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2013 Website Overhaul Project

lilliealbert edited this page Apr 16, 2013 · 9 revisions

Jane Sebastian and I (Lillie Chilen) are overhauling the RailsBridge.org website. It will be in a repo under my name until we're ready to get larger feedback on it, at which point, we'll bring it over to the official RailsBridge repo.

Here's where it lives currently: sleepy-atoll-6384.herokuapp.com.

Goals

We have some goals for this, including:

  • Site should be version controlled and updates should happen via pull requests on a GitHub repo
  • Site should look good and be easy to navigate
  • Include blog, calendar, donation functionality (blog will likely live on WordPress)
  • Live Twitter feed on homepage
  • Quick access to workshop materials / curriculum
  • Volunteer/organizer interest form
  • Clearer path for workshop "grads" who want to get involved

Process

Jane and I are going to work with a few UX / visual design folks to get feedback on what we have so far.

Outstanding Questions

  • What's the relationship between this site and Bridge Troll?
  • How can we use the Bridge Troll workshop data (historical & new), so things become dynamic moving forward?

Non-MVP Wish List

  • Google map visualization of all past workshops
  • Ongoing (non-workshop specific) feedback loop for students & volunteers

Resources

  • Patrick Leahy did a bunch of visual design work for Bridge Troll. The top mockup on this page didn't work out for Bridge Troll, but is good inspiration for a new RailsBridge.org home page.