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IFD:Course Interaction Design (view source)
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==Designing== | ==Designing== | ||
"Designing" in this context means turning your ideas in somehow graspable representations. This is needed for refinement, communication and testing. In these areas the different techniques have different strengths. | "Designing" in this context means turning your ideas in somehow graspable representations. This is needed for refinement, communication and testing. In these areas the different techniques have different strengths. | ||
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Even if this is not seen commonly as "design" you can turn your ideas into words to communicate them or to check if you are clear about what you want to do. This is a technique that is very useful in earlier stages after the first big research on your users and their goals. Guided by what you find out you can write down what you want to provide to meet these goals. Though one is tempted to start directly with the "real" design (sketches, programming etc.) you should make your mind what the system needs to do. It prevents you to overlook things. | Even if this is not seen commonly as "design" you can turn your ideas into words to communicate them or to check if you are clear about what you want to do. This is a technique that is very useful in earlier stages after the first big research on your users and their goals. Guided by what you find out you can write down what you want to provide to meet these goals. Though one is tempted to start directly with the "real" design (sketches, programming etc.) you should make your mind what the system needs to do. It prevents you to overlook things. | ||
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There my be other kinds of requiremets that you need to consider when developing your product. This could be size of the product, speed, final price, that it needs to feel "cool" for teens to have it etc. | There my be other kinds of requiremets that you need to consider when developing your product. This could be size of the product, speed, final price, that it needs to feel "cool" for teens to have it etc. | ||
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===Sketches=== | ===Sketches=== | ||
[[File:UI-Sketch-Flickr-Kyle_McDonald.jpg|thumb|50px|left]] | [[File:UI-Sketch-Flickr-Kyle_McDonald.jpg|thumb|50px|left]] | ||