Stimuleye
Database design: A Repository for Inspiration
Concept
Summary
Stimuleye is a content management system project I worked on in my MA class, inspired by a folder of images I keep on my desktop for reference and inspiration. Motivated by a love for blogging and an extensive bookmark collection, I wanted an online repository that would enable me to create a personal collection of media found on the internet that I could reference and add to from anywhere online. An additional key feature I wanted to include was the ability to share and for others to be able to start their own collection. Since then, a very similar product was launched at the end of August called Gimmebar which is a much more robust version of my idea for a scrapbooking content management system. This is a documentation of the planning stages for the CMS.
Interaction
In Stimuleye the user is allowed to create albums, sub-albums, organize, search and share their finds on a dedicated database while visitors to the site have the ability to browse collections. Additionally, the database will keep a copy of the image to store on it’s own server so that content is permanent in the event of broken links.
Wireframes
Bookmarklet
The bookmarklet dialogue box opens from the browser bar or from a simple right click when adding an image.
User Home Page
Once users register and log in from the Stimuleye landing page they will be taken to their gallery Home Page.
Sub-Album Page
If there are subcategories in albums, clicking on the album cover will take the user to the Sub-Album Page.
Image Detail Page
Clicking an image in a sub-album will take the user to the Image Detail Page.
