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Online Gallery API - Coggle Diagram
Online Gallery API
Potential Users
Art Historian
Researching Medieval and Renaissance artworks
Student
Exploring art by theme or culture
Teacher
Needs reliable visuals and descriptions for class
General Public
Wants a user-friendly exploration tool
Web Design & UX
User-Centric Interface
Allow filtering by artist, culture, medium, department
Display Control
JSON data needs beautification/interpreting logic
SQL-like handling not natively supported
Accessibility Features
Contrast toggles
Alt text for images
Scalable UI for diverse user needs
Research and Investigation
Privacy and Security
Non-authenticated API
HTTPS
Secure data transfer mandatory
CIA Considerations
Confidentiality: Low risk due to public access
Integrity: Ensure data isn’t altered during transmission
Availability: High uptime, but pagination and rate limits affect retrieval
API Limitations & Implications
Rate Limiting
Typically limited to a few hundred requests per minute
Latency
Large image data may affect response times
Data Volume
Over 60,000+ artworks available
Not all metadata is uniformly available
Backend Design
Coding Languages
HTML/CSS
Frontend structure and styling
JSON
Handling API responses
PHP
Server-side processing
Error Handling
Graceful degradation for missing data
Timeouts and fallback messaging
System Requirements
Users must:
Browse/filter artworks using specific criteria
View individual artwork details
System must:
Be responsive and intuitive across devices
Parse and display API data in near real-time
Handle JSON structure
Data Exchange Solution
Cleveland Museum of Art Open Access API
Endpoints
Object ID retrieval
Search by keyword, artist, medium, period, etc.
Search
Keyword-based and advanced query filters (e.g., date, department, classification)
Departments
Each object categorized under departments (e.g., Islamic Art, Modern European Art)
Can be used as a sorting mechanism
Objects
Title, description, creation date, artist, medium, dimensions
Image links and metadata
May implement fallbacks if certain fields are null
Accessibility
Color-blind friendly design
Dyslexia support: high contrast, readable fonts
Clear data hierarchies and labels