 [ User research :
assembling the background knowledge by observing and analyzing user's behaviors. }
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Duration : Aug. 2000~Dec.
2000
Class : Communication design,
Team project
Instructor : Chris Edwards
Description
ID Resource Center project was developed by following the User-Centered Design process. This project explored linking information resources to foster
the creation, distribution and consumption of organizational
knowledge within the Institute of Design, IIT, IL. This
project was focused on developing many iterative prototypes,
learning and practicing methods for idea generation, rapid
prototyping, user research and testing.
Major responsibility
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user research |
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information architecture |
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interface and interaction
design |
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prototyping in paper and HTML |
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Outstanding accomplishments
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ID Resource Center was exhibited at the living surface conference by American Center for Design, Oct. 2000. |
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Supporting materials
work model development (PDF 59 Kb)
scenario development (PDF
2.37 Mb)
presentation of design synthesis process (PDF 4.16 Mb)
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[ Conceptual work model :
analyzing the organizational knowledge and finding problem through work models, such as flow, sequence, and cultural models. ] 
[ User scenario prototype :
Building scenario prototypes to generalize and explore ideas of different user types and needs based on the initial research. ]
[ Synthesizing and prioritizing problems, opportunities, and design issues. ]
[ Early paper prototyping :
Developing various early prototypes to get user's feedback. ] 
[ Usability testing :
Evaluating and synthesizing concepts through the user testing to increase ease to use and effectiveness. ] 
[ Implementation :
Building final designs delivering essential knowledge coherently for solutions that fit well user's needs. ]