Evaluationg Web Design

1.     Read through the article and write a one line summary of each principle in your blog.

          
1. Don't make users think: Your website should be obvious, simple and self explanatory with a clear structed design.
2. Don't squander users' patience: Your website should not be long and boring so that the reader can comfortably look through information, without getting let down and never coming back on.
3. Manage to focus user' attention: Use creatve edges, patterns and motions so that the reader stays interested.

4. Strive for feature exposure: Let your user clearly see what functions are avaliable and that the content is comfortable.

5. Make use of effective writing: Use short consise phrases, a scannable layout and a plain objective language to get straight to the point.

6. Strive for Simplicty: Use the Keep it Simple Principle when creating a website, as users are more interested in the content than the design.

7. Don't be afraid of the white space: White space helps to reduce the cognitive load for the visitor and makes it easier to scan, read and analyse information.

8. Communicate effectivey with a 'visible language': The three fundamental principles involved in the use of 'visible language' are organise, econimise and communicate.

9. Conventions are our friends: Conventions are useful as they reduce the learning curve and allows you to gain the trust, confidence and reliablilty and prove your crediability to the user.

10. Test early, Test often: Always test your site as you make it.

2.     See if you can locate an example of two poorly designed web sites. Provide the link in your blog and describe why the site has poor design

1. http://www.dokimos.org/ajff/ The background is way too bright.
2. http://www.arngren.net/ The Website is too crowded

QR codes

1.       What is a QR code?

      QR or Quick Response Codes are a type of two-dimensional barcode that can be read using smartphones and dedicated QR reading devices.

2.       What can they be used for?

       They can link directly to text, emails, websites, phone numbers and more just by the scanning of a barcode.

3.       Provide some examples of how they are being used in marketing and education.Stores can use them to market their products and link the QR code to a facebook page or twitter. You can have an airline boarding pass digitally, instead of a paper one that you always have to carry around. Also, they can be used to show a map, for example our school put up posters around the school, so that parents who came could get a digital map.

4.       What hardware (Device) and software (apps or programs) do you need to scan a QR code?

Smart Phones such as the Iphone can be used to access apps such as QR App or QR Drois. Or, you can simply use any QR barcode scanner.

5.       What hardware and software do you need to create a Qr code?

          You need a laptop or computer that has access to internet connection. A good website link such as http://www.qrstuff.com/, will help you make an QR. Next you just need to insert it to a website or poster.etc and it can be scanned easily.

6.       Create a QR code. This links to the official Gossip Girl website.

Phone Advice

Imagine you work as an assistant in a mobile phone shop. A mother comes into your shop wanting to buy a smart phone for her daughter. Her mother is not very “tech savvy” and needs some concepts and features explained. Below are some of her questions, do your best to provide meaningful answers in simple terms;

1.       “My daughter insists that her phone be Wifi capable? What does this mean? Why does she need it?”

     Wifi capable means that she wants her phone to be able to connect to Wifi Networks, that may be present depending on the location. This will allow her to use the internet to do a variety of things, ranging from social networking (facebook, twitter, tumblr.etc) to using an app.

2.       The mother says “She wants the camera in the phone to be at least 5 Meg thingys, what does this mean? Does she need it?”

      She wants a camera that is atleast 5 megapixels, which means 5 million pixels per image. This will take pictures and videos that will be of a higher quality and resoultion and much clearer.

3.       “My daughter wants a phone with a capacitive touch screen. They seem more expensive, what advantages do they offer over other types of touch screens?”

      Capacitive touch screen consists of an Insulator coated with a transparent conducter, and although they are more expensive, they have various advantages:

-  A special feature of capacitive touch screen is that it is only responsive to the human touch. In case of any outer touch it does not response. 

- Can't be affected by dirt, moisture or grease. 

- It facilitates to clean the screen with the help of fabric. 

- It gives comparatively better image as compared to resistive touch screen.

-Capacitive touch screen gives good response this is because they are acute observer of the slight touch.

- Even in sunlight the resoultion is good.

4.       “Are all phone as smart as one another? What is the smartest phone at the moment and why?”

     No, it all depends on the gadgets and work involved in the phone. The smartest phone at the moment is the Iphone 4S because it has a dual core A5 chip, a 8 megapixel camera, HD video recording, iOS, iCloud, Retina display, Facetime, Airplay, Airprint, very fast connecting speed, built in apps and many many more features.

5.       “She wants to take lots of video and photos. How do I know which phone can store the most videos and photos?”

      The phone that can store the most video and photos would be one with a large amount of memory, but also if you find a good phone with a low amount of memory there is always the option of an SD Card which you can place into the phone like a USB into a computer, and it can be moved to any other phone with an SD Card slot so if you change phones, you dont have to reload everything, just click and go.

6.       “She says she wants to be able to buys apps. What are apps? What sort of useful apps cold she access? What types of phones can buy and use apps?”

            APP is an abbreviation for application, apps are basically activities, games, helpful information and links to websites that keep people up to date and allow people access to everything they need. Most smartphones these days can buy and use apps. Examples include HTC, Iphone, Samsung.etc

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