[Sigia-l] Research then prototype OR prototype then gather user feedback

[Dan Saffer]

If resources like time and money and organization will are set aside,  
how you choose depends on design philosophy: how you view designers  
and users.

If you feel that users are there to validate the designs you create,  
you bring them in at the end to "user test."

If you feel that users are the guides and inspiration of the design,  
you bring them in up front to shape the product from the beginning.


Of course, these are extremist positions and in practice, most  
projects are some combination of the two.

Dan




Dan Saffer
Sr. Interaction Designer, Adaptive Path
http://www.adaptivepath.com
http://www.odannyboy.com