Toaster usability study

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Product Use

Here is a series of photographs depicting a typical customer's interaction with a toaster:

Step 1: Plug in Toaster
Step 1: Plug in Toaster
Step 2: Get some type of bread
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



Step 9: a beautiful golden brown
Step 9: a beautiful golden brown
Step 10: Enjoy
Step 10: Enjoy
Cleaning: remove crumb tray to throw away crumbs fallen in toaster
Cleaning: remove crumb tray to throw away crumbs fallen in toaster

User

For a toaster, users fall into a wide range of people. This includes all ages and economic status, but tend to be limited to people who own or have access to a kitchen. The only major restriction is that toasters requires a user to have a supply of electricity in their household.

For this usability study, we sent around a survey and interviewed several people who have interacted with a toaster on a regular basis. The results of this study is shown below.

Needs

  • to toast bread
  • Low Cost
  • Easy Usability
  • ability to use a wide variety of bread

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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