From observation to design insights
Some thoughts on the purpose of collecting informal observations of “thoughtless acts” encountered in the course of daily life. Some of these reasons resonate with me as I think about why I collect cameraphone photos of design-related things I run across.
Insight & Innovation: Design Research - Jan Chipchase
Video download of a talk by the Indiana Jones of the design research world, Jan Chipchase. He discusses his research topics and methods, why his work is valuable and how it’s used by designers at Nokia.
Principles and Practices for Successful Experience Design
Gigantic presentation by Peter Merholz of Adaptive Path presented at dConstruct 2007. First half is devoted to conducting research, the second to interaction design. Will be an excellent resource once the session podcast is posted.
del.icio.us | designresearch interactiondesign presentation userexperience
Filling Much Needed Holes - Don Norman
“How many times do the never-ending ethnographic studies coupled with ever-eager design groups lead to unwanted, unnecessary, overburdening, and environmentally insensitive products? How many times are these unmet needs best left unmet?”
Driving directions, the Indian way
A post on RouteGuru, an Indian startup that has taken cues from Indian culture and created a landmark-based directions site. “Take the 2nd left turn at the roundabout, pass by the taxi stand on the right.”
Beware of the research attack
A design researcher is intercepted by another researcher on the London Tube. “Today I was subjected to a Research Attack. A Research Attack is when a researcher attacks you for information, like a detective interrogating a suspect.”
The Use of Design Research in the Creative Process
“Of course, the fundamental problem with the rush to gather as much research as possible to please the client or address our own nagging insecurities, is that insights gained from research can only be as good as the questions they were designed to answer”
User-centered Design for Evolving Products (PDF)
Talk by Ryan Freitas on design methods for rapidly evolving products. Advocates for creation of a clear value statement, using storytelling to understand user motivations/expectations, focusing on core product features, exercising thoughtful restraint.
del.icio.us | adaptivepath designresearch interactiondesign userinterface
Mobile Technology: 2012 - The New Yorker
Talk by Younghee Jung of Nokia. She leads the “Insight and Innovation” research team there, studying how people think about and use their mobile phones. Recognized a bunch of pics from Jan Chipchase’s blog.
Hello
John is currently thinking and designing in San Francisco.
Projects
Message Muni
A simple and forgiving text messaging service for San Francisco Muni arrival times.
DSButtons.com
DS Buttons are an invitation to play.
Collaborators
Adam DuVander
of WifiPDX and Simplicity Rules fame.
Josh Heumann
Polaroid alchemist extraordinaire.
Sean Madden
The Pixelnomad.
Name Redacted
Qué mysterioso.
Tom Watson
Stays up late over at 110am.