Wednesday, January 27, 2010

user-testing on my icon sets

The picture above is the final outcome of my vector icons and pixel icons. A user-testing has to carry out in order to improve those icons more. So, please feel free to complete the questionnaire and give comment on this. I will gladly accept everything. Thanks a lot.

Q0. What are you major in(no matter working or studying) ?
________________

Q1. What do you think the icons above are representing?
a. home, music, gallery
b. contact, music, gallery
c. home, contact, music
d. others...(please specify)

Q2. What do you feel about the color combination?
a. nice
b. not bad
c. under average
d. awful

Q3. Can the color combination brings out the vintage mood?
a. yes, obviously
b. yes, but not that much
c. no, not at all (please state the reason)

Q4. Which theme I used for my icons set?
a. cute
b. button
c. sewing
d. colorful

Q5. Do you feel that both sets of the icons look consistent?
a. yes
b. no (please state the reason)

Q6. Which icon(s) you think is/are harder to be recognized?
(Vector icon from left to right I, II,III)
(Pixel icon from left to right 1, 2, 3)
Please state the reason

Q7. Any other relevant comment regarding to my icons?
________________________________________

The answer of the questionnaire can be left at the comment. If you can't do so, you may leave at the chatbox as well. I feel thankful on your help. :)

27 comments:

hudxuan said...

1.大众传播系的学生,现在却专注在设计系的工作领域(现在是实习编辑+广告设计师)
2.A
3.B,但是有点70到80年代的风格,如果这是你的主题的话,真的很不错
4.A
5.C
6.A
7.没有
8.很有80年代的风格,以现代人的角度来看复古是一种潮流

Micoz said...

Q0. What are you major in(no matter working or studying) ?
Civil Engineering Degree Student

Q2. What do you think the icons above are representing?
d. My DOcuments, music, gallery

Q3. What do you feel about the color combination?
a. nice


Q4. Can the color combination brings out the vintage mood?
a. yes, obviously

Q5. Which theme I used for my icons set?
a. cute

Q6. Do you feel that both sets of the icons look consistent?
a. yes

Q7. Which icon(s) you think is/are harder to be recognized?
I, 2
Please state the reason
The file is common.
The flag only Skype Users only will understand

Q8. Any other relevant comment regarding to my icons?
Not bad but can be improved

waiyeen said...

1. studying SAM la...
2. b
3. b
4. b
5. b
6. a
7. I, it looks more like representing Document.
8. not bad, but设计蛮复杂,会眼花(for the vector icons la)

窮光蛋市長 said...
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Unknown said...

advertising and graphic design
2. b
3. a
4. b
5. b
6. a
7. I. not obvious enough lo. ><
8. I like the colour combination lorh. hehek~ kawaii~~

窮光蛋市長 said...

Q0: Mass Communication
Q2: a
Q3:a
Q4:b
Q5:a
Q6:a
Q7: 2,3
Q8:Difficult to understand the meaning of your pixel icon,if you no tell me!xixi^^

=Ah Choy= said...

1. advertising
2. upside 1st that more pretend as document's icon other 2 100% music n gallery
3. erm...ok but complicated. simple nice shud be.
4. obvious but can be stronger.
5. button no argue
6. yes i think.
7. I is more as document looking, 2 is music symbol rite? but. not obvious enuf
8. erm..how bout using the same size and color of button in same set of icon? the 1 look as document may change de line into some numbers or else and take a look..maybe can extend it out as contact.

hope i can help u out^^

LAM said...

Q0. What are you major in(no matter working or studying) ?
Advertising n graphic design

Q2. What do you think the icons above are representing?
b

Q3. What do you feel about the color combination?
a. nice

Q4. Can the color combination brings out the vintage mood?
a. yes, obviously

Q5. Which theme I used for my icons set?
b. button

Q6. Do you feel that both sets of the icons look consistent?
a. yes

Q7. Which icon(s) you think is/are harder to be recognized?
Vector 1

Q8. Any other relevant comment regarding to my icons?
overall not bad. Vector 1 look like my document as the previous comment : ) i like those pixel icon (simple and nice/straight forward)
i' not very sure what is the requirement for this assignment but in my opinion color n size of those buttons should be similar since 1 vector couple v 1 pixel

Unknown said...

Q0. What are you major in(no matter working or studying) ?
Media studies

Q2. What do you think the icons above are representing?
a. home, music, gallery


Q3. What do you feel about the color combination?
b. not bad


Q4. Can the color combination brings out the vintage mood?
b. yes, but not that much


Q5. Which theme I used for my icons set?
b. button


Q6. Do you feel that both sets of the icons look consistent?
a. yes


Q7. Which icon(s) you think is/are harder to be recognized?
III
1

Anonymous said...

Q1:b
Q2:a
Q3:b(coz.. the texture of the contact paper is match, but the file is cutie mood)
Q4:b ..i edi knw tat....XD
Q5:a
Q6:vector I hard to recognize,,may b u can add in a pencil?
Q7:add soem shadow to the pixel 1 's the ribbon there to make it more obvious...
add smme lighting to the vector II's the chicken/ bird graphic there...coz form far i cant c it ..the pixel3 the photo there too add a little bit shadow^

yayawoo said...

1. Fine Art
2. B
3. B
4. A
5. B
6. A
7. I, 2

AZ said...

Q1. Business with IT (UCTI)
Q2. B
Q3. B
Q4. A
Q5. B
Q6. A its quite ok i think~
Q7. Pixel 3 icon is the hardest. it looks like a document stored with some files>< but i cant recognized it from far~

Evonneyee said...

Q1. multimedia design

Q2. b

Q3. a

Q4. b

Q5. b

Q6. a

Q7. I, look like file management

Q8. vector hv antique feel, pixel straight forward,colour combine can b improved

类私理 said...

1.Mass Communication (Major in Advertising). Currently work in a media agency.
2.C
3.B
4.A
5.A
6.A
7.Nope

Anonymous said...

Q0.Just finish studying form 6.
(Arts stream)
Q2.b.
Q3.b.
Q4.b.
Q5.a.
Q6.a.
Q7.III
No reason.
Q8.Not bad!

theng said...

Q0. What are you major in(no matter working or studying) ?
nothing to do

Q2. What do you think the icons above are representing?

b. contact, music, gallery

Q3. What do you feel about the color combination?
a. nice

Q4. Can the color combination brings out the vintage mood?

b. yes, but not that much


Q5. Which theme I used for my icons set?

b. button

Q6. Do you feel that both sets of the icons look consistent?

a. yes

Q7. Which icon(s) you think is/are harder to be recognized?

Pixel 3 . just not very clear la so it's harder to be regconized.


Q8. Any other relevant comment regarding to my icons?

vector de quite nice kinda antique like 80s so it's still vintage mood just not tat strong . Pixel's colour too simple gua like not very match .

CC Kua said...

1.Foundation in Degree Programme
2.a
3.a
4.b
5.c
6.a
7.III,not sure what is it.
8.Overall is nice.just the III need to be improved

natsumi said...

Q0.multimedia design
Q2.b
Q3.b
Q4.b
Q5.b
Q6.a
Q7.Pixel 3,nt very obvious d design
Q8.nice,keep it up

ANN said...

Q0. What are you major in(no matter working or studying) ?
Business

Q2. What do you think the icons above are representing?
b. contact, music, gallery

Q3. What do you feel about the color combination?
b. not bad

Q4. Can the color combination brings out the vintage mood?
c. no, not at all (colour used isn't appropriate)

Q5. Which theme I used for my icons set?
b. button

Q6. Do you feel that both sets of the icons look consistent?
b. no (the first one above is for messaging while the below one is for contacts)

Q7. Which icon(s) you think is/are harder to be recognized?
none

Q8. Any other relevant comment regarding to my icons?
none

Chi Leong said...

QO, form 6 (art)

Q2B
Q3C
Q4B
Q5C
Q6A
Q7NO
Q8有点复杂的感觉

SEAN* said...

Q0. Digital animation Diploma student
Q2.B
Q3.B
Q4.B
Q5.B
Q6.no,mostly all of them r used a bold type d'sign but not all try to try to stick on 1 track ^^
Q7.2(the little flag)

json said...

Q0 mass comm (video editiing)

Q2 a

Q3 b

Q4 a

Q5 b

Q6 a

Q7 123

Q8 the above 3 r quite nice and bring out the msg clearly while the below 3 r not really clear and also the color is slightly dull and simple compare to the vector~ anyway its nice and has the feel of 80's america ^^

p/s apsal takda Q1 punya? :P

Junson Chuah said...

Hospitality Management

B

B

B

B

B [ the second row icons look blur and not solid at all. It's look fake !! ]

II.2

should use more consistent colour, it looks bored for me :)

SS said...

1 digital animation
2 b
3 b
4 b
5 b
6 a
7 the little flag
8 nope

SS said...

1 digital animation
2 b
3 b
4 b
5 b
6 a
7 the little flag
8 nope

thomas said...

Q0. What are you major in(no matter working or studying) ?
Physical Therapy students

Q2. What do you think the icons above are representing?
b. contact, music, gallery

Q3. What do you feel about the color combination?
b. not bad

Q4. Can the color combination brings out the vintage mood?
c. no, not at all,its too boring and dull.

Q5. Which theme I used for my icons set?
c. sewing

Q6. Do you feel that both sets of the icons look consistent?
a. yes

Q7. Which icon(s) you think is/are harder to be recognized?
(Vector III)

Q8. Any other relevant comment regarding to my icons?
add on some contrasting colour, makes it more attractive.:)

〤Ecl!5oNz™〤 said...

Q0. What are you major in(no matter working or studying) ?
Website Development

Q2. What do you think the icons above are representing?
b. contact, music, gallery

Q3. What do you feel about the color combination?
c. under average

Q4. Can the color combination brings out the vintage mood?
a. yes, obviously

Q5. Which theme I used for my icons set?
a. cute

Q6. Do you feel that both sets of the icons look consistent?
b. no (its not consistent due to similarities)

Q7. Which icon(s) you think is/are harder to be recognized?
(Vector icon from left to right I, II,III)
(Pixel icon from left to right 1, 2, 3)
Please state the reason
Pixel II (looks dull for me)

Q8. Any other relevant comment regarding to my icons?
ur vector icon is nice, could put more time in improving ur pixel icon... +u :)