Design Foundations
This design approach focuses primarily on the needs, wants, and limitations of the end user.
What is User-Centered Design?
This method involves directly asking users questions to gather data
What is an interview
This stage involves clearly defining the design problem and identifying constraints
Wat is defining the Problem
This field studies how humans interact with products and systems
What is ergonomics
This document lists measurable criteria that a design must meet to be successful
What is a design specification
This principle ensures products are accessible and usable by the widest range of people possible.
What is inclusive design?
This method involves watching users interact with a product without interfering.
What is observation?
This stage involves generating a range of possible solutions.
What is ideation?
This type of data includes body measurements used in product design
What is anthropometric data
This type of testing occurs before a product is released to users to identify problems early.
What is prototype testing?
This concept emphasizes understanding users’ emotions, motivations, and behaviors.
What is empathy?
This tool visually represents a typical user’s characteristics, goals, and frustrations?
What is a user persona?
This stage involves building a working model to test functionality and usability.
What is prototyping?
This psychological principle explains how users perceive and process information.
What is cognitive ergonomics?
This form of testing measures how easily a user can complete tasks with a product.
What is usability testing?
This contrasts with user-centered design by focusing more on technology or engineering constraints first.
What is technology-centered design?
This research method collects both quantitative and qualitative data through structured forms.
What is a survey questionnaire?
This iterative approach involves repeatedly refining a product based on user feedback.
What is iterative design?
This principle ensures controls and displays match user expectations.
What is intuitive design (or mapping)?
This method compares multiple design solutions against specification criteria.
What is comparative analysis?
This concept explains the balance between desirability (user needs), feasibility (technical ability), and viability (business success).
What is the design thinking framework?
This bias occurs when designers interpret research to support their pre-existing ideas.
What is confirmation bias?
This stage evaluates the final product against the design specification and user feedback.
What is summative evaluation?
This law predicts the time required to move to a target area, influencing interface layout design.
What is Fitts’s Law?
This testing ensures a product meets accessibility standards for users with disabilities.
What is accessibility testing?