Wednesday, September 28, 2011

MP5: Read/Blog

Fill in the blank: If it is short, it's more likely to be used.

Interface: is a tool or a idea that can refer to a point of interaction between components.

Interaction Design: is the practice of designing interactive digital products, environments, systems and services.

Information Architecture: is the art of expressing a model or idea of information used in activities that require explicit details of complex systems.

Usability: is the subject that works towards meeting goals such as making the system user friendly, easy to use, easy to operate and simple.

MP1: Blog & Webspace

http://mywebspace.quinnipiac.edu/cmmessina/CMessina/Index2.html

Wednesday, September 7, 2011

College of Arts and Science International Working Group

We want the College of Arts and Sciences International Working Group Website to be a lighthearted site that gives the user a fun experience, while still providing the necessary information in a professional manner. The color pallet will be turquoise, orange, and yellow, because we feel that those colors work really well together. These colors also can even be associated with the warm feeling that a tropical sunset emits, which fits with the abroad theme. We want to create an online presence for students to explore, if they are in search of international travel advice and information. For the typeface we want to use a sans-serif font, to fit with the lighthearted vibe. We also would like to have tabs as the main navigation, but would like to have categorized sub-navigation as a way to organize the many pages needed for this website. An example of the sub-navigation tabs can be seen under “About Us” in Australia’s KFC website - http://www.kfc.com.au/. We also would like to include a map as a way to incorporate the international theme. To add more personality to the website, we thought we would add a sliding banner of pictures to highlight student experiences. We really want to create a place that connects students not only at Quinnipiac, but students that are studying abroad as well.