see->sort->sketch : pen & paper tools to get from research to design : ia summit 2010...
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IA Summit | April 8, 2010 | #penpapertools Kate Rutter [email protected]
Pen & paper tools for getting from research to design
A little about me…
Adaptive Path
I’m a designer and strategist.
Designing delightful experiences makes me tick.
Making things visible and visual makes my heart sing.
Adaptive Path is a User Experience strategy and design consultancy. Our mission is to help companies make products and services that deliver great experiences that improve people’s lives.
@katerutter
What’s the whole point?
To create products & services that delight, that inspire and that improve the lives of the people who use them.
And it was awesome. Vibrant stories captured visually
Compelling insights
Clear implications for design
Shared understanding
Visual ideas get through faster
What made it work? Visual approach activated a different way of working
The insights carried from research �
into design
Pen & paper tools were accessible �and fast
Concepts hinged directly to design implications
So that the resulting designs�reflect real people and their needs.
Visual ideas get through
faster
Images help groups move
faster...together
Pictures communicate a more complete
idea
Why work visually?
We’ll cover…
What you need to get started : tools & techniques
A simple method
activities!
A way to take this home with you.
Warm-up
INSTRUCTIONS
Make a nameplate. 1. On a piece of paper write your name in a
way that communicates something about who you are.
2. Then make a sketch of some kind that says something about you.
3. Do it in 2 minutes.
Your toolkit Surfaces
templates
rolls of paper
poster board
sheets
stickies
1/2 sheets�squares & quarters
Mark-makers
markers
colored pencils
sharpies
colored chalks
crayons!
Your toolkit Marks
Takes only seconds more than writing!
lettering
case case Case CASE
WORDS
texture
shading
weight
LINES
symbols
drawings
icons
PICTURES
Visual ideas get through faster
“but I can’t draw” the plaguing thought of...
instead, think
I’ll try a little each day
I’ll use text, but with more texture
when you think
I can’t draw
I don’t know how to start
My stuff looks crappy
it’s like grammar, not art
Jotting
Jotting breaks down
observations into their
most elemental parts �
and captures the weight
of each idea.
Let’s do an experiment
You’ll practice jotting items from a short clip of an interview, using pen & paper tools. Try to capture the emotional energy along with key messages.
Activity
INSTRUCTIONS
Jot what you observe. 1. Read this quote from a user
interview.
2. As you read, jot any significant ideas or themes that you observe.
3. Jot one observation per piece of paper.
4. Do it in 2 minutes.
I love to come home after a long day. When I get here, it just feels like this is the place I can hide from the world, or recover, or just be alone. It's all my stuff and everything is where I want it. It's like a nest. Well, sometimes it’s a nest. But sometimes it's more like a project. There's always something that needs to be done.
Activity
INSTRUCTIONS
Let’s jot an audio transcript. 1. Now, listen to this three-minute
transcript.
2. As you listen, jot what you hear.
3. Use line weight, color, and imagery to distinguish the big themes from the smaller ideas.
4. Do it in 5 minutes.
Theme boards display
the results of synthesis. �
They show the patterns
and themes that act �
as a bridge to the
design process.
Theme Boards
Concept sketches capture
a story, illustrate the
relationships of elements,
or a communicate a core
set of related ideas.
Concept Sketching
Bringing it all together
Use the concept
sketches, jots &
supplemental material
to craft stories and
implications for design.
What we covered
What you need to get started : tools & techniques
A simple method
activities!
A way to take this home with you.
So that the stuff we design connects with�real people... their true stories, their honest emotions and their most important needs.
Why are we doing this?
So that the stuff we design connects with�real people... their true stories, their honest emotions and their most important needs.
Why are we doing this?
PURE
AWESOME
So that the stuff we design connects with�real people... their true stories, their honest emotions and their most important needs.
Why are we doing this?
PURE
AWESOME
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[email protected] www.adaptivepath.com
GETTING THE GOODS
@katerutter www.intelleto.com
The slides will be on intelleto.com and slideshare in the near future...
Credits to Leah Buley and Rachel Hinman for collaborating on this material and to the Adaptive Path folks who shared their project work.