Pieter2

**__Final Website Reflection__**:
I like all of my pages, and it was a draw between the contact page and the homepage. However I chose the homepage because it caused a lot of problems for me. I think that for a website the homepage is one of the most important because thats the main page you come to on a website. If the homepage isnt attractive, the visitor would not continue navigating around the rest of the website. Furthermore I chose this page because it introduced my grand-father (Anthony Martherus) and it shows a picture and also the main attributes of a homepage (all the websites can be accessed through buttons, pictures, or links). I also think it looks simple but professional and is attractive to a visitor. I took several risks, some regarding new things I've learned and some ideas that we weren't taught. For example, I learned how to layout tables and layout cells, which works better than tables, this was incorporated into my website. Another thing I was proud of was the jump menu at the button of every page. This object and second way of nevigating around the website, was not taught and caused me problems until the last minute. Another page I learned and made about was the contact page. This was fun to make and different than before, it was something I learned extra from the WD2 course which I wanted to put into my website. Two challenges I had were the jump menu, and the contact page. The jump menu was a big problem since the button which said "Home" didn't work. So until the last day I tried to solve this problem, however it never helped. I did find a way to solve the problem (which Mikhail also used). The jump menu, wasn't in chronological order. The page that it was on was on top, and then Home, and the following 2 other web page buttons. The second problem I had was the contact page behaviors. The biggest behavior problem was the pop-up message. After I did the pop-up button saying: "Thank you for you're interest!", I wanted another button which listed all the required fields that still needed to be filled in (this behavior is called 'validate form'). This idea was beyond WD2 so it wasn't required. I didn't get to solve the problem and I'm disappointed I didn't get it to work. Next time, I would try to add another website, maybe related to his publications. This was not possible because it was already hard to get all the info about my grandfather, especially the pictures. I think also I could possible add more media, however I cannot think of any media like object (at the moment) to add in. I do have future web design plans. I actually got interested in the subject, and would definitely consider making another web page that would benefit me. Also now I have the possibility of making a website for my family and show all my family and friends what is happening to my siblings and parents. I feel that the class has helped me and that I could definitely use it in the future.
 * 1) What is your favorite part of your final project? Take a screen shot (see next section) and put in on your wiki page near your answer.**
 * 2) What risks did you take in the final project?**
 * 3) Which part of the final project was most challenging for you? How did you meet this challenge?**
 * 4) How would you improve your final project?**
 * 5) Explain your plans for future web design activities. If you have none, explain why not.**