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Mapping Web Sites
Paul Kahn
Dynamic Diagrams

Web Site Planning Diagrams

Visualizing/Analyzing an Existing Web Site

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Two versions of the original Dynamic Diagrams web site (circa June 1996):
version 1 using symbols for types of project examples;
version 2 using screenshot for project examples.
Axonometic projection.
Use of color to separate major sections, size to represent levels.
Use of screen shots to illustrate projects.
Britannica Online
BOL Web site circa 1997
confusion between subscriber features and free pages
redundant location for many features
BOL Revised Design
Global links defined
Large number of features organized in small number of groups.
Free and Subscription areas designed to mirror each other.
My Excite
Registration and customization process
registration sequence
interaction flow between user, browser, and database backend
Further customization
showing the effect of name, zip code, and birthday
NATURE Magazine
Web site architecture
grouping of many pages into three categories
color distinction to illustrate four levels of user access
Article diagram
diagram of link destinations from major page

Visualizing/Planning New Systems

West's Legal News
site architecture for database-driven legal current awareness publication
Abstract page architecture
sample home page from the web site
Financial Products Catalog
Abstract diagram showing products linked by dimensions
Page prototype for financial product
Financial Company Intranet
Web site architecture
symbol distinction between pages, databases, and applications
color distinction between departments
View by user type
mapping features by utility to specific user type
Online Encyclopedia
Architecture diagram showing first two levels of web site and collections.
Link diagram for encyclopedia article

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