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- 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.
On the second iteration, we refined the information about food on the splash page. We made it apparent that food is about to expire but there are also more foods that the user has (milk and 2 more).
We added more information about the available budget to the budget progress bar representation on the splash page. It displays the amount of money spent already and the money left in the white space.
We tweaked the way that expiration dates are represented. Instead of just displaying a date it also has a string that represents the day in easily understood terms (tomorrow, in a week, etc.). This is not directly involved in any of our tasks, but we felt that this would be easier for the user to understand in general.
We altered the budget page to match the changes made to the budget section of the splash page. It displays the amount remaining to the user so they don't have to calculate it.
We removed the "add purchase" option from the budget page as to not confuse users. Instead, prior purchases (entered through the food page) could be changed on the budget page but not added.
We added expiration dates to the foods on the recipe page. We also changed the phrasing to "Have something you want to use up". This gives a clearer indication of the purpose of this field.
As explained above, we decided to only allow users to edit previous purchases on the budget page rather than adding new ones. If they enter in foods on the food page and opt out of entering a purchase amount for them, a placeholder is included on the budget page. Users can click to change this amount to the dollar value that was spent on the foods that day.
Observations on Second Iteration:
User 2:
- Didn't use tabs to acces access 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.
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