Blog 3 Website Design – PC Solutions

For blog 3 I will be implementing a website design for PC Solutions, which aims to be a one-stop store for all computer users. PC Solution will provide a wide ranges of computers, computer hardware and software.   

Target Audience:

The target audiences of this website includes:

Home users

• PC gamers – primary audience of high-end gaming computer, software and computer hardware (age group 15 to 30).
• Technical – primary audience of custom build desktops, software, computer hardware and high-end laptops (age group 15 to 40).
• Non-Technical – secondary audience who just want an everyday use computer.

Business users – primary audience of laptops, desktops, tablets and software (age group 23+). 

Small/medium Businesses – primary audience of computer and software packages, servers and business solutions.

Sitemap:

The website will carry out a design that suits both technical and non-technical users, it will be simple and straight forward, all pages of the website will have very similar layout, so that the users will never get confused or lost when they on a different page. There will be a navigation bar positioned under the company logo as well as a side navigation panel indicates what page the user is currently on, in addition, each page will also contain heading label.  

An example that has similar design elements

Blueprint:

The blueprint diagram above illustrates how the users interact with the website. Starting from the home page users are able to navigate to six different product pages from the navigation bar below the company logo, users also have the option to log in to manage their account information or view their shopping cart and orders, as well as, sign up for a new account on any of the pages. The navigation Bar will also be visible on all pages, making navigation around the website very simple for users. 

Wireframes:

Below are the wireframes of the Home, Parts and Search Page of the website, which were implemented in Microsoft Visio.

Home Page

 Parts Page

 Search Results Page

Metadata Matrix and Controlled Vocabulary:

Below are 2 lists of a controlled vocabulary table and a metadata matrix. A controlled vocabulary is a way to insert an interpretive layer of semantics between the term entered by the user and the underlying database to better represent the original intention of the terms of the user.

Vocabulary	Description	Examples	Maintenance
Business	Product Packages for business	Servers, Backup Solutions, Cloud	Moderate
Description	Product description, e.g. technical information of computer parts	PSU 1000W, 3.5GHz, LGA1155	High
Product	The products that pc solution sells	Processor, Video card, Memory	High
Category	The type of products	Desktop, Notebook, Tablet	Moderate
Brand	Product manufacturer	Asus, Apple, Samsung	Low
Servers	Sever systems for business	Asus	Low

Accepted Term	Variant Term(s)
Memory	RAM, SD card, SD ram
Notebook	Laptop
Monitor	TV, Screen, Display
HDD	Hard drive, Hard disk
GPU	Video card, Gfx card
PC	Desktop, Computer
Processor	CPU
PSU	Power Supply