week 7 : 14 Feb
color and typography
- Discussion - Book Reviews.
First, break into peer groups. Then, make sure there is only one "Don Norman" folks [4] per group! Ditto "Inmates" [2]. Two books will need to be "write-in" candidates. - Readings - Discussion Leaders
- Lecture (Personas) and Small Group Work
(Deliverables Document - doc) - login and password are com585
- Links from lecture: Handout ; Ad Hoc Personas (Norman) ; Free Range Learning Support (Ellen et al - plus their scenarios) ; Buyer and User Personas (Robin et al) ; Setting the Stage for Building Usable Information Sites (Greg)
- Other Good Links: An introduction to personas and how to create them ; Quality Personas (Razorfish) ; Customer Storytelling At the Heart of Business Success ; Perfecting Your Personas (Cooper) ; The Origin of Personas (Cooper) ; Personas, Participatory Design and Product Development: An Infrastructure for Engagement (Microsoft)
- Lab: Secure FTP -- what/why/how
- Readings (Group 4 to lead discussion)
Resources
- Typography and the User Interface (Cooper)
- Understanding Color and Accessibility
- iStockPhoto - inexpensive source of images (free watermarked versions)
- For inspiration (from last week)
- CoolHomePages.com, How Design and Macromedia Showcase
- The Glass Wall (BBC Redesign Document - login com585)
- Sample Docs
- Sample Requirements Documents