Toaster usability study

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Revision as of 14:21, 21 September 2008

Contents

Product Use

During our study, we took photographs of how a customer would interact with a toaster. Here is the general flow of a toaster's use.

Step 1: Plug in Toaster
Step 1: Plug in Toaster
Image:Toaster2.JPG
Step 2: Get some type of bread
Step 3: Place bread in Toaster slots
Step 3: Place bread in Toaster slots
Step 4: Set desired toasting amount
Step 4: Set desired toasting amount


Step 5: Pull down handle to start toasting
Step 5: Pull down handle to start toasting
Step 6: Wait while bread is toasting to desired level
Step 6: Wait while bread is toasting to desired level
Step 7: If you want to stop it early, press cancel
Step 7: If you want to stop it early, press cancel
Step 8: Bread pops up when done or cancel button is pressed
Step 8: Bread pops up when done or cancel button is pressed



Image:Toaster9.JPG
Step 9: Bread is a beautiful golden brown!
Step 10: Enjoy
Step 10: Enjoy
Step 11: to clean, remove crumb tray and throw away crumbs
Step 11: to clean, remove crumb tray and throw away crumbs

User

Our users are normally people of all ages that have access to a kitchen. For this usability study, we found four different people that have interacted with a toaster on a regular basis and interviewed them about what they liked and disliked about the toaster.

Needs

We

Likes

  • Golden Brown Toast
  • Cancel Button
  • Crumb Tray

Annoyances

  • Bread gets stuck inside the toaster
  • Unreliability of Toaster Settings
  • Hard to clean
= Possible Usability Improvements =
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