Web Design and Usability
- Semester: Fall 2026
- Instructor: Michael McDermott
- Location: Art and Design Building, Room 1020
- Timing: Wednesdays from 1:30–4:10pm
- Office Hours: Scheduled here
Exercise 8
Not So Usable
Description
Using a simple definition of usability — How easy is it for someone to use something? — find something in your daily life that you would consider not so usable. Do not use any examples used in class and try to really find something in your life, not the life of a stranger you found on Google...
Create a single frame in Figma that is 1440px by 768px and contains the following:
- An image showing your not so usable thing
- The above definition filled out for your not so usable thing (for example, How easy is it for a person to use a door?)
- Some amount of text describing the not so usable thing and why it is not so usable.
Requirements
- 1440px by 768px
- Uses a grid (columns)
- All the above content is included
Final Submission
- Turned in on time
- All requirements met
- Prototype link submitted on Canvas
- Linked on your class index