Monday, April 27, 2009

Wednesday Presentation Outline

1. My target users are professionals, typically those looking to hire; most likely journalism professionals. The elaborate Journalism section of the website helps to illustrate the fact that the dominant users will be in the journalism field. I have provided multiple examples of some of my written work, as well as provided a brief history of the journalism classes I have taken here at Michigan State.

2. The main purpose is to provide an easily accessible website for professionals to review when considering hiring me. As I said before, the site is mainly tailored towards journalism professionals, however, I have provided sections for each aspect of my major, including Middle Eastern Studies and Professional Writing.

3. My site uses most of the CRAP principles well. Although there is not much contrast throughout the site, as all of the pages have a very similar layout, all of the other elements are demonstrated well. The site is very consistent; for example, the navigation is located in the same place on each page. This makes important information easier to locate. As for the site's alignment, I like to think that things are well aligned. The navigation bar is aligned to the right, as is the link which returns the user to the main page. Each page's main title is aligned to the left, but I think it works well. As far as proximity is concerned, I think that important information is located just far enough away from each thing that users can easily tell what pieces of information are related, and which are supposed to be separate.

4. Design in relation to target users and main purpose:

5. Addressing usability and accessibility concerns:

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