design review: 3 good designs and 3 poor designs

Reviewing DesignBy Navmeet Singh

We are asked to present examples of '3 Good Designs' and '3 Poor Designs'.My review of the designs is based on:

➔How they work..➔What purpose they solve..➔How effective they are in that..➔And what is their level of user engagement..

Poor Design – 1 Bathroom Sink

Poor Design – 1 Bathroom Sink

Poor Design – 1 Bathroom Sink

➢ Mix Water in Sink

➢ Not very Hyginic

➢ Intended to save water

➢ But water is still wasted

Poor Design – 1 Bathroom Sink

Clean up the lather left in the end with the Super Cold water again.

Poor Design – 1 Bathroom Sink

Very good alternative.● The flow of water is controlled.● The temperature of water is controlled.

Poor Design – 2 Circuit Laundry

Poor Design – 2 Circuit Laundry

Poor Design – 2 Circuit Laundry

Only £3.50 Credit

Washing: £2.60Drying: £1.10Total: £3.70

Not enough to do both!

Poor Design – 2 Circuit Laundry

www.circuitcardtopup.com

Poor Design – 2 Circuit Laundry

Place card, top-up with the code given on website/email.

● Confusing process

● Impossible without plastic money.

● Wastage of space and money.

Poor Design – 2 Circuit Laundry

Alternative: UCA Print Credit Top-up Machine

● Simple Process

● Can top-up with cash or card

● Can also top-up using home computer on UCA's website.

Poor Design – 3 Context Menu in PC

'Delete' and 'Rename' items so close to each other

Want to click 'Rename'

But accidentally click on 'Delete'

File goes to 'Recycle Bin'

Poor Design – 3 Context Menu in PC

Workaround:

1.Click on file

2.Press F2 Key on your keyboard

3.Type in the new name for your file

Poor Design – 3 Context Menu in PC

Proposition:

● Move 'Rename' option to above 'Cut'

● Clicking 'Cut' accidentally will not delete the file

● You can still 'Rename' it

Good Design – 1 Donation Box

Donation boxes at most restaurants to get rid of that heavy change.

Good Design – 1 Donation Box

Donate coins and they will go spinning inside the donation box

● Simply throw a coin

● Coin goes into a spinning spree till reaches storage

Good Design – 1 Donation Box

● Interesting case study on user engagement.

● People tempted to put in money.

● Useful for parents to keep children amused.

Good Design – 2 Ping Pong Restaurant Menu

● Long List of Chinese and Japanese dishes● Pictures for what the food looks like● Items nicely classified

Good Design – 2 Ping Pong Restaurant Menu

● Mark your items with a pencil

Good Design – 2 Ping Pong Restaurant Menu

● If confused about the ingredients or allergic to something, ask for specific menus.

Good Design – 2 Ping Pong Restaurant Menu

● Vegetarian Menu, Egg Free Menu, Shellfish Free Menu, Nuts Free Menu and many more..

● One menu for every kind of food allergy.

Good Design – 2 Ping Pong Restaurant Menu

● Builds customer loyalty

● Keeps waiters organised as they don't have to remember ingredients for each dish

Good Design – 3 UCA Library Borrowing system

● Self-service kiosks

● Easy to use● Can borrow and

return● Books and DVDs● Helps Librarians

focus on Student services

Good Design – 3 UCA Library Borrowing system

● Tells you till which date each item is loaned

● Gives a printed receipt

● Can send the receipt to email also

Good Design – 3 UCA Library Borrowing system

● Security alarms go off if item taken out of the library without borrowing from the system

● Added layer of security on DVDs, they can't be opened inside Library (without borrowing)

Thank You

Have a nice day ahead

Navmeet Singh

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