Website Planning and Requirements

Start with website purposes

Begin with Purpose of websites to look at ways a site can convey a message or inform its audience. The map connects a clear message with a simple layout, concise information and images or video. It also considers informative text and a clear layout.

Then compare it with Purposes of websites, which includes persuasion and attracting attention. Look at how its ideas about product display, key messages and language relate to the site's purpose.

Move from purpose to a plan

Next, use the website planning mind maps to consider audience and purpose together. One map asks about age and social groups, then sets out steps such as making a design sketch, sourcing images and writing text. Another considers a student audience and a master page as a template for other pages.

As you study, compare the choices in each map. Notice which ideas describe the audience and which describe work needed to put a site together.

Explore page ideas

Band Website Mind Map offers an example with sections for merchandise, downloads, background information, tour dates and contact details. Film Website includes characters, trailers, reviews, a shop and contact information. Compare their branches to see how the page ideas relate to each site's content.

There are no quizzes listed on this topic page. Instead, use the maps together: read a branch, cover it, and explain its main points before checking the map again.

Place the topic in the unit

Website Planning and Requirements is a section of the Web Design unit in Computing and ICT. The listed maps offer ways to move from a site's purpose and audience to ideas for its pages. The page also lists a note titled Website Design - created from Mind Map.

Choose a map and use its branches to organize your own website plan.