The Importance of Designing with a Conceptual Model

The Importance of Designing with a Conceptual ModelTeam Panda Express

Zack CoburnKevin Cheng

Marc Sweetgall

OutlineConclusions from midterm presentationConceptual modelOur decision processFour examplesWhere we are today

Midterm conclusion

designer user

drag and drop

possible features

keeping simple

Conceptual Model Match

designer user

Design decision

consideringpersonas, scenarios, tasks, user feedback

Redesign or throw

out

Idea

Approved idea

Denied

Approved

Conceptual model filter

Design decision

consideringpersonas, scenarios, tasks, user feedback

Redesign or throw

out

Redesign or throw

out

Idea

Approved idea

Denied

Denied

Ap

pro

ved

Approved

Rotation

Collision Detection

Compass

EmailM

idte

rm

Paper Prototype Hifi Prototype Hifi RevisionStoryboard

Feature timeline

Rotation

Compass rose

Collision detection

Email to roommate

Conclusions

We got lucky.

We will use new decision process in future design endeavors.

Questions?

Conceptual model

Room

Furniture

Furniture

Communication

Roommat

e

•Arrange•Rotate•Modify•Add•Delete

•Communicat

e•Agree