PRODUCT REPORTFor WeCollaborate.org

Katja Gry Birkegaard CarlsenKandidat Speciale v. Visuel Kultur Københavns Universitet IKK11.08.11Vejleder Ulrik Ekman

Product Report

for WeCollaborate.org

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IndexIntroduction........................................................................3

The software facts.............................................................4

Inspiration for the front page..............................................5

The Virtual assemblage.....................................................5

The Actual assemblage.....................................................6

Questionnaire....................................................................7

Traditional structure- Research.........................................9

Relation to Romanticism....................................................10

Backend settings for color chooser and template..............11

The front page...................................................................12

Inspire page.......................................................................13

Connect page....................................................................14

Co-Create page.................................................................15

An example of a “group” - project profile...........................16

An example of a profile......................................................17

The menu structure...........................................................18

Statistics for INSPIRE.......................................................19

The magazine INSPIRE....................................................20

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Hello.Introduction

To understand the development of the production for this thesis this product report has been created. It will take you through the design process and give an insight into the underlying action made to complete the product.

Here you will find the basic facts about the software, inspiration and assemblages made for the front page design and guides navigating through the site. When relevant the backend options have been showed.

The product report only displays a small but relevant part of the whole process that has gone into creating the final result.

See also the social network site:www.wecollaborate.org *

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*WeCollaborate.org can look different in other browsers so if possible choose Firefox v. 5.0.1http://www.mozilla.com/da/firefox/

The software facts

Open source Content Manager System http://www.joomla.org/

Social netwok Componenthttp://www.jomsocial.com/

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for WeCollaborate.org

Template:RocketTheme: Mar 10rt_crystalline_j15

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Members:1183

NB. The site was exposed to a hacker attack in july 2011 and is still not functioning properly. I am working on getting it back on track but there might appear disfunction's in the interface.

Therefore I have supplied pictures of the most important pages and parts of the site in this Product Report (PR).

The Virtual

Inspiration for the front page

The two assemblages

The Virtual

The future, the pure potential awaiting to be unlocked.

The abstract and the technological- surface filled with an Unheimlich feeling.

A liquid deterritorialization..

The virtual - all time and universe.

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The ActualThe living in the now a capturing of the now - the actual moment there is.

A solid space with depth - the concrete, Heimlich (house) feeling.

A marking of territory- close to the soil and our nature.

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Questionnaire

This is a questionaire sent out to 20 of WeCo´s recently members, to test the front pages visuel expression and see what function well and what does not. The seven who answered the questionaire is to be found here.

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Traditional structure - research

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MENU

What to do -intro

Concerning the site + back ground links

Main Content

Relation to Romanticism

Texture : Wood 4 Texture : Grunge 4Texture : Lines 2

J.M.W. Turner Keelmen Heaving in Coals by Moonlight

J.M.W. Turner The burning of the houses of Parlement (1834)

Casper David Friedrich Wanderer above the sea of fog (1818)

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Backend setting for color chooser and template

To test the different options provided by the template please go to:

http://demo.rockettheme.com/

Mar 10 Crystalline

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Direct “Group” access - because of relation to article in the magazine.

Direct “Profile” access - because of relation to article in the magazine.

Latest WeCo tweets!

Shelf with Articles related to the magazine.

Videos related to the project mentioned in the magazine.

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The magazine INSPIRE see also p.16 in PR

Special search module created based on the JomSocial search function.

Log in and become member of the community,

Easy Facebook login added to ease the process and raise profiles with pictures to create trust worthiness.

Member section where the user can bring fort latest members, most popular and active member.

Latest Groups being made.

Activity line to help people get updated and create cross interest.

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Direct access to all of the projects available .

A guide that helps you start a new project appears.

More information about collaboration and what it is appears.

The featured and new projects with a little into text and join group button

The latest from the project walls, created so as to attract collaborators and let the network comment on each others ideas.

Latest new from the groups, announcements and such, so every one can follow the process.

Jobs available in relation to the projects on WeCo.

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An example of a “group” - project profile

Ability to add pictures

Ability to add videos

Description of the project

Latest announcement

Events related to the project, such as next meeting etc.

Discussion board, where everyone can write within the group

The ability to share the project with any of the above listed social network sites and send it as an “invitation” or update by email.

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An example of a profile

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Add any website to your profile etc.

Basic CV -download pdf version

Upload a Visual portfolio of your work.

Send profile to emails, post it on facebook etc.

Upload your music or podcasts

All the groups the person is prat of or made

The menu structure

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Statistics for INSPIRE

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First edition of INSPIRE

Second edition of INSPIRE

The magazine INSPIRE

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INSPIRE is made for the web and I would therefore recommend that it is viewed on the web, you can find it here:Issuu: http://issuu.com/katjagry/docs/magazine_no_1_WeCo:http://www.wecollaborate.org/index.php?option=com_k2&view=latest&layout=latest&Itemid=155

If you rather see it on paper I attached a copy in the end of the PR. Since Inspire was created a huge amount of internet magazines named inspire have arrived on Issuu and on the web. This is unfortunate and was not part of the plan.