Thursday, February 12, 2009
Chapters 10 and 11
I don't really see a difference between a proposal and the design outline, but I guess I should since I'm supposed to have that ready for today. The section on writing the website was useful though. I guess I didn't really think that you needed to go into that much detail though. Although, I guess that an employer would want to be able to visualize exactly what they are going to get before they start paying you for doing it. I think everything we are learning is starting to all blend together in my mind and I'm not really getting anything. So . . . hopefully things clear up in class today!
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hi lia, new material really takes awhile to sink into our system, that's for sure. i've been there many times! as for your question, i guess as a composer (and rhetorician, actually), it is important to go through the process of writing, be it for print or cyber-text. of course, this writing activity would also include interactive writing for the multimedia and the web.
ReplyDeletein this vein, a proposal can be considered an initial step where we brainstorm possibilities to approach the program and incorporate the project definition. the Outline/Design Document takes you a step higher --- and that is to basically think about text-based content treatment and, for a visual representation, a flow diagram (unfortunately). SIDE: was that you who expressed disagreement with the purpose of flow diagrams?
once these initial concepts are revised and clear in the mind of the writer, s/he can then go ahead and expound on the program navigation flow complete with text and description of visuals through a SCRIPT... but we're not there yet. =)
let's explore more types if informational web site through our chapter readings and see how writers conceptualize their designs.