rswootte_wonderwallinc

=Wonderwall Inc.= [|www.wonder-wall.com]

Wonderwall Inc. is an interior design firm established by Masamichi Katayama. His large portfolio includes office spaces, retail, residential and hospital eatery establishments. To deal with the large amount of images, the dynamic thumbnail navigation makes searching for types of interior designs a very enjoyable experience. Potential clients can browse the site to get a clear understanding of the scope of work Wonderwall Inc. has to offer. Information Architecture**
 * [[image:wonderwall[screenshots2].jpg]]
 * Since this website is image focused, the thumbnails of the interiors are laid out immediately when entering the website. In this particular page above the portfolio images are in chronological order.
 * As seen below the user can also arrange the images by "type of space".
 * Additionally, each thumbnail is labelled with first the name of the project and then the type of interior space.

Usability** //** Synthesis **//
 * Visual Design**
 * Since Wonderwall Inc. has so many important images to show it is important to create an enjoyable experience to encouraging the user to see the work in it's entirety.
 * The typographic layout is clear and efficient, modernist typographic thinking behind the Wonderwall Inc. website.
 * When you hover your mouse over each portfolio thumbnail the image bends and distorts depending on where your mouse is on the screen. This creates a more enjoyable experience when looking through the portfolio images.
 * Additionally, the site uses crop marks as if the page was meant to be printed, adding visual appeal.
 * [[image:wonderwall[screenshots6].jpg]]
 * The way in which the navigation and ways of accessing the content is strongly efficient. Even the arrangement of the portfolio images can be modified by the user (seen below)[[image:wonderwall[screenshots3].jpg]]
 * Once the user has clicked on the portfolio image, it takes you to the individual projects, giving descriptions and additional photos.
 * The **content** that is presented it seems is the firms entire portfolio library.
 * The work is efficiently and clearly presented as soon as you enter the website. This method of displaying the work immediately when entering the website an important aspect in today's internet **dependent** society.
 * As you dive into the individual projects, Wonderwall Inc. provides another enjoyable experience in which to slide through the images //(seen above).//
 * The amount of images are handled very well. Engaging portfolio library and access to this is efficient, clear and enjoyable
 * The information architecture is designed so that the user can organize it by date and type of space.

Improvements
 * Due to the website having an extensive library of images, there needs to be another way of organizing them instead of just by date and category.
 * As the library grows there should be a way to organize them by top rated or tagging method. Tags such as "people", "new york" or "chocolate".