Working Title: Beautiful places in San Diego

Author: John Esposito

Date: April 22, 2010

Subjects

I interviewed three students with both an inside class perspective as well as an outside perspective of the class. Two were roommates that have no experience in web design and the third person is a class mate.

Think Aloud Task

I asked my friends what they notice initially about my website. Do the colors compliment the page, how easy is it to navigate, is clutter a problem, do links and other devices work properly, what could be added/taken away?

Summary of Think Aloud

The two people outside of the class really liked the site. They were able to navigate quickly and thoroughly. They said that the colors don’t really implement the strategy of what the content is about but the way it is panned out fits my personality as a designer. They also said the organization of my web layout was perfect and the pictures really draw attention to each place specifically. My fellow classmate said that my layout and color scheme works and the initial banner at the title screen is an attention getter, but more pictures would capture the attention more. He also added that I could change the titles of each page to fit the content not just leaving the initial title page for all of them. One of my roommates said that if I added a search menu to browse or add other tweaks such as buttons that link to facebook would add more.

Summary of Post-test Interview

Overall the responses were positive. I received feedback based on what I could do to fix my site and what I can keep. The fonts and styles are set up well with the contrast of the layout. Adding more pictures can enhance my page and make it more credible.

Findings to be implemented

As a result of the alpha test, I will make the following changes:

1)  Add more personal pictures.

2)  Make buttons that are lined to specific sites.

3)  Fix titles on separate pages

4)  Make a search box for immediate web access to the World Wide Web. 

Findings that will not be implemented

I won’t change the colors or the layout of my page because I feel the colors bring out my personality in web design. I feel the content is most important and the way the colors implement night life brings a contrast between the night life of San Diego and things to just do in your day.