So like I said before, I designed this piece around my experience with my favorite bookstore (that is no longer in business) Borders Books. For me online shopping was my favorite thing to do since I always loved to travel as a kid. My computer was my BFF! I designed the layout to match the portrait/tablet (1024 x 664). The color pallet is centered around the gift card. The gift card (see below) had a certain texture quality and I really wanted to keep that theme around my web pages. The Border's colors are Black white and the dark red.
My First page is the obvious Home Page. Here you have the option to look at books,e books,toys, mags,electronics,home and gifts.etc. On the left side of the page I decided to show a teaser of the store's bestsellers. Due to size the user would have to ether scroll down or click on the number pages below. On the right side is a daily calendar that would update (in flash duh!) showing the hottest book to hit the shelf. This will keep readers easily informed.
For my second page is meant to be a specific search. I chose my favorite books Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling. As you can see when you type HP several items show up such as DVDs and Books. I also created a "mini advertisement" promoting the Nook opportunity.
The Third page is designed to follow a certain book. I chose Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. At the top of the page shows the original cover art (I turned into b/w), customer ratings, and a piece of the movie promotion clipping ( Have you seen this wizard?). I really wanted to harness a darker theme, since this book is (in my opinion) the beginning stages of Harry learning to mature and handling more darker evils aka You Know Who's rising.
Under related subjects are a series of links that the view can click on to examine the book further. Under that section is the other suggested books that readers may enjoy. Then finally I decided to conclude this piece by showing the available formats. I didn't want the ending part of this page to be so "bottom heavy" so I used a simple text to list pricing and options.
Overall I really enjoyed this project. Heck I may have even liked it more than the Craig's List. It is rather personal because it reflects on the way how I shop for books. :)
