Web design: Non-profit organisation

Client: Narcotics Anonymous South Africa

This is an example of a basic, but functional site design. For this client, all that was needed was a site for members to visit and get details such as meetings lists and details for events; therefore it was unnecessary to have a particularly good-looking site – the client is in no competition with anyone.

This is a personal project of Konrad's which involved several other developers for the email services and the forum.

The important issue here was to have a simple, calming feel and efficient navigation. For any medium-sized site it can get pretty harrowing trying to find the information you're looking for, and the average Web surfer doesn't wait.

In fact, people who look for information on the Web display a very different behaviour than those who find it by telephone or printed documents – it's called instant gratification.

Important numbers are displayed at the top of every page, as their helpline numbers are often the most popular reason for outside visitors logging on. On the Meetings page, visitors are greeted with a map of South Africa, showing the location of different areas, from where they can narrow down their search for meeting details. This is especially useful for foreign visitors. Other functions include order forms and audio samples.

Although Konrad is responsible for the site design and front-end maintenance, the client sourced their own back-end programmers.

Go to www.na.org.za to view the site.

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