Home screen The list of social contacts (friends) The list of commercial contacts (deals) | When Joe logs into the LocaShare app, he sees the home screen, which only has two buttons. By clicking on the "My friends" button, he sees the list of his friends (social contacts), and by clicking on the "My deals" button he sees the list of his deals (commercial contacts). Also, clicking on the "LocaShare" button on the upper left corner leads Joe to the home screen. | Pros: 1. The user interface is externally consistent with other social applications. 2. The user interface is internally consistent since the ways to list friends and deals are similar. 3. The UI conveys itself to the user by using the texts Immediate feedback is also provided when user clicks on the buttons. 4.The UI speaks in the user's language. (Instead of using social/commercial contacts, it uses my friends and my deals.)
| Pros: 1. Users can find friends easily by using the search bar. It also prevents user from scrolling down on the long list in order to find a specific person or deal.
| Errors can result by clicking If wants If user wants to view deals deals but mistakenly clicks on the "My friends" button. He can easily resolve this problem by going back to the main screen.
| Pros: 1. The friends and deals buttons are huge, and this makes them salient to users. 2. The icons for friends/ deals are presented by pictures.It provides good information scent.
Cons: 1. Search bar might be too small to be noticed.(We should test this in paper prototyping.) |