Here are my submittions for the evaluations of Artefacts 1 and 2 of my Personal Research project. Ive not only uploaded them up on here for my own personal log, but also because when submitting them via the university network i was unable to submit images.
PRP – Artefact 1 Evaluation Robert Hammerton N0096263
My research project question I am investigating is “What design elements most influence users when determine the function of web pages”
For this research I have created six web page layout designs as artefacts. Each artefact represents a different genre of websites. Users answer a questionaire, stating what genre of website they think the web page is of and how much the design elements influenced their decision. The design elements used reflect my research into websites of each genre. I hope to discover whether users use these elements to distinguish the function of the site without need for content.
Artefact 1 - Gaming community web page.
The gaming design took 3-4 hours to create in Photoshop CS2. The colour scheme and layout is typical of web pages in the gaming community websites genre. I re-designed the artefact twice as I wasn’t happy with the design - the design above was the third attempt at this artefact - and so the only problem I encountered was that it took longer than anticipated to complete.The following graph displays the results of question one of the questionaire. Out of 20 people surveyed, 85% correctly thought the artefact was designed to be a gaming community site.
The design elements which most influenced these answers were the Colour Scheme, Page Layout, Banner Size and Navigation – as indicated below.
60% of people surveyed thought the primary function of the web page design was for user interaction (communication).In conclusion, the survey results suggest that the artefact’s design element are mostly in favour of the overall look and feel of the design, rather than specific elements.
Artefact 2 – Portfolio
The portfolio design took 2-3 hours to create in Photoshop CS2. The content position and lighting effects are similar to that of online portfolio web pages that I have seen. I didn’t have any problems while creating the artefact, although I did remove the original banner as I felt it detracted from the design theme.The following graph displays the results of question one of the questionaire. 80% of people surveyed correctly thought the artefact was designed to be an Online portfolio website.
10% thought it was a car showroom and the other 10% thought it was a gaming community web page.
The design elements which most influenced these answers were the Page Layout, Content Design and possition – as indicated below.
75% of people surveyed thought the primary function of the web page design was for advertising (drawing public attention to).In conclusion the results of the survey suggest that the artefact’s design elements are most in flavor of content design and content position.
The next two Artefacts will be completed and uploaded after the submittion of my Client 'Live' Project, which is due in 14th April.
