Client project stuff

It'd be better if you went here really...

Homepage:

I thought it would be interesting to go with a timeline/tree style for this either making it vertical or horizontal. This would allow future project goals to be 'penciled in' when the ARG expects to finish them which could be beneficial for both the ARG and it's followers. A Timeline is a form of Chronology meaning it helps users understand facts by placing them in the order they occured in. It also "translates information into more significant facts" this is why it is commonly used to present historical facts allowing for future projections. In this case it is a useful method to display the information published by the ARG past/present/future in an understandable and appreciable method without having simple pages of text to look at. Each entry could then lead to another page and expand upon the brief but unless the user wants to look at it they can skip past areas easily to search through what they are looking for.

Past Uses:

NASA 50th Anniversary 
New York Times Turmoil and Financial Crisis Timeline

Blog:

Despite them keeping a facebook page I believe it would be helpful for them to have some kind of blog on the website as well. This could be just a feed from facebook or it could allow them to discuss certain things much more in depth and take a more formal written approach to elaborating on current events. It could also be used as a marketting aid showing the ARG's opinions on issues and showcasing their passion about deliverable solutions. Despite taking time to write posts some bloggers cite their blog as a time-saver reducing the need to repeat certain facts and also allowing them to look back at past information and ideas that they might of lost otherwise. More Information: 50 reasons to keep blogging

Team Page:

Instead of just displaying a name it seemed more interesting to include a mugshot, their name and job title and a quote from either them or somebody they find inspiring upon clicking a person's name or picture it would then link to a full bio and any personal information they would like posted. Showing employee's faces encourages people to emotionally invest in a relationship with the business, in this case allowing potential partners and customers to see that the ARG is a team of people and allowing them to feel more comfortable with any business ventures.

"It amazes me that more organizations don’t show pictures of their team/staff/employees on their website. In a world where we’ve come to loath giant, faceless corporations, proving that there are living, breathing, caring, people behind your organization would be a good thing. A great thing." - (Source)

Bio:

Their full page including biography and any other information that seems relevant, it might also be interesting to include some way of tagging what their working on at the moment.

Contact:

After looking through various methods for contact forms I would like to look into the possibility of having a half-completed form structure similar to the one slingshot effect uses. This forces emails to remain brief and state their purpose as most people will use the contact form. Full email addresses could also be included for anyone looking to type a lengthy email.

So I made this post this one time

It's over at twozerofour.net if you're as bored of blogspot as I am. Wordpress is sooooooo much better...

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Welcome to two-zero-four

A one and a two and a-chicka booma chick!

Two Week Project.
Restaurant or Takeaway only.
Local Place?
Welcome to China.

So here's the draft so far, need to screw around with the fonts and tables and stuff. Even on my DasKeyboard typing out an entire Chinese Takeaway menu certainly was interesting.


Random side note: I still need to upload a bunch of stuff soon as I stop assisting organisation for a funeral and a house move.

Oh would this be that? Okay.

For future reference: 'stealing' information from Facebook is quite difficult, accordions hate you - period, there's always a neater method to redo everything for the thousandth time and you'll probably get yelled at for not making a contact form later.

Obligatory Voyage post instead of doing Voyage work.

Home - PSD First Draft

Social Media + Footer added, Icons will hover colour

The Brief is simply 'Voyage' which means it's easily the least specific project I've ever been given, after much careful prodding it seems like my idea to follow a band around and chronical their musical journey like some kind of deranged squire actually works quite nicely. My idea is sort of a Life+Times meets From the basement with the mandatory inclusion of a legitimate band site for them to use in the long run.

Marketing isn't everyone's cup of cold disgusting tea.

[15:02] Dan: Just got a brochure here for Volkswagen (client) It's SUCH shit. Someone actually got paid a shit ton to make this, which annoys me. "The Sky's the limit in the new Golf Cabriolet" (sky with a capital s). "What greater source of Inspiration than the colour of the Sky?" (wrong capitals again)
[15:04] Sam: Hmm
[15:04] Dan: "Add Atmosphere to the Dramatic Sky with your favourite Music"
[15:04] Sam: I can understand capitalisation for the 'Inspirtation' and 'Atmosphere'; to subtly emphasise it, but the caps for Sky is lost on me.
[15:04] Dan: what the actual fuck are they on about?
[15:04] Jon: It's designer stuff Dan, it's important. They're Special
[15:05] Sam: I kinda wrote a post about what that's about a while ago though
[15:05] Dan: I thought maybe it was part of an acronym and they'd capitalised for emphasis, but apparently not
[15:07] Sam: Basically even though it seems like a harmless leaflet somebody has advised somebody else that subconsciously your mind will begin to associate the words they've capitalised with the thing it's promoting.
[15:08] Dan: ...the sky
[15:08] Dan: They're trying to sell a car by saying it's as cool as the sky
[15:08] Sam: Well, like I said, that one's a little lost on me. But the fact you're here telling me about it means it's achieved something at least
[15:08] Dan: The whole brochure is sky themed. Sorry "Sky" themed.
[15:08] Sam: :D
[15:09] Dan: well, I'm only talking about it cos I hated it. Fact is: it's actually a decent car, they don't need that emotive shit.
[15:09] Jon: No Dan, you "Hated" it
[15:09] Dan: oh sorry, my Bad
[15:10] Sam: Yeh I'm not saying I disagree or anything, but it's stuff the powers that be gave me lectures on last year. Same reason this website uses a fixed width and such, it's not really showing any more information that way or anything, but your brain is supposed to like it.
[15:10] Dan: true, there's a difference between good design and dodgy wording though...
[15:11] Sam: True, but next time you look up at the "Sky", try not to think about it. Because if you do the "They" have already "Won", no? *puts on a tinfoil hat*
[15:11] Dan: I just looked out the window- it's grey, miserable as sin and drizzly, I don't want that car!
[15:11] Sam: HAHAHA
[15:12] Dan: This campaign might have worked in California, but not in England :D

The key point to this whole thing is 'Not in England' - It goes back to the points about target audience, it's not about what works for you but what works for them and why.