5) A GitHub Pages URL (this should be left until the end of the project)
Optional:
0) JavaScript functionality
Do not use any of the following for this project, as they will not be considered during the evaluation:
0) Existing complete website templates 1) Any programming language that this course has not covered to render dynamic HTML content or any backend service. 2) Any platform, framework, or specialized program designed to accomplish a non-HTML-CSS-JavaScript task.
a. Exceptions here are any photo manipulation software, such as Photoshop, GIMP, Inkscape, etc., or video and music editing software
3) CSS libraries such as Bootstrap, Bulma, Semantic UI, Materialize, etc. 4) Website-generating sites, such as WordPress, Wix, Squarespace, etc. 5) HTML frameworks such as Foundation, Drupal, Joomla, etc.
I reserve the right to ban specific tools I have not explicitly listed.
Important:
No single person will be responsible for building the entire site by themselves. The current virtual state can make it tough to contact people. Be sure to keep an open channel of communication within your groups.
Play up your strengths:
Whether you are a graphic designer, a natural artist, or a natural at writing creative and compelling content in any industry, or if you fancy yourself technically adept – take the lead on those parts of the project that require those skills. You bring the sum of your experiences to this project and have much more to offer your group than just what you have learned in class.
Own your role(s)!
This is the time for outdoing yourself! Take responsibility for the work you are in charge of and take responsibility for more when you finish the task you are working on.
Do not struggle in solitude!
If you need help with any part of the project, please make this known within your group and then let me know. You may have the same question someone else will just refuse to ask. Nothing is more expensive than not being on the same page as the rest of your team. I am available to help if needed.
Group Issues
If there are any issues in the group, please try to resolve them internally. Please contact me if something needs my intervention, and we will address it.
<End of Project>
