This is week 6 of the course I am taking on design. Week 6 focused on aesthetics in design. So why do aesthetics matter, especially when concerned with process design? Aesthetics matter for the following reasons: We, as humans, value…
This is week 5 of the course I am taking on design. Week 5 focused on concept testing. The purpose of concept testing is to determine if we are meeting user needs. There are two primary methods of concept testing –…
This is week 4 of the course I am taking on design. Week 4 focused on narrowing down the list of potential concepts and creating prototypes. A key method of performing this winnowing is the “Concept Selection Matrix.” In this…
This is week 3 of the course I am taking on design. Week 3 focused on turning user needs into design concepts. Design concepts are a visual representation of a solution. There are four elements to a good concept: 1.…
This is week 2 of the course I am taking on design. Week 2 focused on problem definition and user needs. My first takeaway was the Kano framework. This was proposed by Noriaki Kano and shows the four different types…
I am taking a course through the University of Pennsylvania titled “Design: Creation of Artifacts in Society.” According to its description: This is a course aimed at making you a better designer. The course marries theory and practice, as both…