Wednesday, February 26, 2014

Usability Test Findings Summary

Because the user was unclear what “university insights” meant and who they were trading with and for, we will need a more in depth description of what this site offers on the main login page of the site. This will prep new users on what to expect and what they are signing up for through this site.

Because the user was unsure of what to do after they filled in the profile page, we will need to be directly involved in giving a tour of the site as they first sign up. This could be accomplished by having a guiding pop up messages that appear as a first time user to show what icons mean and what to expect on each page as well as show where to go after the profile page for the first time.

Because the use was not sure what recent posts meant and why they were in the profile page, we should have a header to show that these recent posts are posts that the user as personally posted. These posts will show as real time posts for ease in checking on the traffic of the post, such as how many have personal messaged back. There should also be an option to edit this post by changing wording and changing the amount of swipes offered in return for this particular information.

Because the icons in the header bar weren’t noticed, we will need to make these pop more visually. Whether this is accomplished via color, dropshadow, or another design element will be discussed further.


We must also make clear the difference between general board posts and personal messages. While both seemed intuitive to the user, the reason for why both were present in one website was unclear.

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