Jim, I'm not so much dismissing as begging for more. I haven't seen enough in your explanation or others to take RED as anything other than hubris, so here is what I'm missing: A framework. A deconstruction of methods and practice. a codification that can be compared and contrasted to other methods and practices. a set of tools, deliverables, artifacts, semantics, and syntaxes that can be used to guide.
If you want to be so bold as to use analogies of medicine, special forces and martial arts (ok that one is mine, but you took the bait so to speak), you need to couch it in the same terms. Yes, only 5% of doctors are cardio parenatal surgeons, but that is not what you are saying. You are saying only 5% (10%, whatever) are capable of doing a method. Further, I can read 1 book and know exactly the steps and stages necessary for becoming such a doctor. The same is true for special forces and martial arts masters. They have codes, tools, methods and a language filled with semantics and syntax for anyone to follow with proper mentorship and effort. So I'm not dismissing. I'm begging. I'm hungry for an alternative to UCD methods to be quite honest. I see in Industrial design around me a host of methods and practices that are not RED and not UCD and not genius design. They are taught, explained and codified within the liturgy (if you will) of the portfolio and critique. It is really just called "design". If that is what is RED is, then of course, I won't dismiss it, but you are some how putting RED next to UCD as something special or contrasted from standard design practice. Sorry to keep pushing, but if you are going to put yourself out there, ya gotta take the swipes. I know I do ALL THE TIME! -- dave . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=37626 ________________________________________________________________ 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
