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Ryan Nicholson
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Transcript
DISSECTING USER EXPERIENCE Ryan Nicholson - BarCamp NH 2011
DISSECTING USER EXPERIENCE Ryan Nicholson - BarCamp NH 2011 THE
AGE OF USER EXPERIENCE
Hi! I’m Ryan Nicholson AestheticRain.com - @RyanDNicholson
USER INTERFACE & EXPERIENCE DESIGNER
UM, WHAT?
WE PRACTICE MAGIC AND SORCERY
WE’RE WEIRD
WE BUILD THINGS PEOPLE TAKE FOR GRANTED
SO WHY IS DESIGN IMPORTANT? GOOD
EVERYTHING IS DESIGNED
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SO WHY DOES MOST SOFTWARE SUCK?
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ITS STILL NEW
NEW TECHNOLOGY EVOLVES
1900’s
1950’s
2000’s
EXPERIENCE OVERCOMES TECHNOLOGY
THE INTERNET IS JUST COMING OUT OF ITS INFANCY
PEOPLE HAVE NO IDEA WTF TO DO
HISTORY TIME! (Stay awake or I’ll glue captions to your
cats)
1950’s
1960’s
1970’s
1980’s
1990’s
Mostly Geeks Mostly People
“Programming today is a race between software engineers striving to
build bigger and better idiot-proof programs, and the universe trying to build bigger and better idiots.” Rich Cook
WE HATED OUR USERS
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SOMEBODY SAW THIS COMING
STEVE JOBS 1955-2011
DESIGN FOR HUMANS
PULLING THIS OFF IS TOUGH
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SO HOW DO WE DESIGN IT?
Content Strategy Information Architecture Visual Design Usability Interaction Design EVERYTHING
ELSE + Experience Design
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USABLE DESIGN = EDIBLE FOOD
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SO WHAT IS A DELIGHTFUL EXPERIENCE?
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THESE TASKS ARE BORING
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BUILDING THIS STUFF FOR PEOPLE IS OUR RESPONSIBILITY
THESE ARE THE PRODUCTS WE BUILD TOGETHER
LETS MAKE STUFF THAT IMPROVES PEOPLE’S LIVES
FIN Ryan Nicholson | aestheticrain.com | @RyanDNicholson