HCI Project Report

by: Miggy Reyes

Dashboard Example 1

Pros	Cons
All information is present	Icons could be hard to decipher
Colors are easy to see in the dark	A lot of information is presented at one time
	Does not look like there is a way to change the settings to user’s preference

Dashboard Example 2

Pros	Cons
Bottom navigation for easy controlls	Would be hard to navigate mid drive as there is a lot of menu buttons
Bright, large display for easy use on the road	Large learning for user
Larger buttons for ease of use

Dashboard Example 3

Pros	Cons
Icons are easy to decipher	Absence of negative space
	Might not need all of the information on the screen at one time

Dashboard Example 4

Pros	Cons
Simple, only shows the necessities	Very dark, might be harder to read at night, not a lot of contrast
	Does not look very modular for a modern dashboard

Dashboard Example 5

Pros	Cons
Good use of space, overlapping elements with the not important ones being smaller	Old school meters for monitoring state of car (battery, fuel, etc.)
Only necessities are present	not modular at all, no room for user preference

Most Common Use Cases

• Checking speed
• Checking RPM
• Checking what gear they are in
• Checking the state of their fuel tank

Rare Common Use Cases

• Checking tire pressure
• Maintenance checks
• Navigation (considering everyone just uses their phone)

Mistakes with common designs

• Hard to figure out what the symbols mean
• Sometimes UI can get very crowded
• Cannot edit what you see. Important elements might be different for different drivers/cars

Things to improve

• Android style approach to UI
  • Allow for an advanced user mode and a basic use mode
• Make sure display is bright in the day and dark at night with lots of contrast
• Make most important information (depending on the user) is shown upfront and larger than the rest of the UI
• Create a notification drop down warnings and maintenance

Low Fidelity Prototype

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