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The layout is consistent with other websites that offer similar services. For example, the links for site navigation are located at the top of the page. Checkboxes are used for the filters to suggest that multiple selections can be either included or excluded from the search. Proper affordances are given for the site's functionalities, such as hypertext for links and the "Write text here" with a blinking cursor for textboxes. This external consistency with other websites gives our design a lot of learnability. The learnability could be improved by better indicating to the user how to use certain features like looking at other users' reviews of a project.
Efficiency:
Selecting the filters for a search is efficient, but with the current layout of the search results, the user cannot see many projects at once. They would have to scroll through pages and possibly look at multiple pages to find a project that they would want to work on. The efficiency here could probably be improved with a photo array and hovering similar to Google Images, but there would be less details about each project displayed to the user before they hover over an image. Other tasks such as navigating between different steps on the "Work on Project Page" and filling out the survey on the "Review Page" can be done quickly and efficiently.
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