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We are creating a series of progressively complex prototypes. These are being tested with users and continuously evolve during an agile development process. Each iteration of building and testing lasts two weeks.

1. Was a simple paper prototype. This first set of wireframes can be downoaded here.
2. The second prototype is the version we are currently testing. It is a set of clickable wireframes locking in some of the information architecture and suggesting some design options:  http://beta.icarda.org
3. The third prototype is based in FAO’s AgriDrupal tool and Johannes Keizer’s team installed a sandbox for us here: http://www.agro-pedia.org/agridrupal-ICARDA/ By implementing the functionality outlined in 2 on top of the already exisiting features of AgriDrupal, this will eventually become our new site.

Design Objectives:

Refresh homepage design
•Enable dynamic reuse of content by implementing CMS
•Develop templates to improve information design and assign content responsibility
•Improve information architecture and navigation
•Enable online collaboration (seamless, single log-in, secure)
•Improve and refine search
•Improve accessibility of website (AAA, mobile, low bandwidth, Arabic)

This diagram shows content types, their owners and templates needed.