Critical Role

Information Architect
1. An IA lays down the semantics of user experience by organizing and labeling websites, intranets, online communities, and software to support usability and visibility. In layman's terms the IA makes the navigation and user experience more efficient and appealing.

2. The IA leads the strategic and creative vision for the interactive user experiences. They own the architecture, navigation and interaction using site maps and flow charts. To improve user experience the IA researches user needs, goals and requirements.

3. The IA works to make the site appealing, visual design is a key to this success; an elaborate design will draw attention to the site.

The Content Manager
1.Responsible for writing and organizing the actual, textual content of the web site. Summarizing the first paragraph that gives all the necessary information for the site.


2. Making sure the information and content on the page is relevant, and keeps the visitors attention to the information.

3. Making sure all of the information is organized correctly due to content, and easily navigational throughout the the site. Using headings are a good way to organize the information, making it easier for the visitor to scan the page. Also, using different fonts or colors for these headers is a good way so the visitors do not get bored.

The Graphic Designer
1.website has good rhythm, balance, unity, dominance and that it is equally proportioned.

2. Flexible page layout, that draws attention of browsers.

3. Make the site appealing as possible, good graphics, good colors, make the site stand out without compromising performance.

Role as Graphic Designer

If you are the graphic designer you are responsible to make sure the website has good rhythm, balance, unity, dominance and that it is equally proportioned.http://www.digital-web.com/articles/principles_of_design/ It is your job to oversee what the website is looking like and to make sure color schemes are appealing to the eye. It is also your responsibility to make sure that all of the space on the page is used accordingly and that there is no wasted space or unnecessary objects in that space. It is important to use the rule of thirds to draw attention to important objects on your page.http://www.edtech.vt.edu/edtech/id/interface/screens.html One of the primary roles of the graphic designer is page layout which involves all of these examples. The layout of your page must also be flexible, this depends on the font and the resolution and page size.http://www.webstyleguide.com/page/layout.html These are all the responsibilities of the Graphic Designer.

Color Schemes

One football team that has complimentary colors are the Denver Broncos their colors are blue and orange. These colors are across from one another on the color wheel. Orange is created when you mix the colors red and yellow together. Green can be created when the colors blue and yellow are combined. Purple can be made if you combine blue and red together. When you add white to a color this new color becomes a tint and if you add black to a color this becomes a shade. Neutral colors are colors that include equal parts of the primary colors these neutral colors are black, whit and sometimes brown.
There are three main types of color schemes used to create a web site these are analogous, complimentary and monochromatic. An example of a complimentary website is http://www.cchs.ccsd.k12.co.us/. An example of an analogous website is http://www.redorangemelbourne.com.au/. The last example is a monochromatic website, http://colorado.rockies.mlb.com/index.jsp?c_id=col is this type of website.

The Perfect Website

-no distracting pop ups or advertisements that are unrelated to your page.
-It should have a good design, with proper layout and color scheme.
-it should be uncluttered and easy to find eve
-good websites should be organized and have easily accessible information, and easy to navigate rything.
-there should be appealing images and eye catching designs
-the links should be separate colors from the main text with a different color as you move your mouse over it.
-flash animation is a good to keep viewer interested
-all text should be spelled correctly and have proper grammar and word usage.
-if background music i
-'back to top' links at the bottom of each page; given the length.s playing there should be an easy way for the visitor to turn it on/off.
-updated frequently.
-links to other pages related to your site somewhere on the page this should be labeled
- good color contrast between the text and the background color, making it easier to read.
-no more than one animated image to distract the visitor.

On The Cutting Edge

Who is requesting this RFP?
A CEO of a large and successful corporation.

Why has Chris called a meeting in the Zone?
Chris and his multiple colleagues at EyeSite are being asked to make and manage a website for a CEO of a large corporation.

How will your team prove that you are the best qualified team to take on this project?
Using our teams unique perspective we will determine what makes the perfect web site.

Summarize in a couple of sentences what your 1st step is to accomplish this task.
Each team member will make a list of what makes they believe makes the perfect web site, then the lists will be brought together and we will determine as a team what the best web sites characteristics will be.

When describing a good website, Why are descriptive words like; cool, easy, fun, and awesome not good enough to satisfy the CEO of this company?
The CEO does not want bottomless words that lack true meaning. Words like cool, easy and fun are just too simple.

What does the CEO want and how will you achieve this?
The CEO wants descriptive words that really have definite meaning, he want descriptions backed up by quality research and examples. To accomplish this we will split up the background research job amongst each team member.

The Information Architect- Matt Francis
The Graphics Designer- Tyler Thornton
The Content Manager- Mike Montgomery