Social Media, RIA
and Sustainability:
A Website Development Case Study

Overview
• The Client
• The Project
• Project Goals
• Process
• Links
• Questions

The Client
• Not a CMS user
• New to Social Media
• Never Deployed an RIA

The Project
• Focused on Water Usage awareness
• In Conjunction with a Museum Exhibit
• They desired:
• A Traditional Mini-site
• A Calculator Application

The Project
• Focused on Water Usage awareness
• In Conjunction with a Museum Exhibit
• We proposed:
• Social Media Focused Site
• RIA

Project Goals
• Help Sell Tickets
• Build Awareness of Water Usage

Project Constraints
• Small Budget
• Quick Timeline
• Lots of Stakeholders
• Has to be easy to use

The Process
• “4D Process”
• Lots of small decisions

Define
• Tech Assessment
• Platform/Infrastructure Choice
• Application/User Data Definition
• Survey Question/Calculation Definition
• Social Media Integration Design

Design
• Sitemap

Design
• Sitemap
• Wireframes

Design
• Sitemap
• Wireframes
• 3D Art Choices

3D Art Style Decision

Design
• Sitemap
• Wireframes
• 3D Art Choices
• Moodboards

Design
• Sitemap
• Wireframes
• 3D Art Choices
• Moodboards
• App/3D Model Prototyping

Design
• Sitemap
• Wireframes
• 3D Art Choices
• Moodboards
• App/3D Model Prototyping
• Data Visualization

Develop
• Drupal
• Theming with a CSS Framework

Develop
• Drupal
• Theming with a CSS Framework
• CMS Processes

Develop
• Drupal
• Theming with a CSS Framework
• CMS Processes
• CMS as a RAD Framework
• Building Node Structure
• Integrating Services

Develop
• Flex
• Integration of Flash Animations
• Theming UI
• Calculations
• User Registration via Services
• Widgets via Views

Calculations

Deploy
• Countdown to Launch
• Testing Complete
• Assistance with IT Needs

Closing
• Links available on our blogs shortly
• visualrinse.com
• electricpineapple.net
• Questions?