User interfaces

User interfaces

1. Menu based interfaces

   • Menus on a phone:
     • Positives: Size of text, clear language, ease of selection
     • Negatives: Complex language in places, no hover to gain more informaiton
   • Menus on a desktop
     • Postivies, ease of selection, amount of selection
     • Negatives: Overwhelmed by choice
   • Menus on a n entertainment system
     • Positives: Simplicity, large labels, easy inputs
     • Negatives, difficult to find options?
   • Menus on a domestic appliance
     • Postives: Small number of options, only need to do a simple purpose.
     • Negatives: Labels are not always clear

2. GUI

   • GUI on a desktop
     • Positives: Large screen, multiple windows, easy to open many tasks
     • Negatives: Can be slow
   • GUI on a mobile:
     • Positives: Easy to swipe and move between pages, icons for most options
     • Negatives: Small screen size, limited information
   • GUI on an entertainment console
     • Positives: Can, easy to select option and switch between tasks.
     • Negatives: Mult tasking can be difficult, entering text is not efficent
   • GUI on a domestic device
     • Positives: Can add new functions for a device
     • Negatives: Not needed to complete a task