I think one of the most inspiring weeks of my Capstone has been this week. For another class that I am taking, Advanced Internet, we are also working with Wordpress, and I had to write another blog for that class analyzing another Wordpress site. I've learned so much about how to make a site dynamic, even when I can use fancy Javascripts or code. It really is a challenge to both my left logical brain and my creative right brain when it comes to figuring out how I'm going to make this site work.
A website's sex appeal, to designers and builders may not be be the number one (for me it's definitely organization) but to a standard audience, it means the difference in how long they're going to stay on a website, or how they're going to process information. So what I plan on putting into this week, is thoughtful 'sex appeal' making sure as I start putting in visually attractive content (pictures, picture slideshows, organizing video) that I do it in a way that is not only attractive and interactive, but also smart and intuitive. I've learned that links, although not the superior form what I want to accomplish, work well if implanted constructively and seamlessly.
I have made some plans as to how I'm going to execute this idea, and I think that it is going to rely not only on my judgement, but also vigorous user testing. Though I feel like I'm in "beta" mode of my site still, I think the sooner I get people clicking and exploring, the more that I can do to make it better. Feedback is definitely going to help this part of my project. I've also begun mobile device testing, and seeing how I can customize what the mobile side of SCS site looks like and responses.
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