dinsdag 17 maart 2009

Who is my user?

I think I can divide my user categories in three different types:
- Businesslike
- Public
- Private

I think for all of them it’s important that they can easily find what they are looking for. However, they might all seek different content of my site.
Somehow I find it comfortable that my whole personal life can’t be found on the internet. For example: I have a hyves-domain which you can only enter when I added them as a ‘friend’.

So my content for the site I want to build will be about what I want to do for living: Architecture. As we spoke off in the lessons, it was said that companies think a portfolio is more than just the projects you did or you are working on, but they would want an impression how you are as a person.

I see a clear distinction between businesslike and public versus private. However, as can be seen in the image, there should be a bridge (link) between the two different sites.

What will the users be looking for?

Current clients: current projects, contact information
Future clients: architectural style, past projects,
current projects, contact information
Colleagues: updates, past projects, current projects,
inspiration, private information
Future boss: architectural style, past projects, current projects,
contact information, private information
Old boss: updates, current projects, contact information,
private information

Teachers: updates, architectural style, past projects,
current projects, assignments, contact information
Students: updates, past projects, current projects, private information
Foreign students: updates, past projects, current projects,
private information (content English)
Friends: private information, updates,
small view of projects (fancy pictures)
Relatives: private information, updates,
small view of projects (fancy pictures)
Acquaintances: private information, updates,
small view of projects (fancy pictures)