[IDEA] ROUGH IDEAS AND LAYOUTS

EDUCATIONAL NEWS LINKS

- This functions as advertising tool, but also learning tool.

- Anyone can add information or write articles about specific words.

- Popular and valuable information evaluated by users and
become easy to access them.

[IDEAS] Creative Brief

NEWS + NEW VALUES = NEW INTERFACE
INTERACTIVITY BETWEEN NEWS AND USERS

Design the interface where users can actively participate and get the information from the everyday news by developing individual news pages where user can choose what news he or she is interested, and also user can communicate with other users, and can make arguments about news. Therefore, the news is not only the facts of events, but the news has more values for users.

1) Communication (= Share)
a. To interactive to news and also other users.
b. To know what other people are interested in
c. To share news and interests

2) Education (=Learn)
a. To access to the secondary information related to the news
b. To learn vocabularies or other things related to the news

3) Entertainment / Relaxation
a. To participate




- EXPERIENCE BOARD


- MOOD BOARDS


- COMPETITORS BOARDS

[Notes] General Ideas and Thougts for New Dynamic News-Interface

Why People need news?

- Education... be aware of cultures and societies we live in right now.
- Communication... sharing values and understanding each other
- etc...

What is News?
- Hard news vs. Soft news



How should news be understood or used?
- Non-Interactive >>> Interactive
- General >>> Personalized/Specific
- Being controlled >>> Control

Examples / Ideas
- Blog
- Custermize / organize news
- Discussion Forum
- Write Article or News



Examples of Tool for getting news/information
- Internet on PC, cellphones
- Newspaper
- Radio
- TV
- etc..




















How to access News and How it organized

- worldwide media(CNN) vs. Local Media

[Notes] Analysis of the other existed websites and services.

MySpace:
- community and entertainment based website.
- more personalized information rather than general.
- Network of information by user communication and participation.

MSNBC:
- webblog focusing on more local and personalized news and information, and provided by NBC coresspiondants, producers, and etc...
- people can leave comments and opinions directly to thier articles and news.


Iza!:
- News provided by individual users.
- Bookmark websites
- Dictionary that users can edit like wikipedia.
- Learning/communication based websites.

Choix:
- Discover + keep + share (= close to my idea!)
- Similar idea to CNN's organization tool for news, but more personalized and primary tool.

Mixi:
- Blog + news + community
- unlike CNN, News-centered web, this is communication-centered web where news are used as more for communication, rather than just information.

[Notes] Analysis of the current CNN news website

CNN features in Large Context

- news are chosen for you and forced to see the news provided by CNN. No control at all.

- Showing all kinds of news. No matter whether you are interested or not.

- People have less control to see news in their everyday life, or may not know what kind of news they look for or are interested in.



CNN features in Small/Detailed Context

- Self-organization tool for news are provided to organize the news you are interested by folders and links, and share those news with your friends and others. But, this function seems to be a secondary tool rather than a primary.

- The links to individual blog are provided to make comments or create arguments relative to specific news or information. But, this is just links to their blogs provided by other services or websites.


CNN features in Simple Graphic Diagram

- Primary function is to see or read all kinds of news provided and regulated by CNN. We mainly read news for only correcting information or knowledge.

- Secondary function is to organize news as they wish.

First Project: Designing New Interface for CNN News

For the next 7 weeks, I will design a new interface for the CNN dynamic changing news so that people will be able to understand and use the news more effectively and more dynamically in their everyday life and activity.