People in Software Design
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The document discusses the importance of considering users in the design of software systems, as the experiences of these individuals are crucial to the system's success. It uses examples such as Facebook and email to illustrate the different actions and interactions users can have, highlighting the complexity of these interactions. Ultimately, the message emphasizes that understanding user behavior and needs is critical in the design process.
People in Software Design
- 1. People in Design Damian Gordon
- 2. People in Design • Why do we care about people in design? – Because we build software systems for other people, so we have to give as much thought about how these people (the users) will experience the system, as we do in the building on the internal logic of the system.
- 3. People in Design • How do we represent people in design?
- 4. People in Design • How do we represent people in design? – It’s worse than you think.
- 6. People in Design • Let’s take an example, users of facebook:
- 8. Non-Registered Users View publicly available profiles Register to join facebook
- 9. View publicly available Registered Users profiles Log in Look at friends updates Update own profile Post on walls Add an app Log out
- 10. Register to Users join facebook View publicly available profiles Log in Look at friends updates Update own profile Post on walls Add an app Registered Non-Registered Users Users Log out
- 11. People in Design • Let’s take another example, e-mail:
- 12. Log in e-Mail Read new messages Reread old messages Delete messages Send new messages Create mailing list Registered Users Log out
- 13. Log in e-Mail Read new messages Reread old messages Delete messages Send new messages Create mailing list Registered Users Log out
- 14. Log in e-Mail Read new messages Reread old messages Delete messages Send new messages Create mailing list Registered Administrator Users Log out
- 15. Log in e-Mail Read new messages Reread old messages Delete messages Send new messages Create mailing list Registered Administrator Users Log out
- 16. Delete email Log in e-Mail Create new account email Read new account messages Reread old messages Delete messages Send new messages Create mailing list Registered Administrator Users Log out