Most people probably do not think about UCSD (user-centered system design) as a part of their everyday life - or even at all when, in fact, they are constantly using systems designed for users. Whether it is when you go grocery shopping, lying in the sofa watching TV or playing video games - someone has designed the different systems you are using with you - the user - in focus. If you are constantly irritated while using your TV because the remote control just is not working the way you want, you are probably experiencing a poor UCSD. Either that, or you are just not the right user group that the company who made the TV and the remote control are interested in pleasing.
Reading the parts of the texts where the different approaches to user design were talked about, I understood why many designers think that the 'genius' approach is the way to go. It's just that much simpler to only have one person's opinions (being your own) telling you where to go with your design, rather than having to test every single design change with a user group, receive and interpret feedback and put that into use. However, it is very risky to be the only mind working on a project, which I believe is something that our group will have to keep in mind during the project. We can not just do what we want because we like the way it looks - it has to make sense to the user as well! So what I am suggesting for our future project is a mix between having a clear design idea, while also keeping an open mind for any changes proposed.
Reading the parts of the texts where the different approaches to user design were talked about, I understood why many designers think that the 'genius' approach is the way to go. It's just that much simpler to only have one person's opinions (being your own) telling you where to go with your design, rather than having to test every single design change with a user group, receive and interpret feedback and put that into use. However, it is very risky to be the only mind working on a project, which I believe is something that our group will have to keep in mind during the project. We can not just do what we want because we like the way it looks - it has to make sense to the user as well! So what I am suggesting for our future project is a mix between having a clear design idea, while also keeping an open mind for any changes proposed.
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