Learning the basic theory of dipole antennas
A dipole is a really simple antenna, the lenght is speed of light/ (2*wave lenght) , but usually it has to be shortend to 0.95-97 due to the speed the electrons move in the anenna. Impedance is roghly 72 ohms but can be fed with a 50 ohm coax with little problems. If you bend the antenna in shape of an inverted v the impedance will reduce and be closer to 50 ohm. Radiation pattern will be cardiodid, but when shaped like inverted v it will be more or less isotropic.
"The Antenna Hanbook" by ARRL covers the topic great! Recommended reading.
The Dipole usually is not the problem (Assuming you have access to some antenna engineering text).
I personally feel the Balance Feeding for the dipole is the area you should also consider if you are builting a actual prototype.
sencond the arrl antenna book, any basic EM book should have a dipole as a basic element, usually the hertzian dipole is the traditional starting point, but for practical purposes 468/freq in Mhz will give you a 1/4 starting point.