Intro

Post it notes are a useful tool in UI design. This project makes full use of them.

Brief

Design an alarm clock that has just one button and has a colour screen size no bigger than 76mm square (215px) at 72dpi. (co-incidentally the size of a post it sticker)

Model the user and the user scenario.

Make a user. Give him or her a name. Describe their life. What do they do? What do they look like? What do they think about alarm clocks? Where would they buy one? Why? What choices do they make? How much will they spend?

1. Create a storyboard describing the character. Create the storyboard so that it reads on A2 size paper. Print it out.

2. Put Post it notes on the storyboard where something is happening that can influence the design of the clock.

3. Create a second story board where the character that you have created has to get up or in any other circumstance use an alarm clock.

4. Put Post-It notes on the storyboard where something is happening that will influence the design of the clock.

5. Create a full sequence of interactions that the character has when using the clock. Draw the interactions out using Post it notes.

6. What shape is the clock? How much of the possible screen size does your design use?

7. Present the final design on your web site. Present your work using the following sections: Problem, User, Scenario, Interaction sketch up, Solution.

(22 marks)

Progress crit: Mon 13 (User modelling)

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