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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. Last but not least, Emilio is asked if he would like to sign up as a photographer or a regular user. He hits the 'Sign up as photographer' button. Emilio is then asked to upload any sample photos he might have. He has a few, so he clicks the 'Browse' button, selects some pictures from his desktop in the dialog that pops up, and hits the 'Upload' button to upload the pictures to ShutterConnect. Emilio then provides a link to his personal website in the provided textbox, enters his pricing package in the provided textbox, and decides to upload his profile picture. He then hits the 'Continue' button, and is directed to a page
- 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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