User-centered Design

This is a presentation from NFTE Launch Camp, a week-long program to teach high school kids the fundamentals of creating a mobile app business. My session focused on the fundamentals of user experience in mobile app design, and was followed by an exercise where the students created a persona and scenario for their own app.

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1. User-centered Design Michael Boeke @mvboeke
2. Best. App. Ever.
3. 7 1.  Simple 2.  Complete 3.  Marketable 4.  Useful Characteristics Of User-centered Apps 5.  Powerful 6.  Secure 7.  Unique
4. 1 Simple  
5. [ Simple]
6. 2 Complete  
7. [Complete]
8. 3 Marketable  
9. [Marketable] Starbucks  
10. 4 Useful  
11. [Useful] Sunrise  
12. 5 Powerful  
13. [Powerful] Buster  
14. 6 Secure  
15. [Secure]
16. 7 Unique  
17. [Unique] Shazam  
18. Best. App. Ever?
19. 7 1.  Simple 2.  Complete 3.  Marketable 4.  Useful Characteristics Of User-centered Apps 5.  Powerful 6.  Secure 7.  Unique
20. Keep the User in Mind Personas Scenarios
21. User-friendly App Design •  Keep the User in mind •  Use Personas and Scenarios •  Remember the 7 characteristics of great apps
22. What are your app ideas? •  Let’s see if they are user-centered!