Design principles

Design principles

1. Colours

   • Do they clash?
   • Is there a single house style?
   • Is there too much colour?
   • Overall is colour handled well? Why?

2. Font

   • Is the font readable?
   • Have they used stylistic fonts anywhere?
   • Overall is font handled well? Why?

3. Language

   • Is language suitable for the age level of the user?
   • Is the language suitable for the skill level of the user?
   • Overall is langauge used well in this interface? Why?

4. Amount of information

   • Is there enough information to complete the required tasks?
   • Is white space used well?
   • Overall is information handled well? Why?

5. Layout

   • Is this consistent across the device?
   • Are important items grouped and in clear positions?
   • What navigational components are used (Breadcrumbs, icons, search fields
   • Overall is the layout well designed? Why?

6. Match user perceptions

   • Does the user interface use colours, sounds or icons give feedback (green ticks, error sounds etc)
   • Overall how well is this principle handled?

7. Retaining user attention

   • Does the interface use pop ups to share important information?
   • Are options and buttons clearly labeled?
   • Is autofill available for any forms which need to be filled in?
   • What help options are available?
   • Overall how well is this principle handled?
   • Overall is this principle handled well?

8. Intuitivness

   • Do graphics tell the user what they need to do?
     • Is is easy to reverse actions?
   • Is the help feature useful?
   • Overall is this design principle handled well?