Process and Communication

Planning

A timeline ensures key dates are outlined to keep projects on track towards completion
Once a date for delivery has been agreed upon, deadlines will be added to BaseCamp, a  web-based project management tool that helps contain the project conversation

Space2Burn uses research and documentation to determine the best long-term tools to use and the right users are reached with marketing messages
A website is any modern organization’s primary marketing and communication tool
Space2Burn surveys similar sites and provides a review of industry standards
The evaluation of targeted user groups’ needs is critical in web development and design
An elegant, user-friendly experience is not possible without administration tools required  to update and maintain your website

In order to refine site architecture to plan for completion, Space2Burn diagrams user flow and shows how website pages relate to one another
Our rapid development framework powers each page using a series of plug-and-play components that control different aspects of a website
Using these stock or custom components, we enable users to create and manage content

 Space2Burn, in collaboration with the client, produces documentation regarding the outline or objective of the project to help develop creative deliverables

Moodboards are collages with images, colors, typefaces, textures and other visual elements
Designers and staff use moodboards to help guide design concepts and to communicate to other members of the project while saving time and confusion
Creating a final moodboard defines the site’s mood and provides direction for design

Wireframes are blueprints to describe the general location for site content and page elements for each page template
Wireframe layouts are created for the homepage, subpages and supplemental pages to organize content in a distinct manner
Wireframes are not design, their function is to facilitate discussions of functionality independent of design

After a moodboard determines artwork direction and wireframes provide the structure, pages are designed to support your brand

Space2Burn creates assets from the design that will be used in the website development process

A database-driven website, which also stores and presents data, is only effective if it considers current and future needs
Space2Burn will help you create a flexible database architecture that evolves with your organization

Templates are built on Space2Burn’s staging site and prepared for inputting content

Most projects require an amount of custom programming for custom and modified engines and front end widgets

Space2Burn tests the site and troubleshoots system bugs
Consistent performance is guaranteed to 95 percent based on current browser usage

Upon client approval Space2Burn moves client files from the staging to production environment and works with you to make the necessary DNS modifications to make the site go live

Your Project Owner is the single contact for Space2Burn
The Owner coordinates communication, approval and other launch-related activities
The Owner should have internal institutional knowledge
Space2Burn works with the Owner to define tasks, finalize a timeline and provide  necessary training to other staff members using Space2Burn administration tools
BaseCamp is an online project management system that acts as Space2Burn’s primary  communication vehicle
BaseCamp allows Space2Burn to contain file exchanges and communication, define  milestones and assign tasks
Routine phone check-ins between the Project Owner and Space2Burn project manager is  customary to assure tasks and milestones are on track