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Information Design—Week 6, Assignment 2

• Is this user-centered information design?
• Does the information design plan flow through the stages completely?
• Is the information design offering enough detail and clarity that another interactive professional could execute this project plan based only on this document?

John Stefanik

• John constantly talks of the user and the users’ needs and preferences in his presentation. He clearly understands that his site will require user-centered design principles to thrive.
• The information design plan flows through each stage of the information design process very well. I especially liked how clearly John mapped out the content requirements for the site.
• The information design plan that John has assembled for this project would, I think, be sufficient for a seasoned interactive professional to build a congruent, well-formed site.

John Bellflower

• In his presentation, John makes it clear to the alert reader that his potential users were the target in his information design process. I like the graphics he described, and the relevance they would have in the user interface.
• The information design plan flows through most of the stages completely, but I felt was a little lacking in the structure phase. It would be better if he would list topics in alphabetical order in a sidebar.
• Aside from a few small discrepancies and areas that would require clarification, John’s presentation would suffice to design the site. Some minimal communication would probably be required for a few small points, just for clarification, but these could just as easily be left to the judgment of the interactive professional creating the project. Overall, a good job.