IDD 410 Ch. 2 and Mission Statements

Site Seeing
Chapter 2
1. “Attempting to build anything without a plan will surely lead to lots of backtracking, lost time, and headache.” A website, just as anything else needs to be planned and thought out before it is created.
2. A site needs to be organized in a manner that will let the audience know what can be found within the site. There are no physical landmarks on the web.
3. The audience needs to know about the organized information by a navigation system. The navigation gives them a sense of where they are within the site. Navigation tools include menus, table of contents, site maps and links.
4. The navigation system should help the audience and not distract them from the content. Too much navigation can add clutter, however too little navigation can lead to a lost audience.
5. Each website has a “voice” and it is reflective of the message being portrayed by the site.
6. Everything around us; cars, people, cities, clothes have distinct traits; websites are no different and have traits to make each one different and unique.
7. Importance of personality is key with millions of websites. In order to stand out, it has to be different from the competition that will make it more noticeable.
8. With all the different web browsers, operating systems and monitors, the viewing experience is different for different viewers.
9. When designing sites it is important to remember to meet needs of audience not your own computer.
10. Website planning takes time and needs deadlines.

Dreamweaver HOT Webpage Mission Statement

The mission of the personal webpage using the Dreamweaver HOT tutorials is to create a page to help those who use the tutorials. The goal of the website is to further the knowledge of the program for the person using it. The purpose is to teach those who want to learn the program. The presentation of the site will include an easy to use navigation system as well as a FAQ section.

Personal Webpage Mission Statement (A)

I would create a wepage dedicated to my college years. The goal would be to show things that have happened during my college years. The purpose is to show others what my college experience meant to me. The presentation would include short stories, pictures and quotes from the past four years.

Personal Webpage Mission Statement (B)

I would create a fan website dedicated to the Boston Red Sox. The goal would for fans of the Red Sox to find information on the team in an easy to navigate webpage. The purpose is to provide player info, team statistics and general information. The presentation would include pictures of the team, easy to use navigation.

Hurricane Katrina Mission Statement

(A) This webpage would be a webpage about the Hurricane Katrina. The goal would be to have an information filled website about the hurricane. The purpose would be to provide users a site with information and links relating to the hurricane. The presentation would be simple and easy to use with some pictures.

(B) This webpage will be dedicated to people of the Gulf Coast and their stories. The goal would be to provide a message board of sorts for people to tell their stories as well as information they may need to get back on track. The purpose would be to help those devastated by Hurricane Katrina. The presentation would include an interactive message board with stories as well as links that may be helpful.

(C) This webpage would be a fundraiser site to help rebuild the Gulf Coast. The goal would be to raise money for different organizations aimed at raising money for the Gulf Coast. The purpose would to provide information to people looking to raise money. The presentation would again use links and some pictures.