Developer's Guide

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Cisco Interactive Experience Platform Content Creation Guidelines
Chapter 3 Layouts
Content Zones
• Services Zone (left): Listing of applications available (local train schedules, banking, e-commerce)
• Application or Commerce Zone (right): Applications or playback of live or pre-recorded video or
advertisements
• News Zone: RSS posting of local or company news, security alerts
Figure 3-3 Landscape Template with Four Zones
Templates can also be created with fewer zones. For example a template created with two zones (e.g.
location zone and information zone) could be used to display information that users want quickly as they
are passing the kiosk such as track or flight information or station closure information. A template with
two zones (e.g. location zone and application zone) would be ideal for emergency notifications so that
users can quickly grasp the information (e.g. “FIRE!”) and take immediate action with a map of the
nearest exits.
Content Zones
When designing a template, designate zones. Start with the zones that contain the most mission critical
content for your company such as the Application Zone. Determine the size needed for that zone and
design the other zones around it. Then when you are designing content, you will create content
specifically for each zone’s dimensions.
Information Zone
The information zone can be used to display information that the user needs or wants including:
• Company logo
• Company name
• Kiosk/display location - If the company has a number of sites with kiosks, it may want to identify
the location (city, station, street, address, etc.) of the kiosk to help customers. For example, kiosks
used in transit stations can display the station name so commuters can identify quickly which station
they have arrived in.