December 2024

DISCOVERY
DISCOVERY
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12.02.24 (Monday)

Kickoff and info gathering to review theme, outline, and discuss what is on the homepage. Also, we will discuss SOI's goals. Christa discusses a few big ideas that suit the theme. SOI give Christa access to the staging server and also to Google Analytics.

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DISCOVERY
DISCOVERY
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12.05.24 (Thursday)

Check-in: Discuss assets collected so far by Christa.

DISCOVERY
DISCOVERY
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12.06.24 (Friday)

SOI Deadline: The final outline/table of contents is due. This will determine the architecture and the usability of the report microsite.

DESIGN
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12.12.24 (Thursday)

Team Presentation of 3 design directions - refinements discussed. These will be three ways to support the theme, depicting three ways to illustrate whimsy and science.

DESIGN
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12.17.24 (Tuesday)

Team Presentation of 3 design directions refined - more content discussed.

DISCOVERY
DISCOVERY
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12.18.24 (Wednesday)

SOI Deadline final contributions to home page content due.

January 2025

DESIGN
DESIGN
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01.07.25 (Tuesday)

Check-in Link to preview 3 design directions sent for last-looks

DESIGN
DESIGN
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01.08.25 (Wednesday)

VIP Presentation of 3 design directions

DESIGN
DESIGN
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01.15.25 (Wednesday)

VIP Presentation of one refined design presented for a sign-off, which influences the design direction for all other pages

DESIGN / CONTENT
DESIGN / CONTENT
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01.16.25 (Thursday)

SOI Deadline 30% of the final content due

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DESIGN / CONTENT
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01.30.25 (Thursday)

Team Presentation of 30% of pages in design draft

February 2025

DESIGN / CONTENT
DESIGN / CONTENT
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02.06.25 (Thursday)

SOI Deadline Another 30% of the final content due

DESIGN / CONTENT
DESIGN / CONTENT
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02.13.25 (Thursday)

Team Presentation of 60% of pages in design draft

DESIGN / CONTENT
DESIGN / CONTENT
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02.27.25 (Thursday)

VIP Presentation of 60% of pages presented

March 2025

DESIGN / CONTENT
DESIGN / CONTENT
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03.13.25 (Thursday)

Team Presentation VIP feedback refined and presented to the team

DESIGN / CONTENT
DESIGN / CONTENT
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03.27.25 (Thursday)

VIP Presentation final signoff of design and content

DESIGN / CONTENT
DESIGN / CONTENT
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03.27.25 (Thursday)

SOI Deadline balance of the final content due

April 2025

CONTENT
CONTENT
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04.02.25 (Wednesday)

Check-In progress presentation / designs applied to mobile begins

CONTENT
CONTENT
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04.09.25 (Wednesday)

Check-In progress presentation / social 'sound-bites' design drafts begin

CONTENT
CONTENT
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04.16.25 (Wednesday)

Check-In progress presentation / beta testing begins. Social sound bites finalized.

BETA
BETA
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04.23.25 (Wednesday)

VIP FINAL PRESENTATION

BETA
BETA
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04.28.25 (Monday)

Check-In Last Looks Feedback Due - social media graphics handed over

LAUNCH
LAUNCH
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04.30.25 (Wednesday)

LAUNCH - pushed to the live server, supervised and tested after business hours