From 1924 – 84 years ago

“Hardware”

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“Hardware”“Services”

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“Hardware”

“Software”

“Services”

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“Hardware”

“Software”

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This is me

There are lots of different kinds of designers.

There are lots of different kinds of designers.

People who design cars…

There are lots of different kinds of designers.

People who design cars…

… and music players …

There are lots of different kinds of designers.

People who design cars…

… and music players …

… and chairs …

There are lots of different kinds of designers.

People who design cars…

… and music players …

… and chairs …

… and ice cream scoops …

There are lots of different kinds of designers.

People who design cars…

… and music players …

… and chairs …

… and ice cream scoops …

… and houses.

Taliesin West by Frank Lloyd Wright

Tyler’s mom is an Interior Designer, which means she designs rooms…

Tyler’s mom is an Interior Designer, which means she designs rooms…

… like Tyler’s room which has castles and a full suit of armor.

I’m a

Software

Designer

I’m a

Software

DesignerUser Experience Designer

Human Factors Engineer

User-Centered Designer

InteractionDesigner

Human-Computer InteractionUsability Engineer

What does that mean?

What if your job was to design a house for someone?

What if your job was to design a house for someone?

1Talk to the people buying the house – find out what they like and don’t like.

What if your job was to design a house for someone?

1Talk to the people buying the house – find out what they like and don’t like.

2Draw pictures of how you think the house should look and show the pictures to the people buying the house.

What if your job was to design a house for someone?

1Talk to the people buying the house – find out what they like and don’t like.

2Draw pictures of how you think the house should look and show the pictures to the people buying the house.

3While the house is being built, take the people to the house to make sure it looks like the pictures.

What if your job was to design a video game for 3rd graders?

What if your job was to design a video game for 3rd graders?

1Talk to the 3rd graders – find out what they like and don’t like in their video games.

What if your job was to design a video game for 3rd graders?

1Talk to the 3rd graders – find out what they like and don’t like in their video games.

2Draw pictures of how you think the video game should look and show the pictures to the 3rd graders.

What if your job was to design a video game for 3rd graders?

1Talk to the 3rd graders – find out what they like and don’t like in their video games.

2Draw pictures of how you think the video game should look and show the pictures to the 3rd graders.

3While the video game is being built, ask 3rd graders to test the game to see if they like it.

What if your job was to design a video game for 3rd graders?

1Talk to the 3rd graders – find out what they like and don’t like in their video games.

2Draw pictures of how you think the video game should look and show the pictures to the 3rd graders.

3While the video game is being built, ask 3rd graders to test the game to see if they like it.

Video games are software!

I don’t design video games.

I don’t design video games.

I design software that runs huge websites for really big companies.

1 I talk to the people who use our software to see what they like, how they do their jobs, and who they work with in their jobs.

We call this “User Research”

2 I draw pictures of what the software should look like and I show the pictures to our customers.

We call this “Prototyping”

3 While the software is being built, I ask our customers to use it and see if they can figure out how it works.

We call this “Usability Testing”

How do you become a Software Designer?

Middle School High School College Graduate SchoolElementary

6 years6 years 3 years3 years 4 years4 years 4 years4 years 3-5 years3-5 years

Get good grades!Study “Psychology” or “Computer Science”

Study “Human-Computer

Interaction”

Questions?