Usability tests results

Background

I created and ran some usability tests for Inkscape, and here you can find the results. The tests weren't very complex and deeply elaborated, but it should give us an idea of how to use the guide and template created by @clarissalimab (#60, #61, !3 (merged)).

Test scenarios

The scenarios I created were very basic ones, since I was more curious about the process itself than the results. The tests required some basic interaction with menus and with drawing tools:

  1. Change the application theme.
  2. Change the background color.
  3. Draw the following image:

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  1. Draw the following image:

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  1. Export the drawing as a PNG image.

Test subjects

They were all Brazilian friends of mine, with some diversity in terms of previous experience with drawing tools, but unfamiliar with Inkscape itself.

Subject 1:

  • Highly experience with GNU/Linux distros
  • Somewhat experienced with drawing/design tools
  • Not very used to inkscape

Subject 2:

  • Good experience with GNU/Linux distros
  • Very experienced with drawing/design tools
  • No inkscape experience

Subject 3:

  • Somewhat experienced with Windows
  • Somewhat experienced with drawing/design tools
  • No inkscape experience

Subject 4:

  • Somewhat experienced with GNU/Linux distros
  • Low experience with drawing/design tools
  • No inkscape experience

Subject 5:

  • Very experienced with Windows
  • Professional experience with design software (Adobe)
  • No Inkscape experience

Test results

The results are aggregated by test (one per comment), with the number referring to the subject.