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- There is no back feature so you can’t go back to suggestions you have passed.
- The change category menu has to be opened before filtering can be applied. The toggled choices also are not always viewable
Storyboard Design 2:
This design is primarily image based and is very visually appealing. It uses tiled images of the suggestions and no text on the main page. Movies will display movie posters, books will show book covers, restaurants will show pictures of the restaurant or of entrees, etc. These tiles are then clickable and will show more information.
Pros:
Learnability:* There are four visible tiles and around the edges there cut of slightly faded pictures of other suggestions which is an affordance to suggest that the display is swipeable in all directions.
- Since there are only pictures and no menu bars or buttons the only allowed actions are click, hold and click, and swipe, all of which perform android standard functions. The click just goes to the next menu, the hold and click brings up more options, and the swipe gives more suggestions
- Once the user clicks on a tile they get a very simple screen with options that are clearly labeled buttons (see picture 2)
- After the user agrees to a suggestion, the map that they are shown with multiple locations marked on it follows google map standards which most users already use. Clicking on each little flag on the map brings up a description of the place and dragging or zooming on the map shows new sections on the map as well as more options of places. (see picture 9)
- The change category menu is with the other options of undo delete and show deleted listing within the standard android menu. The android menu button is something all users of android phones know to click for an application so having all application options in that menu is consistent with other android applications.
- The change category options have checkboxes next to them which is a recognized widget for on and off. The categories are also labeled with text which is much more clear than buttons with graphics on them.
Safety:* The suggestion window is infinitely scrollable in all directions so you can always get back to prior suggestions.
- The menu provides an undo delete option which allows the user to quickly undo a never button selection. It also will show you the list of suggestions you said never to so that you can add them back at any time in the future. This safety feature makes sure that the user can change their mind about never wanting to see a suggestion either right after or days later.
- The map that displays suggestions updates as you zoom in or out or when you drag so undoing a swipe or a zoom will get you back to the suggested places you started with.
Efficiency:* Multiple suggestions (four to be exact) are displayed on the screen at a time so the user can quickly glance at multiple options without having to swipe.
- After selecting a suggestion, the user is brought either directly to a map with locations pointed out on it or to a very simple menu with two or three categories on it. Both of these submenus are very simple and quick to use because almost all the information is already visible.
- The user doesn’t have to ask specifically for a map, it is presented within one or two steps of selecting a suggestion.
- Users who make decisions based off visual stimuli don’t need to click on the suggestion before getting a visual of what the suggestion is offering.
Cons:
Learnability:* The ability to swipe in all directions isn’t standard to most applications. Standard apps scroll up and down.
- Users might not know to click on pictures
- Users might not know to hold down picture to get the Never button option. This is consistent with some other android applications but it is still not that intuitive to non-experienced android users
- There is no descriptive text of any sort on the main suggestion page
Safety:* Like the first design, the undo delete button and view deleted listings button are available upon pressing the android menu button which might not be evident to the user.
Efficiency:* Since there is swiping in all directions, if you want to get back to an old suggestion that you have now decided you are interested in you have to backtrack your swipes. This could take a while in search time if the suggestion was far back enough.
- Clicking little icons on a map and little options on a pop up description window will take longer than larger buttons would (they are small for optimal appearance, not efficiency)
- The change category menu with the filters isn’t visible at all times so every time you want to mess with the filter options you have to open a menu and then choose the change category button and then choose the checkmarks you want and then set the options. This has more steps than an ever present toolbar on the bottom of the screen.
- Holding down a picture to get the pop up never button takes a while compared to just quickly pressing a button so this design is inefficient if the user wants to use the never button frequently.
