Talk with Naomi

Aite guys,

Just giving everyone an update. I had a talk with Naomi this morning, and she felt a bit disheartened that our current design strayed a bit from our original idea. However, I was able to pop up the actionscript effects to save us! She was then able to pass some "suggestions" on how to save the design so it doesn't lose the feel we had with our initial idea (in regards to the hand-written text for the family tree).

Naomi suggested that we make the titles hand-written, with arrows pointing to the individual sections. She also suggested that we scrunch down the 3G section so that it sort of fits into the middle of the site (and thus, begins to look more like our original family-tree).

Finally, the background (table area) could be darkened a bit. She pretty much liked the notebook design you had initially Chantelle, so just look at that to get an idea of what she was talking about. But don't worry too much, I should be able to readjust everything so it suits her preference. She made some valid points, because the design at the moment has sort of lost the feel we had before. It's just not as strong. No incredible biggie though! If there's a will, there's a way. As soon as I add in more actionscript effects, and make those small adjustments, the site should start to come alive.

Thanks...

I'll have the Flash stuff completed by the end of the weekend...

Variation of website design (for the 4G section). Just a quick thing I put together. I actually don't like it, but just putting it up anyways. Just an idea! Why is there so much going on at the same time! BLAH!

Storyboard - George Version

Idea behind this design is the evolution in the way information has been presented us over the ages. Starting from traditional, hand-written data & information on paper, to web/mobile technology. The idea is to have a harmonious blend between the two. There's also an option to flip the main page, so that it opens up to a futuristic time portal , where the family tree transforms into a timeline (an reference of this can be found here); bringing the old generation to the new.

Mockup

This is what I came up with today. The "family crest" for the 3G family, and a mockup of the layout for the flash-based website. If you look closely enough, you'll see that there are three G's connecting with one another in the middle of the crest. Pretty complex ay? Haha, not really. It's rather simple, and easy to do. I created the crest in Flash, using only vector lines! I also used a texture from CGTextures for reference. Down below are the first two stages of the flash site. The splash page, and the page that occurs after a link (or family member in this case) is clicked on. Please comment on the designs. What should we add? What should we take away?

Theme: Family Tree {3 Generations}

I came up with an idea for the navigation of our website, maybe even the layout; a family tree. We can create three {fake} generations of family members, and different family members will contain different information about 3G. I suggest that the third-generation of the family contain all the current info about 3G. The first and second generations can include the history and evolution of 3G technology. We could even have mixed couples to emphasize multi-culturalism. I think this idea is gold! Just got to wait for Chantelle and Astrid's approval lol. I wouldn't have to wait so long if they were in class! Hahaha...

Complimentary ideas
+ Have family tree transform into a timeline.
+ Have the ability to scroll left to right by hovering the cursor over the edge of the frame/page.
+ Paper background/texture {http://www.cgtextures.com/getfile.php/7735/l/paper0007_L.jpg}.
+ Have a family crest {http://www.cgtextures.com/getfile.php/1464/l/ornaments0043_L.jpg}

Flash CMS

Here is an interesting thing I found on Dope Awards. Organizing a site with lots of information can be a daunting task. Hence the creation of Content Management Systems. The fCMS is a Flash CMS component (Flash Content Management System) that allows you to update text, images and SWFs directly on a live Flash website without ever leaving your browser window. The website developer or their client has no need for a separate administration panel for managing the content of the website and all of the changes can be applied at runtime.

Key Features
- Direct updating of content on a live Flash website
- No client training required. As easy to use as a word processor
- Editable textfields with built-in text editor (allows for multi-page textfields)
- Updatable images and SWFs - includes auto size, auto fit, positioning and captions
- Customizable font list, font size list and color palette
- Hidden login - type blindly a predefined word to access the CMS
- Allows for multiple users with different file upload permissions
- All data stored in an XML file - suitable for small to medium website content (no database required)
- No end user coding or HTML knowledge required
- Easy to use and customize
- Secure - username and password are securely stored on the server side only
- Light weight - adds only up to 20kb to your Flash movies

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