FINOkoye
A ridiculous intersection of assorted pretensions; a UX and mobile web geek. All the while seeking a vocation and planning on world domination one programming language at a time.
Designing experiences
Design Ventura 2021
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Tips for Design Ventura 2021
My name is Florence...
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...and I work as a user experience and service designer.
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I’ll be discussing…
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How design can be connected to lots of other subjects
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Tips from my own design experience that can help through the Design Ventura
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Useful resources both for yourselves as teachers and also for students
What is U(ser) (e)X(perience) design?
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UX design is where all these things meet.
Art
Data
Gaming
Analysis
Facilitation
Research
Programming
Psychology
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What kind of things do I do?
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How did I get into UX design?
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It's a funny story...
Physics and programming
Graduate software developer
UX design!!
Community STEAM outreach
So, what about those tips?
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As you approach the challenge, it's important to always think about the person who will be using your product...
Observe and take note
Being a designer often starts with just noticing the things people do...
Encourage students to note how people use everyday products
Set creative challenges like sketch journals
Take inspiration from everything!
Think like a scientist…
You won't know what people think without asking them...
When will they use your product?
What problems are you solving?
What do they need? What do they want?
Test, test, test!
Use prototypes to find out what people do, not just what they say they will do...
It doesn't have to be technical! You can test using paper prototypes and sketches
Ask people to do a task using the prototype
What is the difference? Do people do the task faster? With fewer mistakes?
Any good resources?
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Some resources that might be useful...
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Design club learning resources - https://www.designclub.org.uk/resources/worksheets
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This is Service Design Doing - https://www.thisisservicedesigndoing.com/methods
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Empathy prompts - https://empathyprompts.net
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Design Challenge - https://sharpen.design/
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https://www.interaction-design.org/
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Sustainable design resource - https://www.data.org.uk/shop-products/sustainability-in-product-design/
Some resources that might be useful...
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Design Indaba - http://www.designindaba.com/
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Feminist Futures - https://futuress.org
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Black Females in Architecture- https://www.blackfemarc.com/
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Indigene Magazine - https://www.niyadegroat.com/indigene-magazine/
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Eye on Design - https://eyeondesign.aiga.org/
Thank you for listening!
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Designing experiences (Design Ventura)
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