MM1121 - INFORMATION DESIGN Spring 2006 Instructor: Laura Cesari - lacesari@onebox.com DUE WEEK 8: (2 parts) I) Site Blueprint: (5pts) Use Jesse James Garrett's Visual Vocabulary System to create a Blueprint of your Company's site, including product pages and a shopping cart. Link: http://www.jjg.net/ia/visvocab/ II) Reading Questions for Chapter 8: (2pts) 1) Explain the different scenarios in which you would want to use a Wizard, Control Panel, or Toolbar. 2) Why is interface design considered to be "disputed territory"? How does the author suggest dealing with such territory issues? 3) What is the user's "locus of attention"? 4) What techniques can designers use to create a "visual code" for grouping related items together? 5) What design techniques can you use to keep a user focused on their task? (For example, keeping them from abandoning a shopping cart transaction) 6) What methods can be used to make links visible and apparent? 7) What suggestions does the author give for defining Global Navigation? 8) What type of links belong in a secondary "bottom navigation"? 9) What is the difference between "Pogo-sticking" and "Crab-walking"? What behaviors do they require of the user, and what design techniques are commonly used to support them? 10) Explain the situations in which it is appropriate to use the following: Radio buttons, Check Boxes, Drop-down menus, Selection List. *********************************** 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 Week 9: Paper Prototyping HW: Site Comps Reading: Chapters 10, 11, 12: Summary Week 10: Project Lab HW: Finish Site Design