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Architecture
- Identify the key messages that emerged from the Definition phase
This will form a summery of ideas and information and be used to formulate the Architecture. During this stage there will be amendments made to the Definition, an ongoing procedure until the website has its Architecture and Design in place - Define the information types and how they will be manifested
Information types - category, alphabet, time, location, continuum. What will any of this look like? How is it to be arranged? - Define logical relationships
Two ways of Interpreting this, as part of the whole website look how different elements blend to produce a pleasing look, and how elements interact together to convey information and movement around the website, often both at the same time - Define links between information types (navigation etc)
Links go to more information or other services and functions and not to go to some places. This is complex for the designer, they must have a full brief of what text, picture, contact info is connect to which final event. The name of a page which is displayed on a navigation button must be relevant to what that button takes the user to. One of the most visual and most used part of a website can be the navigation with three forms; a) shallow and wide, b) narrow and deep, c) wide and deep.
a) all the button text (or symbols) are on view at the same time
b) a few buttons are on show at a top level (parent) with drop down links (child) and possibly more drop down links (g child) off them etc
c) this is a mixture of a and b and suitable to a large corporate, but can be useful where a small business has a large and divers amount of information
- Brainstorm and conceptualise (B&C)
This is not a factual time for this session, it has to go somewhere. B&C happens all the time, it comes up in casual conversation, planned meetings, opportunistic readings on the www. Whenever it happens make notes and keep all parties informed - Test the navigation using prototypes
By this stage there should be a finished brief for where all the links attach, and a plan and layout of the order and number of pages and where the contents are to be positioned. The links can then be laid down, connected and tested. - Identify specialised resources required to complete the project
Are there any resources outside the website that need to be online before it works fully? Does the website need to be coordinated with your stationery? Do you have a company image and profile? Have any of these been professionally designed