Since everyone will be doing different projects, Use a word processor to prepare a 2 to 3 page written brief describing your project idea. Treat this brief like you would treat all graded writing assignments. That is, use proper English, spelling, grammar, etc.
Include in your brief
What is the real-world problem you hope to solve with this web site?
Who is your customer/target audience? Describe your target audience (age range, education level, ...)
What value your web site offers
Why do your customers need your web site?
What does your web site offer that is different from the competition?
Describe typical interactive tasks a user may perform on the site
How much content you need to prepare
Do you have existing written content for the site or will you need to create entirely new content? If so, how much content will you need to write?
Do you have access to images to use with the web site or will you need to create the images? If so, how many images will you need to create and describe you previous experiences creating images?
Conceptual global site map
Use drawing software or hand-sketch a conceptual global site map showing the web pages planned for the site. The Hebeler lab computers have Microsoft Visio installed along with the other Office applications that makes professional looking conceptual site maps.
Low-fidelity page wireframe
Use drawing software or hand-sketch a low-fidelity page wireframe showing the layout of a typical page.
Color scheme and images
Browse a few color scheme web sites and choose a color scheme for your project. Find a logo and images that you may use for your project. Identify the color scheme hex values and images you intend to use.
Database diagram
Sketch or use software to show your database design. Use at least three tables in your project. Identify the primary foreign keys if not obvious). Note: please ask your instructor for help in designing a simple database if you have no experience in database design.
References
Information Architecture - Planning out a web site
What does a good web page need?
Grading Criteria for Project Design Documentation
You are encouraged to begin the project design early and talk with your instructor for early feedback.
The date for submission of your project design documentation is Mondayat the start of class.
A scoring rubric for assessing the project design documentation (in *.pdf format) will be used. You are encouraged to print this rubric and use it as a checklist for expectations, design guidelines, and quality assurance.