30th October 2007
Web Design: Papunya
Students in Year 10 are reading the Papunya School Book of Country and History. The current task asks students to design the entry of a Web portal that could support people interested in the book. As a Web designer for over 10 years, I’ve prepared this points that students might want to think about. Download this document to get ideas for strategic design.
Web Portals
- Definition from Wikipedia
- Alfy.com - kids’ site
- AOL.com - Major Web portal
- YAHOO - First stop for many on the Web
Layout / Look-and-Feel
Main images & logos
Overall Layout as defined by:
- Headings / branches
- Navigation
- Colours
- Layout / whitespace / clutter
Consider these links:
Interactions and Functionality
- Audio - Linked files, a player or podcast
- Blogs & Comments
- Wiki Knowledgebase
- Interactivity: games, quizzes, maps, timelines
- Social Networking, Wisdom of Crowds: 43 Things, Facebook
- Videos - Linked: Blackfella Whitefella by The Warumpi Band 1985 (AUS) or embedded
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