Design Studio: A Methodology of Awesomeness
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The Methodology
Design Studio is a collaborative, fast-paced
method that helps teams understand project
fundamentals, constraints and opportunities.
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Why Use It?
● Collaborative
● Engaging
● Fast
● Team/Client Ownership
and overall …
it’s alot of FUN!
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What You’ll Need
● Small Mixture of People (3-6)Try to keep it small, the more people the less ineffective the design studio
will be.
● Paper Templates
● Lots of Sharpieso Black
o Green
o Red
● Timer
Can’t Draw? Not a Problem!
You don’t need to be an artist, mockups are just rough
sketches and don’t need to be a masterpiece.
How It Works
Pitch - explain your idea and how it
impact the user.
(3 mins)
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SolutionSolution
Sketching for a Solution
All of these ideas will form the solution to get
your project up and running!
Solution!
Solution Solution
Key Goals● Collaborate towards opportunities/constraints/nature
● Take Ideas from perspectives and insights
● Solidify ideas by sharing/evaluating/iterating
● Culture of shared ownership
● Generate ideas quickly
● Open/Honest critiques
● Participant Interaction!
Giving Feedback
● Focus on how or why a design does/doesn’t satisfy the
user's goal.
● Avoid problem solving, the main focus is analyzing
merits of the proposed solution.
● Avoid “I Like” and “I Dislike”
ReferencesDesign Studios: The Good, the Bad, and the Science by Jim Lindstrom
http://www.uxbooth.com/articles/design-studios-the-good-the-bad-and-the-science
The Design Studio Method by Todd Zaki Warfel
https://vimeo.com/37861987
Introduction to Design Studio Methodology by Will Evans
http://www.uie.com/articles/design_studio_methodology
Zurb: Sketch Sheets
http://zurb.com/playground/responsive-sketchsheets