Design Studio Methodology

A quick why and how

@danielnaumann

What?

• An iterative method of solving a problem using group review

Project lifespan

Vision

Feature lists

Requirements

Screen flows

Detailed design

Generate

Overview

RefinePresent Generate Present

Why?

• Fast

• Flexible

• Idea cross-pollination without “group think”

• Diverse backgrounds

• Team and client buy-in

First you’ll need…

• Mixture of people (2-6)

• Get everyone on the same page• Present goals, user research, competitor

reviews, etc.

• Lots of Sharpies and paper templates

Round 1: Generate

5 min

Round 1: Present & Refine

3min

Round 2: Repeat

5 min

A start, not end

• Now you can• Repeat• Refine• Pull out requirements• Create functional story cards• Prototype• Code• User test

References

• Todd Zaki Warfel• Prototyping : A Practicioner’s Guide

(Rosenfield Media, 2009)• 30min recording -

http://aarronwalter.com/2012/05/22/todd-zaki-warfel-on-design-studio-methodology/

• Will Evans• http://uxmag.com/articles/introduction-to-

design-studio-methodology

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