The final redesign is where we take all the skills learned by and suggestions given to your group and unite them into one cohesive design for the site. One of the most important things to consider when creating the final design is that the design must be consistent with your analyses and the readings. If you choose to make a feature that does not correspond to the usability work you completed, you will have to make a case for why that feature is necessary even though it is not usable. In short, your group may find that it has to sacrifice aesthetics for usability. Constantly question each feature you bring to the site, and then question it again. Be creative, innovative, and thoughtful, and your redesign will no doubt be much better than the current version of the site you are working on.
Specifics
- Complete a consistent redesign. Each group member is responsible for hand-coding an equitable number of pages. Make sure that all links work. Please link to your site redesign off of your group page.
- The re-design must contain a certain number of images: each group member is responsible for creating at least 2 images. An images is anything created using Photoshop or, if you prefer, Fireworks.
- Your redesign must employ web standards, which means that the code should be accessible, and written using XHTML and CSS. Do not use the following deprecated tags: font, i, b. You may use tables for layout if you'd like, in which case you'd be using a hybrid form -- CSS for everything but the layout.
- For accessibility, use the following where appropriate: ALT text, long description, title tags, access keys, tab index tags (for tab order), skip to content, skip to navigation.
- Prepare to present a rationale for your new design, referring directly to the course texts. The rational should discuss your new design in terms of usability and accessibility, as well as what applications you used in order to make which features on your site.
- Each group member will individually complete a written summary of their role in the group. In your summary, please highlight the following: what your role was; what specific things you completed for the group; what you would have liked to do more of; how you thought the group worked together; and what images you created. The summary should be the equivalent of at least 1 page, double spaced. All summaries will be emailed to the instructor, and will not be visible to anyone but the instructor.