Week 1

Week 1 Assignments

Assignment 1: Due Friday 1/11, midnight upload to TritonEd

View IDEO Shopping Cart Video at: http://vimeo.com/16456835 . Turn in on 1 page:

· What techniques are used to encourage innovation?

· What methods are used to help effective teamwork?

· List all the customers and users of the shopping cart (everyone affected by the design).

Assignment 2: Good Design – Bad Design. Due Friday 1/11, midnight upload to TritonEd

Required Reading and Viewing

· View videos of Intro to the Design of Everyday Things, Lesson 1: Affordances and Signifiers:

o https://www.udacity.com/course/design101

o Sign up for free Udacity Account

o Click on "Access course materials"

· Read Design of Everyday Things by Don Norman. Chapter 1 and the first 17 pages of Chapter 6. Accessible for free while on campus or with VPN.

o http://roger.ucsd.edu/record=b8110995~S9

· Read instructor example for guidance.

Deliverables

Select a product you especially like (your good design example) and a product that you especially dislike (your bad design example). Ideally observe someone using the product to gather evidence about the design, and then interview him or her. Your own experience is often unreliable.

· Describe the product and any special features. Include photos.

· What are Affordances when you use the product?

· Describe any Signifiers in the product.

· Describe any Feedback in the product.

· Why do you especially like or dislike about this product, and does it elicit any feelings when you use it?

· Is there anything special you have done with this product such as customize it, recommend it to others, or use it in a special way?