Reflection on Instructions - Loretta Salinas

Who is your audience?
My intended audience was the everyday woman who wants to look good but doesn't want to spend a whole lot of time and money doing it. Basically, anyone and everyone who wants to learn how to apply makeup in a quick and easy manner.

What visuals did you choose to include and why? If you included a visual, why did you choose to include this particular visual?
At first, I started out by looking for pictures or graphics on the internet to correspond with what I was trying to say, but the more I started thinking about it, the more I thought it would be better if I actually went through the steps myself and took pictures as I was going through them. So I had my husband take pictures of me as I completed each step. I basically just followed the steps I use every morning when I apply makeup.

What are the important or essential design elements of your set of instructions?
I chose to add colors like pink, purple and yellow because I felt that these colors corresponded very well with a "girly" design and also helped to make it look more stylish and more like a beauty salon or makeup station.

In which medium do you anticipate these instructions would be used?
I suspect these instructions would do extremely well on the internet. Plenty of times I have gone to the internet to look for styles, designs and tips on makeup, hair, etc.

What changes did you make to your instructions after user tested them? Did the results of usability testing surprise you?
I took the advise of my peers and made the changes they suggested. I added a couple of graphics to show the "before" and "after" shots for a better effect.