As promised, the movieclip of our user research phase!
Unfortunately, the sound doesn't work via Youtube, but I still want to show it to you:
dinsdag 29 maart 2011
maandag 28 maart 2011
Importance of user research
Before I'm going to show you some sketches of our User Interface Design project, I want to underline the importance of a good user research phase for an interface/design.
When people start designing an interface without exactly knowing who their target audience is and what this target audience needs and want and moreover what their target audience definitely NOT needs and NOT wants, the results will (99 out of a 100 times) be poor. In one of my earlier blog posts I have showed you multiple of these poor designs, which all perfectly illustrate my point.
The user research phase of our UID project existed out of several interviews and contextual inquiry in which we observed people while they were waiting on the bus. The results of this user research confirmed our earlier ideas about 'waiting on the bus', and are essential for the further phases of our UID project.
We even made a short movieclip of this, which I will try to post in a couple of days!
So remember, when you are designing something (practically everything) always keep an eye on the users of your design before you end up the same way as the designs I've showed you before!
When people start designing an interface without exactly knowing who their target audience is and what this target audience needs and want and moreover what their target audience definitely NOT needs and NOT wants, the results will (99 out of a 100 times) be poor. In one of my earlier blog posts I have showed you multiple of these poor designs, which all perfectly illustrate my point.
The user research phase of our UID project existed out of several interviews and contextual inquiry in which we observed people while they were waiting on the bus. The results of this user research confirmed our earlier ideas about 'waiting on the bus', and are essential for the further phases of our UID project.
We even made a short movieclip of this, which I will try to post in a couple of days!
So remember, when you are designing something (practically everything) always keep an eye on the users of your design before you end up the same way as the designs I've showed you before!
donderdag 17 maart 2011
Back to the future!
Today I'm taking you on a journey into the future, as you all might know technology becomes more and more important in our everyday life. For example, what is your main activity while you are waiting on the bus or train? I bet you will be playing with your mobile phone or listening to music on your mp3 in such a scenario.
So, we become more and more depended on modern technologies, is this a good or a bad thing? I say it is good, new upcoming technology’s will make our life and communication better, easier and more efficient.
You don’t agree? See for yourself!
In my example I mentioned the bus- or train stop not without a reason, a recent research from my User Interface Design group has confirmed the idea that people are often bored while they are waiting on the bus or train. With the help of the aforementioned modern and new technologies we will change the boring time you encounter while waiting at a bus- or train stop into a whole new interactive experience.
Curious?
Wait for my next blog and I will maybe, just maybe show you some sketches or ideas!
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