The Afropolitan Experience

The Afropolitan Experience

Online publication that targets young Africans in the "diaspora".

http://www.theafropolitanexperience.com

http://time.com
http://houston.culturemap.com/
http://gq.com/
http://www.allure.com/
http://www.houstonpress.com/
http://www.arisemagazine.net
http://www.streetetiquette.com/

*Edit 10-7-2011*

Please look at http://www.gq.com, the white background is what we are going for. As well as a slick and sophisticated design. Please use black as the primary color for text. Some additional colors you can use, green, yellow, red, blue grey. However, do not overdo the usage of these colors please.

AE Logo should pop at the top of the page. You can play around with centering the logo.

Social media buttons need to pop as well

3 columns on the page - see http://www.gq.com

We want a sophisticated font.

Slider at top of page - with featured story doesnt have to take up a large part of the page. See http://www.gq.com . The rotating top stories are not that big across the page. We want something like that. Our current site the lead story takes up a big portion of the page. We don't want that.

*Please check back here frequently as we may add some more notes*

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The following categories should be present, each with a pull-down option: ABOUT, ARTS & CULTURE,
LIFESTYLE & BEAUTY, DOLLARS & SENSE, TECH, POLITICS, VENT, MEDIA, EVENTS, THE AE NETWORK, PROJECTS, DONATE
These options should be under each pulldown:

1. ABOUT

When users click the ABOUT category they should be directed to a page that has the information found here:

http://www.theafropolitanexperience.com/about/

The following options should be available from the pull-down:

VISION
MEET THE TEAM
CONTACT US
JOIN THE TEAM
JOIN THE AE NETWORK
SUBSCRIBE
FEEDBACK

2. ARTS & CULTURE

The following options should be available from the pull-down:

ART
FASHION
MUSIC
FILM
CULTURE (HERE IS WHERE DISCUSSIONS ON RELIGION/SPIRITUALITY CAN BE)
REVIEWS

3. DOLLARS & SENSE

The following options should be available from the pull-down:

PERSONAL FINANCE
BUSINESS
REAL ESTATE

4. TECH

The following options should be available from the pull-down:

IDEAS
MOBILE
SOCIAL MEDIA

5. POLITICS

The following options should be available from the pull-down:

AFRICA
US
WORLD

6. MEDIA

The following options should be available from the pull-down:

VIDEO
PHOTOS

7. EVENTS

8. THE AE NETWORK

9. PROJECTS

10. DONATE

PayPal button should be here

On the right side of the page, the categories should be listed vertically. In the top right corner should be an ad box (window). Underneath should be a "Social Media" module for social media icons (FB, Twitter, RSS, YouTube) * See http://www.societyhae.com

Underneath should be a "Support AE" module with PayPal button *See http://www.societyhae.com

Also on the right side of screen should be an "Events" module. Also under should be a "Most Popular" module - Commented, Shared, Viewed (www.gq.com & http://www.bigthink.com)
Also under should be a "Latest Posts" module

Under should be a "The AE Network" Module

Under should be a "Links" Module