Design 1 - Category and Item View
This first design is focused on a category-centric approach to purchases. During our conversations with potential users we gathered that sometimes they do not know the exact category of a product that they are looking for. We also found that some users like to purchase gifts based on category (home goods, wedding gifts, etc). In this design, when a user mouses over the left hand side of the screen where the categories are, they will see larger pictures of popular items in the category. This is to benefit users with potential vision problems. When a user selects a category, a set of images comes up in rows of 3. The images contain a title and price. I decided that an image with a name was best for the elderly as often they are not concerned with the description of an item (we found this from a few of our conversations with potential users). If the user clicks on the image, they are taken to a page with more description about the item. There is a search bar at the top of the page which a user can query for categories or items. This search bar will There is also a login system in the top left. If the user is logged in they will see a small amount of information about the account: username, and a drop down with shopping cart, settings and other user information.
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