Transition Towns Web Project

Work done by Ben and Ed, with input from the Network crew. It’s never firm, everything changes, but here’s our working model for launch. Any suggestions?

Of particular discussion in the network office is the use of the word ‘initiative’ for a primary navigation (at the top). It’s about information relating to the Transition Towns movement/community/initiatives.. we’re a bit stuck!

Here it is in text format:

Transition Network website Information Architecture V1

04/02/10: Totnes

**NB** Edited 09/02 to reflect further discussions:

Ben Brangwyn
Ed Mitchell
Tiko Brangwyn
Transition Network team
Comments from blog (thanks Steve)
Other sources

(p) = Page
(v) = View

Navigation:

No indent underlined = Primary (top level)
- =  secondary (in dropdown)
– = tertiary (in sidebar)

Home
——–

About
——–
- Funding
– How we’re using the money (p)
– Funders (p)
– Support us (p)

- People
– Staff (p)
– Trustees (p with a view of staff from system)
– Volunteers (p)
– Transition Speakers (p with a view of speakers from system)
– Media Contacts (p with a view of media type from system)

- Partners

- Principles
– Who we are and what we do (p)
– What we’re not (p)
– Cheerful disclaimer (p)
– Governance

- Training
– Individuals and communities (p)
— related pages (p)
— training events calendar (events directory view: training)
– Organisations (p)

- Publications (p with a view of resources tagged publication)

Community
————–
- Initiatives (v)
– Community Microsites lead off individual initiative profile pages

- Projects (v)
- People (v)
- Forum (forum)
- National hubs (p)

- Support (p)
– What’s a Transition Initiative?
– How to get a core team together
– 12 steps and 7 buts
– Becoming official
– Researchers
– Conflict resolution
– Initiating in a self-organising field
– Funding protocol and guidelines
– Governance
– Conferences

News
——–
- Promoted news (and ‘voices’ promoted blogs)
- Network news
- Movement news (should this be ‘Initiative news?)
- Newsletters
- Blogs

Resources
————–
individual pages in a ‘directory style’

** TOP RIGHT HAND**

Help
——
- Community rules
- T&Cs
- Blog posts about facilitation support
- Accessibility and privacy
- Social web
- RSS
- Energy use and the web

Contact us
—————
- Configurable form
– Pilgrimage page

**THINGS WE CAN’T PLACE**

Media page
TN projects
- web
- diversity
- political hustings
- heart & soul
- economics