Sara Snow & Kirk Yoshida

Presentation Overview Site concept User research Design strategy Design decisions & technology implementation Site organization, navigation & layout User testing Live demo Lessons learned Results summary Desired improvements Initial idea: refer to your original proposal Objective: design document executive summary, paragraph 3 and/or mission Audience: design document audience

Site Concept Initial Idea Objective Audience Initial idea: refer to your original proposal Objective: design document executive summary, paragraph 3 and/or mission Audience: design document audience

User Research Heuristic evaluations Interview results Active volunteers in Austin People new to Austin People who organize volunteer groups People new to volunteering Implications Heuristic evaluations: design document page 6-15 Interview results: design document page 15-17 Implications: design document page 17-18

Design Strategy Blueprints Blueprints: design document page 19-21

Design Strategy Wireframes Wireframes: design document page 22-29 Wireframe testing: Implementation Report III (we called it II) submitted to UT Blackboard 4/21 (says 4/7 in header)

Design Decisions Fonts & Colors Logo

Technology Implementation 10 hours of pain for every one fleeting moment of joy

Site Homepage Organization Navigation Layout Heuristic evaluations: design document page 6-15 Interview results: design document page 15-17 Implications: design document page 17-18

User Testing Methodology No major flaws! Main issues Events vs. Opportunities Banner Calendar Post a Review

Live Demonstration nova.ischool.utexas.edu/drupal/frontpage Find an Opportunity (Calendar & Search) Post an Opportunity Post a Review Search results Event or opportunity example (from search results) Organization profile

Lessons Learned Detailed project schedule is important Second round of testing is important Difficult to choose CMS before implementation Drupal High learning curve Drupal 6 vs. 7 Immediate professional-looking site Persistence required – don’t panic!

Results Summary Accomplished objective, similar to original plan Exceeded our own expectations Exerted (some) will on Drupal Great user response

Desired Improvements Customize theme (banner size, font & colors) Add “order by” to search results page Add images Add more current content to homepage Minor changes Increase size of help text font Add labeling to calendar buttons