Elements of User experience

Discuss and describe:

1. Who is the potential users of the site and what are their needs ?

Answers: Segmentation, understanding user needs =>making personas/user profiles

2.What is the objectives (mål)for the website?

What do we (the developer, the client etc.) want to get out of this product/site?

Answers: Analyse Client needs, Redesign?,SWOT=>Strategy, Return of Investment

 

Describe: “What are we going to make?”

Reason:

So You Know What You’re Building!
So You Know What You’re not Building!

 

• Content requirements (text, images, video etc. )
• Function requirements (input/output, features, services, behavior)
• Technical requirements (Browser version, HTML standards, Screen Resolution)

Some general rules apply to writing any kind of requirements:

• Be specific
• Avoid subjective language ( krav skal kunne testes, verification )
• Prioritize the requirements (e.g. high=must have , low= wish to have)
• Giv hvert krav et unikt id.

Develop a conceptual structure for the site/product

Use for example formal visual diagrams/models like:

-Sitemap,
-Flowcharts
-JJG’s visual vocabulary

Or use more informal conceptualization like

• pseudo code
• hand drawings
• Metaphors

Think about error handling (validation, feedback on errors), information architecture

Describe with: Wireframes

Focus on :

Interactive elements: Forms, menus, links etc.
Composition: Screen size, Liqued, Fixed design, 2 or 3 Column Layout %, pixels, mediaelements

 

Style, fonts, colors, composition etc.

CSS, JPG, GIF, animation, sound,