6. What I don‟t know…
Donald A. Norman
Bill Buxton
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Everybody is a Designer!
“We are all designers – because we must be… We
manipulate the environment to better to serve our needs.” –
Norman (2004)
Not everybody is Designer!
“We are NOT all designers…a designer’s approach to creative
problem solving is very different from how computer scientist, for
example solve puzzles.” - Bill Buxton(2007)
8. What I do know…
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I can’t give you:
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10,000 hrs of UX training (on top of your dev-tasks in 20 mins pres.)
UX Training & Experience that helps „Predict‟ User Intents, Reactions & Interactions
Discern who can or can‟t do „Design‟
Know if your specific „Design‟ will be „Effective‟
What I can give you:
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„Method‟ to do „cheap & effective‟ Usability Testing
„Observe‟ User Intents, Reactions & Interactions *Much Easier to Do*
Provide an „Opportunities‟ for team to act on „User Feedback‟
9. // How to make Great Aps
if(User+Testing==TRUE)
{
Project =Great.Success();
}