Interface Design for Online Gift Shop

Question: Discuss about the Interface Design for Online Gift Shop. Answer: Introduction: The aim of designing the interface is to support a local gift shop in making their online presence. The interface is designed to provide the users with ease to order gifts online sitting right at their home. The interface has been designed by gaining some idea and concept from existing online gift shops. The existing design of the available websites has helped to determine the contents that have to be incorporated in user interface of the online gift shop. The interface for the users of online gift shop was being designed by following the design principles and usability standards to ensure that it can be viably used by the customers. The particular interface has been chosen for the local online gift shop as it is easy to use and simple to understand. The interface has a classy and elegant look so that the users feel comfortable and easy to use while placing their order for gifts in the online gift shop. The design of the interface is also easy to navigate as the navigation bar has been added to the master page that means it is available in all the pages of the website of online gift shop. The design of the user interface has been selected as it has items categorized according to the requirements of the customers. User requirements The major requirements of the users have been fulfilled in the interface design for the online gift shop as it has every functionality that has been determined in the design proposal. The design firstly is simple and easy to use that points out to be a positive aspect for attracting customers. Next, the interface being designed has been added with a search bar so that the users can easily search from the available items in the online gift shop. There is a shopping cart provided in the interface design unlike baskets in any physical store so that the users can add their choice of items and browse for purchasing of other items. The shopping cart helps the users to add, modify or delete items as per the choice of users before proceeding to final order placing procedure. The interface has been also embedded with a help page to provide the users with overview of some common issues being faced while placing their order and how to resolve them. There is also another module being implemented in the interface for ease of the users to pay in advance while placing their order. The ordering page provides an overview of purchased items and the total amount that have to be paid by the users and they also have a privilege to add their choice of deliver time and address. Design framework The user interface for the online gift shop has been designed considering the specific requirements determined from design proposal. The design has been made such that at every step of using the online gift shop, the users do not face any difficulty to place their order of feel that the website or mobile application of the online gift shop is complex in nature. The interface has been prepared as such that the users can easily place their order for particular gift items by either searching or browsing available items. The design has been chosen so that the users can place their order by following step by step procedure. The ideas and concepts for designing the interface has been gathered from various available online gift shops however the simplest modules from those have been selected for this particular project. The design procedures for websites have also been studied to ensure that the interface is being designed according to design principles as usability standards. In context to this project for Online gift shop, the available sources from which the idea of designing the user interface has been gathered is listed as below: https://www.fnp.com/australia/gifts https://www.giftsaustralia.com.au/ https://www.everythingbutflowers.com.au/ Conclusion From the evaluation of designed user interface for the online gift shop, it can concluded that all the user requirements being identified in the design proposal have been taken into consideration. The user interface has been designed such that it meets the requirements and can be easily used by the customers of the online gift shop. The design specifications as well as usability standards have been maintained to design the user interface for the online gift shop. The contents have been arranged sequentially so that users find it easier to move around the online gift shop either accessing the website or mobile application. Bibliography Banerjee, I., Nguyen, B., Garousi, V., Memon, A. (2013). 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