This was the 5th week of my internship. I decided to prioritize my tasks based on their deadlines. My article for the newsletter and the draft of the Core2Core website need to be complete by the end of my 6th week and the Core2Core Website and Osaka Photonics Initiative website need to be finished with documentation by the end of my 8th week. I spent all of my 5th week working on the draft of the Core2Core website. When I began the draft of the Core2Core website I was only given the content and very little direction on what to do for a design. I wanted to make a homepage that was able to catch the attention of users who visited it by effectively conveying how interesting the importance and size of the event. My experience from owning a business and my minor in Entrepreneurship really helped me to create a effective marketing strategy. I decided to create sections on the homepage that contain interesting facts about the program. These attention grabbers then prompt the user to access other sections of the website. The design for the website were pretty straight forward. Because I am creating a website that is representing the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, I had to follow extremely strict guidelines so I don’t harm their brand. I ended up getting the approval to modify the logo for the program so I hope I did a satisfactory job. I made a lot of progress on the draft this week. I plan on splitting my time next week between writing my article for the newsletter and finalizing a draft of the Core2Core Website. The 7th and 8th week will be used for documenting and creating content for both Core2Core and Osaka Photonics Initiative.
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Is that the main page in your attached screen shot? If so, it seems like a lot of text. Are you sure you want that much on the main page, especially when you have a “Read More” button? I guess as a visitor I would be wondering how much more is left when I click through, but maybe they have given you some specific guidance about this. If they are telling you to have that much text, by all means follow their directive. If you have some say in the matter you might suggest less. Just my 2 cents.
Regarding timeline: it sounds like a good strategy to back up from your deadlines. If you know something is due a certain week, work backwards to ensure you make consistent progress.