Interactive and Digital Media
Fresh Talk (www.freshtalk.ca), is a website that seeks to enhance the lives of Canadians. Many Canadians depend on external online sources and networks from the United States for their content. However, Fresh Talk hopes to fill this void by ultimately becoming the go-to platform for Canadians to consume the best in lifestyle content. This site …
Georgetown is a small town located in Halton Hills, Ontario. The residents of this town were posed with a problem that divided their community. Many homeowners in Halton Hills owned properties deemed Heritage Homes. While many residents embraced their heritage homes, while, others were demolishing them in order to make way for “monster homes”. They, sadly …
The challenge was to redesign Messini’s website. So, my teammates and I started off by analyzing the current website. We started off by creating a few different scenarios based a typical user’s needs. We then tested the current website based on these needs and noted the positive and negative user experiences along the way. Once …
Trend Toronto started off as a passion project between me and my partner. I have always enjoyed creating visual content, especially in the form of photos and videos. My partner Abinaa, on the other hand, has always been fascinated with writing and has been blogging for years. Together we both shared a common love for our …
I was tasked with conducting a Usability test of Sunwing.ca as an assignment, in User Experience Design. A course I took in my first semester, in the Interactive Media Management program at Centennial College. The purpose of this test was to assess the usability of Sunwing’s website design, ease of use and flow.
Sunwing.ca is a go-to website for Canadians seeking to purchase a vacation online. Being a trusted source of many, the usability of this site is very important.
In order to test Sunwing.ca, I the test administrator, contacted and recruited four student volunteers from Centennial College to participate in the test. Students were tested individually and each test lasted roughly 20 minutes. Each test scenario tested each of the participants going through the natural flow of booking a vacation of their choice.
Upon completion of the test, it was clear that 100% of the participants were able to complete the tasks with ease. However, there were a few minor shortfalls in the overall user experience. If you are interested in learning more about this Usability Test, feel free to browse through the report here.