Design Fundamentals for the Web – Session 11
Design Review & User Testing
November 6, 2014
Design Review
Concept, User Personas & User Stories
Present your project's general concept, identifying your user types and what you want them to be able to accomplish through your project.
Type
What font(s) did you choose and how do you use them to help convey your project's message?
Composition
How did you choose to organize your content? Is your layout targeting a particular device form like mobile, tablet or desktop computer?
Design Principles
What design principles are you leveraging to help communicate your project's message?
- Dominance
- Similarity
- Rhythm
- Texture
- Direction
- Contrast
Color
What color scheme did you choose for your project and why?
Javascript
How are you using Javascript in your project and how does this help communicate your message?
User Testing
Divide up into groups, taking turns reviewing each member of your group's Vision Document and comparing it to current state of their project.
- What is the overall concept for the project
- What user types have been identified by the User Personas?
- What features have been identified to meet the needs of the different user types?
- Which features have been implemented?
- What do you like about how these features have been implemented?
- Are there any alternative approaches that might be useful to explore?
- Are there any features that have not yet been implemented? Identify them.
Assignment 11
Reading
Design
- Continue working on your final project, incorporating the feedback you received during the Design Review and User Testing sessions