2009: Six Fingers of Human Centered Design

Matt Mayfield - Fall 2009

SIX FINGERS OFHUMAN-CENTERED

DESIGN

Thursday, October 29, 2009

“Five points” illustrated in the form of a hand, Dreyfuss Collection. (R. Finchum, Henry Dreyfuss, Industrial Designer: The Man in the Brown Suit)

MAINTENANCE

QUALITY

APPEARANCE

SAFETY AND UTILITY

SIX FACTORS

Function(s)FormActivitiesMotivations Conceptual Model Connotations

FUNCTION(S)What does it do?

FORMHow is it shaped?

CONCEPTUAL MODELHow does it work?

ACTIVITIESWhat are people doing with it?

MOTIVATIONSWhy do people want to use it?

CONNOTATIONWhat does it mean?

SIX FACTORS

Function(s)FormActivitiesMotivations Conceptual Model Connotations

FormFunction(s) Conceptual Model

concrete abstract

ActivitiesForm Motivations

directly influence

indirectly influence

directly influence

abstract

concrete

Function(s)

Motivations

Connotations

Conceptual Model

Activities

directly influence

abstract

concrete

Function(s)

Motivations

Connotations

Conceptual Model

Activities

directly influence

abstract

concrete Product or Service

Making it perform Making it clear

Making it useful Making it personal

SO WHAT?

Evaluate existing products/servicesIdentify weak areas to build upRebalance the solutionGenerate new or alternative solutionsBetter define problem spaces

Amazon KindleForm

Function(s)

Motivations

Connotations

Conceptual Model

Activities

Dyson DC 16 Root 6

Function(s)

Motivations

Connotations

Conceptual Model

Activities

“music machine”

Function(s)

Motivations

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Conceptual Model

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Six Fingers of Human-Centered Design

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Matt Mayfield, Fall 2009

2009: Six Fingers of Human Centered Design

Design

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