1. Web Design Teams What role do you play?

2. Client Person or organization who pays for the website to be designed and maintained. Person or organization who pays for the website to be designed and maintained. Corporation needing to develop a corporate presence site. Corporation needing to develop a corporate presence site. Organization needing to stay in touch with members. Organization needing to stay in touch with members. Retail store needing to develop an e-commerce site. Retail store needing to develop an e-commerce site.

3. Client Liaison Rep Maintains contact with client. Maintains contact with client. Responsible for understanding needs and goals of client and team. Responsible for understanding needs and goals of client and team. Helps develop Milestones with the client. Helps develop Milestones with the client.

4. Project Manager Oversees work of all members and make sure they are working together. Oversees work of all members and make sure they are working together. Assigns responsibilities/tasks and tracks progress of team members. Assigns responsibilities/tasks and tracks progress of team members. Provides resources and help – problem solvers. Provides resources and help – problem solvers.

5. Web Author Content Developer Content Developer Writes the material on the site. Writes the material on the site. Site may require several authors – may require a content editor to make sure all work is together. Site may require several authors – may require a content editor to make sure all work is together. Use outlines to explain ideas for each page. Use outlines to explain ideas for each page.

6. Web Designer Provides visual direction for the site: Provides visual direction for the site: Selects color palette Selects color palette Gives shape and definition to page Gives shape and definition to page Provides consistent look Provides consistent look Creates storyboards of pages. Creates storyboards of pages. After approval of mockups, they: After approval of mockups, they: Creates graphics, navigation buttons, animations, interface layout, and charts. Creates graphics, navigation buttons, animations, interface layout, and charts. Creates or obtains photographs, maps, and other visuals to enhance the site. Creates or obtains photographs, maps, and other visuals to enhance the site.

7. Web Developer Using authoring tools or authoring languages…develops or programs the site. Using authoring tools or authoring languages…develops or programs the site. Goal is to enable visitors to load pages, navigate within site, and navigate to external links. Goal is to enable visitors to load pages, navigate within site, and navigate to external links. Developer looks at how the site will work. Developer looks at how the site will work.

8. From Idea to Published Storyboards Alpha Site is created Beta Site is Created from notes Final site is published

9. Webmaster Implements and maintains completed site. Implements and maintains completed site. Posts the web site to the server. Posts the web site to the server. Keeps site updated. Keeps site updated. Answers questions from visitors. Answers questions from visitors. Adds new content as needed. Adds new content as needed. Tests links from time to time to make sure all is working. Tests links from time to time to make sure all is working. Updates external links. Updates external links.