collaboration & inspiration
After my mid-term, where I was encouraged to collaborate on some part of this project, I went through a few days of trying to figure out with whom to collaborate and on what. I had originally envisioned this project as collaboration with two of my fellow students in order to create a company. That quickly ended for a multitude of reasons. So after the mid-term I was at a bit of a loss. At first I thought I would hire someone to collaborate with me on the Flash. But after some uneventful searching for someone who I could trust I gave up. One reason was that most of the people I knew had about just about the same experience and skills with Flash that I had.
So when I hit on the idea of a writer, which felt like a flash of inspiration, I called on friend who I have worked with on previous projects. I have used her in the past for copy-editing work for clients. She is more than competent as a writer, copy-editor and thinker. Thankfully she agreed to do the job.
We met Monday evening for a short intro to the project and to figure out what she needed from me to make the project work.
I showed her my site map for the webpage that I had worked out before the mid-term. I discussed in detail each section of the map and what I was hoping to get across and then she said the word that has really changed how I am looking at this project. “Weave.” When she said it, it made so much sense I quickly became inspired again.
We discussed each section, which I had split into four equally weighted parts. Education, Industry, Clients and Help. The Help section, which is not well named, is mostly links to other information. So we talked about the three sections. I started with an overview and then moved down the list of each section. The problem is that in order to talk about one section you might have to elaborate on a different sub-section in a different section. And there was that word – weave. I can see the site taking on a whole new meaning, I am going to flatten out the hierarchy I created and make a web, which will be more difficult to navigate through, but more intuitive for the user. Rather than forcing the user through the site it what I see as the most logical path, I will allow them to move through it in the way they feel is most logical - much in the way that this project has come together.
So when I hit on the idea of a writer, which felt like a flash of inspiration, I called on friend who I have worked with on previous projects. I have used her in the past for copy-editing work for clients. She is more than competent as a writer, copy-editor and thinker. Thankfully she agreed to do the job.
We met Monday evening for a short intro to the project and to figure out what she needed from me to make the project work.
I showed her my site map for the webpage that I had worked out before the mid-term. I discussed in detail each section of the map and what I was hoping to get across and then she said the word that has really changed how I am looking at this project. “Weave.” When she said it, it made so much sense I quickly became inspired again.
We discussed each section, which I had split into four equally weighted parts. Education, Industry, Clients and Help. The Help section, which is not well named, is mostly links to other information. So we talked about the three sections. I started with an overview and then moved down the list of each section. The problem is that in order to talk about one section you might have to elaborate on a different sub-section in a different section. And there was that word – weave. I can see the site taking on a whole new meaning, I am going to flatten out the hierarchy I created and make a web, which will be more difficult to navigate through, but more intuitive for the user. Rather than forcing the user through the site it what I see as the most logical path, I will allow them to move through it in the way they feel is most logical - much in the way that this project has come together.
