Analyze the site that you were assigned, based on the criteria and steps outlined below. Create a brief presentation that introduces your site to the class, and thoroughly demonstrates your analysis and discoveries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Project 1 Brief<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Considerations<\/strong> Process<\/strong> Resources<\/strong> Deliverables Class Presentations Grading Past Work: _________<\/p>\n\n\n\n
+ Who is the audience\/s?
+ How much did you interact with the site?
+ What was the experience of interacting with the site? (i.e. adjectives)
– Look at the site on both desktop and mobile
– Watch other users interact with the site; take notes and ask them about their experience (user-testing)
+ How would you characterize the visual language of the site?
+ What is unique about the visual language? Does it successfully convey a message?
+ What aspects of the site are interactive? Are they effective?
+ Is the site user-friendly? Why?
+ How does the site engage users?
*Consider interface elements (i.e. navigation, buttons, hyperlinks), interactive controls, feedback,
motion, animation, etc.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
+ Read Pannafino, Pannafino Excerpt<\/a>, Cognitive Walkthrough<\/a> and Content Analysis<\/a>
+ Refer to site map and wireframe examples (see links on our website)
+ Include your discoveries based on the above \u201cconsiderations.\u201d
+ Analyze your site, and develop a site map that represents its structure, organization, and experience.
+ Create wireframes of a minimum of four pages of the site.
+ Create a simple presentation (PDF slideshow) that describes your research and findings. Be prepared to present this in class.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
+ Site map & wireframe examples
+ Reading: Pannafino, Excerpt (See above)
+ Common ways of organizing information (location, alphabetical, time, category, hierarchy)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/strong>+ Designed Presentation, submitted as a PDF file to our class drive
– Remember fundamental design elements and principles including; format, picture plane, figure\/ground, shape, line, point, scale, hierarchy, balance, symmetry\/asymmetry, unity\/variety, and rhythm
+ Answer the questions and prompts in the Considerations section above
+ Include a minimum of 4 wireframes (supported with screenshots of web pages and notations of important user interaction)
+ Include a Site-Map of the website<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/strong>*Plan a 15-minute presentation, followed by a few minutes of discussion<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/strong>If you’re wondering how you’ll be graded for this project, please see our Evaluation Form<\/a>. For this project, there is no coding involved, so you will be graded on process + realization & professionalism. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/strong>The Counted<\/a>
Form Follows Function<\/a>
Universal Typeface<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n