Social Media, RIA and Sustainability:

A Website Development Case Study

Overview

• The Client

• The Project

• Project Goals

• Process

• Links

• Questions

The Client

• Not a CMS user

• New to Social Media

• Never Deployed an RIA

The Project

• Focused on Water Usage awareness

• In Conjunction with a Museum Exhibit

• They desired:

• A Traditional Mini-site

• A Calculator Application

The Project

• Focused on Water Usage awareness

• In Conjunction with a Museum Exhibit

• We proposed:

• Social Media Focused Site

• RIA

Project Goals

• Help Sell Tickets

• Build Awareness of Water Usage

Project Constraints

• Small Budget

• Quick Timeline

• Lots of Stakeholders

• Has to be easy to use

The Process

• “4D Process”

• Lots of small decisions

Define

• Tech Assessment

• Platform/Infrastructure Choice

• Application/User Data Definition

• Survey Question/Calculation Definition

• Social Media Integration Design

Design

• Sitemap

Design

• Sitemap

• Wireframes

Design

• Sitemap

• Wireframes

• 3D Art Choices

3D Art Style Decision

Design

• Sitemap

• Wireframes

• 3D Art Choices

• Moodboards

Design

• Sitemap

• Wireframes

• 3D Art Choices

• Moodboards

• App/3D Model Prototyping

Design

• Sitemap

• Wireframes

• 3D Art Choices

• Moodboards

• App/3D Model Prototyping

• Data Visualization

Develop

• Drupal

• Theming with a CSS Framework

Develop

• Drupal

• Theming with a CSS Framework

• CMS Processes

Develop

• Drupal

• Theming with a CSS Framework

• CMS Processes

• CMS as a RAD Framework

• Building Node Structure

• Integrating Services

Develop

• Flex

• Integration of Flash Animations

• Theming UI

• Calculations

• User Registration via Services

• Widgets via Views

Calculations

Deploy

• Countdown to Launch

• Testing Complete

• Assistance with IT Needs

Closing

• Links available on our blogs shortly

• visualrinse.com

• electricpineapple.net

• Questions?