Principles Project

(The STRUCTURE Principle)

The Structure Principle should be easy to use and find tools and commands you want to use. It should be laid out with good organization, keeping everything efficient.

[Tech 1- Align Fields Effectively, Tech 2- Group Things Effectively, Tech 3-  Your Design should be Intuitable]

- I chose to use this image because it shows the easy use and clear layout of tools in a proper arrangement.

(The Simplicity Principle)

The Simplicity Principle should should make tasks that you do over, and over again easy by using less clicks of the mouse or having the option for short cuts.

[Tech 1- Understand the UI Widgets, Tech 2- Navigation within Screen is Important, Tech 3- Consistency]

- I used this image because it shows the short cuts beside each command, and how everything you are looking for is all under the appropriate category.

(The Visibility Principle)

Everything should be simple and not over done that the user gets distracted from tasks, and keep everything in the right order and not scattered everywhere.

[Tech 1- Use Colour Appropriately, Tech 2- Navigation Between Major User Interface Items, Tech 3- Word your messages and labels Effectively] 

- I picked this image because it shows you the easy navigation between pages, and darkens the background so you do not get distracted from what you are doing.

(The Feedback Principle)

Tells the user of the actions he/she is doing, saving, loading, errors, rendering, etc.

[Tech 1- Explain the Rules, Tech 2- Set Standards, Tech 3- Word your message labels effectively] 

- I decided to use this screen shot as an example because it shows the feedback of what the computer is doing. In this case it is telling me that the video is rendering and the approximate data that it has processed. 

(The Tolerance Principle)

The Tolerance Principle should let you undo mistakes you may have made or give you visual warnings on things the user is doing, wether it being the wrong type of file format or permanently deleting a file.

{Tech 1- Explain the Rules, Tech 2- Look at other Applications with a grain of Salt, Tech 3- Expect the users to make mistakes]

- I chose to use this image because the computer shows you that there is something missing and I have to locate it to continue with what I was doing.

(The Reuse Principle)

Should allow the user to work efficiently, like copy and pasting over and over again. Also using external buttons and Hardware for the same reasoning. Example, Volume Buttons, Ipod Cords, External Hard Drives, etc. 

[Tech 1- Group things Effectively, Tech 2- Justify Data Appropriately, Tech 3- Navigation within the screen is important]

- I used this image because it shows you the cut, copy, paste commands all under the edit tab, as well as the short cuts labelled beside them.