Blog 6

For this blog I have chosen an update to project 4 refridgerator design. I believe adding a help menu as an instructive design could be very beneficial to first time users. The help menu would be simple, informative, and directly to the point. For example, if a user is attempting to update their grocery stock using the touch screen and scanner this may not be as simple as it looks. The instruction menu would provide a step by step process on how to update the groceries.
Welcome to the step by step guide to updating your groceries stock.
Step 1: Enter today's date.
Step 2: Select the item you wish to put into the automated system, if the item is not scannable or listed under a specific category, then simply press other and type in the name.
Step 3: Select the done option and you will be prompted with the screen "Groceries added."
Step 4: Repeat steps two and three until all groceries have been entered into the list.
The new help menu should make it easy for users to operate the functions of the refridgerator and eliminate any confusion that may be caused due to inexperience of the technology.