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- Used splash page for navigation at first but then switched to tabs at the top of the page
- Carefully scanned pages before acting (studied the pages for quite a long time - other users might not be so deliberate)
- Did not notice that milk was expiring soon (should emphasize this more somehow)
- Found it difficult to calculate the amount of food left to spend this month (This was just shown as a progress bar and "you've spend $41.27/$300 monthly budget". Having to calculate $300-$41.27 puts too much of a cognitive load on the user.)
- Understood very quickly how to enter new foods but struggled a bit with "category" field. The drop down menu helped her with this distinction.
- Seemed happy that fields were filled in automatically with autocomplete even when a few errors were made.
- Changed autocomplete errors quickly
- Seemed happy about feedback of food showing up on the food page after entering purchases
- Did not pick a specific food when searching for a recipe
User 2:
- Noticed that foods were expiring
- Relied entirely on tabs for navigation
- Had trouble calculating the amount of food left to spend this month just like the first user
- Tried to add purchases on the budget page. The "add purchase" button is confusing (this is more for editing purchases - purchases should be added on the food page).
- Wanted to add purchases separately (for each food), but this may be too tedious for some users. Maybe we should find a way to do both?
- Did not pay attention to auto-complete errors (some users may rely too much on the computer's best guess)
- Confused about the "must contain" section on the recipe search page - wasn't sure what it meant
User 3:
- Very quickly scans the page and does not pay attention to details and phrasing (unlike the first user)
- Believes that milk is the only food he has (this is the only food displayed on the splash page because it's about to expire). The food section of the splash page should be rephrased so users get a better idea of their entire food supply.
- Uses tabs to navigate to the budget page but remarks, "I guess I could've clicked on food". He notices that there are multiple ways to get around the website (via splash page or via tabs).
- Available budget was not clear once again.
- Tries to add the purchase on the budget page just like the last user - this process requires clarification.
- Is happy about auto-population: "It auto-populates? Nice!"
- Did not check boxes before performing the search. He seemed to be rushing through the task.
Prototype iteration.
Observations on Second Iteration:
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- Didn't use tabs to acces food page, used manage food link from splash screen
- Confusion over budget about amount left to spend for the month and for the week. Seems like there is too much text involved in budget page
- Not enough categories of food for user.
- Didn't specify dinner when searching for food.
User 3:
- Didn't use tabs to acces food page, used manage food link from splash screen
- Confusion about adding cost of purchase. User thought it should be on the add food window, but kept going anyway and then saw it.
- User remembered to check dinner as one of the options for searching for recipe.
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