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Browser New Tab pages aren't very useful—providing little except a search bar that already exists. And in Chrome, it uses 80 MB of memory! Our project focuses on solving this issue by using a lightweight, themeable page that can be set as the homepage in user browsers. This page provides widgets that connect with a wide array of services—like calendars, notes, and music—that can be freely positioned. These turn a benign page into personalized, at-a-glance info. Everything can be hidden with a click, returning the tab to a distraction-free landing page.
- Braden Currah - Analysis, wireframes, editing, user testing
- Ivan Miziuk - Analysis, wireframes, writeup, user testing
Executive Summary
Research and design focusing on how NewTabPlus will innovate in designing a new tab for various browser ensuring its flexibility, distraction-free, and lightweight execution.
- Competitive analysis revealed missing features among multiple competitors:
- Flexible widgets: Users show dissatisfaction with restricted customization
- Easy out-of-box experience: A low learning curve that allows all users to get started quickly
- Low price: Users want an accessible, login-free tool
- Heuristic evaluation revealed baseline requirements, but also areas of improvement:
- User-changeable elements lack design consistency and flexibility
- Placement of page elements is restricted and irreversible
- New personas and scenarios revealed differing use cases:
- Ability to self express though widgets
- Fast setup with preset templates
- Stay organize about your schedule while keeping it a distraction free experience
- Consolidate schoolwork, resources, and schedules into something that can be viewed at a glance
- Sketches and diagrams illustrate initial concepts
- Visualization for interacting with the editing new tab tool
- Easy to follow installation of our tool tutorial
Executive Summary
Feedback was taken from potentials users, revealing strong existing design and immediate routes for improvement.
- Cognitive Walk-through provided detailed user thought-processes:
- All participants completed provided task with little confusion
- Discovered potential ambiguity of the "Edit" button label
- Informal feedback provided numerous ideas for future developments
- Audience recommended several new widgets to improve versatility
- Responses indicated that the product will be a new concept for many
Executive Summary
Feedback was taken from User Testing, showing strong and weak sides of products design.
- Participants were impressed by application maturity
- Positive response to appearance and visual design
- Customizing page was easy and satisfying
- Clear and actionable areas of improvement
- Adjustments to Menu organization and mouse interactions
- More visual feedback on buttons and page changes