Note from Mark Abrams, CTO/Senior Webmaster .........

Bags Belts N' Bows is the brainchild of Designer Jenna Junkin. The project called for an ecommerce website housing handcrafted designer handbags and accessories. The project was divided into four phases; Design Comps, Navigation, Imaging and E-commerce. Prior to beginning Phase One Design, a photo session was scheduled to photograpgh all items that will appear on the website.

The website was constructed using a variety of designer tools to include, Dreamweaver, Photoshop, Sitepal, Illustrator and Quark. The client selected Paypal as her e-commerce solution.

Phase One - Concepts

• Three Design Concepts were presented to client, we used Sitepal companion Audrey to deliver the designs;
  click here to view design comps

Phase Two - Navigation

• Client select design comp one, with a design in place, we began the architecture for the navigation and placement of products in various sections;
  click here to view the navigation section

Phase Three - Imaging

• The client signed off on the navigation phase, we focused on image sizing and rendering. Items for each section were sized, sharpened and placed in various tables in Dreamweaver. In addition a change was made to the navigation to include an info button;
  Click here to vew the imaging section

Phase Four - E-commerce

• The client approved all images selected, a Paypal account was established using the shopping cart method. Prices and stock codes were added to each item;
  click here to view e-commerce section

Final Phase - Email Blast

An email blast was created, search engine submission began .......... allow us to introduce Bags, Belts, N' Bows