Design Methods

Design Methods

– Intro: Did some background research – General design process – design thinking (What’s useful, what’s not) – backlash – I’m married to a designer https://nplusonemag.com/issue-35/reviews/on-design-thinking/ https://medium.com/@sts_news/design-thinking-is-kind-of-like-syphilis-its-contagious-and-rots-your-brains-842ed078af29 - Brendan’s research in the Philippines – Learning-Centered Design

– Getting concrete: – Framing design problems – Theory – Example: Emoto – Research – Fieldnotes – Nuggets – Clustering, categorizing – Extreme users – Interviews – Personas – Design ideas – Process – Assumption dump – Iteration, focusing – Wireframes – Functional prototypes – Interface Design Asseignment – Emphasis on interface