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Three basic questions in IA
OmarSosa-Tzec
School of Informatics & Computing
Indiana University Bloomington
info i300 Human-Computer Interaction
Fall 2016
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Last

Class
https://signalvnoise.com/posts/1926-a-shorthand-for-designing-ui-flows
Ryan Singer's Approach
Empty trash can
Empty trash can
-Drag files
into trash can
Empty trash can
-Drag files
into trash can
Full trash can
Empty trash can
-Drag files
into trash can
Full trash can
-Right click
Full trash can
-Right click
Full trash can
-Right click
Contextual
Menu
Full trash can
-Right click
Contextual
Menu
-Click“Open”
-Click“Empty Trash”
Contextual
Menu
-Click on“Open”
-Click on“Empty Trash”
Contextual
Menu
-Click on“Open”
-Click on“Empty Trash”
Trash can
Window
Contextual
Menu
-Click on“Open”
-Click on“Empty Trash”
Trash can
Window
-Click on“Empty”
-Sort items by name,

date,size,and kind
Contextual
Menu
-Click on“Open”
-Click on“Empty Trash”
Trash can
Window
-Click on“Empty”
-Sort items by name,

date,size,and kind
Empty trash can
Contextual
Menu
-Click on“Open”
-Click on“Empty Trash”
Trash can
Window
-Click on“Empty”
-Sort items by name,

date,size,and kind
Empty trash can
-Drag files into

the trash can
3Basic
Questions
Based on Ding & Lin (2010 and Rosenfeld et al.(2015)
What the
user sees
What the
user does
at the
r sees
at the
does
Wha
user
Wha
user
What the
user sees
What the
user does
at the
r sees
at the
does
Wha
user
Wha
user
What the
user sees
What the
user does
at the
r sees
at the
does
Wha
user
Wha
user
WhereamI?
What the
user sees
What the
user does
at the
r sees
at the
does
Wha
user
Wha
user
WhatcanIdo?
What the
user sees
What the
user does
at the
r sees
at the
does
Wha
user
Wha
user
WherecanIgo
fromhere?
WhereamI?
WhatcanIdo?
WherecanIgofromhere?
WhereamI?
WhatcanIdo?
WherecanIgofromhere?
Orientation
WhereamI?
WhatcanIdo?
WherecanIgofromhere?
Orientation
Content,Interaction,Search
WhereamI?
WhatcanIdo?
WherecanIgofromhere?
Orientation
Content,Interaction,Search
Global,Local,and Associative Navigation
Let'ssee…
WhereamI?
WhatcanIdo?
WherecanIgofromhere?
WhereamI?
WhatcanIdo?
WherecanIgofromhere?
WhereamI?
WhatcanIdo?
WherecanIgofromhere?
WhereamI?
WhatcanIdo?
WherecanIgofromhere?
WhereamI?
WhatcanIdo?
WherecanIgofromhere?
WhereamI?
WhatcanIdo?
WherecanIgofromhere?
WhereamI? - WhatcanIdo? - WherecanIgofromhere?
WhereamI? - WhatcanIdo? - WherecanIgofromhere?
In-class
Activity
•We want you to improve your
sketching,so execute it carefully
•We want you to improve your
sketchnoting,so practice the
hierarchization,arrangement,
and presentation of info (notes)
•Sketch the UI of an app or website
that you use frequently
•You may like it or hate it
•Show and explain how and
where the UI design helps the
user answer the three basic IA
questions:where am I? what can
I do? Where can I go from here?
•Use arrows,boxes,bubbles,
different type styles,etc.
•Remember to add the basic
sketchnote info: your name,
class,and date.
•Turn in the sketch at the end of
the class
Questions
&Participation
•Does your app/website answers
the questions properly?
•Why? Why not?
•What is great?
•What is missing?
•Did you notice a hierarchy or
structure in the navigation?
•Where?
•How is it implemented?
•What form does the app/website
uses to“answer”the three
questions?
•Text? Icons? Something weird?
•Where? When?
Thanks!
@omitzec
tzec.com
* Some images are taken from the Web for
illustration and pedagogical purposes only

User Experience Design, Navigation, and Interaction Flows