Laurapicarelli.com

I have finally created my website and it is now alive and kicking. It was the hardest thing i have ever had to  do! the process of contecting it up to my domain name was just so hard, and it really tested my patience! I had to do the whole process 5 times because of the most silly mistakes, but these silly mistakes made such a difference!
When i completed my website i cried! yeap, i cried, i felt like i had achieved so much and i had learnt the most in three months than ever before. It has been such a roller coaster for me, but it is an achievement of mine i am most proud of. Thanks to Kevin, as if it was not for him, i probably would have thrown my computer out of the window!

Laurapicarelli.com Check it out!!!!

My Timetable has had a few changes, mainly due to my Web design addiction. However, I am currently enjoying it, but this week it will be going live so let's hope it goes well!!!

Addicted to Web design!

After creating my Business cards the choice of colour i used in the background (the light dusty pink) made me change my mind about having a blank background, and go for the same light dusty pink for the background of my website. It worked quite well when i was busy experimenting, and i feel that it compliments the orange nicely as well.

Below are a few pages and icons i have created that will be featured on my website, some are still work in progress, however, I finally feel like i can work towards a look for my site.

I must say i really am enjoying the creative process of building a website. Although it is very time consuming, i am officially addicted. In fact it has become so bad that i was originally ahead of my timetable by 3 days, and i have made a rod for my own back by not saying STOP, enough is enough!

I am so excited to see the results, I feel like i could compare it to having a child, (not that i have one) but it is my baby, and i want it to be perfect!

My Business cards

I created my business cards because i felt it is an essential for when you're networking. I have also created myself a new and professional email address! 'info@laurapicarelli.com' I am very proud! So i used my logo for the front and obviously the details on the back. I felt that my logo had to be put onto the cards as i want them to memorable, i feel an image will help seal the deal. 

These are some of the designs that i have created to get my ideas flowing for my website. I am not very happy with any of those attempts they are just not me in any way! I do not think it is very eye catching or   will it make anyone else want to view my work. I thought it was good while i was creating it, but it look weak and too home made! 

I have managed to develop my logo further and i am very pleased with the final outcome. All i need to do now is lift the 'icarelli' up to match the 'aura' and it is good to go. I decided not to use the big orange circle for my enter page as i felt it was a bit plain and after looking at it a good few times, it did nothing for me.  instead i still used the orange circle but to a much smaller and more stylish scale!

I was experimenting with my first  page for my website, as i want to create a page that is almost like a title page, just to add a bit more of a professional vibe to it. 

It needs more work done but i think i will carry on using the orange as i would quite like to use a specific colour palette through out the website, blog etc.