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- Learnability
- Consistent with popular web2.0 sites like flickr, but might be difficult for a beginner to learn
- Visibility
- Editable fields appear only when you click on an item. This is less visible than having a textbox always visible.
- Efficiency
- To element, you click on it (e.g. clicking on photo brings up the upload photo overlay)
- You can switch tasks (search for photographer) by using the search bar at the top
- Error Prevention/Correction
- If you make a mistake, just click on the element and change it.
Design 2
In this design, Emilio is first presented with the canonical login page upon first accessing the site. Not having an account, Emilio clicks the 'Create Account' link, and is directed to a page where he is asked to provide some personal information- his name, email, desired user name and physical address.
- Learnability
- Standard form layout for each step of signup
- Wizard pattern to guide between one profile editing page to another
- Visibility
- Visible confirmation via message bar upon creation of profile
- Efficiency
- Less efficient because process is split into multiple steps
- Sample photos are added one at a time.
- Price structure is entered as text so photographers can enter their customized price message.
- Error Prevention/Correction
- Distinct buttons: "sign up as photographer" and "sign up as user" to prevent users accidentally signing up as photographers
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