Bolero

An HFID Project, Spring 2009Harris, Inman, Kennedy,

Powers

an application to help people navigate in unfamiliar urban

environments.

Bolero is…

Lessons from Bolero

1. The anti-persona2. Starting over3. Breadth of design

The Anti-Persona

New York Ned

Why is New York Ned Useful?

• Our original intent was to delineate our users– He doesn’t need our app– He is our app

• Our final use was to imitate him– “What would the expert say?”– How does the expert give good

recommendations?

Don’t be Afraid to Start Over1

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Don’t be Afraid to Start Over

• Interface Problems vs. Fundamental design flaws

• Starting over leads to deeper design• Design is iterative to begin with

Explore a Breadth of Designs

Waylaid!

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Pandora for Places

SpecifyEverything 1.0 Mobile

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SketchingBolero

Spaghetti

Olive GardenWide and reasonably-priced selection

Stone Hearth PizzaOrganic and youthful Italian

Sweet BasilA bit on the classy side

Bertucci’s

Pacini’s Italian…

Classic Italian, plenty of group seating

An inexpensive and casual Italian place

We chose this restaurant because the menu has a wide variety, good prices, and the complementary appetizers and salad are conducive to group sharing.

We chose this restaurant because the menu has a wide variety, good prices, and the complementary appetizers and salad are conducive to group sharing.

http://olivegarden.com

In conclusion

• The anti-persona is our expert• We embraced starting over• Went through a wide variety of ideas

Questions?