Aside from the little features I'm throwing in this design, my main approach is to try to avoid "the Wizard", as we've been told how terrible it is, and I personally get really fed up with Windows every time I need to run a wizard....
The first picture is basically a map of my system. You get an opening screen, which gives users the options to log in to their personal account, or to simply rent a movie. The more frequent movie-renters will probably be the ones with accounts, so they get all sorts of cool features. I didn't want the account thing to clutter up the process for non-account holders, so I put a Quick Pick option right at the beginning.
Logging in takes you to the Main Page, which has all sorts of links to go to. You can go straight to the movie rental part (which is where the QuickPick takes you), you can look at any incoming messages/recommendations you may have from friends, you can check the top 5 options for movie rentals, you can see what's in your queue, or you can change options. Each of these links will take you to an external page, but most will lead you back to the home page.
The inbox feature is much like our beloved Gmail. I kept this standardized because most e-mail-esque services have the same layout, and I didn't want to cause any trouble. The feature with this e-mail is that it's moreso about getting movie recommendations from other friends/account holders, as opposed to just any e-mail. This will keep the scope small, and lessen any sort of clutter/load.
In terms of the Top 5, the main page shows a list of the 5 most popular options, but clicking on that will bring you to a separate page that has several lists of top 5s (i.e. 5 Recently Rented, 5 Top Rented, 5 Top Rated, etc.). From there, you can either select a movie (which will take you straight to the Movie Info screen), or go back to main. Not a lot of wizardry, not a lot of freedom.
The Rental Screen is organized alphabetically, with a Search function and a Re-Arrange function for quick-finding of titles. Selecting a movie takes you to the Movie Info screen,which gives you all of the information on that movie, as well as otpins for Rental or Enqueue.
Each screen has a "Back" button in the lower-right-hand corner for consistency.
The options pane is probably the coolest part. It allows users to fully customize their home screen, as well as select individual options for each function/page. This is both cool and dynamic. I really like that feature, as it allows the designer to design for one, but the user to customize for themselves.
In my head, I have a very dynamic and interactive design, which I'm hoping to exemplify with my prototypes. My sketches try to show what I mean, but after all, it's just paper.
If only we had some sort of...enchantment...to make the ink move....oh no, not a Wizard!
Cheers,
-Bad
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I can't type my own name. That or maybe I'm projecting. Or maybe that stupid Wizard cursed me..hmm...
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