June 07, 2004

Architecture Diagram

Using the labels from the content map, I've created the first draft of an architecture diagram for Inspired Nonsense.

I think I'm getting a lot closer to exactly what I want on this website, and how I want people to move through it.

I want to keep the navigation options as simple as possible, limiting it to 5 options (Archives, Truly Inspired, Recommended, Contact, and About). Without focusing too much on it, I also want to include my portfolio (which is mostly intranet work, hence the login to avoid ownership issues). After some investigation into other personal sites/weblogs I found Jason Kottke's solution of putting it under About and liked it, so I stole it.

I also wanted to isolate articles that are particualrily high traffic, or I think were pretty damn good (e.g. Manage your Projects with Movable Type) so they are easier to find.

I think the best way to manage the "Wandering" links will be with a seperate weblog and integrating it with the main site using MTSQL. I'm debating doing the same for the recommended links page, but I'm not sure if that is overkill for a links page or not. I think my decision will hinge on how the wireframes start coming out.

Posted by Sean at June 7, 2004 03:04 PM

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