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Syllabus

Appearance considerations for a digital product including; 12 ATAR

  • structure
  • usability
  • accessibility
  • User eXperience (UX)
  • User Interface (UI)

 Background

  • Project management is all about producing something that is worthwhile, and also profitable in an organised way.
  • It is so important to consider the success, or failure, of a product.
  • Who will be using that website you are building?
  • What considerations do you take before and during the building?

Structure

  • Structure needs to be planned and considered.
  • If a website has 450 pages, what is a likely menu structure
  • Too much information on a website, that can't be found leads to web-users being overwhelmed
  • Sequence structure (ref: http://webstyleguide.com  this is a short sequence of a few webpages in a straight easy to follow manner
  • Hierarchy structure (ref:http://webstyleguide.com  this is a more complex structure based on categories with like topics
  • Web like structure (ref:http://webstyleguide.com  this is a structure with all items being linked, very complex, often links to other websites

Usability

  • Wikipedia states, "Usability is the ease of use and learnability of a human-made object.
  • usability refers to how all people can use the software or digital product,
  • how user friendly the product is to use
  • include a menu system that is logical and predictable
  • choose names for menus that are logical and predictable
  • use a search facility
  • provide user feedback when they are waiting, ie show a slider, countdown timer, something to indicate not to click away or leave the page.
  • is the product usable on different devices, tablets, smartphones, desktops
  • make the site usable for many clients; have a choice of language or translation
  • make the product accessible

Accessibility

Wikipedia states, "Accessibility refers to the design of products, devices, services, or environments for people with disabilities"

W3C clarifies web developments with accessibility in mind; such as the following.

    • use text alternatives to images, so text readers can help other forms people need, eg braille, simpler language
    • provide an alternative for audio only information; text or script, subtitles
    • provide an alternative for video only information; transcript, text, subtitles
    • make it easier for people to see and hear the content; use readable fonts at least 14 points, use good contrast
    • do not provide content that may cause people to have seizures; flashing < 3 times a second, small flash area
    • navigable; use techniques to help people know where they are on the website; breadcrumbs, menu system
    • predictable; make web content operate in expected ways
    • readable; make the text readable and understandable; include font size increase facility, larger fonts

User eXperience (UX)

  • understand who your users are
  • user experience analysis is before user interface creation. Design with user experience in mind. After that, the user interface will be more appropriate
  • Apple are experts at this. They want the user experience to be easy, enjoyable and the focus. Others have this as the main goal as well.
  • I repeat, make your website easy and enjoyable to use. People will return to your site.
  • design to users previous experiences, if there is a menu system, make it based on successful menu systems, contact details in a similar location (not spread out all over the page)
  • make the most important features, the easiest to find
  • conduct user testing for ease of use
    • after testing revise the product
    • after testing retest again with more than 2 or 3 people. More the better

User Interface (UI)

  • the user interface must be user friendly
  • if you have online software that creates a short story with text and images, is the process predictable
  • provide hints and tips
  • provide a FAQ
  • at startup have a short video tutorial, which they can 'Skip'
  • at startup have a numbered list for expected steps to complete, or clear and simple instructions

 


 

For you to do.

  1. Consider the people who will be using your digital products. Will they be able to use your digital products successfully?
  2. Apply the above considerations to your websites and digital products.
 
 
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