Objective:
The main objective of this project is to design a dynamic website that will facilitate a simple solution for the ordering of customized banners, signs and other similar items through a web browser for online customers.

(Example website: http://demo.signsite.com/ -- the proposed website should look and behave just like this example site)

This solution is to be developed in a visually oriented manner with a Designer interface to easily customize the product to customer needs.

The Designer tool MUST deliver a ready to print EPS or TIFF image.

Website
The Home Page will offer images of the available categories to illustrate an example of the item and a suggested use.
The default categories are: (these categories should be editable through an admin interface)
• Banners
• Wallpaper
• Commercial Signs
• Vinyl Lettering
• Retail Items
• Custom
The customer will choose one of the above categories to view more specific types available in this category.
Once the category and type have been decided the customer will be asked specific questions such as:
• Size – custom or pre-defined
• Single Faced or Double Faced
These choices will determine specifics of the editing interface that he will use to design his banner, sign, etc.
There are two types of designers, the Main Designer for banners, signs, etc. and the specific Lettering Design tool.

Designers
The designers need to have the following options:
Main Designer
• Clip Art library
• Custom Image Upload – must show image actual size on designer to demonstrate possible degradation due to image limitations
• Background color
• Image placement and resizing
• Formatted text (same as in Lettering Designer)
• Flip vertical / horizontal, send to back / front, bring to back / front, alignment, zoom in / out
• Front / Back tabs if Double Faced
Lettering Designer
• Font – bold, italic, underline, alignment
• Border, Shadow, Effects

Customer Experience
1. Customer arrives at website
• Product Categories on left side Vertical Nav
• Product Categories in page content
2. Customer will insert clip art, upload photos or images add text and arrange all the elements involved and then choose to save and see:
• Price
• An online proof of the finished item.
• Proof will be accompanied with an admin editable disclaimer about the proof being only a representation.
3. Proof is approved and customer moves to the Shopping Cart
4. Shopping Cart
• Customer creates account
• Customer enters shipping and billing information and completes the transaction.
• Customer receives unique order # and an email is sent to customer
5. Customer is able to log onto their account and check order status

ADMINISTRATIVE
Site requires an administrator interface with abilities to setup Categories and Types of Product, edit dynamic content on website and administrate shopping cart variables.
• Product Management
o Category – the primary product type – determines the main item in the Vertical Navigation
o Type - the specific product name – appears on the individual Product Pages
• Item Price should be derived from a lookup table based on square foot plus a base price – example in attached document
• Ability to update and change order status
• Horizontal Navigation should be filled dynamically with Admin interface.
• Page content should be editable through the Admin interface.
• Orders & Reports