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)

COST

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


Form

Function(s)

Motivations

Connotations

Conceptual Model

Activities

directly influence

abstract


concrete


Form

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

Form

Function(s)

Motivations

Connotations

Conceptual Model

Activities


“music machine”

Form

Function(s)

Motivations

Connotations

Conceptual Model

Activities

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Six Fingers of Human-Centered Design

Function(s)Form

Conceptual model

Activities

Motivations

Connotations

Matt Mayfield, Fall 2009


2009: Six Fingers of Human Centered Design

Design

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