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- Learnability
- Simple homepage, with few elements
- Looks like Google page (consistency with popular interfaces)
- Visibility
- Having search parameters at the top of the results page makes it clear what was searched for.
- Efficiency
- Search bar at the top of results page makes it efficient to start over
- Typing whatever you want and letting the system parse makes searching efficient
- Reviews can be filtered to show ones that are most similar to your case
- Error Prevention/Correction
- Modifying search criteria is easy
- Coding up the natural language processing will be difficult.
Design 2
In this design, Blanco is first presented with a login page, where he enters his user name and password. Upon logging in, Blanco is directed to the client's home page, where he can either click on the 'Search for photographer' button, or decide to review a photographer.
- Learnability
- Starting page is a series of forms consisting of textboxes and buttons, which is familiar to Internet users.
- Wizard Pattern helps guide the user through the stages.
- Visibility
- Having search parameters at the top of the results page makes it clear what was searched for.
- Efficiency
- Confirmation page increases time taken to view search results.
- Error Prevention/Correction
- Confirmation page gives a chance to check search criteria
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