Well, First of All, I Did Not Really Like How the Site Looked

Justin Victa

CIS212

Well, first of all, I did not really like how the site looked. But I can tell it was hard work for the web developer to develop the site all by himself. Although, I am pretty sure that several people worked on this site. I noticed numerous inconsistencies concerning the codes. It was mixed. When I mean mixed, it was not just HTML5. I noticed javascript and css was implemented in the main page source code. Anyways, I found out that the web site needed some improvements and to be modern. In my opinion, this process would take a while, like weeks. I tried to see what I can do in this timeframe, based on what I have learned. The knowledge gained during exploring a solution for the project was great. I have the ability to do what I want. I have the power to change the look based on what I preferred. But I have to admit first, the HTTRACK web site copier was not that helpful, in my opinion. Why? I am just working on the main page. Because when I tried to access the main page through the Notepad++, it showed the page that lets you choose what project to work on. It did not go straight to the code for the County website. What I did was save the main page by right clicking and saving the file along with the additional content. I do not sure if that can be legit, but in this case, it worked--sort of.

I attempted to remodel most of the site, and I like it, in my opinion. I used the Twitter bootstrap files to help with the main directory. I had to use most of the bootstrap files such as the jquery, javascript, css, and such. I did have some issues with the indentation/margin/padding/spacing. But I tried my best (probably 80%), to make it work. Fun. Nothing but fun. Mainly I had to remove some links, do a lot of reorganization, implement new features, and a lot of tweaking with the existing code. I am not surprised that there was 800 lines of code. I had to go line by line to see what needed change. It was time consuming. But like I said, it was fun. Nothing but fun. I had to insert the bootstrap links in its proper place for it to work. I did tweak with the bootstrap a bit.

I tried to create a message board/upcoming events feature in the center part of the site. It is colored white, but I will admit, it was a bit confusing for the organization. Why? I still had problems with the Imperial County introduction feature overlap with the message board. I do believe I had too much space at the ending.

Anyhow, I really enjoyed redesigning the website, even if it was just the main page itself. To sum up, I really enjoyed this project. Awesome!