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Posted on Monday, September 03, 2007 at 4:49 PM by Jason Barker
Below are screenshots from the basic template for screen in Life Together: An Interactive Study of 1 Corinthians, scheduled to launch November 1st. Please note that, while the design is largely complete, there will still be small changes made between what you see in this initial design and the final application as I have new ideas for design elements within these templates, as well as needing to adjust the templates to better accomodate the content.
Click the small graphic to see a full-size screenshot of that screen.
SPLASH SCREEN
This splash image will stay onscreen for a few seconds before automatically forwarding to the home screen. This splash screen gives basic identifying information - title and creator - and presents the user with the design theme of a coffeehouse.
HOME SCREEN
The home screen is the main index for the application. It is designed to look, obviously, like a bulletin board, a central source for community information in a coffeehouse. Each of the fliers on the bulletin board links to a different content index: e.g., "Join Us on the FULL TOUR" links to the index linking to the home screen for each chapter, "Read the Bible" links to the index linking to the biblical text for each chapter, etc.
INDEX SCREENS
The index screens link to individual articles, and are organized by content type: e.g., the "Bible Chapters" index links to the biblical text for each chapter. The screens are designed to look like the menu board in a coffeehouse. This is one of the types of screens that will probably appear a little differently in the final version, but this gives you a general idea of the look & feel of the screens.
The "Back" button will take users to the previous screen.
CHAPTER SCREENS
The chapter screen is the main screen for each chapter. The screens are designed to appear as if you're looking down at a tabletop in a coffeeshop, with the standard things that would appear in such a place, e.g., coffee cup (obviously), laptop, mobile phone, etc.
My intention at this point is to create a small Flash movie that will play in the phone's screen. When the user first comes to a chapter screen, the phone will ring. Clicking on the phone will bring up a short Flash video with photos from the chapter, and a voiceover by me telling the user about the main points of the chapter. If, however, creating this is too time consuming, I will simply use the Isight camera built into my Mac to record a quick video of me saying the same thing. I'm reluctant to use this option, however, because few things scream "NOT YOUTH" more than a low-res video of a chubby middle-aged guy talking.
MAIN MENU
You can see at the bottom of the chapter screen a box saying "MAIN MENU." Clicking this box - which will appear on all chapter and article screens - will pull up the main menu, which links to the specified index screen. The main menu is designed to look like the handwritten guest check you still receive in some restaurants.
ARTICLE SCREENS
The article screens are the most common screens in the application, because every main article - biblical text, commentary, life application article, etc. - appears on one of these screens. They are designed to look like a person is holding up a menu to read. Clicking on one of the tabs to the right of the article will take the user to that article for the current chapter, e.g., clicking "LIFE" will take the user to the life application article for that chapter. This enables the user to easily move between articles within a chapter.
SUBARTICLE SCREENS
Subarticles - such as explanatory notes about persons or places mentioned in the text - will appear on screens like this.
PERSONALIZED EMAIL
I am currently pricing and trying out email programs that will allow me to mail personalized email to each member of a participating youth group. This email - which will be sent each week for sixteen weeks (there are 16 chapters in 1 Corinthians) beginning the week of November 1st - will have attached to it a PDF document (the same one users can download by clicking the "Handouts & Quizzes" tab on an article screen), and will contain an overview of the chapter being studied and an encouragement to participate in that parish's youth group.
I will announce the price plan and subscription information for the program as soon as the Department of Youth Ministry has decided precisely how we will handle this new feature for our Bible studies. If you would like to be notified of developments regarding the personalized email program, or if you are interested in learning how your parish youth group can participate, please contact me via the email or AIM buttons at the top of the left sidebar of this blog, or contact Fr. Joseph Purpura at the Department of Youth Ministry.
Edited on: Monday, September 03, 2007 4:54 PMPosted in Bible Studies