DESIGN PROJECT-3 (WEBSITE TECHNOLOGY) 25-APR-12 ADEEL BHATTI JESSIE CHEN KAYS FATTAL RAVIKANTH ARIKATLA VENKATA INFM700 – Information Architecture 1

Contents 1. What’s New? 2. Content Re-Organization 3. Technology Used - WordPress 4. Our Approach 5. Design & Implementation 6. Demo 7. Conclusions Question & Answers References 2

What’s New?  Content Re-Organization  Categorization – To Simplify Categories  Page Layout – Rearrangement of Page Elements  Technology  WordPress - Content Management System  Functions Implemented  Class Registration – For Easy/Correct Enrollment  Event Calendar – To Increase Event Attendance  Web 2.0 – To Promote citydance /Enhance Participation  Login 3

Content Re-Organization (P2) 4

Content Re-Organization (P3) 5

Technology Used - WordPress  Scalable & Robust  Ease of Use with:  User-Interface & Back-End System  Ease of Update & Downloading:  Plugins/Widgets & Themes  Best for Website Management  Less Time Required to Master it  Slick Web Design & Creative Plugins 6

Our Approach  Kept our focus on City Dance’s:  Business Objectives & User Needs Enhance Participation in Dance Programs Easy to Navigate Website / Locate Info Support Org. Expansion & Communicate it Ease of Use - For Class Registration 7

Design & Implementation  Technical details of our Website-Design:  Organization System With Improved Categorization  Navigation System With Local Navigation & Breadcrumbs  Design is implemented using a combination of:  HTML/CSS For Coding / Look & Feel  Plug-Ins & Widgets For Adding Functionality 8

Demo  Link: 9

Conclusion  Learning by Step-By-Step Implementation  From Mock-Up to a Functional Website, based on: IA Principles & IA Tools/Techniques  Gained working experience with a Content Mgt. System  WordPress 10

Thank You!  Question & Answers 11

References 1. Comparison among Content Management Systems: joomla-drupal/31988/ 2. Plugin (Event calendar): 3. Plugin (Follow Us): 4. Theme: 12