Thursday, 1 October

Week 6: User-Interface Design Analysis 1/2

Review Mini-Project 2 Observations

Visceral -- aesthetic, emotional appeal
Behavioral -- what it does, how it works
Reflective level -- the story of the object in your life

Ensure that:

1. You use in-text citations (in APA format)
2. Use your own images wherever possible
3. Include citations of images from web (in APA format)

Review Mini-Project 2 Examples


Mentor Shankar Balasubramanian to present

Re-review Brief

Group work time

In-class writing (1 per group)

• What is the specific piece of exercise equipment you're studying?
• Which two modes are you using?
• What are your main observations thus far?
• What steps do you have remaining to complete your project, which is due in one week's time?

Note: include only the names of those group members present on write up.

Homework for Tuesday, 6 October:

Continue work on Project 2

If you wish to present your interim work on Tuesday, 6 October for extra credit please email Tom directly

Read UXD pp.  41 – 47 “Users” through “The User’s World” and prepare for a quiz including the following questions:

1. Why is user-research important?
2. What are the two basic questions of an interactive design process? Describe the nature and importance of each.
3. What are four of the ways of learning about users and the context in which designing takes place? Please set out the characteristics of each.