I do not think that a good tutorial is equivalent or as helpful as just using 'obvious design' to begin with. First, I think it ends up wasting more time trying to make a good tutorial than it would have in the first place if people put a little extra time into making the design better in itself. Also, I think that tutorials are often still put into the 'programmer's lingo' too often and do not end up helping the people that actually need the help. Finally, I do not think that people view or look at the tutorial that often even when they do need help.
As for the persona for project #5, I think that a good target group would be an avid fan. This could be classified as someone who has read some or most of the comics pertaining to a specific super hero.
I agree Nicholas. Personally, when I see a tutorial or a help pop up on a new application I am using I always ignore it. You make a good point about spending more time worrying about creating a good design then worrying about making a tutorial to show you how to use an application. I can also see situations where people developing an application may not have the time to focus on a good design so they use tutorials and help boxes to supplement their "below average" design.
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