User research for design borrows many tools from anthropology, ethnography, psychology and many other fields of expertise that involves learning about people. For this class we will focus on 3 methods.
During any of these sessions, you should have a note pad to take notes, pens/markers etc. to write/sketch, and when appropriate a voice recorder/camera to take record/photos/video.
From that point, you will need to synthesize the research you gathered. Quick and easy tools for this are stacks of colored post-it notes, preferably the square ones, and permanent Sharpie markers.
With this, you will record one fact/observations on 1 post-it notes and generate a pile of post-it notes per each participants you spoke with. With that you will construct an affinity model/diagram to analyze your findings.
From there, you can start seeing patterns, discover needs, etc. from your conversations with your participants.
For class on Feb. 18, in addition to the 5 things you learned about your participants, you must come up with a team name, identify 3-5 user needs. From the needs, you will then create 3-5 product ideas. Don't forget photos of your clusters and its categories.
All this comes together in your documentation, a PDF file in the smallest size possible. You know where to upload it.
Like all things you make as designers, craftsmanship counts.
Lastly, I want to thank you all for being patient and understanding during our online session. You guys were great!
During any of these sessions, you should have a note pad to take notes, pens/markers etc. to write/sketch, and when appropriate a voice recorder/camera to take record/photos/video.
From that point, you will need to synthesize the research you gathered. Quick and easy tools for this are stacks of colored post-it notes, preferably the square ones, and permanent Sharpie markers.
With this, you will record one fact/observations on 1 post-it notes and generate a pile of post-it notes per each participants you spoke with. With that you will construct an affinity model/diagram to analyze your findings.
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| Google Hangout, so much silliness. |
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| Hi from Heidelberg. |
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| Don't get flustered when you cluster. |
From there, you can start seeing patterns, discover needs, etc. from your conversations with your participants.
For class on Feb. 18, in addition to the 5 things you learned about your participants, you must come up with a team name, identify 3-5 user needs. From the needs, you will then create 3-5 product ideas. Don't forget photos of your clusters and its categories.
All this comes together in your documentation, a PDF file in the smallest size possible. You know where to upload it.
Like all things you make as designers, craftsmanship counts.
Lastly, I want to thank you all for being patient and understanding during our online session. You guys were great!
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