Collaborative DesignA practical introduction to the Design Studio method

Vedran Arnautovic @ThatBaldUXGuy

What is ‘Design Studio’?

Illuminate, sketch, present, critique

Illuminate, sketch, present, critique

Illuminate, sketch, present, critique

Illuminate, sketch, present, critique

Illuminate, sketch, present, critique

Illuminate, sketch, present, critique

Iterate

…but I’m a BA, not a designer

Who should be involved?

‘It is hardly possible to overrate the value of placing human beings in contact with persons dissimilar to themselves, with modes of thought and action unlike those with which they are familiar.’

– John Stewart Mill (1806 - 73)

Illuminate

Persona Context Goals

Emily

• 33 years old• Married, two kids• Busy professional• Not very

organised• Tech savvy

• House robbed• Did not keep

receipts• Issues with

insurance company

• Avoid situation in future

• Catalogue assets• Minimise time

spent cataloguing

Constraints

• smartphone or tablet app

For each belonging, capture• Receipt (if available)• item photo• Description, serial number, ID etc• Estimated Value• Other docs (e.g. valuation)

Ability to• add/remove items• organise/group items• export/securely save list of items/details

Requirements

Sketch

“I can’t draw”

Vedran Arnautovic @ThatBaldUXGuyImage courtesy of @danielnaumann

1 minute• Draw the following shapes

Sketch exercise

2 minutes• Draw a screen from your

favourite app on your phone

Sketch exercise

Sketch(5 minutes)

Present & Critique(15 minutes)

Iterate

start sketching feedback implement feedback

refinement of selected ideas

influence of others’ ideas

Challenges

Sketching is not difficultGetting over “I can’t sketch” can be

Critique is difficult

Facilitation is critical

Alternative sketching techniques

Group whiteboard sketching

Chinese whispers

Thank you

Vedran Arnautovic @ThatBaldUXGuy