Final Project 2 PDF – with new design

ok here is my final pdf with the new design direction included:

Hampton project 2

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Project 2 Process book

Here is the pdf of my process book and also the new design that I will add to the process book for Tuesday.

Hampton project 2

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Project 2 – 2 Design Comps

This is my re designed website comp – I am liking it a lot better than the original.

This is the second design which is in the newsletter format – not really liking it right now…

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Inspiration Sites for Project 2

Social Networking Research

1. MASHABLE – THE SOCIAL MEDIA GUIDE

Provides links to several other social networking sites while members post blogs covering newly developed websites and social networks as well as interesting happenings in technology.

2. STUMBLEUPON – MEMBER RECOMMENDED SITES

Randomly takes user to sites recommended by other members – learn something new on the web all the time.

3. COROFLOT – DESIGN ORIENTED

Meant to provide networking opportunities among designers, as well as creating places to post portfolios and meet other designers.  Also a section where employers can post design jobs.

4. DESIGNFLOAT – VOTING FOR NEWS

The concept is to post articles regarding design and others rate the articles to determine if it is worth reading or not.

Already Existing Sites (dogs or dog showing)

1. www.mydogspace.com

2. www.thedogshownetwork.com

3. www.dognamic.com

4. www.eons.com/groups/group/infodog

My research of existing social networks geared towards dogs were specifically meant to be for the dogs themselves (such as having a mydogspace page for your dog) or were meant for those who love dogs to post pictures and blogs about their dogs.

The one dog show centered site I found is the one above and it was not something I would personally look into just because it is not well done. It does give options for finding out about events and such but it is not done in a very effective way. They also state that they are mostly interested in maintaining the existance of purebred dogs which is also something that wouldn’t appeal to a lot of people.

The last site I found, Infodog, is more news oriented site where showers can post stories and resources for other dog owners – but there isn’t any kind of calendar feature and it just doesn’t feel complete. The fact that there are only 588 members is also kind of concerning…

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Project 2 Interaction Goals

SPEED

One of the most important goals for this social network will be speed. People want information available as fast as possible so for the information to spread it will need to be fast. Another reason for speed to be important is that waiting for pages to load is a major turnoff for users because in such a fast-paced society, we don’t have the time to sit and wait when we could be doing other things.

FUNCTIONALITY

Because there are so many features I want to incorporate into this network the navigation needs to be clear and easy to use. People need to be able to find what they are looking for quickly and without having to search through the site for the link they need. Organization will also play a role in this as to allowing people to intuitively find the section they need or the link (such as side panel navigation) and it need to be organized.

ALLOW FOR EASY UPDATING

The goal of this network is that it need to be easy to update the information. With the calendar features I am wanting to incorporate dates and times can change minute to minute and there needs to be an easy way to update this information quickly. Users also need to be able to update their own links or pages easily to keep up with demands and expansions.

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Project 2 Questions

1. WHO ARE YOU TARGETING

My target audience would be those involved in dog showing/ dog breeding/

and those that just love dogs – this would cover all

ages and backgrounds.

2. HOW DOES YOUR TARGET AUDIENCE USE SOCIAL MEDIA

This group right now is not really represented as a whole on the internet

but most likely many of them have private websites or may belong to

smaller breed restricted web sites. The uses would include finding

information about breeding or where to buy dogs as well as general

information about dogs.

 

3. HOW SHOULD YOU COME ACROSS

Should come across as being within the target audience, up to

date/modern, allow for spreading of information quickly and easily.

 

4. WHAT DO YOU WANT TO ACHIEVE

I want to achieve a large network that can allow for information

to be spread quickly and easily and allow for networking between

individual members. I also want to spread news and events

regarding dog showing – such as dates/ times/ and locations, as

well as breeder information and any news/stories/art/events

involving dogs.

 

5. ARE YOU READY FOR A LONG ENGAGEMENT

This would be a long engagement being that dogs are never

going out of style and people are always looking for things

to do with their dogs. For dog showers specifically having a place

to find up to date information and schedules would be very

helpful when planning out where and when they would be

showing as well as getting new tips and trends within the dog

showing world.

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