Writer and Designer: What User Experience Offers the Digital Humanities - Texas A&M Commerce 2015
Presentation exploring the intersections between user experience design and digital humanities given to Texas A&M Commerce Writing Center faculty and students.
1 2 3 noun verb noun General concept of a field as a whole “Design is important to the national economy.” Action or process “She is commissioned to design a new car.” A concept or proposal A finished product; concept made real “The new VW Beetle revives a classic design.” 4 noun “The design was presented to the client for approval.”
forms a part of the organization’s strategy Design as styling Design as process Design as strategy Design is part of the product development or other processes Design is used for improving the appearance of products or services Design plays no role in product or service development 1 2 3
Education". interactions magazine, July/August, 2011. We must train generalists Skills of craft, building and beauty are more important than theory and systems thinking We must focus more on ethnography, anthropology and the social sciences We must train specialists Theory and systems thinking are more important than craft, building and beauty We must focus more on science, cognitive psychology, math and engineering
Expert Mindset “users” seen as subjects (reactive informers) Dubberly, H. On Modeling: An Evolving Map of Design Practice and Design Research. Interactions, 15, 6 (2008), 13-17. design-led with expert mindset design-led with participatory mindset research-led with expert mindset research-led with participatory mindset
Education". interactions magazine, July/August, 2011. Quickly explore many alternative designs Refine when you identify the best design that balances specifications for business, users and technology Develop alternative designs to uncover other possible solutions LOW-FI HIGH-FI Create iterations from this design direction in higher levels of fidelity Obtain user feedback before proceeding with next iteration 1 2 3 4 5 Receive approval for final, high-fidelity prototype 6 EXPLORE REFINE MARKER PENCIL SHARPIE COMPUTER EXPLORE FIRST, THEN REFINE 1 Always create many different solutions to any given design problem EXPLORE REFINE 1 EXPLORE MANY ALTERNATIVE DESIGNS Using a marker and Sharpie®, quickly prototype designs on paper. Your goal is to prototype many different design directions. Ignore details early on. Don’t fall in love with your designs. Complete 10 completely different approaches to the 4 CREATE ITERATIONS ON DESIGN DIRECTION x POST-IT®
Memorable experience worth sharing Super easy to use, works like I think Can be used without difficulty Is available and accurate Works as programmed focused on EXPERIENCES (People, Activities, Context) focused on TASKS (Products, Features) SUBJECTIVE / QUALITATIVE OBJECTIVE / QUANTIFIABLE THIS IS THE “CHASM” THAT IS DIFFICULT FOR ORGANIZATIONS TO CROSS MEANINGFUL PLEASURABLE CONVENIENT USABLE RELIABLE FUNCTIONAL (USEFUL) Has personal significance Memorable experience worth sharing Super easy to use, works like I think Can be used without difficulty Is available and accurate Works as programmed focused on EXPERIENCES (People, Activities, Context) focused on TASKS (Products, Features) SUBJECTIVE / QUALITATIVE THIS IS THE “CHASM” THAT IS DIFFICULT FOR ORGANIZATIONS TO CROSS MEANINGFUL PLEASURABLE CONVENIENT USABLE RELIABLE FUNCTIONAL (USEFUL) Has personal significance Memorable experience worth sharing Super easy to use, works like I think Can be used without difficulty Is available and accurate Works as programmed focused on EXPERIENCES (People, Activities, Context) focused on TASKS (Products, Features) SUBJECTIVE / QUALITATIVE THIS IS THE “CHASM” THAT IS DIFFICULT FOR ORGANIZATIONS TO CROSS
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of innovation, style, usefulness, quality, and other humanistic terms, while business leaders are looking at the world in terms of revenue and cost. designmind.frogdesign.com/blog/the-politics-of-moving-minds.html Chief Creative Officer,frog design
and I can tell you right now that the best temperament for a reader to have, or to develop, is a combination of the artistic and the scientific one. The enthusiastic artist alone is apt to be too subjective in his attitude towards a book, and so a scientific coolness of judgment will temper the intuitive heat. If, however, a would-be reader is utterly devoid of passion and patience—of an artist’s passion and a scientist’s patience— he will hardly enjoy great literature. http://www.en.utexas.edu/amlit/amlitprivate/scans/goodre.html Vladimir Nabokov
Release Candidate Business Strategy Styleguide Interface Product Communication Performance Simplicity Consistency Brand Design Market Comm Information Design Backend Process Interaction Design Usability Engineering Surface Design Information Architecture Frontend Processes Oliver Reichenstein, Information Architects http://bit.ly/NvDpFL Computer Science Engineering Ergonomics Fine Art Illustration Graphic Design Industrial Design Social Informatics Information Design Psychology Social Sciences Web Design No one person will be an expert in all disciplines
Education". interactions magazine, July/August, 2011. Quickly explore many alternative designs Refine when you identify the best design that balances specifications for business, users and technology Develop alternative designs to uncover other possible solutions LOW-FI HIGH-FI Create iterations from this design direction in higher levels of fidelity Obtain user feedback before proceeding with next iteration 1 2 3 4 5 Receive approval for final, high-fidelity prototype 6 EXPLORE REFINE MARKER PENCIL SHARPIE COMPUTER EXPLORE FIRST, THEN REFINE 1 Always create many different solutions to any given design problem EXPLORE REFINE 1 EXPLORE MANY ALTERNATIVE DESIGNS Using a marker and Sharpie®, quickly prototype designs on paper. Your goal is to prototype many different design directions. Ignore details early on. Don’t fall in love with your designs. Complete 10 completely different approaches to the 4 CREATE ITERATIONS ON DESIGN DIRECTION x POST-IT®