On Feb 13, 2008 9:21 PM, Kim Bieler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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.
I may find myself in the same situation soon. If so, I was thinking to insist on talking to the actual client. The thing is, I think getting a feel of what your client wants might be pretty challenging when there's one other person in-between. Your client probably is not an expert in communication, and the same could be true of the middle-man...Even basic requirements might reach you distorted... > > Here's what I've got so far: > > 1. Use my imagination. I've tried that in the past. I ended up not trusting my own personas. If that happens, what's the point? Maybe I didn't try hard enough though, I don't know.. > > 2. Lurk around internet bulletin boards related to my project topics. I imagine that might help to a point. Of course, it's not behavior, but it's something. > > 3. Ask my client if they've got any user research (duh). First thing on my mind :) > > 4. All of the above and hope that half-assed personas are better than > no personas. > Good question. It's not your ideal situation, that's for sure. I guess...it depends :) Looking forward to other opinions and experiences. > > Think that will work? > > > -- Kim > > > -- Sergiu Sebastian Tauciuc http://www.sergiutauciuc.ro/en/ ________________________________________________________________ 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
