Exercise 8b: UI Principles Exercise
- Due No Due Date
- Points 100
- Submitting a file upload
- File Types pdf, doc, and docx
Using the reading and the video posted to Canvas, please review the UI principles to improve the design of the user interface of a system or website. Once you have reviewed the materials, select a website that meets the following criteria:
- Is for a local organization (e.g. local church/synagogue, local gym, student organization at UT), not a national or global organization (e.g. Apple, Google)
- Has 10 or fewer pages within the site
- Is not the website for your client project
Create a Word document (submitted as PDF) to answer the following questions:
- URL of the organization
- Short description of the organization
- Short description of what you think the purpose of the website is (NOT the purpose of the organization)
- What is the color palette and what does it convey about the website/organization? Is the palette appropriate?
- Include screenshots and annotations to support your answer
- What UI principles have been violated or should be improved?
- Include screenshots and annotations to support your answer
- What changes to the site do you recommend based on the violations/color palette selected?
- Include screenshots and annotations to support your answer
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Keep in mind that 73 students have already been assessed using this rubric. Changing it will affect their evaluations.
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GENERAL: Did they provide the URL of the organization?
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GENERAL: Was a clear description of the organization provide?
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GENERAL: Did they provide a short description of what they think the purpose of the website is?
NOT the purpose of the organization
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COLOR: Did they note what is the color palette was used?
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COLOR: Did they note what the color palette conveys about the website/organization?
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COLOR: Did they mention if the color palette is appropriate and why?
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COLOR: Did they include screenshots and annotations to support the color palette answer?
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UI PRINCIPLES: Did they point out UI principles that have been violated or ones that should be improved?
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UI PRINCIPLES: Did they include screenshots and annotations to support their answer for UI Principles?
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CONCLUSION: Did they mention recommended changes to the site based on the violations/color palette selected?
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CONCLUSION: Did they include screenshots and annotations to support their answer?
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