Checking the "Feel" of your UI with an Interaction Audit
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The document outlines an interaction audit conducted by a team from eBay and Hot Studio, emphasizing the significance of 'feel' in user interface design. It details the methodology used in the audit, including phases of strategy, data collection, analysis, and recommendations to improve user experience. Key findings highlight the importance of consistency in interaction elements and the necessity of understanding user behavior to enhance usability.
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Checking the "Feel" of your UI with an Interaction Audit
- 1. Peter Stahl Josh Damon Williams eBay Hot Studio Checking the Feel of your UI with an Interaction Audit
- 2. “ Who are these guys?” Peter Stahl Lead User Experience Designer at eBay Design patterns, holistic design Led the interaction audit Plays oboe Josh Damon Williams Senior User Experience Designer at Hot Studio Wide variety of projects and roles Key strategist for interaction audit Plays turntables
- 3. Interaction Audit team eBay Deborah Adams Estrada, Jennifer Anderson, Jennifer Kelly, Preston Smalley , Peter Stahl, Karenina Susilo Hot Studio Jon Littell, David Paige, Josh Damon Williams Persistent Systems Prasad Bartakke, Chaitrali Dhole, Rajesh Gode
- 4. What’s in this for you Discover why “Feel” matters Find out what an Interaction Audit is Learn our ground-breaking methodology See scintillating Feel findings Marvel at what an Audit can do for you Ponder exciting future advancements
- 5. Part 1 What is “Feel”, and why should I care?
- 6. Look & Feel
- 7. Look & Feel
- 8. silk
- 9. water
- 15. [photo of mouse and/or trackpad and/or Wacom tablet ] Feel: How you operate it with your hands
- 24. Q: What interactive elements to use?
- 25. Q: What interactive elements to use? A: All of them
- 27. Q: What interactive elements to use? A: Hmmm…
- 28. Feel affects: Learning curve Mental bandwidth needed to operate UI User success (or errors) Site personality Brand promise Adoption (or abandonment)
- 29. eBay Site Experience: a Holistic View
- 30. Feel
- 31. Part 2 What we did
- 32. Project phases Strategy Data Collection Analysis Recommendations
- 33. Project phase 1: STRATEGY
- 34. Ark of the Covenant A “compelling artifact”
- 37. Example flow: New user finds an item, bids for it, registers as member
- 38. Example flow: User bids on a Watched item, is outbid, rebids
- 39. Example flow: New seller lists item for sale, creates Seller account
- 40. Audit checklist
- 41. Project phase 2: DATA COLLECTION
- 42. FILE MAKER Ω Our FileMaker Pro database
- 43. Database Fields (partial list) Very relevant: Task & subtask Step description Page & URL Action (syntactic) Screen shot close-up Instructional text Click/keystroke record Less relevant: Region on page Icons symbol, meaning, behavior Interface elements label, type, style, notes Comments on Feel
- 44. Project phase 3: ANALYSIS
- 45. Roll of Paper
- 46. Scrolls unrolled Flows as storyboards
- 48. Ideas for presenting findings
- 49. Radial charts to track Feel metrics
- 50. Emotional flow to track Feel effects
- 52. Project phase 4: RECOMMENDATIONS
- 53. [DOCUMENT FORMAT SLIDE (FROM MY NOTEBOOK)]
- 54. Affordance Task Data Object
- 55. Affordance A visual cue that some interaction is offered Affordance Inconsistency A single visual cue offering multiple interactions
- 56. Affordance Inconsistencies: Hyperlink User action… System response… Affordance Inconsistencies: Hyperlink Loads new page Clicks link… Immediate in-line response Clicks link…
- 57. Affordance Inconsistencies: Hyperlink User action… System response… Opens modal dialog box Clicks link… Expands/collapses in-line page content Affordance Inconsistencies: Hyperlink Clicks link…
- 58. Affordance Inconsistencies: Hyperlink Clicks link… Jump to anchor elsewhere on page Clicks link… Opens content in new browser window Affordance Inconsistencies: Hyperlink User action… System response…
- 59. Affordance Inconsistencies: Hyperlink Clicks link… Closes a popup layer Clicks link… Adds assistance frame to window User action… System response… Affordance Inconsistencies: Hyperlink
- 60. Affordance Inconsistencies: Tab Affordance Inconsistencies: Tab
- 61. Task A path to accomplish an immediate goal Task Inconsistency A single goal accomplished via multiple paths
- 62. Task Inconsistencies: Filtering Data 1. Submit a form 2. Click tabs 3. Click criteria links 4. Click “toggle” link Task Inconsistencies: Filtering Data
- 63. 5 x Enable/Disable Form Section Inconsistencies Task Inconsistencies: Enable/Disable Section of a Form 1. Checkbox 2. Tabs 3. Dropdown menu 4. Radio buttons
- 64. Data Object A representation of a data record or other piece of data Data Object Inconsistency A single data object represented multiple ways
- 65. Data Object Inconsistencies: Members CAPTURES Data Object Inconsistencies: eBay Member
- 66. Data Object Inconsistencies: Members Data Object Inconsistencies: eBay Member
- 67. The Interaction Audit report
- 68. Part 3 Actions & Future Directions
- 69. A page from the Interaction Audit
- 70. Interaction goals Low learning curve, due to… Consistent cues for actions Predictable behavior of affordances Instant recognition of interface elements Allow eBay member content to shine
- 72. Clean-up teams The Clickers links and buttons The Swappers tabs and toggles The Submitters forms and form elements The Shufflers sorting and filtering The Disclosers overlays and sections
- 73. An eBay design pattern
- 74. Clean-up process Find problem area in the audit report Recommend simpler set of interactions Document as design patterns Engineering creates code components New and upgraded site areas use the cleaned-up interactions
- 75. What about interaction inconsistencies without obvious solutions? Example: Customize page layout
- 76. 6. Paired ordered lists w/buttons Task Inconsistencies: Customize page layout 3. Schematic picture with buttons 5. Hyperlinks 2. Dropdown menu 4. Form in floating dialog 1. Form on its own page
- 77. Basic requirements: restaurant Basic requirements: - Clean dishes & utensils - Courteous staff - Accurate check tabulation - No cockroaches
- 78. Site-specific values: restaurant Basic requirements: - Clean dishes & utensils - Courteous staff - Accurate check tabulation - No cockroaches Site-Specific Value: Marrying food and wine felicitously So must have: Comprehensive wine list Site-Specific Value: Joy in boundless variety So must have: Extensive menu Site-Specific Value: Convenience So must have: Speedy customer throughput
- 79. Basic requirements: interaction design Basic requirements: - Navigable interface - Orientation cues - Consistent basic interactions - No cockroaches
- 80. Site-specific values: interaction design Site-Specific Value: - Plethora of tools to help buyers - Compatibility So must have: - Dense pages - Progressive discovery Site-Specific Value: - Clean, friendly, safe - Tons of fun add-in applications So must have: - Transparency - Visual app framework Site-Specific Value: - Perceived simplicity - Convenient adding & editing of lists So must have: - Sparse pages - Direct manipulation Basic requirements: - Navigable interface - Orientation cues - Consistent basic interactions - No cockroaches
- 81. Values can vary depending on the conversation
- 82. “ Feel” metrics
- 83. Feel metrics: objective Page dimensions height, width Number of interactive entities Hyperlinks, buttons, form elements, icons Interactive density No. of interactive entities ÷ page size “ Jack-in-the-boxiness” No. of mouse-over elements ÷ page size
- 84. Feel metrics: semi-objective Number of syntactic actions in a task “ Reloadiness” Latencies in response to interactions Number/frequency of tool switches Mouse to keyboard and back Amount of dynamic behavior Pop-up layers, video, “sponginess” (layout changes triggered by mouse-over)
- 85. Feel metrics: subjective Number of different interaction styles, metaphors, paradigms in a page or task Simplicity/complexity Flatness/bumpiness Flat = uses only hyperlinks & other primitives Bumpy = uses more advanced interactions Cognitive load
- 86. What we’ve learned Nowadays it’s important to check “Feel” An Interaction Audit can be compelling, actionable, and spark real improvement Audits should focus on flows and be representative of real user experience Simple tools work; storyboards are key Audit for inconsistencies in Affordance, Task, and Data Object representation Clean up obvious problems first Harder problems require site-specific values “ Feel” metrics may hold promise
- 87. Thank you! peter.stahl [at] ebay.com josh.williams [at] hotstudio.com
- 88. And thanks to Flickr users who generously license their photos with Creative Commons attribution http://flickr.com/photos/ ihtatho /627226315/ http://flickr.com/photos/ cyberslayer /952121271/ http://flickr.com/photos/ dsevilla /97727582/ http://flickr.com/photos/ [email_address] /2334570947/ http://flickr.com/photos/ amanky /1377593634/ http://flickr.com/photos/ mastrobiggo /2341517672/ http://flickr.com/photos/ shuttleworth /1578035901/ http://flickr.com/photos/ joebeone /1764153258/ http://flickr.com/photos/ michaelcr /856252290/ http://flickr.com/photos/ scenicaviator /289331019/ http://flickr.com/photos/ 0olong /310216817/ http://flickr.com/photos/ thomashawk /2269208776/ http://flickr.com/photos/ briansolis /1411905457/
- 89. Questions? peter.stahl [at] ebay.com josh.williams [at] hotstudio.com
Editor's Notes
- #2: Welcome to our talk. Today we’re going to discuss how to evaluate the feel of a user interface using an interaction audit . (If this isn’t what you came for, now is your chance to find a different session.)