Site Structure Summary
There will be three main types of metaphors included with this website, organizational, functional, and visual.
The organizational metaphor will be of a hair salon and the links will be like different conversations going on inside of the salon.
The functional metaphor will be an afro pick. The audience will be able to use the pick to pick from the different elements of the site and to move back and forth through the site.
The visual metaphor will be of a waiting room. While the audience has to wait to get their link and listen in on the conversation going on in the hair salon (the organizational metaphor), there will be a picture of a waitingroom.
The fourth metaphor will be oral. To simulate the atmosphere of a hair salon, music will play on the site, all related to hair. Such artists like Arrested Development, Des’ree, Digible Planets, Erykah Badu and Nina Simone will be played, particularly their songs about hair.
Home Page Set-up for Hairnet:
1. Cutting edge book buy
a) amazon.com
b) afrocentric book stores
2. A hair-must resource list
a) books, journal articles, newspapers and magazines
b) videos
3. Itchin’ for your feedback
4. Excerpts from Mariame Kaba’s thesis on hair
a) intro and literature review
b) collective representation of straightened hair
c) conclusion
5. Hairnet: other web hair links
6. Donna Kakonge’s research under construction
a) research proposal
b) quest for research subjects
Architectural Blueprint
(see page 13)
Global and Local Navigational Elements
Global Links:
The hompage and the cutting edge book buy will be the global links that the web user can access from any part of the site.
Local Navigational Links:
The hair-must resource list, itchin’ for your feedback, excerpts from Mariame Kaba’s thesis on hair, Hairnet: other web links, and Donna Kakonge’s research under construction will all be links on specific pages.
There will be three main types of metaphors included with this website, organizational, functional, and visual.
The organizational metaphor will be of a hair salon and the links will be like different conversations going on inside of the salon.
The functional metaphor will be an afro pick. The audience will be able to use the pick to pick from the different elements of the site and to move back and forth through the site.
The visual metaphor will be of a waiting room. While the audience has to wait to get their link and listen in on the conversation going on in the hair salon (the organizational metaphor), there will be a picture of a waitingroom.
The fourth metaphor will be oral. To simulate the atmosphere of a hair salon, music will play on the site, all related to hair. Such artists like Arrested Development, Des’ree, Digible Planets, Erykah Badu and Nina Simone will be played, particularly their songs about hair.
Home Page Set-up for Hairnet:
1. Cutting edge book buy
a) amazon.com
b) afrocentric book stores
2. A hair-must resource list
a) books, journal articles, newspapers and magazines
b) videos
3. Itchin’ for your feedback
4. Excerpts from Mariame Kaba’s thesis on hair
a) intro and literature review
b) collective representation of straightened hair
c) conclusion
5. Hairnet: other web hair links
6. Donna Kakonge’s research under construction
a) research proposal
b) quest for research subjects
Architectural Blueprint
(see page 13)
Global and Local Navigational Elements
Global Links:
The hompage and the cutting edge book buy will be the global links that the web user can access from any part of the site.
Local Navigational Links:
The hair-must resource list, itchin’ for your feedback, excerpts from Mariame Kaba’s thesis on hair, Hairnet: other web links, and Donna Kakonge’s research under construction will all be links on specific pages.
where is page 13?
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