January 2009
4 posts
Nurturing Decision: Wine, a case study
Inspired by a recent prompt from my beloved design group, El Corazon de la Design, to redesign a shopping experience, I’m going to explore the paradox of choice.
One of the classic interaction design problems is allowing people to narrow down a huge number of possibilities to a couple that are of most interest to them.
Matching a user with something that makes them happy is the goal. This is the...
Music is Changing
As a followup to my User Centered vs Self-Centered Design post, I’ve been working pretty intensely on a Next Gen Music Player over the last month. This player is inspired by needs I have observed in myself and in friends music listening patterns
I realized two core needs for music listening:
#1 For a continuous streaming experience.
#2 To listen to any song I want, whenever.
My...
User centered vs. Self centered design
After working now in the design industry for 3 years and having studied it for 4 years, I’m going to start publishing some of my findings. Here is one: In the Stanford Product design program, user centered design is key. This involved deeply understanding who you are designing for, finding their quirks, needs, and then making prototypes and getting feedback. It was all about express, test,...
SQUIRRELS + COFFEE →
britne:
SQUIRRELS + COFFEE Dear god, help us
if i dont haz mah coffee, i acts liek dis.
picture: dunno source, via our lolcat builder. lol caption: DanielleJane
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