MM1121 - INFORMATION DESIGN Spring 2006 Instructor: Laura Cesari - lacesari@onebox.com DUE WEEK 11: 4 Page Designs for your Company's site: (10pts) All pages should share the same look and basic layout. - Home page - Category Page (listing items in a category, showing range) - Product Detail Page (focus on one product, description, choose color/size etc.) - Shopping Cart Page (or any page in the purchase process) ** Extra credit: 7pts awarded for making an interactive site mock-up! Create all of the above pages as a functioning prototype. *********************************** WEEKLY OUTLINE: All homework (HW) is due @ beginning of class the following week. Week 1: Introductions HW: Warning Signs Reading: Introduction and Chapter 1: Gurus and Rules Definition: Signs and Symbols Reference: mycrazyhobby.com - Street Sign Collection Article: Immigrant Family Freeway Sign Just for Fun: Custom Sign Generator Week 2: InfoGraphics 1: Visualizing Data HW: Food Pyramid Reading: Chapter 2: First Principles Reference: Edward Tufte, Mark Lombardi Week 3: InfoGraphics 2: Thematic Charts and Graphs HW: "Music Poster" rough draft Reading: Chapters 3 & 4: Balancing Business, Technology and Users General Reference: Understanding USA, GeoHive Music: Live Plasma, MusicMap Week 4: InfoGraphics 3: Complex Visual Systems HW: "Music Poster" final version Reference: Visual Complexity Week 5: Navigation & Organization Reading/HW: Chapters 5 & 6: Organization Systems & METAdata Week 6: META tags & Searchability Reading/HW: Chapter 7: Personas & Scenarios Research Keywords: Overture, Google AdWords, More Searchability Links: MetaSpy, Google Zeitgeist, Yahoo Buzz, AOL top searches. Week 7: Personas & Scenarios Reading/HW: Chapter 8: Interface Design Link: http://www.jjg.net/ia/visvocab/ Week 8: Site Mapping HW: Site Blueprint & Wireframes Reading: Chapter 9: Documentation Link: Navigation Stress Test Week 9: Paper Prototyping HW: Site Comps Reading: Chapters 10, 11, 12: Summary Week 10: Project Lab HW: Finish Site Design