Human Factors of Computer Interface Design

The purpose of tonight’s class was to help you grasp:

1. the big picture about the steps in the design process, and
2. the use of various usability methods and tools throughout the process.

As promised, the slides I showed in class are embedded at the very bottom of this post. We will look at the individual methods and tools in a lot more detail in the following weeks. But before the slides, a couple of other resources I’d like to share with you:

• Results of a survey of usability professionals show which methods and tools are used most frequently;
• The video below is from the famous design company IDEO. It is a famous video that shows their design process: