I had a slight pivot in direction for my form/plan on how to execute my guide.
Rather than a straightforward field guide, I decided to highlight the colonization of the natural element of water for man-made jobs. Highlighting the different functions or jobs canals hold, I thought it would be a creative spin to display the information as a Careers page for a fictional company. I created a company called Waterways with a corresponding logo. Their company tagline is “Go With the Flow,” which ties in with my use of metaphor. Not all the information is populated on the site just yet, but here is the WIP site: www.waterwaycareers.info
Intended IA you will see take shape on the Waterways Careers Site:
Metaphor/Company Tagline: Go with the Flow
Careers/Join our Team Section:
Mechanism to highlight notable canals from my research
- Panama & Suez Canals: Trade
- Amsterdam Canals: Protection
- Grand Canal /Jinghang Waterway: Unifier (UNESCO Heritage Site)
- Venice Canals & British Waterways – Travel – Transportation leading to cultural/folk art
About Waterways Section:
- Highlighting the role the natural element of water plays as a separator or connector and the job bestowed upon in by man-made canals
- What makes a canal a canal / Essential information
- Adding snippets from my interview information
Anti-Pollution Promise:
- Story of the Chicago Sanitary & Ship Canal
- Story of Canal Street, NYC
Depending on when you visit, there will be varying information on the site as it is WIP. I will be continuing to work on adding this information, but I wanted to be sure to get the representative portion up on the blog.