I came away from Interaction '08 convinced of the value of personas
in focusing and directing the design of a project. Or, more
accurately, I was already convinced -- I came away DETERMINED to
start incorporating personas into my workflow.
However, for a lot of my projects, I'm working as the subcontractor
of the contractor (or sometimes a few more removes even than that!)
and don't have any direct contact with the actual client, the users,
or the original thinking that went into the project. So I'm wondering
how to build personas when I've got no ability to do traditional user
research.
Here's what I've got so far:
1. Use my imagination.
2. Lurk around internet bulletin boards related to my project topics.
3. Ask my client if they've got any user research (duh).
4. All of the above and hope that half-assed personas are better than
no personas.
Think that will work?
-- Kim
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Kim Bieler Graphic Design
www.kbgd.com
Office: 301-588-8555
Mobile: 240-476-3129
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