Article Idea:
Comment by Keith Pulver
suggested by Matt Queen on 2006/03/04
“Nothing shows up as quickly as a lack of design (or blueprint or plan) as evidenced by several big-name federal agencies being forced to abandon multi-million dollar development projects because they attempted to follow the Evolutionary Model instead of the Intelligent Design Model.”
The difference in design philosophy that leads to drastically different outcomes is interesting to me. Particularly if Keith (or a willing researcher) could show how the design philosophies play out as HCI/UCD practices as evidenced by existing UI designs, plans, or personal experience (informant reports/observation).
Will Keith or someone write this case study?
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Christina Wodtke
540 Reputation points
Posted 2006/10/02 @ 08:18AM with
keith says “I remember seeing Matt’s call for an article soon after I commented but I was unable at that time…and unfortunately even more now.
I encourage you to continue to “instigate” further investigation into this question of basic design philosophy since it forms the “foundation” upon which the system rests. And as we have seen many times “He who builds on quicksand, quickly runs out of sand upon which to build.”“
Matt Queen
129 Reputation points
Posted 2006/10/02 @ 19:44PM with
When Keith posted this comment it struck a chord with me relating to some work I was doing at the time. I was working with a “big name defense agency” and perusing some initial interface design schematics they had created. It was so outlandish to me! They essentially determined how many tasks they required of the user—then divided the screen into that many sections. Each section was devoted to a task. It suddenly become crystal clear why they were so preoccupied by screen real-estate issues. And, it was clear why they thought I was off in left field.
I would enjoy reading more about the divergent outcomes of design methodologies. I just don’t have the time (or experience) required to do the subject justice. Perhaps I should frame the request in another way:
Could some designer, with decades of experience under their belt, impart structured anecdotes relating to these concepts? Though we might enjoy your discussion—the fact of the matter is—we really need it.