... to interact with the factors Script User’s remarks When screen appears, ask: Do you know what to next? Do you recognize what to do, or did you have to recall what to do? What are you trying to ... is to immediately discuss what youre observing, make sure to listen to what people are really saying Feel free to discuss what youre seeing, but don’t forget to listen Usability tests are not ... forks to replace those they already own represent the heart of your user community They are likely to know about the subject matter and may have done some research already They re motivated to use...
... study Your evaluators are dispersed around the world You are looking for breadth in your review Your clients have come to trust your judgment and for many issues not require youto provide the results ... When you produce your recommendations, you may want to invite the inspectors back to review your recommendations or the whole of your report to check that they agree with your interpretation BENEFITS ... different sampling methods may affect how the data are interpreted Describing Your Results “Description” does not need to be confined to words Your report will be more interesting to read if you...
... study Your evaluators are dispersed around the world You are looking for breadth in your review Your clients have come to trust your judgment and for many issues not require youto provide the results ... When you produce your recommendations, you may want to invite the inspectors back to review your recommendations or the whole of your report to check that they agree with your interpretation BENEFITS ... different sampling methods may affect how the data are interpreted Describing Your Results “Description” does not need to be confined to words Your report will be more interesting to read if you...
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... reference) fit your needs? Search the Internet for reviews; online bookstores may have readers’ comments on file Shell Aliases and Functions If you type command names that are hard for youto remember, ... we’d give you would soon be out of date Still, the Internet is a great place to find out about Unix systems Remember that there are many different versions of Unix—so some documentation you find ... searches for files, enter info find After you enter the command, press SPACE to read more or “q” to quit January 2002 13:14 138 Chapter 8: Whereto Go from Here Documentation via the Internet The...
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... gaming site for young men, you can first check to make sure that your responses are actually from young men, and then you want to find out what those young men are like: what computers they use, what ... Assumptions to Requirements 224 Step 1: Gather Requirements 225 Step 2: Inventory the Requirements and Assumptions .227 Step 3: Prioritize Requirements and Assumptions 228 Requirements ... Use your early questions (unless you need to some screening) to capture the interest of the respondents – something that questions about age, gender, and job title are not likely to NEEDS AND PREFERENCES...
... visual hierarchy Search toward top of page Text-only option at top Cons Cons Too cluttered Icons are difficult to interpret Layout unclear, not sure whereto look Music dominates top of fold Help not ... types of opinions you collect require representative users If you talk to people who aren’t in the target market, you are likely to get uninformed and misleading ideas that are no more useful than ... sorting, how to prepare for and conduct a card sort, and how to analyze and present the information Several modifications are presented at the end to help you customize the method to your particular...
... objects fit into the predetermined groups To go one step further, you may have the structure for your entire application already laid out and simply want to find out whether you are correct EDITOR’S NOTE: ... to show you how to interpret and present the results Below, Ginny Redish presents a case study to share with readers how she recently employed a card sort to build the information architecture ... designers did no preparation for the session; a second group read books related to the design of toys and listened to a lecture; the third group took a field trip to a toy store Each group then...
... turning them into skeleton profiles CREATE SKELETONS Once you have identified and agreed upon the categories and subcategories of users, you are ready to create skeletons Skeletons are very brief, ... SKELETONS SHOULD I CREATE? We recommend that you create skeletons only for subcategories of users you believe are interesting or important to your product If you create a large number of skeletons, ... assimilating your data to create meaningful and relevant skeletons (there is always time to add more detail after the personas are introduced) If you decide to create quick, data-driven personas, your...
... Factoid • • Once you have copied your factoids into your skeleton documents, evolving the skeleton into a more precise persona can be relatively easy You will create a concrete fact, phrase, ... our users are like that,” but can you really your best work designing to make a jerk happy? Redeem your personas, and redeem your design Don’t overdo it Be sure to keep your stories to an appropriate ... are ready to begin introducing them to your broader team? There are signs that will indicate you are ready You will notice that the amount of tweaking and reexamination slows down or stops You...
... him or her to read and sign it Thank you Before we start, I would like to ask youto complete a brief questionnaire about yourself Once again, let me point out that your name is not stored with ... will you choose? Recruit participants Where will you the evaluation? Assign roles for evaluators What data you need to collect? Prepare briefings for evaluators Create evaluation script Create ... Verify Prototype Assumptions and Requirements CHAPTER FIGURE 7.11 Late prototypes resemble the real software as the requirements become firmer, and more advanced prototype development...
... shows you how to reproject your data layers to restore the “snap-together” magic that you were promised in the previous chapter Chapter 4—Rasters Once you get comfortable with vector data, you ... Vectors In this chapter we talk about getting your hands on vector basemap data Prepare yourself for a bit of a scavenger hunt—there isn’t a single place whereyou can download everything you ... it into the finished product For example, let’s say you are creating a new system to keep track of your customers If your goal is to eventually display your customers’ locations on a map, you ll...
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