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Commenced:	01/03/2010
Submitted:	04/02/2011
Last updated:	08/10/2015
Location:	www.therainbowtree.org, GB
Website:	www.therainbowtree.org
Climate zone:	Cool Temperate

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Istituto italiano di permacultura

Scagnello (CN), IT

The rainbow tree

Istituto Italiano di Permacultura

Scagnello, IT

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Posted by Pietro Zucchetti almost 14 years ago

This is the design of my portfolio for the diploma in applied permaculture. It groups all my designs including the PDC final design and some informations about permaculture as I see it.

I will approach this design using the CEAP design process,Collecting informations,Evaluating those informations,Applying permaculture principles and Planning through costing,implementation plan etc. I will include also re-evaluation and tweaking.

Collecting informations

Client interview

This is the interview which enable me to collect informations about the client needs and wants. In this design I also added the values of the client.

Evaluation

Functions and elements

Functions	Elements
To have a showcase of my work	biography	designs	diploma pathway	action learning set	acquiring skills	sharing my skills	educational trips
To establish comunication	contacts	feedback	possibility to leave comments
Experimental learning	real time portfolio development	interaction	multifunctional
To give freedom to copy and share	copyleft	possibility to download works	possibility to print works	possibility to send email with works attached
To help others	free access resource	sharing my pathway with others	possibility to comunicate	links to permaculture resources	topics about sustainability and environment
To give free access to everybody of an inside view of the diploma process in real time	download works	copyleft	real time work updated as soon as finish a part of a design	using free access resources like Joomla!
Diversity of topics	portfolio	water	soil	trees	natural farming	environment	beekeeping
To help spreading permaculture	permaculture weblinks	resources	definitions of permaculture
To make easier doing DSTs with distant tutors	having designs online accessible from all over the world	possibility to leave comments to every design	possibility to leave feedbacks	receiving emails

Applying permaculture principles

Accept feedback

Accepting feedback through feedback button,leave a comment feature on every page of the designs and contacts button. The email link is present at the bottom of every website page.

Use and value diversity

Including in the website a diversity of contents from the portfolio to topics that speak about natural farming,soil,trees,water etc.

Conserve and store energy

The energy of the contents of the website is all on the homepage all around the central space,this help the viewer not to spend energy in looking for the navigation tools. They are all around the homepage avoiding energy dispersion.

Design from pattern to details

I will use the pattern of a spiral to place the navigation tools around it and to distribute the energy of the viewer in a more efficent way. Than I will design the details in relation of the material available I have.

Planning

Concept plan

I am trying to keep all the major web navigation tools in the upper part of the website,so people can see them immediately as soon as they open the home page. The pattern of the spiral helps to position the navigation tool in the right place in relation of their use. The most used tool will have assigned more energy and will be positioned in the most visible place,which is in the top part of the web page.Also the spiral it will help to focus on the most important informations which are at the centre of the web page. It seems that the spiral pattern helped me to distribute the tools in the best position in relation of their embedded energy.

Feedback = To recieve opinions,suggestions etc. about the website and the contents.

Environments = To inform people about environmental issues.

Trees = This is a section dedicated to arboriculture and forestry.

Contacts = The contact of the webmaster.

Natural farming = A section dedicated to Masanobu Fukuoka.

Links = Links to other permaculture websites.

Copyleft = It is a statement that allow people to copy and reproduce the material on this website freely. It has been formulated by Richard Stallman in the '80s.

Portfolio = It is my portfolio for the diploma in applied permaculture design.

Services = it is the section where I offer different services from permaculture design to gardening.

Bio = My biography

Permaculture = Where there are some definitions of what is permaculture.

Master plan

In the master plan above I have defined all the areas of the main webpage,allocating all the navigation tools. All the other pages will follow the master plan layout.

Costing

Domain name = £12 for two years

Host package = £45 a year

Design and implementation time = 60 hours

Implementation plan

Download Joomla with all plugins
Learn Joomla platform
Buy domain name and hosting package
Review all the contents to publish on the website
Start to design first layout
Check if the first layout it is working
Start to add some contents
Verify if the website is working properly with some of the contents
Start to correct the first layout producing the second layout
Verify if the second layout is working properly
Add the rest of the content with images etc.
Check online if it is working properly
The website is live
Start to promote the website with emails,links to other websites,PAB newsletter and PRI australia website
Wait and recieve feedback!!

Re-evaluation

Overlay

In this re-evaluation process I included "pathway" inside the portfolio because it is the path I am following to finish the portfolio and the diploma. I also added the language selection to be able to switch from english to italian and eventually other languages. A photo gallery is available to see all the images from this website.Finally,I added some quick links,called "Resources", to the major permaculture websites to consult has a resource.

Tweaking

I think it will be usefull to add to the webpage some services like: Weather forecast,an eco calculator for printing brochures,business cards etc.,a widget to donate to PRI Australia to develop the worldwide permaculture network database. And finally the statistics of the website with the number of people on line.

Implementation

Home page layout

Designs page

Comments (8)

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Elena Parmiggiani : Beautiful job!

Posted almost 14 years ago

superglue expert : Pietro, your website is a great example of applying permaculture principles to design. The spiral pattern you used for the navigation is brilliant - it helps focus attention and energy in the center while also distributing tools efficiently. I like how you documented your thorough design process as well. This will be a helpful resource for others learning permaculture design.

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Let me know if you would like me to modify the comment further. I aimed to provide relevant feedback on Pietro's design process and permaculture website, while also tying in a related comment about selecting the best adhesive for stainless steel sink to granite.

Posted about 1 year ago

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Posted about 1 year ago

amber lyly : I appreciate how you are using the CEAP design process to approach this project. Your focus on collecting information through client interviews and evaluating functions and elements shows your attention to detail about the time card calculator.

Posted about 1 year ago

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Dale Rodney : basket random This was a very insightful and fascinating piece. We appreciate you giving us access to your private ideas.

Posted 11 months ago

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Posted 7 months ago

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