Contextual Design : Evolved / by Karen Holtzblatt, Hugh Beyer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Holtzblatt, Karen., Author.

Beyer, Hugh., Author.

Series:

Synthesis Lectures on Human-Centered Informatics, 1946-7699

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

User interfaces (Computer systems).

Human-computer interaction.

User Interfaces and Human Computer Interaction.

Local Subjects:

User Interfaces and Human Computer Interaction.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (XI, 79 p.)

Edition:

1st ed. 2015.

Place of Publication:

Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.

Summary:

Contextual Design is a user-centered design process that uses in-depth field research to drive innovative design. Contextual Design was first invented in 1988 and has since been used in a wide variety of industries and taught in universities all over the world. It is a complete front-end design process rooted in Contextual Inquiry, the widespread, industry-standard field data gathering technique. Contextual Design adds techniques to analyze and present user data, drive ideation from data, design specific product solutions, and iterate those solutions with customers. In 2013, we overhauled the method to account for the way that technology has radically changed people’s lives since the invention of the touchscreen phones and other always-on, always-connected, and always-carried devices. This book describes the new Contextual Design, evolved to help teams design for the way technology now fits into peoples’ lives. We briefly describe the steps of the latest version of Contextual Design and show how they create a continual immersion in the world of the user for the purpose of innovative product design.

Contents:

Introduction

Design for Life

Field Research: Data Collection and Interpretation

Consolidation and Ideation: The Bridge to Design

Detailed Design and Validation

Conclusion

References

Author Biographies .

ISBN:

9783031022074

3031022076