Evolution not Revolution with Web 2.0
Evolution not revolution
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To take the BBC homepage a step further, personalisation is key. As a user of the BBC news and sports pages I rarely visit the homepage, knowing it only really offers me lots information and links to places I don't really want to see.
Why have information about Politics, Science & Nature or Lifestyles if you're really only interested in Music, Rugby and Health?
My design proposes a clear and simple layout that is customisable by the user. They can move and change the content they wish to see on the BBC homepage, giving them more reason to visit. The BBC can still showcase new programmes in the feature space at the top (which could be converted to a dynamic video player) - everything else is for the user.
Design
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You'll see from the design that each panel has an Edit button. When clicked, it draws out over the content and displays options relevant to that panel. This allows the user to customise what they get to see. If you were editing the Weather panel you could convert the temperatures displayed or the regional location.
Other panels would offer different elements to edit, but all have the 'Choose Category...' dropdown menu at the top. This lets users change what the panel will show.
You could if you wanted have multiple panels of the same content, but all centred on different aspects - you may like following multiple football teams or leagues, for instance.
The choice of panels would take in all of the BBCs key areas, from radio and TV stations and shows, to your local area and football club. The panels give concise and up-to-date information which allows users to access it really easily. It's your BBC. It's your homepage.
Tech
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Note: For those of you still in the dark ages with IE on a PC, you should use a modern(!) browser like Firefox to view my design. (Haven't had enough time to do serious cross-browser/platform bug testing etc).
The technology behind this would involve AJAX, strict XHTML and brilliant CSS! AJAX enables real-time loading of dynamic content without the need to reload the page, and like the design shows, drag-and-drop! (Click on the panel headers and drag). Plus, if it was the real thing, users would create an account and then all their own content is saved and updated each time they visit.
It is a little rough round the edges, but with a more time all the codeage could be polished for multiple browsers, platforms and expanded accessibility access.
- 25 May 2006 15:34
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Ouch! That is a damn good entry!! I'd use that site - very intuative. Top work :)