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Screen Design Usability Tools

  • Paper prototyping - Paper sketches can be used to quickly begin prototyping.  Sections of screens can be created as cut-outs, "Post-its"® or the equivalent, and rearranged on a template to determine the best organization of items on the screen and feedback methods.
Paper and pencil sketches used for early screen layout and design.
  • Scenario storyboarding - As more screens are developed, the flow from one screen to another can be evaluated by laying the screens out on a table or by attaching to a wall.  "Post-its"® or the equivalent can be used to simulate "pop-ups" or response feedback.
  • Rapid prototyping - Rapid prototyping tools can be used to simulate screens on an actual computer display/monitor.  Depending upon the tool used, screens can be linked and made interactive so that tasks or task segments can be simulated for user evaluation.

A prototype weather display developed for user evaluation.

FAA William J. Hughes Technical Center Human Factors Laboratory

 
 

 

 
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