January 27, 2015

WebPhil through the lens of Aristotle

Aristotle's Ideas - Applied

Encourage argument and debate
Reward valid arguments with... likes, swag, etc...

Include ethos, pathos, logos
Ethos will come from a great landing page that shows professionalism and our care for good research (for Qualtrics) or for understanding the philosophers and applications thereof. Logos will come as viewers read the pages. Pathos is developed as we take the viewer on a journey

Continue to work on our outline/prototype of website as we develop our idea for the final blog (is a blog the best medium?)
I think we are doing a great job of this.

Seek to fulfill the potentialities of the website, what are they?

Develop and share in stages; attract, engage, convert, delight; slowly filter people out as you progress
Have landing pages and first pages ultra simple with some type of engagement; like "what would you like to do?" As they progress, the pages will include more detail and will require more of the viewer.

Possible to understand but not obvious; require effort on the part of the viewer (stages)
As the viewer progresses through the website, they should get a deeper understanding of the topics discussed. There could possible be super brief summaries that are most accessible. As readers click on those, they get more options of things to click on that will take them deeper (like Qualtrics). 

Quickly show viewer the answer to "what can I do here?"
I like how the headlines are obvious on the blog. However, I think it could be more straightforward and simple on the final product. There could be two buttons; one that says "Critiquer of websites" and the other is "Website critiquee." 

Allow the site to be shared easily and in stages
Have share buttons that are accessible for the viewers. Also allow different types of content to be shared that cater to where people are on the understanding process.

Character development
Show development over time of the blog but not on the main page. Have a separate page for those who are interested to see how the blog developed. 

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