LO4: Site structure diagram.

What is a site structure diagram?

A site structure diagram is a representation of the layout of a website or interactive product (game, app) made in the pre- production stage of the development of the mentioned product. A site structure diagram is created in order to aid computer programmers in creating the product and always shows how the end user/ audience will use it.

1.Be able to understand the purpose and conventions of a site structure diagram.

2.To be able to evaluate the effectiveness of a site structure diagram. based on the brief.

Site structure diagram questions:

what does navigation mean?

navigation reffers to the mannor in which the user will use the interactive product planned in the diagram. (How the user gets around the product.) one example of this would be a websites homescreen containing several hyperlinked buttons which will transport the user to differant sections of the website containing content.

if asked to draw a site structure diagram in the exam what should I include as annotations?

• The house style must be consistant.
• the importance of hyperlinks for the end user/ audiance.
• explain how pages are linked together and how it will benifit the end user.
• pages based on the breif.
• what interractive features would be on the page and why would they benifit the end user.
• notes on the interactive features.

LO3: Primary resarch mock.

I didn't use key words in my answers
I have made punctuation and grammar mistakes
I didn't always expand on my points.              

underline key teams.
identify - word or a sentence. (1- 2 marks)
explain - give reasons and use because (3-6 marks)
evaluate- last question strengths weeknesses examples links to the brief. (20 marks)

LO3 primary research mock feedback.

• spelling and grammar

LO4: Question 10 evaluation question.

Question 10 (20 marks) will always contain these two words:

     

      1. Evaluate.

• advantages and disadvantages
• always evaluate a pre-production document. (SWOT Analysis, mood boards, Blue Sky thinking, mind maps, visualisation diagrams, storyboards, scripts, site map diagrams.)   

       2.  Effectiveness.

• Effectiveness means how well the product is able to engage the Target audience.
• how well suited the pre-production piece is for the media product is being created.
• why he document is important.
• we must link the document to the brief. and conventions of the document. (advantages)
• Must tell the consequences of missing or incomplete information, what other pre- production document would be required. (disadvantages)
• Always make sure that you use examples from the brief.
• Expand your points.
• link your points to the target audience.
• write in sentences.

SPEND 20 - 25 MINUTES ON THIS QUESTION.

LO3/4 visualisation diagram feedback.

In the Unit 2 exam you will have to draw 2 things (question 8 and 9) both of these are out of six and are pre-production illustrations.
if it is a video product then you will be asked to create a story board or script.

what must a poster contain?

slogan.

logo.

House style

social media link.

the product.

Brand Name (Usually in the logo) at the top (Mast head) so that it is the first thing people will see.  

the target audiences ideal self/ partner.

small amount of information about the product. ( description)

A poster needs to be portrait.

review. (helps to sell the product)

Annotations.

justify designs for instance the housestyle (what the colours and fonts connote)
the annnotations always must directly link to the breif.
annotations must always be in scentances.
Make sure to remember seriff and sans-seriff.

LO3: Visualisation Mock

why  I didn't get full marks i didn't crate an attractive product and i didn't include any banners or website information within it.

my annotations were not detailed enough.

I have made multiple spelling errors.

what are client requirements?

The client will give the company producing the product which they wan to be made will give the company specific standards which must be adhered to.
client requirements are important as that they allow the people making the product to meet the exact requirements of the client.

What tools are available to understand client requirements and ideas which fit into them?

Blue sky thinking
mindmaps
SWOT analysis
Mood boards

Target Audiance Factors.

why is target audiance important?

Having a target audiance in mind when creating a product will greatly influance the product which is poduced. For example a magazine aimed at teenagers would be much different to one poduced with elderly people i