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Interface Critique

Presented by Blanca Polo. Interface Critique. LIS 677. Today’s Presentation. Present the Web-based interface selected. Eight golden rules of interface design. Top 10 guidelines for homepage usability. Today’s Presentation.

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Interface Critique

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  1. Presented by Blanca Polo Interface Critique LIS 677 LIS 677 Interface Critique

  2. Today’s Presentation • Present the Web-based interface selected. LIS 677 Interface Critique

  3. Eight golden rules of interface design Top 10 guidelines for homepage usability Today’s Presentation • Introduce the set of interface evaluation criteria to evaluate the interface LIS 677 Interface Critique

  4. Today’s Presentation • The potential community of users of the system. LIS 677 Interface Critique

  5. Today’s Presentation • Tasks that may be performed by these users LIS 677 Interface Critique

  6. Today’s Presentation • Testing the interface by emulating the tasks that are routine for that interface. LIS 677 Interface Critique

  7. Conclusions Today’s Presentation LIS 677 Interface Critique

  8. Today’s Presentation • Questions and Comments LIS 677 Interface Critique

  9. Selection of an Information System Interface Hawaii Business College Web Site LIS 677 Interface Critique

  10. The evaluation Criteria First time impression LIS 677 Interface Critique

  11. The evaluation criteria • the Top 10 guidelines for homepage usability (http://www.useit.com/alertbox/20020512.html ). LIS 677 Interface Critique

  12. Pages 74 and 75 The evaluation criteria • “The eight golden rules of interface design” from Shneiderman LIS 677 Interface Critique

  13. First time impressions • Loading Time LIS 677 Interface Critique

  14. First time impressions • Loading Time • Intro LIS 677 Interface Critique

  15. First time impressions • When the page loads it makes a freaky sound... • Loading Time • Intro LIS 677 Interface Critique

  16. First time impressions Click and you shall find... LIS 677 Interface Critique

  17. Make the Site's Purpose Clear: Explain Who You Are and What You Do • Use Visual Design to Enhance, not Define, Interaction Design • Help Users Find What They Need Top Ten guidelines for homepage usability • Reveal Site Content LIS 677 Interface Critique

  18. Make the Site's Purpose Clear: LIS 677 Interface Critique

  19. Help Users Find What They Need LIS 677 Interface Critique

  20. Begin Link Names with the Most Important Keyword Reveal Site Content LIS 677 Interface Critique

  21. Use Visual Design to Enhance, not Define, Interaction Design LIS 677 Interface Critique

  22. Eight Golden rules of Interface Design • Strive for consistency LIS 677 Interface Critique

  23. Eight Golden rules of Interface Design • Strive for consistency • Enable frequent users to use shortcuts LIS 677 Interface Critique

  24. Eight Golden rules of Interface Design • Strive for consistency • Enable frequent users to use shortcuts • Offer informative feedback No feedback LIS 677 Interface Critique

  25. Eight Golden rules of Interface Design • Design dialogs to yield closure • Offer error prevention and simple error handling • Permit easy reversal of actions LIS 677 Interface Critique

  26. Eight Golden rules of Interface Design • Support internal locus of control • Reduce short term memory load LIS 677 Interface Critique

  27. Eight Golden rules of Interface Design • Reduce short term memory load LIS 677 Interface Critique

  28. HBC Potential Users • HBC students • HBC Faculty • HBC staff • Potential students (applicants) • Potential Faculty • Potential Staff LIS 677 Interface Critique

  29. Potential Students • Finding a program to study • How to enroll • Financial Aid LIS 677 Interface Critique

  30. In search for a course LIS 677 Interface Critique

  31. Travel and Tourism... LIS 677 Interface Critique

  32. Bad use of screen real estate LIS 677 Interface Critique

  33. How do I enroll? LIS 677 Interface Critique

  34. What about Financial Aid? From the main page….. LIS 677 Interface Critique

  35. What about Financial Aid? LIS 677 Interface Critique

  36. Faculty and Staff I need a job Mr. HBC LIS 677 Interface Critique

  37. Potential Faculty / Staff Searching for a job... LIS 677 Interface Critique

  38. The Problems • There should be no intro • Overuse of graphics • Mystery Meat menus • Bad use of screen real estate • Lack of feedback to the user LIS 677 Interface Critique

  39. Quick suggestions... • Skip the intro by default • Get rid of the left-side mystery meat menu • Rename the “Resource” button to “Financial Aid” • Show the information in a tree structure • Do not use applets or Javascript (TECHNICAL) LIS 677 Interface Critique

  40. Conclusions • Annoying web site. Not a good college to learn how to do web design. LIS 677 Interface Critique

  41. Questions LIS 677 Interface Critique

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