Drawing the Exhibition Map: Website Navigation

Stefanie PankeSchool of Government Website Workshop Series #4

Today’s Goal

• We want to achieve a new website organization:– Homepage (‘Museum Lobby’)– Sitemap (‘Exhibition Site’)

• Your Mission: We invite you to think about the website as a museum. You are planning an exhibition of the School’s concept, work and content.

Design the lobby

Design the site

Orientation & Wayfinding

You are here: School of Government Publications

Catalog ….

Themes & Highlights

Think Pair: Persistent Navigation

• Form groups of 2-3• What are the 10

orientation points you want to put on the exhibition flyer?

• Time: 10 minutes

Think Pair: Persistent Navigation

• Switch and critique• Which parts of the

website should be always just one click away?

• Use differently colored pen to alter, change or add

• Time: 5 minutes

Group Exercise: Structure

• Work in groups (government vs. courts)

• Build a structure for your area of expertise (government / court)

• Time: 30 minutes

Brainstorm: Lobby