One more comment, to gain insight about how the user accomplish his stuff, is the key for the interaction design, and that's the root cause for why the designer should not only know but also hold insight about the domain that the user works in.
Cheers -- Jarod On 10/15/07, Jarod Tang <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > This is almost a given. You have to understand the business that > > you're working in (sometimes you can learn it too) in order to > > properly design something. As an example, I work in heathcare > > currently. If I didn't have some type of understanding of how this > > industry works, not only would I be designing things that may be > > inappropriate to a certain workflow, but I also might actually cause > > serious patient issues. > > Exactly, and the insight about the give domain is almost one of most > essential elements for design success. not only know it, but have > insight about what it should be, what's the factor that affect the > effectiveness and user experience. > > Cheers > -- Jarod > -- > IxD for better life style. > > http://jarodtang.blogspot.com > -- IxD for better life style. http://jarodtang.blogspot.com ________________________________________________________________ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ....... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe ................ http://gamma.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines ............ http://gamma.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .................. http://gamma.ixda.org/help
