TOPIC 7 | HUMAN CENTRED DESIGN (UCD)

OVERVIEW

Topic 7 covers 'human centred design', a method of designing that considers and includes the user at every stage of the design process. In a nutshell, UCD is concerned with how products can be empathetically designed to suit the needs of the intended user. Specific strategies are employed, particularly in the research phase and the process is often collaborative.



Topic 7 includes the following:

7.1 User Centred Design (UCD)

7.2 Usability

7.3 Strategies for User Research

7.4 Strategies for UCD

7.5 Beyond Usability, Designing for Pleasure

LESSON SLIDES

Open up each slideshow as you work through your topic 7 learning. It is important to open them as some slides are interactive and contain tasks to complete.

Topic 7.1 Lessons
Topic 7.2 Lessons
Topic 7.3 Lessons
Topic 7.4 Lessons
Topic 7.5 Lessons

TOPIC 7 RELATED WEBSITES

TOPIC 7 RELATED VIDEOS

UCD Explained by Don Norman

OXO Good Grips

Usability in Design

Examples of Form Following Function

Principles of UCD

Inclusive Design 

IDEO: A Story of Design

UCD: The Ideo Way

Designing for Extremes

Field Studies

Affinity Diagramming

Usability Labs

TOPIC 7 RELATED BOOKS

The Design of Everyday Things

Human Centered Design Toolkit

PRACTICE TOPIC 7 QUIZ

EXAMPLE TOPIC 7 TEST QUESTION

Tip: Take a minute to consider what this product is, who it is for and what it must be able to do. Then, consider what user trial, user research, and performance tests might include or be based on, specific to this product. 

Keep the answer within the context of the question.