Designing The Band is an example design project where we (meaning you and I) create a band from scratch and design a Web site for them based on a user-centered and standards-based design process.
The goal of the project is to illustrate how a music band site can be very cool as well as usable and built with Web standards.
Along the way you (the readers) are encouraged to become involved with the process by asking questions, giving feedback and making comments. In this way I hope to not only share my design process with you, but learn from your experiences as well.
Latest Post -- Chapter Six
In which we make a few small design tweaks, wrap things up (for now) and talk about what we've learned. Read on...
Designing The Band Archive
Prologue
In which we plant the seed for this project, lay some groundwork and set a few boundries. Read on...
Chapter One
In which we introduce our band, Beauideal, and kick the actual working portion of the project off. Read on...
Chapter Two
In which we set some goals, make a plan and research the competition. Read on...
Chapter Three
In which we outline our content, create a simple information architecture, develop a visual feel and begin to mock-up our Web design. Read on...
Chapter Four
In which we've got a slight change of plans, a resource crunch and in spite of it all seem to make some good progress. Read on...
Chapter Five
In which we tackle display issues in Internet Explorer and run the site past some real users! Read on...
Chapter Six
In which we make a few small design tweaks, wrap things up (for now) and talk about what we've learned. Read on...