The Atlas of the Caucasus is the capstone project of four students in the Code Fellows Code 201 Boot Camp. May 2015 - Portland, OR
Deployment : http://mjfreem1.github.io/Caucasus-Map-Project/index.html
Project Repo : https://github.com/mjfreem1/Caucasus-Map-Project
Team Members:
- Michelle Erickson
- Michael Freeman
- Lizzie Gooding
- Michelle Srikhundonr
The app is intended mainly for a Western audience with little knowledge of the Caucasus, interested in learning more or planning a visit to the region.
Envisioned as an educational tool, the app provides an introduction to the historically rich and linguistically diverse Caucasus, a region made up of six countries straddling Europe and Asia.
The app presents a broad history of the region, comparing its political and linguistic geography, while teaching basic phrases from each of the region’s major languages.
We led with the desire to create a visually compelling site with consistent visual signaling in order to make the content appealing and easy to navigate for users.
The site opens with a full screen HTML5 video, signaling the regions dramatic history and beauty.
Core to our design goals, two interactive maps leverage CSS animation, JavaScript, and audio to create a visually compelling user interface.
The finished product allows users to understand the geography, language and pronunciation all in a single element.
A complete list of the project's technical requirements can be found in the Project Week Guide: https://github.com/codefellows/portland-201d3/blob/master/ProjectWeekGuide.md