On Jun 23, 2008, at 10:24 AM, Christine Boese wrote:
I dunno. I'd never say Design Theory has nothing to do with ethnography or usability. To me, that kind of one-way design thinking approach is what got the design field into the blind alley it currently is stuck in, helpless to
adapt to precisely what INTERACTIVE design means.
Actually, sorry but Dan's right... Design Theory is focused on the philosophical and theoretical foundations of designing: invention, creativity, communication, decision-making, to design something, and it's cultural/social value and place in the world. There maybe some incidental reference to HCI related matters but that's really for a straight-up HCI Fundamentals course, going into the HCI related theories per computer science, psychology, and sociology and anthro knowledge bases.
Not sure what you mean by "interactive", but the full range of design theories and perspectives, with HCI theories combined provide ample (maybe too much!) fodder to flexibly design compelling products/ services/systems for any kind of situation...How to effectively make use those of ideas in action, is the real challenge and comes with years of experience, which this field is still developing...
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