What I propose: I am proposing one website optimized for a North Carolina
Peace Corps Association network. Although this will be for a client, I will not
directly be working with the client during the design process. The site will be loaded with information for
recently returned Peace Corps Volunteers on readjusting back to America after
their service, as well as information for Volunteers beginning their process as
a tool to reach out to Returned Peace Corps Volunteers in the area.The site will be design heavy with infographics featuring different RPCVs and their stories during their service (which will in turn provide information for volunteers beginning their journey) as well as motion graphic videos describing the stages of culture shock before and after your service. The main purpose of the site will be for the North Carolina Peace Corps Association, but will mainly be utilized as a resource tool for PCVs.
The audience includes trainees from North Carolina and
Returned Peace Corps Volunteers in North Carolina. These two niche groups are small and the site
will work as a functioning site for the NCPCA as well as providing resources
for new volunteers. While the site will
serve as a non-profit website for the members and RPCVs of NCPCA it will also
serve as a source of information.
Since the site will be through the NCPCA that is already
established as a branch of the national association, there will be no potential
copyright issues. A potential issue
could arise when trying to merge RPCVs from the Greensboro chapter and the
Raleigh chapter, however, I don’t see this as a hindering issue.
The costs of this project will come from the domain-hosting
price and the travel to retrieve photos, etc. I will also be attending NCPCA meetings
to further my connections with in this group for this project and for personal
purposes.
This project will enhance my portfolio by being a strong web
and design example of my skills set. I will create this as a functional site
for the NCPCA, as well as promote a stronger network between Returned Peace Corps
Volunteers. The infographics and motion graphic videos within the website will
represent various RPCVs and coping strategies for any culture shock or reverse
culture shock, depending on which stage of the Peace Corps process the
Volunteer is in. This site will also be a tribute to the third goal of the
Peace Corps, which is to help Americans understand the people and cultures of
other countries and to promote worldwide friendship.
I have gone through multiple revisions of my proposal and also itemized a timeline for the remainder of my project, including four stages: proposal, pre-production, production and post-production. I have made contacts with RPCVs around the state and have have already gotten some volunteers for the infographic section of the site. I will take my peer-reviews into consideration when moving forward with my production and am leaning more towards coding the entire site instead of using a Wordpress theme. This will add another element to my project and will feature another skill in my portfolio. I believe this project will benefit RPCVs in the future with information as well as a network of other RPCVs around them.
I will adjust my final proposal based on feedback from my peers and professor Motley. My idea has evolved from being just a redesign of NCPCA's website to a network and spotlight for RPCVs in North Carolina in hopes to connect them from city to city and provide a place for recent RPCVs to meet others in North Carolina. I believe that this will be the best method for this project and will make this project better than I thought before. It will heavily rely on my design skills and coding knowledge.
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