APPLY YOUR KNOWLEDGE 2: Terrier News

Terrier News is a monthly newsletter devoted to various breeds of terriers and topics of interest to terrier owners and breeders. Annie West, the editor and publisher, asked you to help her design a system to enter and manage the hundreds of classified ads that Terrier News publishes. Some ads are for dogs wanted; some are for dogs for sale; and some offer products and services.

1. Design a suitable source document for ads that are telephoned or mailed in.

2. Explain user-centered design principles in a brief memo to Annie.

• GUI Effectiveness
• Comprehensive UI
• Profiling of Users must have sufficient information.
• Design must be consistent including the trademark and color of the site.

3. Suggest at least four user interface design guidelines that could be used for the new system.

• Must be efficient and easy to understand.
• Not complicated when used.
• Design must be appropriate for the content to be made.
• User must have the freedom to control the system.

4. Suggest several types of controls that might be used on the switchboard you plan to design. Explain why you chose each control, and create a storyboard that shows the switchboard layout.

• Search Box - For faster searching of data.
• Alert Control - To have alerts if ever unidentified movements will enter the system.
• Notification Control - Controlling notifications from the users.