The specifications for our final website call for us to create 5 to 8 pages. Some of those are given – home, about, and links – and the rest of those we create in support of our topic. For an Alaska topic, I’d like to create 4 additional pages for a total of 7 pages in all.
I’m thinking about devoting one page each to the port cities of Ketchikan, Juneau, and Skagway, and then I’d like to do one more page about glaciers & fjords. Each page would include thumbnails of photographs that users could mouse-over and enlarge (as we practiced in our recent Skills Assessment), along with text explaining the photographs. I think it would make sense for each page to be available from the home page, but also to offer the option of moving from Ketchikan to Juneau and from Juneau to Skagway (etc) without going back to the home page. So there would either be some tutorial-style “next” and “previous” links included in the pages, or each page would be available in a navigation bar that remained visible no matter where you were in the site.
After this I need to do a second review of my Alaska pictures to see which would be good candidates for inclusion in the website. That should be a good time!
2 comments:
Hello,
Yes, Alaska. I have never been, but have heard incredible things about the landscape and scenery and towns.
With that said, I think your goal for navigation is good. I have been struggling with how to instill confidence in my visitors by making sure they know where they are, where they have been, and where they are going. Your post was so clear -- yet, so helpful to me. Thank you.
I am excited to see how you incorporate your colors and photos into the topic and subtopics. For some reason, I have this feeling that Alaska really does have representative colors and images.
Good luck!
Lisa
p.s.
Your comments on how you used to someone with interests and special knowledge made me laugh out loud. I know, when did we all grow up to be so dull (smile)?!
Hi, I've been browsing other folks's blogs tonight. Must say I'm really impressed with yours. I like the way you deal with a different topic assignment element in each blog (topic, color, etc). How well organized! I've more or less been addressing aspects of the assignment as they pop to mind. Thank you for the excellent model.--Gail
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