1 / 22

Ryan Building Materials’ Invitation Site

Ryan Building Materials’ Invitation Site. Stephen Anders & Carrigan McCatty. Company Consultation. Drywall and building material supplier with several locations in Metro Detroit Has expressed a need for a more modern approach to business concerning the internet

mikko
Download Presentation

Ryan Building Materials’ Invitation Site

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Ryan Building Materials’ Invitation Site Stephen Anders & Carrigan McCatty

  2. Company Consultation

  3. Drywall and building material supplier with several locations in Metro Detroit • Has expressed a need for a more modern approach to business concerning the internet • Just recently opened a new store on the east side Ryan Building Materials

  4. Original plan was to overhaul the current site • Webmaster found out, and decided to fix the site • New idea was proposed, an invitation site • Met March 16th, at 5 pm Consultation with Company

  5. Idea was to create a site that would serve as an invitation for east side store opening Was suggested that it include a Google map plugin Should be set up like a regular invitation, and feature the Ryan site color scheme Invitational Site Proposal

  6. Goals of the meeting: • Configure a rough meeting schedule • Divvy up general responsibilities • Figure out how we wanted to pursue this project in the creative sense • Met March 17th at 5 pm Team Consultation

  7. A simplistic format, following the old Ryan color scheme was our design philosophy Had to be user friendly Had to look like an invitation Had to have a picture of a truck Had to link back to homepage Balsamiq Mockups

  8. Agreed that the balsamiq mock up was what they were looking for • Suggested the picture be a truck • A clear navigational bar was added as an idea to put on the site • Overall, went very well • Met March 25th at 4 pm Company Consultation

  9. First rendering of site • Was created for the usability tests • Stayed pretty true to the balsamiq mock ups Site, Draft One

  10. Usability Tests Results of surveymonkey.com surveys

  11. The surveys were administered on surveymonkey.com • Participants were invited over facebook, or email • 4 multiple choice questions, with an added comment section • 14 responses total • Went live on April 6th, at 2:15 p.m. Surveys

  12. General Information

  13. Relevant Invitation Information

  14. Event Information

  15. “it was a little to formal it didn’t look like an invitation” • “more color and more detailed info” • “more information” • “clarity” • Pictures that were more relevant • Phone number • Centering of the info General Comments

  16. Presented our usability evaluation to class • Discussed results from survey testing • Received valuable advice Usability Presentation

  17. Survey suggestions were integrated into the design • More invitation oriented look • Shifted the background to a lighter template, to differentiate it from the web site • More relevant information was included • Cleaner look Final revisions

  18. Revisions with Comments

  19. Presented final site to head of company • Very satisfied • Thought the .gif was innovative • Added yes or no rsvp option for rough head count • Webmaster for Ryan plans on integrating site within the next month • Met on April 22nd, at 5 pm Final Consultation

  20. Stephen constructed the HTML and CSS for the site, helped to send out surveys, and compiled screenshots and other info for the final presentation. • Carrigan consulted and coordinated with the Ryan, created and helped distribute the surveys, created the usability evaluation, and created the final presentations. Contributions

  21. The End.

More Related