Designer-Orientated User Research Methods

The Methods Lab collected 53 user research methods, with the aim of building the definitive resource of user research methods in design. The Design Council has compiled a 'method bank' Website with around 70 user research methods for industry use, and some of the methods are now available...

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Published inDesign for Inclusivity pp. 131 - 148
Main Authors Dong, Hua, Nicolle, Colette, Brown, Robert, Clarkson, John
Format Book Chapter
LanguageEnglish
Published United Kingdom Routledge 2007
Taylor & Francis Group
Edition1
Subjects
Cultural studies
INDUSTRIAL / COMMERCIAL ART & DESIGN
Social work
DDA
HHC
Task Analysis
Cutting Hedges
Business Case
Digital Television Set Top Boxes
Net Neighbours
Specific Product's Domain
Performance Ethnography
Inclusive Design Education
Main Character
Inclusive Design
Cut Development Time
User Centred Design
OXO Good Grips
Verbal Protocol Analysis
Mini Focus Groups
UK Design Council
Extensive Family
User Research Methods
Task Step
HTA
DTI
Hedge Trimmer
Cognitive Task Analysis
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Summary:The Methods Lab collected 53 user research methods, with the aim of building the definitive resource of user research methods in design. The Design Council has compiled a 'method bank' Website with around 70 user research methods for industry use, and some of the methods are now available at its website. It is focused on such designer-orientated user research methods, including designer-generated user research techniques and tools. Sprout Design and the Cambridge Engineering Design Centre are developing a software-based tool that uses task analysis to estimate the number of people in the UK who would be excluded from using any particular product. Personas are hypothetical archetypes, representing real people throughout the design process. Persona cards were produced by the project team, representing seven members of a fictional family. Informance is a type of user research method that features both 'Representation' and 'Co-design'.
ISBN:0566087073
9780566087073
DOI:10.4324/9781315576626-9