Reviewing Design By Navmeet Singh We are asked to present examples of '3 Good Designs' and '3 Poor Designs'. My review of the designs is based on: ➔ How they work.. ➔ What purpose they solve.. ➔ How effective they are in that.. ➔ And what is their level of user engagement..
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Reviewing DesignBy Navmeet Singh
We are asked to present examples of '3 Good Designs' and '3 Poor Designs'.My review of the designs is based on:
➔How they work..➔What purpose they solve..➔How effective they are in that..➔And what is their level of user engagement..
Poor Design – 1 Bathroom Sink
Poor Design – 1 Bathroom Sink
Poor Design – 1 Bathroom Sink
➢ Mix Water in Sink
➢ Not very Hyginic
➢ Intended to save water
➢ But water is still wasted
Poor Design – 1 Bathroom Sink
Clean up the lather left in the end with the Super Cold water again.
Poor Design – 1 Bathroom Sink
Very good alternative.● The flow of water is controlled.● The temperature of water is controlled.
Poor Design – 2 Circuit Laundry
Poor Design – 2 Circuit Laundry
Poor Design – 2 Circuit Laundry
Only £3.50 Credit
Washing: £2.60Drying: £1.10Total: £3.70
Not enough to do both!
Poor Design – 2 Circuit Laundry
www.circuitcardtopup.com
Poor Design – 2 Circuit Laundry
Place card, top-up with the code given on website/email.
● Confusing process
● Impossible without plastic money.
● Wastage of space and money.
Poor Design – 2 Circuit Laundry
Alternative: UCA Print Credit Top-up Machine
● Simple Process
● Can top-up with cash or card
● Can also top-up using home computer on UCA's website.
Poor Design – 3 Context Menu in PC
'Delete' and 'Rename' items so close to each other
Want to click 'Rename'
But accidentally click on 'Delete'
File goes to 'Recycle Bin'
Poor Design – 3 Context Menu in PC
Workaround:
1.Click on file
2.Press F2 Key on your keyboard
3.Type in the new name for your file
Poor Design – 3 Context Menu in PC
Proposition:
● Move 'Rename' option to above 'Cut'
● Clicking 'Cut' accidentally will not delete the file
● You can still 'Rename' it
Good Design – 1 Donation Box
Donation boxes at most restaurants to get rid of that heavy change.
Good Design – 1 Donation Box
Donate coins and they will go spinning inside the donation box
● Simply throw a coin
● Coin goes into a spinning spree till reaches storage
Good Design – 1 Donation Box
● Interesting case study on user engagement.
● People tempted to put in money.
● Useful for parents to keep children amused.
Good Design – 2 Ping Pong Restaurant Menu
● Long List of Chinese and Japanese dishes● Pictures for what the food looks like● Items nicely classified
Good Design – 2 Ping Pong Restaurant Menu
● Mark your items with a pencil
Good Design – 2 Ping Pong Restaurant Menu
● If confused about the ingredients or allergic to something, ask for specific menus.
Good Design – 2 Ping Pong Restaurant Menu
● Vegetarian Menu, Egg Free Menu, Shellfish Free Menu, Nuts Free Menu and many more..
● One menu for every kind of food allergy.
Good Design – 2 Ping Pong Restaurant Menu
● Builds customer loyalty
● Keeps waiters organised as they don't have to remember ingredients for each dish
Good Design – 3 UCA Library Borrowing system
● Self-service kiosks
● Easy to use● Can borrow and
return● Books and DVDs● Helps Librarians
focus on Student services
Good Design – 3 UCA Library Borrowing system
● Tells you till which date each item is loaned
● Gives a printed receipt
● Can send the receipt to email also
Good Design – 3 UCA Library Borrowing system
● Security alarms go off if item taken out of the library without borrowing from the system
● Added layer of security on DVDs, they can't be opened inside Library (without borrowing)