Network Associates : Application Design
Network Associates extranet incorporated a creative review process, where agency and client could collaborate on whether or not an advertising spread was ready for prime-time. This was in addition to the asset management capabilities which took place between global offices of agency and client.
| Project Year: 2004 | Project Status: Dead | Agency: Grey SF | Relevant Link: |
| Technology: PHP / SQL | Project Duration: 1 year | Employ: FTE | Agency Site |
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Business Requirements
The extranet for Network Associates implemented a unique cache / portfolio feature, which allowed for users to tag often-used assets for quick access. A set of requirements were initially drafted around fulfilling this need.
Stakeholder Interviews
How did the clients like to use these portfolio-type features? Were they often rotating files in and out, or keeping an alotment of set files that were consistnetly refered to?
Heuristic Analysis
Best-of-practice was conducted on existing cart / portfolio implementations across the web to understand commonly used / understood conventions.
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Site Structure Diagrams
A restructuring of the site required mapping to identify and scope any forthcoming development efforts.
UX Wireframes
The set of wireframes for the Network Associates extranet helped receive internal funding and approval for additional development efforts.
Design Comps
The visual design reflected the color palette of Nework Associates current campaign, while designing around a CSS-centered implementation.
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XHTML / PHP Coding
Separation of code and content allowed for an easy structurting of standards-based, front-end code for the extranet.
Cascading Stylesheets
CSS for the presentation layer made rendering swift, development efficient and changes universal.