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Learnability - While the interface itself is very simple, it may not be clear to a first user what the purpose of the page is. One of the reasons this is true is because the name "Remote Playlist" does not tells that it is a music recommendation site for parties. One way we can mitigate this problem is by adding a 3 step instruction on the homepage to explain to the user how to use the website.
Visibility -
Efficiency
The playlist for the party is visualized different in this design. Instead of focusing on the particular songs, this interface focuses on the genre of the music, which may be a better indicator of what a party might sound like and give a partygoer an online preview of the party. In sacrificing the visual focus on the specific songs, we visualize the over party in a simpler way.
Efficiency - This design is efficient in that the user does not need to search for the party by name, because once the location of the user is determined, the map will show him where the parties are. This is a strong design decision that focus on usability because if the user does not remember the name of the party but knows where it's going to be hosted, he can still find the party on the map.
Error Prevention - One of the errors that a user might make is to click on a genre without knowing that the user is voting for that genre to be featured at the party. This may be rectified by showing the user a small balloon tool tip that explain the info-graphic.Error Prevention
Design #3
For the following design, the title page will consist of a search box on the bottom, a dynamic view of search results,and a series of tabs on the left hand side for top party searches. The purpose of the top party searches tab is to enhance user efficiency by gathering data on search history, and providing the top 5 searches as quick access options. An autocomplete functionality for the search box will help prevent user typos and errors. In addition, an upload music button will be constantly present on the bottom of the page. With its pop-up functionality, the idea is to enable the user to upload music to the site while still being able to download, vote, and listen to music. As the user finds his playlist among the list of user searches, he will click on the link as soon as he or she finds a desired match. The page will shift to the second window, in which the active playlist is now shown. The playlist here can be organized by rank, title, and the artist, and provides a range of different functionalities. The play button allows the user to play the particular song. The yes/ no button is used to allow user feedback on a song's popularity, which will determine its relative ranking in the song list. In addition, a download button will be added to the rightmost section of each song.
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