One Day Films

One Day Films makes prodigious use of CSS for layout and a clean grayscale palette to achieve a sophisticated, useable and polished web site.

Analysis

TOP2 analysis for One Day Films
Object Types	Items	Technical	Organisation	Purpose
T Things either physical or logical	HTML /XHTML	XHTML 1.1	Requires careful management of coding and authoring to account for validating parsers.	To enable content to be read by multiple devices and users to choose how they display the content.
	Animation and Graphic elements	Minimal graphics and no animation. All images are in black and white.	Must select appropriate images to convey message and capture medium of films being portrayed.	Capture a key graphical metaphor to portray the film being promoted.
	Server Side and Client Side Scripting	PHP and JavaScript.	Requires understanding of object orientated coding principles, efficiency to update and to maintain. Must maintain accessible javascript, provide alternatives.	Make site easy to update, provide functionality not found in HTML / XHTML.
	CSS	Multiple linked CSS style sheets used and offered.	Understand how to use CSS as a total layout tool.	Make site appear well designed but also offer a means for users to change appearance of site.
	Number of Pages	Approximately, 50 pages.	Publishing workflow must be established for material and graphic production.	Offers and promotes short films to a global audience.
	Colour Contrast	Colour palette or style guide that is suitable for those with vision impairedness (not particularly good for this site).	Must consistently use the acknowledged style guide for all elements.	Promote the design to an inclusive audience, balancing the needs of the content equally.
	Text	Scalable text with CSS.	Do not imbed font tags to markup text.	Provide text that can be changed in font style size and weight, proportionally.
	Navigation	Hierarchical structure based on parent/child directory structure.	Maintain structure.	Allow for a easily interpreted and maintainable site structure.
	Online Store	PHP enabled product catalogue with secure payment integration with World Pay	Must develop and maintain store contents and pay for secure payment option.	Ability to sell products securely online.
	User Customisation	Access key, table summary, caption elements added and extended alt tags, user can apply own CSS to the site.	Ability to consistently apply "special tags" as appropriate. High degree of training required.	Provide all functions and elements of the Web Access Guidelines.
O Organisation's, groups, collectives	The Organisation	Small business of film reviewers and promoters	Collective of reviewers and media industry Organisation's linked by common cause of promotion of genre.	Promote and distribute short films.
	Target Audiences	Provide access to all of those interested in short films regardless of physical impediments.	Leverage from tight community and promotion of site as a prime example of an accessible site helps to increase awareness.	Expose product and genre to as wide an audience as possible.
	Advertisers Sponsors	Provide links to external companies.	Minimise direction of users away from this site by targeting external links in a new window.	Help users find out more about a particular reference.
	Film Makers	Make a concertive group effort to promote short films and genre.	Collection of like minded individuals and Organisation's that can promote and generate understanding of their works.	Provide a medium (web) to promote and distribute a unique product.
P People	Web master	Broad skill set to understand and implement CSS and design style to content and continued development of site.	Must be able ensure that all functions of the organisation are aware and support the effort to design for accessibility.	Develop a innovative and attractive web site to promote short film.
	Site Developer	Specialised skills and knowledge of CSS, PHP, JS and XHTML as well as Accessibility standards.	Desire to pursue accessibility as an integration of the web site.	Effectively and efficiently develop a site that embodies principles of accessibility and looks and feels good.
	Content Authors	Provide content and product for inclusion in the site.	Keep a level of enthusiasm for the group of contributors.	Provide a "one stop shop" for short film enthusiasts in europe and globally.
	Users	Access information and purchase short films.	Possibly provide a means for enthusiasts to communicate to each other.	Accessible site that has appeal and quality content.

(Hillier M. 2003)