I'm tired of this EGOfest - go ahead design what you want - you may occaisionally accidentaly meet the needs of your customers
On 6/25/08, Chris Hunter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Wed, Jun 25, 2008 at 3:17 PM, Andrei Herasimchuk < > [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > On Jun 25, 2008, at 12:35 PM, Terry Fitzgerald wrote: > > > > If I asked any of these folks or you to go out and buy me a car - could > >> you decide without asking me (the U in UCD) what kind of car meets my > needs? > >> > > > > You're missing the point. > > > > Have you taken an industrial design class? > > > > Andrei is spot on here. Any reputable design program (Industrial or > Graphic) > will have significant emphasis on considering the user during the design > process. I know that mine (at the University of Washington) certainly did. > For example, one of our design projects involved designing a digital > thermometer. Every single student went out, observed and talked to > prospective users -- for some parents or home users, for me, doctors and > nurses -- and then used our findings in the design process. > > If you go and examine the history of any of the existing design > disciplines: > graphic design, industrial design or architecture, you will find a > consistent consideration for the people affected by design decisions. Not > as > the only consideration certainly but as a significant and consistent one. > > UCD just isn't necessary in addition to this already established design > behavior. > > Chris Hunter > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ________________________________________________________________ > Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! > To post to this list ....... [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe > List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines > List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help > ________________________________________________________________ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ....... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help
