Michael and Chelsea have finished all the coding and tweaking on the site for Imagination Station, excellent work by both. I have been setting Brandi up with a companion blog (www.brandiwebber.blogspot.com) that she can update easily on her own. She has a Flickr page now for her photos, as well as sidebar calendar feeds from GoogleCalendar, and file-embedding capability through Scribd. The idea was to give her multiple outreach options, but to keep it simple enough that it didn't overwhlem her.
Monday we'll run her through the site, briefly describe our process in creating it, and answer any questions. Look forward to seeing the other groups presentations as well!
Friday, May 29, 2009
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Meeting rescheduled
Wednesday 4/29 meeting also cancelled and rescheduled for Monday 5/4. Sending her a PDF of our mockups, etc. in the meantime to look over before the next meeting.
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Meeting time change...
Got this from Brandi today:
"...unfortunately I have to cancel Monday, so sorry, last minute out of town trip that's come across, I won't be in until late Monday afternoon. Is Wednesday the next available time that I can come in? Let me know your availability and I will be there!"
So, Wednesday, April 29th instead.
"...unfortunately I have to cancel Monday, so sorry, last minute out of town trip that's come across, I won't be in until late Monday afternoon. Is Wednesday the next available time that I can come in? Let me know your availability and I will be there!"
So, Wednesday, April 29th instead.
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
Thursday, April 16, 2009
Logo update
Final answer from Brandi about logo and meeting times:
"Both those dates are fine count on me being there around 930. And lets go with the blue mobile one, i am pleased it was inspired by our preschool room : )Thanks lots and i will keep in touch!"
"Both those dates are fine count on me being there around 930. And lets go with the blue mobile one, i am pleased it was inspired by our preschool room : )Thanks lots and i will keep in touch!"
Logo response
Sent Brandi the logos below and she responded:
"I LOVE the first one! The green colored one with the 'peter panish' looking design. Looks great! Thanks!"
Brandi Webber, Director
Imagination Station Daycare Center
Then immediately after came this:
"Ok, I am kind of changing my mind! I am starting to like the blue image that looks like a mobile with the baby's in them..... Don't know, how decided to I need to be? Could I change it if I don't like the way it looks on the site? If so, let's just start with the first one that I said I liked and if I want can I change it later???"
Brandi Webber, Director
Imagination Station Daycare Center
"I LOVE the first one! The green colored one with the 'peter panish' looking design. Looks great! Thanks!"
Brandi Webber, Director
Imagination Station Daycare Center
Then immediately after came this:
"Ok, I am kind of changing my mind! I am starting to like the blue image that looks like a mobile with the baby's in them..... Don't know, how decided to I need to be? Could I change it if I don't like the way it looks on the site? If so, let's just start with the first one that I said I liked and if I want can I change it later???"
Brandi Webber, Director
Imagination Station Daycare Center
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Team B Schedule
Halfway through, here's our schedule (pending):
Chelsea
Jeremy
Michael
Week 1: pick client, team leader rubric and schedule, begin research
Week 2: meet client, visit daycare, take photos
Week 3: Create and present sitemap to client, begin color selection/logo roughs
Week 4: Solidify information architecture, produce mockup for meeting with client
Week 5: Meet with client, present color/layout/logo strategy, begin implementing
Week 6: Production
Week 7: Production
Week 8: Production (process meeting with client)
Week 9: Production
Week 10: Final presentation of site to client
Chelsea
Jeremy
Michael
Week 1: pick client, team leader rubric and schedule, begin research
Week 2: meet client, visit daycare, take photos
Week 3: Create and present sitemap to client, begin color selection/logo roughs
Week 4: Solidify information architecture, produce mockup for meeting with client
Week 5: Meet with client, present color/layout/logo strategy, begin implementing
Week 6: Production
Week 7: Production
Week 8: Production (process meeting with client)
Week 9: Production
Week 10: Final presentation of site to client
Client Profile
Business name: Imagination Station
Business Owner: Brandi Webber
Business Address: 7119 N. Portsmouth Ave
Phone: 503.283.0229/503.839.7877
email:brandi6622@msn.com
web: www.imaginationstationdaycarecenter.com
Overview: product/service: Daycare provider
Features: provides daycare service for infants and toddlers. It offers a low student to adult ration. Imagination Stations philosophy is based on the Reggio Emilia philosophy which is based on the following principles:
- Children must have some sort of control over the direction of their learning
- Children must be able to learn through experiences of touching, moving, listening, seeing and hearing.
- Children must have a relationship with other children and with material items in the world that they should be allowed to explore
- Children must have endless ways and opurtunities to express themselves.
Business Category: Childcare providers
Target Audience: Parents of infants or toddlers
Philosophy/history
Mission: Welcome to Imagination Station Daycare Center. We have been providing top notch child care since 2001. Our goal has always been to exceed parents expectations by providing excellent child care to strive for the perfect balance between nurturing and education. Our staff gets acquainted with the parents to make sure we are helping them meet each child's own specific needs. The communication between staff and parents helps us figure out the most effective ways to help each child grow in their own specific way.
Years in Business: 8 years
Trends: Constant repeat customers
Competitive Advantage: Many providers for the children (high teacher to student ratio). All providers are certified with their CPR, First Aid, Child Abude and Neglect, they also attend many workshops throughout the year to keep up on the most current ways to enhance a childs development.
Business Obstacles: Location. The daycare is in the basement of a church.
Employees: High provider to child ratio.
Existing Marketing Materials: Sandwich board out front and a couple of posters around town.
Proposed Deliverables: Website and new logo
Research:
Competition: www.penchild.org
www.joyfulnoise.com
www.childtime.com
www.littlewizkids.com
Technology Overview: Fansyzoom (a way to show photos of the location in a professional manner), small flash animation on the home page. Downloadable pdfs.
Content Recommendation: Streamlining her current content to fit the new website design.
more to come....
Business Owner: Brandi Webber
Business Address: 7119 N. Portsmouth Ave
Phone: 503.283.0229/503.839.7877
email:brandi6622@msn.com
web: www.imaginationstationdaycarecenter.com
Overview: product/service: Daycare provider
Features: provides daycare service for infants and toddlers. It offers a low student to adult ration. Imagination Stations philosophy is based on the Reggio Emilia philosophy which is based on the following principles:
- Children must have some sort of control over the direction of their learning
- Children must be able to learn through experiences of touching, moving, listening, seeing and hearing.
- Children must have a relationship with other children and with material items in the world that they should be allowed to explore
- Children must have endless ways and opurtunities to express themselves.
Business Category: Childcare providers
Target Audience: Parents of infants or toddlers
Philosophy/history
Mission: Welcome to Imagination Station Daycare Center. We have been providing top notch child care since 2001. Our goal has always been to exceed parents expectations by providing excellent child care to strive for the perfect balance between nurturing and education. Our staff gets acquainted with the parents to make sure we are helping them meet each child's own specific needs. The communication between staff and parents helps us figure out the most effective ways to help each child grow in their own specific way.
Years in Business: 8 years
Trends: Constant repeat customers
Competitive Advantage: Many providers for the children (high teacher to student ratio). All providers are certified with their CPR, First Aid, Child Abude and Neglect, they also attend many workshops throughout the year to keep up on the most current ways to enhance a childs development.
Business Obstacles: Location. The daycare is in the basement of a church.
Employees: High provider to child ratio.
Existing Marketing Materials: Sandwich board out front and a couple of posters around town.
Proposed Deliverables: Website and new logo
Research:
Competition: www.penchild.org
www.joyfulnoise.com
www.childtime.com
www.littlewizkids.com
Technology Overview: Fansyzoom (a way to show photos of the location in a professional manner), small flash animation on the home page. Downloadable pdfs.
Content Recommendation: Streamlining her current content to fit the new website design.
more to come....
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
Imagination Station logo roughs
First stab at logo ideas.
Avoiding blocks, teddy bears, choo choo trains, etc.
Going for "location", "exploration", "journey", etc.
Wednesday, April 1, 2009
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