Interface design solutions for 5 problems in an hour

Introduction for the 6-8-5 exercise done during the design workshops at the Wikimedia Amsterdam Hackathon. More info at http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Amsterdam_Hackathon_2013

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1. Interface design solutions for 5 problems in one hour Pau Giner · Trevor Parscal · Arun Ganesh
2. Your first idea is (usually) not the best one http://www.flickr.com/photos/sludgeulper/5594225517/
3. Exploration of ideas help improve your designs
4. Sketching Think Document Experiment Explain Fail faster http://www.flickr.com/photos/jackdorsey/182613360/
5. 6-8-5 Get 6 to 8 design concepts in 5 minutes
6. 1. More is better Quantity first, quality later. Get as many concepts as possible In case of doubt, explore all directions http://www.flickr.com/photos/hine/4106589701/
7. 2. Timeboxed 5 minutes Focus on the core concept Don't get lost in the details http://www.flickr.com/photos/hine/4106589701/
8. 3. Critique Present design goals and concept. Provide: 2-3 thinks that work 1-2 things that: • Don't work according to the goals • Want to see more detailed http://www.flickr.com/photos/rosenfeldmedia/3977544675/
9. 4. Iterate Iterate Iterate Iterate ...
10. Let's get started Pick paper and pen Propose a problem
11. We can also propose some... • Translate Wikipedia articles • Onboarding: easy tasks for new editors • Wikipedia homepage • Interlanguage links • Visual diff for visual editor • Relevant articles: nearby, current events... • Commons upload and display • Mobile contribution ideas • Visual information for Wikidata • ...