App could be changed to make it more suitable for children
Use graphical buttons • Make buttons larger • Use easier to read font/make text bigger • Less text / more graphics / use of graphics to help understanding / picture of artist / album art • Use images/icons/font styles suitable for age range e.g. 'cartoon' style • Use more simple language (e.g. back rather than previous button) • Use bright colours • Add features that make it easier to use (e.g. drop down lists)
ways in which the page could be improved
Make the fonts (text) consistent • Make font easier to read (sans serif) • Make the title bigger • Move title - make sure text not overlapping • Add colour to enhance user experience • Add text/ label the navigation buttons • Use graphical buttons • Improve contrast on buttons
purpose of a structure diagram
To show the pages / the topics in the e-book (1)
and
how they are linked / the navigation routes (pathways) through the e-book (1)
reasons for using images as buttons
Provide a visual clue as to the function of the button
Fit in with the theme of the e-book
ways of reaching consistency
• Use a template • Common elements always in the same position and/or size • Use same font type/styles/sizes throughout • Use a colour scheme • Use consistent navigational features • Use consistent approach to style of transitions and /or multimedia elements e.g. cartoon/realistic etc
tasks that Katherine must complete between writing the script and producing the final version.
• Allocate resources • Gather/collect elements • Prepare/create elements • Create e-book / prototype (build) / template file / first version • Test / collect feedback • Make changes (and re-test) / respond to feedback • User testing • Functionality / performance testing
reasons for producing a moodboard
• To get ideas about look and feel (theme) of the product
• To communicate ideas and preferences
• To inform initial design and development
• Establishes clear likes/dislikes of the
client
• Will help the designer identify features
for the ‘house style’
• Early designs (storyboards etc) will
more likely meet client’s ideas
Why use a dropdown menu?
- Reduces data entry errors
- Reduce amount of typing
- Avoid open ended responses
- Saves space on the form
- Make form more user friendly
- Speed up data entry
- Works well with a touch screen interface
reasons for using specialist software to create flowcharts
• Provides standard flowchart symbols • Can easily re-use sections • Checks the logic of the flowchart and identifies errors • Runs simulations based on the flowchart
Ways to reduce the file size of an image
- Crop image using graphics package (1)
- Reduce resolution (1)
- Reduce colour palette (1)
- Remove all metadata (1)
- Compress the image (1)
disadvantages of using photos from the internet
- She will need to seek permission to use them (copyright)
- May have to pay for images / may take time to obtain permission
- Can’t find exactly what she needs / poor quality / wrong size / not unique
Explain why balance needs to be considered when combining different types of audio.
- If one sound is unbalanced it may drown out another sound/or it may be difficult to hear(1).
- User may have to keep altering volume controls(1)
- May create a poor user experience(1)
- If a sound is too loud it may reduce the impact/effectiveness of other sounds(1)
How to make e-book suitable for use online (6 marks)
- Make sure download times are acceptable
- Faster page loading
- Optimise assets so they have a small file size.
- Need to repurpose assets
- Making images smaller therefore reducing file size
- Reducing resolution therefore reducing file size
- Compressing video reducing files size
- Compressing audio into acceptable format e.g. mp3
- Correct choice of file formats
- Using streaming video techniques
- Trade off between download times and quality of media
- Ensure that book can be accessed by different browsers
- Make sure accessibility standards are adhered to
Action required if test does not produce expected outcome
Correct THEN retest to ensure it is now working
What is the accessibility law?
DDA –disability discrimination act
Tasks between collecting the moodboard and producing the storyboard.
• Produce/create flowchart/sitemap/ structure chart • Create an audience profile/interview members of target audience • Research similar products • Discuss initial ideas with client/ produce design specification/project proposal • Get feedback • Write script • Create pre-viz • Create mockup
What does Creative commons do?
Image may be used and changed
may have to credit original source
may not need to contact the author for permission
depends on permission specified by original creator
What does Copyright do?
Must seek permission from copyright holder
may have to pay to use it
Benefits of using photo sharing site on the internet to gather images
• Quicker than creating/developing images from scratch • Access to a large selection of images • Will be organised by category/search facility will make finding what he wants easier • Licences/permissions will be clearly stated • Obtaining permission to use images will be easier
Why create a structure diagram?
Can identify (at a glance) the pages/overall content of the site (1) and shows how pages are linked together (1)
Ways to improve file management
- Give files meaningful filenames
- Delete duplicate files
- Rename assets folder
- Group assets of a similar type
possible drawback of recording the sound yourself?
- Specialist equipment might be needed (1) which could be expensive to buy (1)
- He might not have specialist/high quality equipment (1) which could result in poor sound recording/ background noise (1)
- Recording your own sound may be time consuming (1) which could affect overall timings of the project (1)
- Editing the raw sounds would require specialist software (1) which may take time to learn/be expensive to buy(1)
- The recorded sound might not be as good quality (1) may make the sound difficult to hear/have a negative impact on user experience (1)
considerations that would affect the use of colour when designing a digital product (6 marks)
• Accessibility
• Colour combinations
• Media being used to present
• Gender of audience (e.g. stereotypically boys prefer blue and girls prefer pink)
• Age of audience - younger audiences prefer brighter/primary colours
• Purpose of product – a formal product would use more sedate colours
• Theme/topic – (e.g. A product about wildlife/nature may use more ‘earthy’ colours such as greens
and browns)
• House style of company that product is for • Feelings – Red = angry etc
• Cultural influences
Advantages of sans-serif?
Easier to tell letters apart.
Can identify individual letter/characters more easily.
More likely to be compatible with screen reader software.
