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Step
1:
Create
the Site
Map and
Navigational
Schema
First we
organize
and chunk
content
into logical
groups based
on user
types and
needs. The
result of
this exercise
is a site
map, or
visual representation
of the information
architecture
that will
allow you
to see how
accessible
all of your
content
will be
on the final
site. Included
in the site
map is the
navigational
schema or
the "pathways"
that the
user will
use to access
the content.
The site
map also
identifies
all of the
unique pages
on the site
which are
then created
in the design
mockups
(Step 3:
Create Visual
Design Mock
ups).
Step
2:
Business
Process
Flows
After the
site map
is agreed
upon, we
create process
flows for
all of the
functionality
on the site,
such as
login, registration,
shopping
carts, info
request
forms or
online calculators.
These flows
are created
based on
the information
gathered
in the Discovery
Phase about
your internal
systems
and business
logic
Step
3:
Create Visual
Design Mock-ups
Finally
we come
to the real
design work.
Once the
site has
been completely
mapped,
we have
the information
we need
to build
the site
the right
way, using
colors that
might appeal
to your
target audience,
utilizing
design themes
that reinforce
your brand
characteristics
and laying
out content
in a manner
that will
speed the
transfer
of information
and make
interacting
with your
business
easy and
pleasant.
We produce
design comps,
to give
you a few
different
look and
feel options.
Each comp
takes the
users' needs
and brand
goals into
consideration,
but expresses
them in
a different
way. The
idea is
to find
the design
that most
accurately
expresses
your unique
business
personality
and values.
Step
4:
Create
the Interface
Design
Once we've
settled
on the look
and feel
of the site
we begin
designing
the unique
pages of
the site.
The most
detailed
pages are
done first
and the
Homepage
is the final
page to
be designed.
This allows
us to bring
together
the overarching
theme of
the site
at the end.
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