Steveisa…What one geek is really interested in

URLhttp://home.exetel.com.au/steveisa

Ideas•Site for my clothing company•Wish list for friends and family•Site about what I use and Subscribe

to

Reasoning•Often get asked what Podcasts/Feeds I get

my information from.•Want to inform people what I am

interested in.•Have a single place where people can get

information about me and my hobby (Music and Technology)

Intended Audience•Friends who have the same interests as

me•Work colleagues •Twitter and Facebook friends who I have

met over the internet with similar interests

•People on the Internet with similar interests

Goals of Steveisa…•Inform people know what Technology I

use•Provide a list of Applications on all

platforms that I use•Show an up to date list of RSS feeds I

read along with a brief description of what they are about.

•Give a list of Podcasts I listen to with a brief review.

Site MapHome Page

Subscription Gear Application

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Page DescriptionSteveisa…

Home PageWhat’s it about?

•A portal to the rest of the site.•An introduction to the author•Why I am qualified to present this

information

Home Page cont.What it Features…

•Side bar with links•Twitter Feed•Bold headings•Colourful page banner•DIVs to section the site without tricky

formatting.•Menus are done with Lists to keep

formatting and ordering simple

Home cont.What it looks like…

•Frame (Left and right bars and the top banner) on each page.

•Simple, quiet colours to keep site easy to read and view.

SubscriptionWhat’s it about?

•A Page dedicated to the Podcasts and RSS Feeds I subscribe to

•Often Asked the question “How do you know so much?”

•Links to feeds/podcasts for easy subscription

Subscription cont.What it Features…

•Table to contain all the information in an ordered format.

•Sub Menu for easy browsing•Links to feeds and podcasts

Subscription cont.What it looks like…

•Banner and left and right bars from home page

•Tables for ease of viewing•Splitting groups into many tables to break

up the page

GearWhat’s it about?

•Showing visitors what I use•Explaining what each item is•Listing specifications or details

Gear cont.What it Features…

•Table to format the items on the page•Images to show what the items look like•strong tag for item names for easier

reading

Gear cont.What it looks like…

•Small border on table for definition•Images resized before uploading to save

space•Custom strong tag

ApplicationsWhat’s it about?

•Showing visitors what software I use•Explaining what each product does•Listing specifications or details•Links to products where applicable

Applications cont.What it Features…

•Table to format the items on the page•Links to more information•Strong titles

Applications cont.What it looks like…

•Border on table for definition•Separate tables for each section•Links after description rather than

heading

Mission Complete•Simple but effective•Goals met?•Target audience found?

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