Fresh Free Thoughts

The focus of discussion in our class this week was in relation to the design aspects of product development and the processes of making a product or service more approachable and usable to customers/users. Following our previous weeks readings of Expressing Experience in Design by Bill Moggridge (1999) & Usability Evaluation Considered Harmful Some of the time by Greenberg & Buxton (2008), we were provided with a basis of knowledge around the ideas of usability, interface design and functionality. Moggridge’s (1999) article on experience through design, provided a suitable background to the area of design and the close relationship that its shares with our senses. I found the article quite helpful in providing a basis background to designing for experiences of the user, although the article was quite outdated. It provided the frameworks and the key themes that can still be seen in design today. It is safe to assume that design on its own is just a process in which a ...

This blog series based on as a series of journal entries will showcase the learning path of a MSc Digital Innovation student. The purpose of the series is to showcase the evolution of knowledge, skills and practices that have been obtained throughout the duration of the module on Design, Development and Creativity. In this week's entry, We will explore the initial thoughts of the areas of systems, showcase my development and the change in my knowledge of the area. So firstly our first exercise of the academic year was to provide the class with what we thought was a system. My response was as a follows, ‘My definition of a system is a network of institutions and processes that are governed by laws that in turn provide a benefit’. So after been asked to define a system, my first idea based on my working experience was to think of a crucial area of society such as the banking sector as a system.The banking sector which provides numerous services to society, have the following inpu...