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Adobe Web Tech Curriculum

Unit 2: Planning a Web Project, Part 1

Lesson 2.4: Information Design

Design Document for Gage Vintage Guitars

Below you will find a partially completed design document and a partially completed design document sign-off sheet for your client, Gage Vintage Guitars. In the next assignment, you will fill in the blank areas of the first three sections of the design document (i.e., Site Goals, User Experience, and Site Content). These sections of the design document should be based on the Gage Vintage Guitars interview.

Gage Design Document
Gage Design Document Sign-off Sheet

Gage Design Document

Site Topic: Gage Vintage Guitars

Site Goals
The owners' stated goals for this site include:
- Create a positive and friendly web presence for Gage Vintage Guitars.
- Provide information about guitars in stock.
- (Add a third goal from the interview here.)
- (Add a fourth goal from the interview here.)
- (Add a fifth goal from the interview here.)
- Eventually, provide information about tips and tricks, articles related to guitars, etc.
User Experience
1. Audience Definition
  The audience for this site is very diverse. (Complete this paragraph by adding explanations and details based on the Gage interview.)
2. Scenarios
  (Insert the typical user scenarios provided by the owners in the Gage interview here.)
3. Competitive Analysis Summary
  (Summarize the owners' comments about other guitar store websites here. If time permits, visit two or three guitar store websites yourself to add to the list of features and functionality of the competition's sites.)
4. Appendix A: Competitive Analysis (Omit this section for now.)
Site Content
1. Content Grouping and Labeling
  - Information regarding the store: Gage logo, address, phone number, fax number, e-mail contact, directions to store, services, history, owners, policies, etc.
  - Upcoming concert dates
  - Types of guitar lessons and instructors on staff
  - Guitars in stock, each with a photo
    - Acoustic guitars, organized by:
      - Maker (e.g., Martin, Gibson, etc.) and model name and/or number
      - Type (e.g., steel-string, classical, flamenco, etc.)
      - Size (e.g., jumbo, dreadnought, concert, etc.)
      - Age (year built)
      - Physical characteristics (e.g., woods used, color, etc.)
    - Electric guitars, organized by:
      - Maker (e.g., Fender, Gibson, etc.) and model name and/or number
      - Type (e.g., solid-body, hollow-body, etc.)
      - Pickups (e.g., number and type, etc.)
      - Age (year built)
      - Physical characteristics (e.g., woods used, color, etc.)
2. Functional Requirements
  (Summarize the owners' comments about what functionality their site will require here.)
3. Appendix B: Content Inventory
  (Based on the sections above, compile a list of all the content you will need the owners to provide to you and insert it here.)
Site Structure (This section will be completed later.)
1. Site Structure Listing (or Summary)
2. Architectural Blueprints
3. Global and Local Navigation Systems
4. Appendix C: Site Structure Listing (optional)
Visual Design (This section will be completed later.)
1. Layout Grids
2. Design Sketches
3. Page Mock-ups
4. Web-based Prototype

Gage Design Document Sign-off Sheet

Site Topic: Gage Vintage Guitars

Site Goals
- (Insert summary paragraph based on info in design document)
- ______________________________
  Signee's name and date
User Experience
- (Insert summary paragraph based on info in design document)
- ______________________________
  Signee's name and date
Site Content
- (Insert summary paragraph based on info in design document)
- ______________________________
  Signee's name and date
Site Structure (This section will be completed later.)
- [Insert summary paragraph]
- ______________________________
  Signee's name and date
Visual Design (This section will be completed later.)
- [Insert summary paragraph]
- ______________________________
  Signee's name and date

It's
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2.4.2: Individual Assignment

Using the partially completed design document above as your starting point, complete the first three sections of a design document (i.e., Site Goals, User Experience, and Site Content) for the Gage Vintage Guitars website.

These sections of the design document should be based on the Gage interview transcript.
Use any word processor or text editor to create the document. For now, concentrate on the content, not the appearance. Later, you will use InDesign to create a professional-looking design document.

2.4.3: Individual Assignment

Using the partially completed design document sign-off sheet above as your starting point, complete the first three sections of a sign-off sheet for Gage Vintage Guitars.

These sections of the sign-off sheet should be based on the information in your Gage design document, completed in Assignment 2.4.2.
As in the previous assignment, use any word processor or text editor to create the document.