designing for context

UX & DESIGNING FOR CONTEXT

Considering place and environment in design

Design is a funny word. Some people think design means how it looks. But of

course, if you dig deeper, it’s really how it works.

Steve Jobs, Businessman

All architecture is shelter, all great

architecture is the design of space that

contains, cuddles, exalts or stimulates the

persons in that space.Philip Johnson,

Architect

"Architecture’s First Full-Fledged Experiment in DeafSpace Design." ArchDaily. N.p., 25 July 2013. Web. 12 Dec. 2013.

What is design? It’s where you stand with a foot in two

worlds - the world of technology and the world of people and human purposes

- and you try to bring the two together.

Mitchell Kapor, Businessman

Designs of purely arbitrary nature cannot be expected to last long.

Kenzo Tange, Architect

Designing for Context

• Observe People Where They Will Use Your Products

• Ask Questions While They Use Your Products

• Listen Intently as They Describe Using Your Products

• Record Everything

• Analyze Data

• Ask More Questions"Toolkit: Ethnography Field Guide." Toolkit: Ethnography Field Guide : Publications : Wevolve. N.p., n.d. Web. 11 Dec. 2013.

THANK YOU

Glennette Clark

@glennette202-683-9508Looking forward to seeing

you atuxcampdc2014.eventbrite.

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