Interaction Design's Work
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The document discusses interaction design and its importance in shaping digital experiences for users. It covers various aspects such as usability, user experience, and the roles of interaction designers, along with methodologies like user-centered design and prototyping. Additionally, it emphasizes the need for understanding user needs and behavior while providing resources for further exploration in the field.
Interaction Design's Work
- 1. Interaction Designers Tallinn Summer School / IxDworks.com What’s In It & Should I Do It?
- 2. What’s the job & should I do it?
- 3. Interaction designers shape digital things for people’s use http://interaction-design.org/
- 5. Fits the problem poorly Fits the user poorly
- 6. Fits the problem (very) well Fits the user (very) well A tool amplifies capabilities
- 7. Useful Usable Desirable Doing things easily and with pleasure.
- 8. Useful Usable Desirable Usability User Experience (UX) Doing things easily and with pleasure.
- 9. Doing things easily and with pleasure. Behavior
- 11. Vision
- 12. Reality
- 14. For whom? Users (≠ segments) For what purpose? Needs, goals, abilities What? Idea, concept, prototype, product How? Modeling, designing > evaluating... Scope? Time, budget, team, effects... Product’s behavior
- 15. Modeling Personas Scenarios Use Cases Requirements Design Concept Paper prototypes Wireframes Hi-fi prototypes User-centered design Evaluation Task analysis Feedback Usability testing Heuristics Approaches Examples
- 16. Modeling Personas Scenarios Use Cases Requirements Design Concept Paper prototypes Wireframes Hi-fi prototypes Evaluation Task analysis Feedback Usability testing Heuristics Examples Learning about users, tasks and product Solving key problems through design Testing and improving the product Approaches
- 17. We will work with some of these approaches during our workshop
- 18. Designing behavior?Should I do it?
- 20. UI designer Start-up Corporation, Research Group, Consultancy... Examples Who’s with you?
- 21. Generalist Specialist UI designer Start-up Corporation, Research Group, Consultancy... Mindset Professiongrey area Examples
- 22. Approaches Storytelling Empathy Other specialization? Synthesizing Behavior patterns Production Academic research Team workEnthusiasm ModelingResearch Communication Evaluation Management Creative thinking Consultancy Mentoring
- 23. Approaches Storytelling Empathy Other specialization? Synthesizing Behavior patterns Production Academic research Team workEnthusiasm ModelingResearch Communication Evaluation Management Creative thinking Consultancy Mentoring E.g. Personas Scenarios Users Stories Mockups Wireframes Prototypes ... Approaches Storytelling ModelingResearch
- 24. Thank you
- 25. Resources • Specialists vs Generalists – http:// www.uxmatters.com/mt/archives/2009/02/specialists- versus-generalists-a-false-dichotomy.php • Interaction designer – http://www.cooper.com/about/ interaction-designer/ • Essential skills for interaction designers http:// www.uxmatters.com/mt/archives/2010/12/essential- and-desirable-skills-for-a-ux-designer.php