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- Search Box - The first iteration clearly show shows the search bar for 4 different types of keyword at all time, while the second iteration puts a smaller search box in the page header. The first iteration also emphasizes the fact that photos can be searched using 4 different keyword categories, while the second iteration introduces only a single search box on the front page.
- Search Mode - In the first iteration, searching by photographer's name and location give two different search result pages, while the second iteration treats all keywords in the same way.
- Mode - The second iteration has a tab interface mode for user's control panel and a normal viewing mode, while the first iteration integrates them together.
- Posting Photos - The first iteration has a single page for selecting a photo and supplying photo information, while the second iteration has two separated pages, which is was originally designed for batch uploading.
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- Searching
- The user said that he was in the "browsing mood" and chose to click on the thumbnail pictures.
- After he searched by name "Paul Jones", he mentioned that he was confused since he saw no photos in the result pagewould have expected to see photo thumbnails alongside the results.
- In that page, the user clicked on the number of search results instead of the photographer's name.
- The user suggested that pictures should have different border to indicate different photographers.
- The user tried to post a comment immediately, even before receiving the next task.
- Since the user is not logged in, he asked if he could post a comment anonymously.
- Upon completing all three tasks, he went back and suggested that the search field "Name" be re-titled as "Photographer".
- Commenting
- The user suggested that commenters should be able to reply with pictures?
- Posting
- The user pressed "Post a Photo" button without logging in.
- The user tried to drag an image file (from Windows Explorer / Finder) to the empty picture frame on the webpage.
- The user expected the "Browse" button to be on the right of the filename textbox.
- He also felt confused / irritated by the gap between the picture and the submit button.
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- Searching
- The user pointed to the four-category search box and said "Are these all required for each photo?"
- He made several attempts to search for the photo.
- He put "Joshua Tree" in the "Poster's Name" box. (=> Maybe we should change the wording.)
- He put "tree" in the "Type of Scenery" box.
- He clicked on a thumbnail with label "Nature".
- He made a comment on the top page's thumbnails: "Oh! This is just a random list of photos."
- He asked: if a user has many posted photos, will the photos be organized in categories.
- He wanted to see all information (as opposed to only 1 word) under each thumbnail.
- Commenting
- He asked if the comment textbox text-box will have scrollbars when a lot of text has been typed in.
- He looked for a "cancel" button for the comment box.
- He wondered how to go to other pages of the sites.
- Posting
- He tried to post a photo without logging in first.
- He clicked the filename textbox instead of the "Browse" button
- He saw two buttons, "Browse" and "Upload". He got confused and asked why there are two buttons.
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- Searching
- The user searched by location, "Joshua Tree."
- She asked about how to search for her own photos
- She quickly got to the desired photo
- Commenting
- The user typed her comment in the textbox text-box and pressed "Post!"
- She said that the process is "intuitive"
- Posting
- The user asked whether logging in is required in order to post photos
- She correctly went back to the main page by clicking on the top left icon
- She understood that the asterisks indicate required fields
- She left the non-required "Event" and "Type" fields blank
- She mentioned that there are a few possibilities for what goes into "Type", and she wasn't sure which one she should use
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