03 Human-Computer Interface (HCI) Flashcards
Name factors to consider when designing a user interface (for instance, a software application or a website).
- Clear navigational structure
- Consistency of signposting
- On screen help
- Layout appropriate to task
- Differentiation in user expertise
- Differentiation for professionals vs consumers
- Customisable by the user
- Design reflects organisations house style and ehtos.
- Can be used by disabled
- Can be used by young children
- Consider location of where the interface will be accessed.
Clear navigational structure is a factor to consider when designing what?
A user interface.
Consistency of signposting is a factor to consider when designing what?
A user interface.
On screen help is a factor to consider when designing what?
A user interface.
Layout appropriate to task is a factor to consider when designing what?
A user interface.
Differentiation in user expertise is a factor to consider when designing what?
A user interface.
Differentiation for professionals vs consumers is a factor to consider when designing what?
A user interface.
Customisation by the user is a factor to consider when designing what?
A user interface.
Design reflects organisations house style and ethos is a factor to consider when designing what?
A user interface.
Can be used by disabled people is a factor to consider when designing what?
A user interface.
Can be used by children is a factor to consider when designing what?
A user interface.
Location of where the interface will be accessed is a factor to consider when designing what?
A user interface.
Give an example of clear navigational structure on a website.
- The user should be able to navigate without needing to read separate instructions, for example, forward/back buttons on a website should be clearly labelled and in the same place on every webpage
- The design should guide the user through a task, such as booking a holiday in a logical series of small steps.
The user being able to navigate without needing to read separate instructions is an example of what?
A clear navigational structure.
The design guiding the user through a task is an example of what?
A clear navigational structure.
Define ‘consistency of signposting’?
Users should never wonder what to do next. All buttons and menus should appear in the same place throughout the design. This is intuitive for the user.
Users never left wondering what to next is the definition of what?
Consistency of signposting