CS 6751 -- Human-Computer Interface
Small Home Work 1: User Interface Gaffes
Due March 7
The purpose of this assignment is to keep you aware of user interface
design issues as you work along this quarter. In class we will
discuss many design principles and issues regarding interface design
and development. We also will discuss some common errors and problems
that occur in interface design. As you work this quarter, be on the
lookout for interface gaffes, mistakes, poor designs, oversights,
etc. When you encounter one, make a note of it. At the end of the
quarter, you should turn in a description of up to three mistakes that
you encountered. The mistake may be a poorly laid out graphic
design, a badly worded error or information message, a state in which
you did not know how to proceed, and so on.
Prepare an HTML page summarizing these problems you found. Describe
each in enough detail so that someone else can understand it (perhaps
use a window dump, the actual text of a message, etc.)