Due: Thursday, April 23 at 6:30pm
SMC Design Technology Department Website Redesign
Goals + Objectives
- Enhance the awareness of the Design Technology department by highlighting the campus, the relevancy of the programs, (Entertainment Technology, Graphic Design, Interior Architectural Design) and showcase the work of the students.
- Create a sense of community where students, prospective students, faculty and alumni can keep informed and involved with the Design Technology department.
- Focus attention on career placement and networking for students and on building a community of alumni who remain active with their respective programs.
- Feature the new state-of-the-art facility for the Design Technology department which is being built and will also house the Communications department, and the college radio station KCRW.
Specifications: Create 3 wireframes for two pages of a responsive website
Based on what we know about building a responsive website, and based on your research and study of other responsive websites, create 3 wireframes for two pages of a responsive website redesign for the SMC Design Technology Department website (home page + landing page).
The three wireframes should show the layout as it responds to the 3 breakpoints below:
- Smartphone
- Tablet
- Desktop
Base your wireframes on the concept of “Mobile First,” thinking about the process documents created for class and what the primary goals and audience(s) are for the site.
Deliverables
- Client Survey
- Creative/Project Brief
- Estimate + Schedule
- Competitive Analysis
- Personas
- Sitemap
- Wireframes: Home page + Landing page (2 pages / 3 breakpoints each)
- EXTRA CREDIT: Build one of the wireframes in Bootstrap (or any other framework) and post to the class server.
Post your thoughts, process, and decision-making process for this project on your WordPress blog. Set up your WordPress blog so that each deliverable has it’s own page or post. Your WordPress blog should tell the story of how you moved through the process. Make sure it’s clear and every deliverable is easy to find.
Due Dates
March 12 – Client Survey due
March 19 (no class) – Creative/Project Brief, Estimate and Schedule due
March 26 – Competitive Analysis due
April 2 – Personas + Sitemap due
April 9 – Wireframes
April 23 – Midterm project: All Deliverables + Bootstrap “wireframe”
Midterm Presentations
Please be sure to combine all of the above deliverables (except for the Extra Credit responsive prototype) into one PDF file. Combine all the deliverables into ONE pdf to make it easier to present your work.
You can merge PDFs in Preview on a Mac, or in Adobe Acrobat.
Or, here’s another resource:
http://www.wikihow.com/Merge-PDF-Files
Example of “A-level” Work
By marcus welles March 26, 2015 - 2:43 pm
midterm review complete
march 26,2015
By Stephanie Hughes April 22, 2015 - 5:56 pm
Hi Professor Cavanaugh,
I have successfully uploaded my GD67 Midterm Project to the class server today. The FTP upload was successful from my end. I validated the successful upload by viewing the same complete document with the URL you have graciously provided and my .pdf document is definitely there. I also, made sure all of the pages were uploaded.
Please let me know if you have any questions.
Thanks,
Stephanie Hughes 2015 Spring GD67 Web Design III student.