Cultural Probes I like the method that they used for observing elderly people’s environment. They considered a lot of part of elderly people in various aspects and tried to be objective such as cultural differences, age gap, etc. Especially, I like the way they get information from elderly people. They didn’t ask a specific question …
October 2013 archive
Oct 02
Feedback Loop- iSlouch
For my Feedback Loop project I have created a prototype for iSlouch. The basic idea is that when using the computer it is easy to lose good posture gradually. When the user begins to slouch iSlouch will notify the user by showing a graphic of what the user’s spine looks like. This graphic will take …
Oct 02
Valuing the Human
I often forget that the entire world is designed. It may be a lack of reflection or observation, but I have to be reminded that public spaces don’t just sprout up completely formed. For that reason, I really enjoyed The Social Life of Small Urban Spaces. I was intrigued by their research process and seemingly bottomless …
Oct 02
Instruction Sets for Strangers reading response
1. “Cultural Probes”- Bill Gaver, Tony Dunne, & Elena Pacenti Actually, The aesthetic of the packages is a really good way to reduce the distance between designer and the groups. Also it can find some actual issues. As a design, user-centered design is the most important. For example, User-centered design is a huge component of …
Oct 02
Feedback Loop and Redo Mashup
I create this two related design from a same concept ( one is for my feedback loop, another one is for my mashup) that I mentioned last time about a cup can tell people how much calories from their drink and the distance they need walk to burn those calories. The first design is called …
Oct 01
Reading response Of Instruction Sets For Strangers
1) Culture Probes In the passage of Culture Probes, the author talked about a some experimental urban strategy to evoke some suggestive response from elderly people. The way that project to execute really provided some inspiration to me to observe people’s behavior and helps me a new way to finding the real essence meaning behind …
Oct 01
Reading Response: Instruction Sets for Strangers
1. “The Social Life of Urban Spaces” -William Whyte This article highlights the importance of research when designing public spaces in urban environments. Research of how the public spaces are intended to be used and on the intended users themselves. Whyte mentions, for example, that men and women interact with their environments differently. That women …
Oct 01
Instruction Sets for Strangers reading response
The Social Life of Small Urban Spaces It’s interesting to read about a perspective of NYC from 1970 and think about what changes (or not) may have occurred since. This research team focused heavily on young professionals and their habits around their office buildings during lunch breaks. Their observation that crowded spaces were traced to …
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