[DRAFT]Layout Competition and LJ Needs Analysis
I did a bit of a needs analysis on the elements we would like and need in out community. This will hopefully make it easier for people designing the layout.
Please comment on the content and if you think I've missed any important details that people desinging layouts will need to know.
Redesign the All Japan! Livejournal Community!
What? The All Japan! Livejournal community is in need of a new year spruce up before the commencement of our 2007 competition.
Why? You'll receive the ultimate satisfaction of contributing to our growing competition and of course… A PRIZE!
When? LJ Layouts are due Midnight January 21.
How?
Submit by posting your entry to the All Japan! community. You can post screen shots of your design or show the design live on a journal.
The final decision will be made by the community members. Voting will last for a week.
The Prize:
The winner will receive a doujinshi of their choice from the selection available, a PoT phone hanger, a PoT pin from the official merchandise, a bookmark, a character card, and one of the special bromides from the White day collection. All designs are pictured below.
Details:
• Layouts will be credited to the designer
• Artwork will be credited to the artist/publication
• Fanart will be credited (and requires written permission from the artist)
• A needs analysis has been written to assist designers in understanding the communities requirements it is located below.
• If you win your help may be required to apply the design to the community
• You don't need to provide any of the information filling text spaces with sample text is great
• If the winning design has art by a fan artist (for which permission has been granted) the fan artist will receive a token of appreciation from the All Japan! Community and will be able to chose a doujinshi and phone hanger/pin from the displayed collection.
• All material currently collected for use during the competition is available upon request. (School Emblems/Colours, All Japan! Designs used in 2006)
The Community Needs
All Japan! Livejournal Needs Analysis
Thematic Philosophy
• All Japan! is an annual Prince of Tennis art and Fiction Competition that is inclusive of all characters in PoT and does not lean favourably towards any one tem/pairing/character
• Artistically the livejournal theme should:
o reflect the inclusively of the competition and not focus on 1 particular team/character etc.
o be easy to read and navigate
o should be aesthetically pleasing
Practical Considerations
• The All Japan! Livejournal recommends the following things to be included in the design
o Compatibility with popular web browsers (IE, Firefox, Opera & Safari)
o Colour scheme with enough contrast for good readability
o An area for links/tags
o Clear navigation
- User Info tables for:
• Description of the community
• Rankings of the teams
• Past team winners
• Space for community rules
• Links for competition rules
• Links to the All Japan! site
• Links to supportive communities
• Links to pick up banners etc.
Entries must display:
• The title of the competition (Subtitle optional)
- All Japan! (Annual Prince of Tennis Competition)
• exclamation mark should always follow Japan
• title can have proper capitalisation or be all small caps, but not all upper case
• Must give credit for all artwork used in layout
• Must have written permission from artist if the art is a fan work.
Please comment on the content and if you think I've missed any important details that people desinging layouts will need to know.
Redesign the All Japan! Livejournal Community!
What? The All Japan! Livejournal community is in need of a new year spruce up before the commencement of our 2007 competition.
Why? You'll receive the ultimate satisfaction of contributing to our growing competition and of course… A PRIZE!
When? LJ Layouts are due Midnight January 21.
How?
Submit by posting your entry to the All Japan! community. You can post screen shots of your design or show the design live on a journal.
The final decision will be made by the community members. Voting will last for a week.
The Prize:
The winner will receive a doujinshi of their choice from the selection available, a PoT phone hanger, a PoT pin from the official merchandise, a bookmark, a character card, and one of the special bromides from the White day collection. All designs are pictured below.
Details:
• Layouts will be credited to the designer
• Artwork will be credited to the artist/publication
• Fanart will be credited (and requires written permission from the artist)
• A needs analysis has been written to assist designers in understanding the communities requirements it is located below.
• If you win your help may be required to apply the design to the community
• You don't need to provide any of the information filling text spaces with sample text is great
• If the winning design has art by a fan artist (for which permission has been granted) the fan artist will receive a token of appreciation from the All Japan! Community and will be able to chose a doujinshi and phone hanger/pin from the displayed collection.
• All material currently collected for use during the competition is available upon request. (School Emblems/Colours, All Japan! Designs used in 2006)
The Community Needs
All Japan! Livejournal Needs Analysis
Thematic Philosophy
• All Japan! is an annual Prince of Tennis art and Fiction Competition that is inclusive of all characters in PoT and does not lean favourably towards any one tem/pairing/character
• Artistically the livejournal theme should:
o reflect the inclusively of the competition and not focus on 1 particular team/character etc.
o be easy to read and navigate
o should be aesthetically pleasing
Practical Considerations
• The All Japan! Livejournal recommends the following things to be included in the design
o Compatibility with popular web browsers (IE, Firefox, Opera & Safari)
o Colour scheme with enough contrast for good readability
o An area for links/tags
o Clear navigation
- User Info tables for:
• Description of the community
• Rankings of the teams
• Past team winners
• Space for community rules
• Links for competition rules
• Links to the All Japan! site
• Links to supportive communities
• Links to pick up banners etc.
Entries must display:
• The title of the competition (Subtitle optional)
- All Japan! (Annual Prince of Tennis Competition)
• exclamation mark should always follow Japan
• title can have proper capitalisation or be all small caps, but not all upper case
• Must give credit for all artwork used in layout
• Must have written permission from artist if the art is a fan work.