Intro and body

Introduction
I will present the findings from the usability test on portfolio creation, in this recommendation report.
Overview of my report:
• Summary
• Introduction
• Methodology
• Results
• Recommendations
The tutorial I tested was created to assist design students in constructing their portfolio. Portfolio development is one of the most valuable assets in a designer/photographer/artists arsenal. It is significant for any-one interested or perusing this career.
The purpose of the usability test I conducted was to evaluate if any student in this field could follow and understand the set of instructions. This report will consist of the two MEELS that I chose, the method for conducting the usability test, my test results, and my final recommendation.
MEELS
The MEELS that I chose were: Memorability, Learnability. If the user is unable to remember the tutorial, it was not success-full; therefore they will not learn it. I chose these two because they go hand in hand with each other.
Methodology
This portion of my report will focus on the students that took the usability test, how the test was conducted, and the data that we obtained.
Conclusion
Recommendation

analysis of research

The idea of a tutorial is to inform or confirm certain techniques or tasks, which was conveyed in the tutorial tested. Informative and simple, the tutorial was a success. However, if it would have gone into some specific detail in regards towards the required experience. Other than lacking any design, it gets the job done.

With written and visual categories, this “website” style tutorial does not contain any navigational problems or user complications. Any one that is interested in getting a portfolio based job should view this tutorial.

references

References

Spool, J. (2005, Feb. 15). Seven Common Usability Testing Mistakes.

Retrieved April 6, 2009, Web site: http://www.uie.com/articles/

usability_testing_mistakes/

Kaufman, J. (2006, Feb. 13). Practical Usability Testing. Retrieved

April 6,2009, Web site: http://www.digitalweb.com/articles/

ia_as_an_extension_of_web_design/

Boling, E. (1995). Usability Testing for Web Sites. Retrieved April

7, 2009, Web site: http://www.indiana.edu/~iirg/ARTICLES

/usability/usability.main.html

notes from usability test

The test went as planned and bolth users were satisfied on what they watched.
It was short and rarely had to be repeated. Bolth users had a small number of questions.
They did nothing incorrectly and there were no hiccups on thier part.

Color Corection

Draft tutorial "Color-Correction"

1.Open the file you want to adjust in the program you need; photoshop, premer pro, ext.
2.open up your histogram in the widows panel, and check the exposure of the image.
3.Now under images open the brightness and contrast.
4.Bring up the contrast in-order to make the image look properly exposed.
5.Now bring down the brightness to ensure proper balance with the contrast.
6.Now in the same area you got the brightness and contrast open the curves.
7.Create an "S" curve pulling the top of the line up and the bottom of the line down, creating an "S."

Audience Analysis

Planning Guide:
Audience Analysis

Here's your description of the audience:
The intended audience would be mainly students or people in the graphic or media design industry.

Here's your description of the audience in terms of the organization they work for or their position or title:
A major newspaper or production company would need their designers to make the images or footage they use better than the way it looked.

Here's your description of the audience in terms of their occupation, profession, or field:
Any designer, artist, producer, ext. would be in the range of my audience.

Here's your description of the audience in terms of their needs for or interest in the information you plan to include in this writing project:
Every artist, beginner or experienced, should be willing to accept the fact that they might have overlooked something as small as collor-correction.

Here's how your audience will use the information in your report:
If it is something they knew, they didn't waist much time re-confirming there existing knowledge. If they didn't know, now there is something else they can add to there "bag of tricks."

Here are your thoughts on the audience's technical background in relation to your report:
The background of the audience would be, again, in design or the arts, and a majority should have a general idea of what I'm going over. Limitations might include not having the program to use this technique.