Tuesday, December 05, 2006

Project 404: Additional pages.

In addition to altering the pages as described below, I developed the project further by adding in some additional pages. One of the strongest aspects of the site, I believe, is the error messages, because from the feedback I have received, I feel they successfully communicate the idea and feeling that I was aiming for.

Therefore, I researched more errors to be included in the site. From the many available, I have (currently) chosen:

408 - Request Timeout
403 - Forbidden/Access denied
401 - Unauthorized

I put the 408 error after the loading page, so that when the user finds the hidden button and "cancels" the loading page, it is as though they have caused the page to timeout.

The 403 error exists much in the same way that the 404 page does, as another frustration in the site.

The 401 page loads after the user inputs their password at the password request. The intention was to make it look like the page had rejected their password (when any password is acceptable).

It was important for me to choose errors that fitted in with the pathways within the site. For example, it would make no sense to have put the 401 page unless the user had been made to put in some kind of data (in this case, a password) first. Although this is probably wasted on a person who doesn't understand the error codes, where they just signify something bad happening. However, to someone who understands the language, having the "narrative" run in the right order is essential to their understanding of the work.

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