1 / 25

SHS Web Design & Development Project

SHS Web Design & Development Project. Final Presentation 27 May 2010. The Client. The Client. UniMelb’s School of Historical Studies (SHS) Disciplines: Australian Studies Classics & Archaeology Cultural Materials & Conservation Jewish History & Culture Key contacts:

sybill-brooks
Download Presentation

SHS Web Design & Development Project

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. SHS Web Design & Development Project Final Presentation 27 May 2010

  2. The Client

  3. The Client • UniMelb’s School of Historical Studies (SHS) • Disciplines: • Australian Studies • Classics & Archaeology • Cultural Materials & Conservation • Jewish History & Culture • Key contacts: • Dr Catherine KovesiSenior Lecturer & History Honours Coordinator – Project Champion • Prof Charles ZikaProfessorial Fellow of the School – Project Advisor • Dr Jenny SpinksARC Postdoctoral Fellow – Project Advisor • Timothy OuldResearch Officer, Centre of Cultural Materials Conservation – Project Advisor

  4. The Problem

  5. The Problem • No digital accessibility to information on: • Visual materials and key objects from rare collections • Australian Research Council (ARC) Discovery Project • Conservation works • No vehicle for promoting newly won grant, new projects and potential exhibitions

  6. The Solution

  7. The Solution • What does our client want? • Dynamic, flexible online platform • User friendliness • Maintainability • Visually appealing

  8. The Solution • 2x WordPress sites • Linked in to UniMelb SHS home page but standalone externally-hosted sites • ‘Melbourne Prints’ • ‘Early Modern Disaster’ • Staggered Usability Study • Filmed Walkthrough • Client Evaluation Session • 2 x Focus Groups • Online Questionnaire • Supporting documentation • Training • Client Training Session • Online training materials

  9. The Objectives

  10. The Objectives

  11. How did we get from Point A to B?

  12. Incremental Development • Less risk in developing smaller portions in increments with direct client feedback on these portions • Ease trauma of introducing a new product all at once • Psychological satisfaction of seeing something tangible early • Development team capitalised on learning from earlier increments – performance improves • Project’s processes improves with each increment • Steady stream of results boosts morale!

  13. The Result

  14. Melbourne Prints‘Italian Prints’ page

  15. Melbourne Prints‘Rare Books’ page

  16. Melbourne Prints‘Conservation’ page

  17. Melbourne Prints‘About Us’ page

  18. Early Modern DisasterHomePage

  19. Usability Study

  20. The Challenges

  21. Starting off with this….

  22. …and getting it to look like this

  23. The Risks • University of Melbourne Web Design • CMS limitations • Design limitations • Hosting limitations • Client-side • Technically inexperienced • Technical skill limitations • Project Team all with a similar technical skill set

  24. Closing Statement • “…g2IT would like to thank the our client and all participants for their time and support, and we look forward to working with you in the future…”

More Related