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- User 3 suggested a different way of editing the text of an entry. She believes that simply tapping the text in View Mode should make the text editable. She also wants photos and contacts to be editable in both View Mode and Edit Mode. Basically, she wants a single mode for both viewing and editing.
Reflection
We learned many things about UI design. One of the major lessons is that it is very important to consider who your target user population is. An interface can seem very easy to use to developers, but it can be difficult to use for the general public. We realize that we should first think in terms of what our users need and aim to do, and then design accordingly.
When we started our paper prototype, we had three potential designs. One design seemed fairly simple to implement, but also seemed pretty ordinary. Another design seemed very difficult to implement, but we all knew that it would be absolutely awesome if it worked. We finally decided on the latter design, because the idea was just too awesome. We were prepared to give it our all. And it turned out great!
There was one issue, though, with the paper prototyping. It was very difficult to make a paper prototype of the map markers, arrow, and their changes as the entries are being scrolled. Therefore, none of our users were able to provide good feedback for the feature. However, they thought it was a great feature once we explained it to them. If we were to do this a second time, we would probably rely a bit more on the computer prototype, in which it is easier to express complicated features like this one. TODO