current statistics
reliable information
sports guide
engaged
comfortable
athletic
clean
movement
interatctive
Thursday, October 9, 2008
Tuesday, October 7, 2008
the dumb girlfriend: audience profile
Karen is a 17 year old high school student who just recently caught the eye of the captain of the soccer team. Karen has always been a supporter of school athletics or maybe just a strong supporter of her social life. The starting forward has asked to her the homecoming dance and she will be going to dinner before hand with him and all of his friends....the soccer team. Karen really likes this new fling of hers and does not want to be caught in a conversation with one of his teammates and make a the wrong impression. The only thing she knows about soccer is that it is played on a field and players usually kick the ball. She wants to briefly brush up on her soccer knowledge and perhaps some trivia so she can make the best impression she can. As well understanding the sport, if this spark turns into a flame she may need to purchase a poster of his favorite European team for the holidays.
Thursday, October 2, 2008
reading summaries
recipe for a successful website
the content is the most important part of a website. Fresh content is also required to keep the audience interested and coming back for more. Most of all do not put unnecessary content on a website it adds to clutter and confusion which will in the end drive away your audience.
order of the order
how do you decide what categories will bring order to your designs? The alphabet, numbers, hierarchy, bullets, and indents are all used as organizers. Designer's however need to reach beyond the conventional tactics and provide new creative ways to juxtapose information.
designing interfaces
being able to navigate through a website is one of the most important problems to keep in mind while designing a website. signposts are features that help users know where they may be in the surrounding web. having clear entry points is key makes the user feel at easy and allows them to begin their search must faster and easier. global navigation provides navigation to key sections of the site. isolation of applications within a site makes it easier to get to and from the main page. if a site requires anything to be sequenced have a map of that sequence in order on every page that it is applicable. to make navigation easier it would be helpful to leave breadcrumbs or a map of what links got the user to their current page. color also helps identify sections of a page or application. in case a user gets lost, every page should have a button or link that allows them to get back to a known place.
as a designer, what would be the best way to test an unconventional organizational tactic on an audience to make sure that it is understandable?
the content is the most important part of a website. Fresh content is also required to keep the audience interested and coming back for more. Most of all do not put unnecessary content on a website it adds to clutter and confusion which will in the end drive away your audience.
order of the order
how do you decide what categories will bring order to your designs? The alphabet, numbers, hierarchy, bullets, and indents are all used as organizers. Designer's however need to reach beyond the conventional tactics and provide new creative ways to juxtapose information.
designing interfaces
being able to navigate through a website is one of the most important problems to keep in mind while designing a website. signposts are features that help users know where they may be in the surrounding web. having clear entry points is key makes the user feel at easy and allows them to begin their search must faster and easier. global navigation provides navigation to key sections of the site. isolation of applications within a site makes it easier to get to and from the main page. if a site requires anything to be sequenced have a map of that sequence in order on every page that it is applicable. to make navigation easier it would be helpful to leave breadcrumbs or a map of what links got the user to their current page. color also helps identify sections of a page or application. in case a user gets lost, every page should have a button or link that allows them to get back to a known place.
as a designer, what would be the best way to test an unconventional organizational tactic on an audience to make sure that it is understandable?
Wednesday, October 1, 2008
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