Harrison Kaiser Caleb Lucas-Foley Chris Phifer Susan Soe Sponsored by: Thomas Cox, Tufts Technology Services Problem • Very difficult to search for information on Tufts websites • No centralized search, a lot of separate search systems • Google results do not cater to users searching for specific information about Tufts Objectives • Develop a prototype of a website for searching of buildings, people, and websites • Investigate different views of the data and assess designs with user testing • Serve as a foundation of research for future implementation by TTS Backend Design UI Design Progression Step 1: Survey Findings • Most survey takers were students • 50.98% thought that homepages of Tufts websites link to information they needed • However, hard to navigate to the information • Some used Google because it was faster • Hard to find phone number and office Step 2: First Set of Wireframes With inspiration from MIT’s website, Stanford’s website and Tufts JumboSearch Step 3: Mockups With feedback from design review with TTS and usability tests Step 4: Final Implementation Conclusion/Future Directions • Our product demonstrates efficacy of combining results from White Pages, Tufts Maps, and AccessTufts • Improve speed of application • Find better way to rank results • Responsive visual design on mobile