PROJECT 1
An Observation
Since the production of services results in no material and durable good, we define the labor involved in this production immaterial labor – that is, labor that produces an immaterial good, such as a service, a cultural product, knowledge, or communication.
– Toni Negri & Michael Hardt, Empire, 2000.
Muriel Cooper, Three-screen workstation, 1989.
OVERVIEW
Choose an interface or website that you use regularly and find interesting. Using only images, document your chosen interface or website through photographs, videos, and any other appropriate means of interaction with this digital space.
CONSIDERATIONS
- What is the purpose of thisinterface, app or product work?
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How does this interface, app or product work?
- What are its users? What are their goals?
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Map the site and it’s user flows (how do you get from point a to point b?
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How does its design influence what behaviors if encourages?
- How could its design change? What effects would this have?
- What have you learned about interaction design from this interface?
PRESENTATION + TRANSLATION
Prepare a brief (5 min.) Figma presentation (minimum 50+ slides) that displays your documentation of the interface or website and your reflection on these questions.
Along with a presentation, once you’ve identified the type, color, and UI elements. You will recreate the most important screen in your experience using Figma.
DELIVERABLES
- Figma Presentation (minimum 50+ slides)
- UI Translation (recreation of the product, website, and experience)
SUGGESTED READINGS
Frank Chimero, The Web’s Grain, 2015.
Metahaven, Research and Destroy, 2016.