Design Centred User: A reality check on UCD
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Design Centered UserA little reality check on UCD.
Reto Lämmler • UXCamp ZH 2015@rlaemmler @testingtime
• Co-Founder & CEO TestingTime.com• 58rocks GmbH / RememberTheName App• MAS Human Computer Interaction Design• VP Product Management at Doodle.com• BS Computer Science
About meEvery product should put a smile on your face.
User Experience (UX) involves a person's behaviors, attitudes, and emotions about using a particular product, system or service.
User Experience (UX)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_experience
User-centered design (UCD) is a process in which the needs, wants, and limitations of end users of a product, service or process are given extensive attention at each stage of the design process.
User Centred Design (UCD)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User-centered_design
During the UCD process, a Persona representing the user may be created. It is a fictional character with all the characteristics of the user. Personas are created after the field research process.
Personas
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User-centered_design#Persona
A scenario created in the UCD process is a fictional story about the "daily life of" or a sequence of events with the primary stakeholder group as the main character. Typically, a persona that was created earlier is used as the main character of this story. .
Scenarios
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User-centered_design#Scenario
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“User Testing is very important.
But we don’t have time for it because we are in the middle of a big redesign and need to get this done first.”
What companies say:
“Test early, test often.
The worst thing you can do is wait until something is finished before you validate it with users.
It’s going to cost you a lot more later in terms of time, money and happy users.”
What I say:
“We would really like to do it. It’s very important.But our client wouldn’t pay for it at the moment.”
What agencies say:
“Sell your design process and not the design steps to your clients.
It’s further your responsibility to validate your work before you hand it over to your customers.”
What I say:
“Do you really think your friends and family represent your target users?
Whatever you assume in regards of your future users is probably wrong. Validate your assumptions regularly on stay on track.”
What I say: