http://www.knectar.com/blog/ Knectar Design Blog by Chris Amato en-us http://www.knectar.com/about/images/chris.amato.thumb.jpg http://www.knectar.com/ 140 100 http://www.knectar.com/blog/Knectar.com-Design-and-Development-Process.php A discussion of key, high-level processes in web-based media production, specifically as it relates to the agency-vendor relationship, with references to some case examples. http://www.knectar.com/blog/Knectar.com-redesign-process:Part5-Harvest-task-re-classification.php One of our internal pet peeves has been the less than optimal task categorization in Harvest, our internal, web-based time-tracking system. He had found the tasks to be arbitrary and unstructured. So one of our first process review actions was to refresh our default projects task, and align them more closely with the real components of the project, from sales to discovery, to design, to development, to delivery, content management and maintenance. Here is what we have so far. Already, this has proven useful and clarifying on a daily work-flow level. The other, longer-term goals of this refresh are to be able to produce more interesting and actionable reports and estimates. http://www.knectar.com/blog/Knectar.com-redesign-process:Part3-Information-architecture,-and-design-iteration.php As I'd expected, the wire-framed emerged very quickly, actually only a few hours work. The wires were done in Axure, as we do for all projects: knectar wires After a check-in with Val, who was excited about the concept, and had many useful tips and suggestions in terms of how to structure the various components of the site to address SEO concerns, the project has already taking shape.