i-Comic

Django based web app to enable registered users to define custom comic strips, request new features and report bugs. Also includes a user forum for general discussion, productivity charts to indicate developer work rates and finally documentation for developers who wish to contribute. This site has been deployed on Heroku: i-comic.herokuapp.com

Technical approach

The app was developed using web framework Django alongside Python, using its Model-View-Template structure. Productivity charts are visualised using JavaScript libraries Chartist.js and moment.js. Dynamic front end elements were implemented using jQuery. For device responsiveness Bootstrap is employed.

Features

• Custom Comic Strip: Users can define their own personal comic strips by adding self authored images and narrative
• Tickets: Raise requests for new features or raise bugs. Upvote to speed up the development of a solution and comment on individual tickets
• Forum: Users can raise their own topics for discussion and discuss each topic at leisure
• Productivity: Gain an overall insight in to productivity via charts showing tickets raised over time

Site Design

Colour Scheme

A five colour palette was generated using colormind.io to ensure proper colour coordination. Full details in palette.txt

Typography

Google Fonts: "Permanent Marker" (major headings), "Kalam" (sub headings and buttons), "Arsenal" (body text). Cursive heading fonts used to reflect a comic book style.

Wireframe Mockup

Mockup constructed using WireframePro Version 3.0.9. see wireframe.pdf

Technology

• HTML, CSS, SCSS, JavaScript
• Python 3.7
• jQuery 3.3.1
• Django 2.0.8
• Bootstrap 4.1.3
• Chartist.js
• moment.js
• Stripe
• AWS S3 for media hosting
• Heroku - deployed website

Contribute

1. Ensure you have Python 3.7 installed
2. Set up a virtual environment using pip: python3 -m venv .
3. Clone github repository: git clone https://github.com/julian-garcia/i-comic.git
4. Run python manage.py runserver and the project will run on http://127.0.0.1:8000/

Testing

Forty tests have been implemented using the Django testing suite to test the various models, views and forms across all of the apps within this project. Test outcomes are available in test_outcomes.txt. Travis CI is being used for continuous integration testing.

Credits

Media

Images retrieved from Wikimedia Commons - these are freely reusable images