design framework (PACT), design principles and guidelines and various features of good and bad design features

discussed a design framework (PACT), design principles and guidelines and various features of good and bad design features. This assignment requires you to **use and apply** the PACT framework, design principles and good/bad features **to evaluate** the selected samples (e.g. Interfaces of Nokia, Sagem etc). ## Deliverables Choose one of the contexts or environments of interaction below. Choose the intended group of users. Find 5 (five) samples for the chosen context/environment for interaction. For example, if you have chosen the mobile phone interaction, you may select Nokia, HTC, iPhone3, iPhone4 and Sagem for your evaluation. In class, we have discussed a design framework (PACT), design principles and guidelines and various features of good and bad design features. This assignment requires you to **use and apply** the PACT framework, design principles and good/bad features **to evaluate** the selected samples (e.g. Interfaces of Nokia, Sagem etc). Your written report should include the **capture** of the interface being evaluated; the **description and explanation** of the use of PACT, design principles and guidelines, and good/bad design features and a conclusion of the evaluation (e.g. which sample is better or worst and the justifications) of the 5 (five) samples. You may find your knowledge that your have acquired and learnt from other courses (e.g. SAD, Multimedia and programming) to be applicable, useful and relevant in your explanation. Context/Environment of Interaction: 1. Desktop (e.g. the *interface of* Windows, Games, Ms Words, Ms Excel etc.) 2. Website (e.g. the *homepage* of educational, organizational, leisure, holiday, e-commerce etc.) 3. Mobile Phone/Handphone (e.g. the *interface* of Nokia, [LG][1] Mobile, [Motorola][2], [NEC][3], [Panasonic][4], Sagem, Samsung etc.) 4. Personal digital assistance (e.g. the interface of HTC & Palm) 5. Any other context/environment that interest you: washing machine, microwave, photocopy machine, printer, switches, doors etc. The assessment criteria will be: (maximum marks) 1. Format of assignment/layout/cleanliness etc: 2. Description of the 5 samples: 3. Use of PACT: 4. Use of principles/guidelines: 5. Use of good and bad design features: 6. Creativity (e.g. additional features, Islamic Perspective etc.): 7. Organisation of idea or content (i.e. easy to read): 8. Bonus: selected for good examples of assignment Your written report should be between ***7 to 10 pages***