Human Factors Principles in New Media Design

Designers are supposed to:
  • Make life easier for users
  • Minimize user errors and offer useful feedback
  • Make it look good

    Human Factors Principles

  • Goals
  • The Model
  • The Medium (technology)
  • The Audience (user)

    Designing a Web Site

  • Figure out what you want to do; who is your audience?
  • Create a list of content; prioritize, and categorize it
  • Establish interface for navigation
  • Prototype the site
  • Test, evaluate and evolve