This Blog should be considered Robot in the Woods Version 1.0. Version 2.0, however, will be a sophisticated artist profiling and customer tracking, database-driven website. Some of the features and specifications are listed below:

Project Description: Robot in the Woods

This site is to build a Web 2.0 social website for a community of artists. The artists will submit artwork in order to build their portfolio and increase their exposure. This will also be an e-commerce site for distribution of Robot in the Woods merchandising.

Work to include installation on buyer’s web hosting platform.

My preferred platform is Joomla 1.5. However, I am open to suggestions for what CMS platform would work best. This document will cover the following sections:

* Front Page Layout and Design
* Required Functionality
* some suggested Joomla plugins/components/modules
* and some sample websites for ideas I would like to borrow from.

Front Page Layout and Design
(see attached)

Required Functionality

* Featured Artists on intro page
* Gallery by artist,
o Ability to tag images within gallery
o Ability to vote on images (1 to 5 stars)
* Gallery by style
o Ability to tag images within gallery
o Ability to vote on images (1 to 5 stars)
* Gallery by User Type
o Ability to tag images within gallery
o Ability to vote on images (1 to 5 stars)
* Gallery by Media
o Graphic design
o Drawings
o Scrimshaw
o Cakes
o Tattoos
* Most Popular Portfolio
* Random Image
* Random Portfolio
* User Login and configurable portfolio
* Paypal donations
* E-store
* Search Engine Optimization
* Google Adsense integration
* Google Adsense search
* Google Analytics
* User Profiles
o Contributing Partner
o Contributing Artist
o Student Artist
o Self-Representing Artist
o Child
o People who just like robots
* Email from the robotinthewoods e-mail domain
* Random number generator to generate a four alphanumeric code associated with each artist. Each code will have one dash (-) for a total of five characters.
o Ex. C-3PO, R2-D2
* Tag cloud, queried by
o Styles
o Artist codes
o Artist types
* Digg, StumbleUpon buttons
* Refer an artist -

Sample Functionality

http://www.threadless.com/submissions
Threadless “Score Some Ideas” for scoring work.

http://www.blogynet.com
Tag Cloud
Top Menu –>Albums–>All Albums or Popular Albums or Random Albums or Popular Items

Plug-Ins and Modules
Page Flip for Featured Artist
http://www.page-flip-tools.com/index.php?option=com_flippingbook&Itemid=36

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