Reading the next chapter of the making things happen book, really makes me enjoy the book even more. I’m not trying to suck up, but this book is really giving some great ideas about how to tackle project in ways I never thought of, and maybe it’s just me but, I think that this book is getting much easier to read. So this chapter was all about what to do with ideas that people have for projects. Starting from the beginning, a problem needs to be stated before ideas can begin to be tossed around. The better the problem and information is stated, the better chance you have a design that works and you can avoid mistake. As the author states, most mistakes begin in the early phases. From there should be time to allow for the ideas to take shape with a deadline in the horizon. The author states that the cut off time for creating ideas and designs must be shown in the beginning and not dropped on your workers like turning off a light switch. Also, stated was that ideas need time to fulfill, that they won’t be perfect at first.
Next, grouping the ideas together into similar categories was suggested to help narrow down the design into 3 different versions, taking the groups that seem to serve the problem best. From there, a design is narrowed down to 2 ideas and then 1 idea. It’s around this time that prototyping begins. Basically a prototype is a rough version of what the final design will be and the better quality will help solve the tougher questions. The author stresses that a prototype should be a cheap and quick way of presenting what a final design should be. Anyways, this was a very solid chapter, which was pleasant to read.
Now about my clients work, I very sure that we have the final design hammered down. I’m trying to set up a meeting with them to sign off on the design, so that I can begin production in Joomla. If anyone would like to see the prototype of this design, please follow the links below.
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http://www.rprnow.com/valentine/rent.html
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http://www.rprnow.com/valentine/map.html
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7:32 pm - 2-23-2010
The layouts are looking good. I wish they would let you have their name in a bigger point size, but really the layout is easy to follow and has a classy, theatrical feel to it.