Design Description for Local Farm Shop Application

Design Description
The designs of the local farm shop application were created using mockups of the Balsamiq
desktop application. I used the built-in widgets of the graphical user interface of the wire
framing application through drag-and-drop to realize the designs. The use of menus and icons
has informed the design in creation of descriptive controls that are standard across different
cultures. The use of list menus and select boxes provided a way to add multiple-choice
contents.
I incorporated input controls such as text fields, buttons, checkboxes and date field.
Moreover, navigational components such as menus, icons and search field with informational
components such as message boxes, descriptive icons and notifications are also included
(Usability.gov, 2018).
The designed interface was chosen because it contain menus and icons that form the shared
main dashboard that helps in easy navigation throughout the entire application.
How the design meet user requirements
The design provide an interface that enables the user to register their details which facilitates
authentication of the application. They allow the user to enter their custom profile details into
their dashboard which displays available products such as food, wines and gifts. It also allow
the user to select products into their carts then checkout. During checkout, a user can view all
charges and the delivery charges as well as choose their preferred mode of payment.
Moreover, after checkout, a user can select a delivery location as a point of collection of the
purchased products.

Every designed page has a title that describes the contents of that current page to help the
user understand the ongoing events. They also have navigational footer that has buttons to
either proceed with their actions or go back hence enhancing the navigational mechanism of
the application.
Every single page has a contact in the header that allow the user to inquire concerning
anything pertaining the application hence achieving user satisfaction.
Factors that influenced the design
The intended purpose of the application influenced the design into an e-commerce based
restaurant app. The core functions of the application to enable a user view all products and
purchase the informed the process flow of the created designs.
Aesthetics in terms of color and shape of the icons and the controls facilitates user experience
by providing visual aided designs. The use of common icons such as ‘add to cart’ and colored
images facilitate easy recognition by the user.
The customer specifications also informed the design in order to meet the specific needs of
their customers. The requirements client of the application is key in creating designs that
satisfy their expectation.
Moreover ergonomics influenced the size of all components and input forms of the
application (Ryan, 2009). The input form controls allow maximization of the mobile screen
without clogging it. The addition of tabs allows similar categories of products to be viewed
with ease. Finally a consideration of visibility to ensure that contents are readable on a mobile
phone is key. Considerable contents has been added to every designed page to avoid
displaying a little content or overflowing content.