[Sigia-l] Human-Centered Design 99% bad

[Boniface Lau]

> From: Alexander Johannesen
> 
> I actually got a bit angry while reading it. The introduction reads:
> "If it is so critical to understand the particular users of a product,
> then what happens when a product is designed to be used by almost
> everyone in the world?"
> 
[...]
> what the hell is the *difference* between designing for some users
> compared to all users? 

The difference lies in the word "particular". Is it that critical to
understand the "particular" users of a product? If so, what happens
when designing for the mass?

When a design is based on the understanding of activities, the
specifics of individual users are no longer that important.


Boniface