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Week 8 – 21/04/20

Lecture Pods Summary This lecture pod covered the topic of UX research methods: Research can be behavioural and observed by researches, where the researcher watches the user specifically. It can also be self-reported by users, through things like user surveys and feedback where the researcher asks the users questions. These two types of research areContinue reading “Week 8 – 21/04/20”

Week 7 – 14/04/20

Lecture Pods Summary The lecture pod this week covered the following topics: UI Visual Design Patterns: The user experience in the abstract feeling people get from using websites, and the user interface is what people use to access that experience. Interactive web elements should be well planned as they influence directly how the user feels.Continue reading “Week 7 – 14/04/20”

Week 6 – 07/04/20

Lecture Pods Summary The lecture pod this week covered the following topics: User Scenarios: A prediction of how specific users will interact with your product in a specific situation. Allows designers to isolate issues with the interface. Should provide the Who, What, When, Where, Why and How. Users with a goal or an issue shouldContinue reading “Week 6 – 07/04/20”

Week 5 – 31/03/20

Lecture Pods Summary The lecture pod this week covered the following topics: User Personas: User Personas are the represented goals, behaviours and motivations of a hypothetical group of users. More than one persona is created for most designs, however there should be one primary persona. User Personas include age, sex, occupation, hobbies, preferences, and otherContinue reading “Week 5 – 31/03/20”

Week 4 – 24/03/20

Lecture Pods Summary The lecture pod this week covered the following topics: Instructional Design: Instructional Design is the design of instructions with the purpose of giving the user an easy to use step by step guide to their product. It should take into account the possible societal and cultural differences of each user and ensureContinue reading “Week 4 – 24/03/20”

Week 3 – 17/03/20

Lecture Pods Summary The lecture pod this week covered the following areas: Design Patterns in Interactive Design: Having similar design patterns to others is not necessarily a bad thing – it is indicative of the way the web has changed based on consumer need and preference. For example, the hamburger menu is one of theContinue reading “Week 3 – 17/03/20”

Week 2 – 10/03/20

Lecture Pods Summary The lecture pod for this week covered the following areas: Design Processes and Overviews There are 8 distinct steps in the process of interactive design. The example used in the lecture pod is pictured below: The steps chronologically are: ERROR/ISSUE -> IDEA -> METAPHOR -> SCENARIO/DESIGN ->TASK ENGINEERING -> MODEL -> PRESENTATIONContinue reading “Week 2 – 10/03/20”

Week 1 – 03/03/20

Lecture Pods Summary The Week 1 Lecture Pod explores the following areas: What is Interactive Design, and what do Interactive Designers do? Interactive Design cannot exist without other specialist areas of design such as Information Design, Web Design and other Software Design. It is an area of design which has features of many other disciplines,Continue reading “Week 1 – 03/03/20”