Posts Tagged: field research
How to Conduct Diary Studies in Design
As designers, this is the method where we can be very creative. Unlike observations and interviews, diary studies give participants the active role in gathering data, while you minimize your influence on them and remain an ‘outsider’. You would conduct
How to Conduct Diary Studies in Design
As designers, this is the method where we can be very creative. Unlike observations and interviews, diary studies give participants the active role in gathering data, while you minimize your influence on them and remain an ‘outsider’. You would conduct
Series 1: Understanding how to design for real people
As design challenges grow in complexity and ambiguity, the ability to understand people—not just data about them—is essential to developing human-centered solutions that address the nuances of human behavior and their specific needs. This understanding becomes particularly paramount when we
Series 1: Understanding how to design for real people
As design challenges grow in complexity and ambiguity, the ability to understand people—not just data about them—is essential to developing human-centered solutions that address the nuances of human behavior and their specific needs. This understanding becomes particularly paramount when we
A bright start to each day: Clear instructions & human-centered products matter
Even the simplest of tasks, like making coffee in the morning, need clear instructions and taking the user into account. Last week we received a Cafelat Robot Espresso Maker as a Christmas gift. This coffee maker looks like a little,
A bright start to each day: Clear instructions & human-centered products matter
Even the simplest of tasks, like making coffee in the morning, need clear instructions and taking the user into account. Last week we received a Cafelat Robot Espresso Maker as a Christmas gift. This coffee maker looks like a little,
How to do field research from home
The last four months have been busy for Sense Information Design. We have been working on two big user research projects. The first project involved an evaluative research study, and the second one an exploratory research study. In both cases,
How to do field research from home
The last four months have been busy for Sense Information Design. We have been working on two big user research projects. The first project involved an evaluative research study, and the second one an exploratory research study. In both cases,
Event: Understanding and Designing for People
How can you help people understand something complex if you don’t understand people first? Rather than rely on intuition or assumptions, information designers need evidence gathered from real people about how they think, feel, and behave in order to inform
Event: Understanding and Designing for People
How can you help people understand something complex if you don’t understand people first? Rather than rely on intuition or assumptions, information designers need evidence gathered from real people about how they think, feel, and behave in order to inform
Understanding the use of Field Research in Design
Last month, I attended the Decipher Conference organized by AIGA Design Educators Community and hosted by the Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor (Michigan). The conference was focused on themes related
Understanding the use of Field Research in Design
Last month, I attended the Decipher Conference organized by AIGA Design Educators Community and hosted by the Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor (Michigan). The conference was focused on themes related
The book is here!
Almost two years ago, I was in my train ride to work and started writing a book proposal based on an idea that had been in my mind for a long time. Today the book arrived! Making Sense of Field Research: A
The book is here!
Almost two years ago, I was in my train ride to work and started writing a book proposal based on an idea that had been in my mind for a long time. Today the book arrived! Making Sense of Field Research: A
Transforming Research into Action with Visualizations Workshop!
Next month, I will be facilitating a workshop on the intersection of field research and information design at the forthcoming Design Educators Research Conference (Decipher) conference organised by AIGA Design Educators Community and the new DARIA Network (Design as Research in
Transforming Research into Action with Visualizations Workshop!
Next month, I will be facilitating a workshop on the intersection of field research and information design at the forthcoming Design Educators Research Conference (Decipher) conference organised by AIGA Design Educators Community and the new DARIA Network (Design as Research in
Everything info designers need to know about field research, but never ask!
Since I started my journey as a design researcher, I realized that there was a big gap in the literature about using research–particularly qualitative research (i.e. not marketing research!)–in design practice, and even more in the field of information design.
Everything info designers need to know about field research, but never ask!
Since I started my journey as a design researcher, I realized that there was a big gap in the literature about using research–particularly qualitative research (i.e. not marketing research!)–in design practice, and even more in the field of information design.
Field Research in Information Design
If you are an information designer you can enhance your work by using field research. However, this type of research is still frequently overlooked in information design professional practice (the research community does conduct research studies, but that reality is very
Field Research in Information Design
If you are an information designer you can enhance your work by using field research. However, this type of research is still frequently overlooked in information design professional practice (the research community does conduct research studies, but that reality is very
Bridging Theory and Practice 