in class
review of field work and impressions of the protest.
review first round prototypes. a reminder of their purpose:
these can be “rapid” but should be understandable enough to your audience that they can comment on them and provide feedback. these can be systems diagrams, cardboard models, preliminary printed designs, etc, but should be as visual and “thing-like” as possible. the goal here is to create a rough approximation of the real thing so users can test and provide useful input. the next step beyond this will be to test your prototypes with audience members.
discuss plans for user testing and documentation. how can we incorporate what we are learning from our readings throughout this project?
making our design process participatory – designing with and not for.
incorporating shea’s sensitivity to the community – immerse yourself, build trust, promise only what you can deliver, confront controversy, identify strengths, etc
utilizing ideo’s range of research methods as a way to listen carefully to what our audience needs and prefers
group review of aiga ethnography primer, in relation to our project work.
new work for next class
do “readings for sept 27 discussion” and prepare questions and provocations for your classmates.