That Random Websites

A Mini-experiment

A. 1927 Events

Test user #1: 4th year, BS Accountancy, AdNU, Male, 19 years old
Results:
1. Facial Expressions: Serious face, eyes that scrutinizes every detail of the face
2. Comments:
>very good design
>panorama style is good
>organized pictures
>good navigation, easy to use
>font-color must be darker, not need be larger
3. My observations:
When it comes to site navigation, the website guided the test user by means of filled bullets at the right side, saving his time to click and browse through the pages. My estimate of his overall satisfaction prior to site is 80%, because of good user interface with an emphasis on font selection.

B. Pulcinella

Test user #1: 3rdyear, BS IT, AdNU, Male, 20 years old
Results:
1. Reaction: “Pangitun man ni!”
2. Facial Expressions: His face is full of annoyance, of what he have got out of the site.
3. Comments:
>not eyecatching
>navigation is poor, I have to hover the mouse on the image to determine the text
>I am not notified whether I am successfully redirected to a menu page
4. My observations:
The user initially got annoyed because the site always loads incompletely. The website is designed in the way that it makes the site load slower, making it unsuitable for slow computers. The users of the site are also more prone to confusion because of the placement of the navigational graphics.

C. Create What Matters Most blog

Test user #1: 3rdyear, BEEd, AdNU, Female, 31 years old
Results:
1. Reaction: “Wow! May effects…”
2. Facial Expressions: Her facial expression is no different from a typical web surfer that wants to explore things on the site.
3. Comments:
>The sites has navigational aids with additional effects.
>The stories posted are worth reading. It is a good idea to place graphics with sneak peak lines of an article on it.
4. My observations:
Though the user appreciated the site, it seemed that she has a difficulty of navigating through the page. She seemed she didn’t know what to do with it. One example is the placement of exit button in the popup window when she opened a link. Because it is not significant, she did not felt its presence and started to think to herself what else shall she do.