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Standup for Democracy IA Redesign. Maithreyi Chandler Martrez Marshall Priya Shetye Shuo Sun Yining Wang. Understanding the Client. Business Goals Emphasis on Education Communicate factual information Identify and Expand current audience Identify User’s Design Requirements
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Standup for Democracy IA Redesign MaithreyiChandler Martrez Marshall PriyaShetye Shuo Sun YiningWang
Understanding the Client • Business Goals • Emphasis on Education • Communicate factual information • Identify and Expand current audience • Identify User’s • Design Requirements • Reorganize content for better visual appeal
Initial Users Publishers Readers Authors
Research • Analyze the current website • Identify existing problems and room for improvements • Analysis of similar websites • User Task Analysis navigation • Survey
User Task Analysis • 3 Users • Asked Users to perform the following: • Find the Search bar • Become a new member of the site • Find the sites mission statement
Survey • 6 people • 7 Questions • Do menu items on home page make sense to you? • How satisfied were you with your experience • How would you rate the information found on this site • Do you know the purpose of the site? • How would you rate the overall design of the site? • Any features that influenced you to continue using the site? • Any suggestions to improve the current site?
Research Results • Difficult to navigate through “News” • Returning back to all articles • Search bar hidden • Currently no way to register • Not enough content • No ability to share content • Educative seems like “a whole separate site”
Identified Users Publishers Readers Authors
Design Strategy • Create a less complex hierarchy • Convey the sites message on the homepage • Implement Local Navigation • Allow users to share content • Consistency across pages
Demo • Standup For Democracy Redesign
What worked well • Variety of ideas • Interactive web pages • Register • Comment • Discussion Forum • Navigation System • Able to address majority of client goals
What didn’t work well Client Technical Encouraging member interaction on the forum Conveying the message Maintaining consistency (ex: photo gallery) Quick Navigation between different pages