In the fifth week, we are focusing on the structure of information as well as the visual design in our Hoffman resource website. We also found some reference to help us build our website's data structure.
Graphic data structure
Vertex − Each node of the graph is represented as a vertex. Thus, A to G are vertices.
Edge − Edge represents a path between two vertices or a line between two vertices.
Adjacency − Two node or vertices are adjacent if they are connected to each other through an edge. In the following example, B is adjacent to A, C is adjacent to B, and so on.
Path − Path represents a sequence of edges between the two vertices. In the following example, ABCD represents a path from A to D.
Tree data structure: we also can extend the concept of linked data structure (linked list, stack, queue) to a structure that may have multiple relations among its nodes. Such a structure is called a tree. A tree is a collection of nodes connected by directed (or undirected) edges. A tree is a nonlinear data structure, compared to arrays, linked lists, stacks and queues which are linear data structures.
Website Structure
concept
We looked at social connections between people and people and in the first four weeks, this week we need to think about how to organise the information on the website and how to relate to people's behaviour and mental models.
Then we get inspirations from the reference and came up with an idea, which is to build a knowledge map for users to navigate as well as collect knowledge. Visualising content inter-connectedness based on information hierarchy, and people as connection to form new path for exploring information. Customised knowledge library can collect the knowledge data that users interested in. We thought that some behaviour which users have, such as click “like" to author when they may read a fantastic article, may trigger a conversation between them in the online or offline situation.
Sketch
WEBSITE INFORMATION ARCHITACTURE
Knowledge map & Library
Interaction with other users / authors online
Offline event--AR Technology
