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HFID FALL 2010 - ROCK ME AMADEUS

HFID FALL 2010 - ROCK ME AMADEUS. OPTIMIZING SIMPLICITY. FINAL PRESENTATION. December 7, 2010. FRANCESCO BALESTRA | MEGAN ELSENBECK | CLAIRE MCLEOD | COLDEN ROULEAU. redesigning an interface for a multi-purpose office printer. MAKE IT SIMPLE.

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HFID FALL 2010 - ROCK ME AMADEUS

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  1. HFID FALL 2010 - ROCK ME AMADEUS OPTIMIZING SIMPLICITY FINAL PRESENTATION December 7, 2010 FRANCESCO BALESTRA | MEGAN ELSENBECK | CLAIRE MCLEOD | COLDEN ROULEAU

  2. redesigning an interface for a multi-purpose office printer

  3. MAKE IT SIMPLE design an interface accessible to everyone, regardless of background reduce frustration and improve efficiency of user experience meet user needs, values and goals

  4. DISCOVER USERS David Horne “cautious office veteran” Melissa Ferguson “the professional intermediate” Chris Hughes “the inexperienced technologist”

  5. DISCOVER USERS “the inexperienced technologist” “the professional intermediate” “cautious office veteran” office experience printer experience technological ability low high

  6. FUNCTIONS CAN OVERLOAD copy email Collating Staples (none, 1 or 2) 1->1 sided 1->2 sided 1->2, rotate side 2 2->2 sided 2->2, rotate side 2 2->1 sided 2->1 sided, rotate side 2 Reduce/Enlarge Paper Tray Selection Image Quality (Photo/Text) Lighten/Darken Background Suppression Halftone Copy Transparencies Booklet Creation Multi-Up Invert Image Covers Annotation Pagination Job Assembly Store Job Settings ID Card Copy To CC Bcc Edit Subject (Scan from a Xerox WorkCentre) 1 sided 2 sided Photo Text Photo and Text Image Quality (Sharing, High Quality Printing, OCR, Archival Record) Lighten/Darken Contrast Sharpness Edge Erase Resolution File Size Document Name Message Body File Format Build Job Reply To Settings Collating Staples 1->1 sided 1->2 sided 2->2 sided 2->1 sided Reduce/Enlarge Paper Tray Selection Lighten/Darken Multi-Up To CC Edit Subject 1 sided 2 sided Lighten/Darken

  7. CHOOSE COMMON SCENARIOS • emailing a document to yourself • copying a 2-sided document in black-and- white and color • making stapled, collated copies • printing multiple pages on 1 sheet • copying to non-standard colored paper

  8. ADDRESS TASKS AND NEEDS

  9. MERGE DESIGN IDEAS VISIBILITY preview, status bar CLARITY simple design, follow users’ language USABILITY match real world needs (of the majority) avoid function overload

  10. DECIDE WHAT’S IMPORTANT DEFAULT SCREEN the “did I do it right?” check don’t make unfamiliar users go on quests for common tasks make repetitive tasks as simple as possible

  11. EARLY PROTOTYPE

  12. GUIDE THE USER need for a cohesive design that can most effectively guide user to perform the tasks they need

  13. REDESIGN CONSISTENCY function interaction, button placement COMMUNICATION use sizing, placement, color, etc to guide user EFFICIENCY match expectations, eliminate redundancy

  14. CONSIDER + IMPLEMENT CHANGES

  15. DEMO

  16. IT’S ONLY A TOOL serve a specific, defined purpose (that matches user needs) be SIMPLE and easy to use instead of providing unlimited options, guide the user to the options they need

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