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- User successfully and easily logged into dBabies from the login screen.
- When asked to add an event in the future or past the user always attempted to use the drag feature of the calendar.
- The user made the connection of the affordance of google/apple calendar.
- When asked to add an event in the present, the use of the sidebar was clear and the user simply clicked on one of the quick-add buttons.
- The user was not able figure out that one could add items from the add form. This is only a minor problem and can be fixed by providing helpful hints at the top during first use of the website when the user is not too familiar with it. Additionally, if a feature has not been accessed for a long time since log in, a feature popup can reveal the feature to the user and suggest it for future use.
- The user successfully added a new item to the shopping list but was confused when the two static items disappeared.
- Found it very easy to add a new sidebar quick add button.
- Found it very easy to remove an added button.
- When directed to add specific events, icons from the sidebar were clear with respect to the completed task.
- Found that dragging events in the scheduler was not so easy (may be an effect of the apple trackpad). This is a cosmetic problem only because it is not the case that this happens when using a regular mouse. Additionally, if the user is accustomed to mouse control of their own machine, this should not occur.
- Noted that when trying to add items to the shopping list from the add form, it was not clear that the toggle button would actually add the item. This is a major problem and it can be easily solved by either adding a checkbox or highlighting the toggle button a different color when pressed to indicate that item will be added to list when event is added. Alternatively, instead of a toggle, it could be a button that adds the item immediately giving the user immediate feedback.
User 3
User 1 is a female in her early twenties who frequently babysits for her family and friends' infant children.
- User asked if she needed to create a user account, no.
- User easily logged into dBabies from the login screen.
- User looked over site without using cursor.
- She added the event through direct manipulation rather than using Quick Add/Add features.
- User made connection between panel sidebar and its function after not easily finding how to do it through direct manipulation. Also made the connection between the icons and their function after hovering cursor over the areas. Added Park Visit to sidebar.
- As before, she marked future even through direct manipulation of calendar.
- She used the Quick Add feature to mark a diaper change and manually added the item to the shopping list.
- She added an item to the Shopping List and not finding a way to emphasize it, deleted it to add text to it. In doing so she accidentally found the ability to drag and reorder items on the Shopping List and dragged the item to the top.
Reflection
Over the course of the iterative design process we learned several things of what goes into a solid website design. What we found to be the most important is taking note of feedback and incorporating those comments into our design as much as possible.
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