(Above: a recreated slide from Laura’s presentation last thursday) Tim brought in a usability researcher who spoke to the class for over an hour about the process, pains and purpose of market research. Laura (that was her name) emphasized how usability testing measures many factors that go into considerations for designing with the user in…

Last Friday, I presented this (read: my team presented this) to Jill and Chris (among other materials, refined logo design and tee shirt ideas) and they seemed to be excited by our progress and the polishing of our style guide. For this wireframe, they had some quickfix tasks, relocating the nav bar to the top…

I presented my sitemap to the group of teachers as well and Chris pointed out that it’s for a microsite, so I didn’t need all the features I had originally planned. It kind of bugged me, because I wanted something segregated from the main credit-earning program because these people are in the Summer and Evening…

Wire frame View more presentations from basementcat I presented these wireframes made from last week’s task flow items. Post-critique: Always funnel information. The scope should get narrower as the user continues his search for information. I made the error of giving options at a certain point. The time for options is in the beginning as…

Post-critique: Calendars in people’s presentations made Tim comment. Each calendar (online and off) requires a certain kind of engagement from the user. Will they mark x for days passed? It doesn’t stop at the calendar phase, the user finds a date he likes, perhaps an event he plans on attending and then acquires more information.…

Daily Astorian User Centered Considerations View more presentations from basementcat Above is my presentation regarding the users of The Daily Astorian’s Online Interface. There are many aspects to consider when designing an interface and Tim will continue to emphasize research. Ask the people. He says that these people will tell you something very surprising. We…