120 Minute Design Process.

In 2 hours, the whole design process of empathise, define, ideate, prototype and test, was achieve to design the perfect wallet for my peer in 120 minutes. This design process would usually take weeks, however, we managed to cramp it in 2 hours.

It started with an interview between my peer and I. I initiated the interview by asking her questions regarding the use of her current wallet. This gave me a little insight into what type of person she is, making is easier to empathise with her. In a second interview, I was able to dig deeper and find out the reasons why. This was the most interesting part of the process as I discovered information about my peer that you wouldn’t think you would get from initially talking about a wallet. I found out where she was born and the amount of travelling she does because of her high involvement in her sport. With the information that I gained, I was able to reframe the problem and talk about the goals, wishes and insights about my partner. A UX/Ui designer name Anastasia Prokhorova blogged about a design process that helps her in her design career. In Prokhorova's blog (2019), she asks the questions “What problem does your product resolve? What are the user's goals?” When I ask these questions I am forced to think about the purpose of my design for my peer and emphasis the goals and wishes of my peer for her wallet. The next step was ideate. In this step, we would come up with at least five ideas for my peer's new wallet. I found it hard to come up with this number of designs and in such a short time frame and realised this would be different with more time as would the others steps in this process. Once I had come up with these ideas I showed them to my peer. I asked her what she liked and disliked about the ideas. With her feedback, I spent a short amount of time coming up with the final design. The next step was to prototype. We used some arts and crafts scraps to craft the prototype. This was the most fun step and it helped you understand the realistically of your design.

This design process squeezed into two hours gave a realistic insight into the similar processes we will be going through in the future. This made me excited for what is to come.

#DES100 - Process

Prokhorova. A, May 24, 2019. - https://uxdesign.cc/what-is-the-design-process-and-why-every-designer-should-know-about-it-baab017eed82

Final Prototype: