About the site | Earthrise

Site brief

Audience

Later-high school students.

Purpose:

To explore the ecological footprint of the modern student. Its purpose is to raise awareness of our impact on the environment, our planet's nature and current ecological situation and provoke a response from the audience by suggesting ways to reduce that impact.

The site is to be built over 2 months and is being designed to win a web design competition. Success will be based on aesthetic appeal, ease of navigation, and conciseness and appeal of content.

Timeline

Listed by week number of Term 2:

  1. Plan
  2. Plan
  3. Begin designing draft layout
  4. Continue designing
  5. Complete design
    Began HTML template
    Began writing content
    Collected stock images to illustrate content
  6. Continued HTML template → 50% completion
    Continued writing content → 33% completion
  7. Continued HTML template → 75% completion
    Continued writing content → 67% completion
  8. EXAM WEEK!
  9. Ironed out HTML bugs
    Finished writing content
  10. Inserted content (finalised)

Intended visitor action after visiting

To get involved in topical debates regarding environmental issues, as well as to make positive contributions towards the successful management of the planet.

Web strategies

Ease-of-use and navigation; Accessibility

Measures of success

  • Fulfils all DET requirements
  • Fulfils all top-band criteria on the Marking Guidelines
  • Achieves a ranking in the competition

Technology

  • Must support Internet Explorer 6 and Firefox 2+
  • Flash 6
  • Javascript
  • XHTML 1.0 Transitional
  • CSS 2.1

site's purpose

To explore the ecological footprint of a modern high-school student.

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