critical roles

Graphic Designer: designs the graphics and pictures.

1) Create Balanced Color Schemes
2) Create Backgrounds With Focal Point
3) Create Images That Correspond With the Text

Information Architect: brings all the information together from the others to create the site.

1)design site.
2)design site map: to go from page to page easily with no hold ups.
3)organize information: make sure every thing makes sense and appeals to audience.

Content Manager
1) Analyze the audience
2) Write the text
3) Formatting

information architect

is the art and science of expressing a model or concept for information (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Information_architecture).

the job of a information architect is to organize functionality and content into a structure that people are able to navigate intuitively doesn't happen by chance. Organizations must recognize the importance of information architecture or else they run the risk of creating great content and functionality that no one can ever find (http://www.steptwo.com.au/papers/kmc_whatisinfoarch/).

Responsibilities.

• teamwork
• creative leadership

Skills

• design
• information
• user research
• analysis

Experience

• education
• web

(info from google.com pdf file)

the basic job of a information architect is to design a site or page using information brought to them by there teammates ( graphic designer, and content manager). it is the information architects job to make sure that there site is easy to navigate from page-to-page, with no problems like incomplete links or links that don't take you to the page that. He is not the one that designs the graphics or to find make all the information, his sole job is to bring those together to be easy access, and works.
creating a site that is easy to navigate is also another important skill for a information architect a site should have different pages and links nature they will have different kinds of information that should be relate to the site if some one needs to access that information it should be easy a self explanatory.
knowing if the site make sense is important. it is the information architect job to place all the information in the right order, if your doing a site on a school it would make sense to have a pic of kids on the front page instead of like food or something of that nature, if you ended up doing a page on their cafe then that would make sense.

the perfect website

1. Organization
A. Menu bars in good place (visitor does not have to use back button)
B. Links, ordered
C. Composition of Text and Images is ordered.
D. Easy to browse.
E. Link names are not just the address, they have names that make sense.
F. Not to much animation.
G. Website is well structured.

2. Text
A. The text has a sense.
B. No misspellings or grammar problems.
C. The font is good and makes the visitor want to read.
D. Important part is centered in the field of view.
E. Good header.
F. Text is structured and not just thrown together.

3. Color and Contrast
A. Color scheme is harmonic
B. Important points are taken in front with color or contrasts.
C. Not to much different colors. Website has a color theme.
D. Background is chosen well, so it leads the readers center of view
to the main part of the page or text, and puts the text in the front.

4. Annoying thinks
A. No Pop-ups
B. No music you can't turn off
C. No videos you cant stop
D. No advertisement

5. Up to date
A. it is obvious that the site has been udated with newer news and info.

6. Internet
A. Website is loading fast
B. Homepage has an easy http address.

On the cutting edge

Who is requesting this RFP?
CEO of a very large and successful corporation.
Why has Chris called a meeting in the zone?
Chris has called the meeting so we can be told our assignment and what is required of us.
How will your team prove that you are the best qualified team to take on this project?
By creating a sample page to show the CEO.
Summarize in a couple of sentences what your 1st step is to accomplish this task.
have each member of the team describe what she or he thinks the characteristics of the perfect Web site are.
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?
because the CEO needs a pacific opinion on the website.
What does the CEO want and how will you achieve this?
The CEO won't consider a contract with EyeSite until she sees proof that EyeSite can handle the job.

Lastly, Name the individual roles and tell me who on your team is assign to them.
Will Simon: information architect
Kai Backhaus: Texts
Andrew Hays: Graphics