EMS Creative iMedia Cambridge Technicals

1. Research
Lesson 3

2. Lesson Goals
 Know the key rich media features of a website
 Understand the use of page templates for websites
 Be able to create a mock up of a web page template
LO1 – Understand a range of contrasting commercial websites
P1
Learners analyse a range of contrasting commercial websites:
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)
Purpose
Visitor Needs
Information Flow
Features
Benefits
Content

3. Information Flow
Think about what makes a website easy to use…

4. Information Flow
Know key webpage features
Understand site templates
 The flow of information on a website
is affected by the layout of the main
elements on the page.
 It is important that the user has easy
access to all of the vital information
they would expect on the site.
 The navigation system is important
to the user in finding a way around
the site but the way elements are
positioned has a big impact too.
#template
#layout

5. Information Flow

6. What is rich media?
Think about specific examples from your research…

7. Know key webpage features
Understand site templates
Rich Media
 Typical rich media features on a good commercial website may include:
Games
Rollover
Audio
Gallery
 Rich media will normally go alongside standard web media such as text
and images that you’d expect on any webpage.
#template
#layout

8. Your Task
Know key webpage features
Understand site templates
 By the end of todays lesson you should
have researching all three websites :
 Purpose
 Visitor Needs
 Information Flow
 Features
 Benefits
 Content
 Use mybalsamiq to create a mock up
of the template for the websites you
are researching.
#template
#layout