HCID 2012 Rebeca Miranda

Visual Communication. How to sketch ideas & get others involvedHCID 2012Rebeca MirandaSedef Gavaz

12 April 2012

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Sketching

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Sketch vs. IllustrationSimple drawing to make an idea explicit

Polished, artistic drawing

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Sketch?

WHY 1234

Emotive & memorable

Share & engage

Analyse & clarify

Reference & document

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How to sketch

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VISUALthinkingHow to get the right picture

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Visual VocabularyYour personal cheat sheet

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BASICShapesAnd useful formats

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How to get others involved

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16Create excitement

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Use visuals in your deliverables

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Our history

Tell a story and make your point

19Sketch everything and have it ready to share

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Exercise: Draw the problem

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Help the board of directors visualise the User Centre Design approach. The steps are:

1.Plan2.Research3.Requirements gathering4.Design5.Evaluation 6.Design

Mission 1

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You want visualise a companies brand using a metaphor. Please choose to sketch one option: a machine, an animal or a person using the info. below.

The company: 1.Designs and develops software2.It is global3.It has more than one office in each country4.They innovate but slowly

Mission 2

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Convey the steps and key project dates to the team through a sketch:

Date:14 May – Event: Kick-off Date:1st June – ResearchDate:15th June – ReportDate:3rd July – DesignDate: 10th September – TestingDate: 2nd October – DevelopmentDate 4th November - Launch

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Mission 4

Find a way to show the following to your team:

In 2010, the energy industries’ contribution to the UK economy were:•3.7% of GDP•10.1% of total investment •49.6% of industrial investment•2.1% of annual business expenditure on research and development•150,200 people directly employed in 2009(5% of industrial employment) and more indirectly e.g. an estimated 239,000 in support of UK Continental Shelf production.

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Mission 4

Help your customer make the right choice and break up the list:

Battery life Up to: 10 hours Dimensions: H24.1 x W18.6 x D0.94cm Function: Ultra Mobile .Hard drive: 16GB HDMI inputs: No Screen size: 9.7" Stereo speakers: Built-inTouch Screen: Yes USB ports: No

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Rebeca Miranda

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