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| 2 | Mon | Individual | Assignment 0: Create a name plate. | Legibility! |
| 2 | Mon | Individual | Assignment 1: Design a set of directions from the Berkeley BART station to this classroom, TEXT ONLY. | Conciseness, effectiveness, creativity. Text only. |
| 2 | Mon | Individual | Assignment 2: Sketch your cell phone. List 4 design improvements for the phone. | Thoroughness and clarity of the sketch. Creativity of the improvements. |
| 3 | Mon | Individual | Assignment 3: Design a set of directions from the Berkeley BART station to this classroom WITHOUT text. | Conciseness, effectiveness, creativity. No text. |
| 4 | Wed | Individual | Assignment 4: Create a paper prototype which describes the current
process of withdrawing $20 from an ATM machine.
List 4 ideas for improvement. Think about ordering particular bills, individualized conversation, suggestions about your checking/savings balance and many more. |
Thoroughness and clarity of the prototype. Creativity of improvement suggestions. |
| 4 | Wed | Team | Berkeley Innovation Group Exercise:
To be done in project teams: - Observations and testimonials from people using takeout boxes - Come up with 5 personas within your group - Bring all evidence of needs finding (photographs, interviews) to class to discuss on Wednesday - You will not need to turn any of this in but it will be VERY helpful when it comes to prototyping! |
Nothing to turn in, but will be discussed in class. |
| 7 | Wed | Individual | Assignment 5: Design a one page poster advertising IEOR 170 (we'll use the best one next year!). It should relate in some way to the design of David Goines, and must use no more than two hues (you can use as many saturations and values of these as you'd like). Turn in a one page printout, if you don't have access to a color printer, also include the URL where we can view it online if possible. | Creativity. Effectiveness of communication. Incorporation of David Goines style elements. Color arrangement. |
| 8 | Mon | Team |
Report I (2 pages maximum ) Project Definition, Constraints, and Goals (Think broadly in terms of user experience: don't just repeat the assignment, define the assignment!) Assessment of status quo and competition (solutions to similar challenges) Description of 3-5 Personas (representing user types/categories) 10 best brainstorming ideas: Rank in order (worst to best), describe briefly, and summarize pros and cons. Team Member Responsibilities and team design project schedule. | |
| 12 | Wed | Team | Report II (5 pages maximum ) Summary of problem, constraints, your research on competition Top 3 Design Concepts: Conservative, Intermediate, Radical Description of each, pros, cons, evaluation Initial feedback on each concept from potential users. Planned User Survey: Questions and Plan for collecting data Updated team design project schedule. |
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| 13 | Mon | Team |
Report III (nothing to turn in: team discussion with professor) Feedback and discussion based on written Report II. |
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| 13 | Wed | Individual |
Assignment 6: You have been hired by a museum to design an interactive educational exhibit to teach children ages 10-16 about the ear and auditory perception. Design an exhibit that conveys one of these points: 1. Sound and waves 2. Frequency and pitch 3. The decibel scale Illustrate with diagrams and explain how your exhibit will effectively convey the ideas. Please limit to 3 pages. |
Understanding of chosen sound characteristic. Creativity. Clarity of design. |
| 16 | Mon | Team | Report IV (powerpoint presentation: 9 minutes) Project Title, Team Members Project Definition, Personas, Constraints, and Goals Team Design Solution: Design Rationale, Details on Prototype User Survey: Results and Analysis |
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| 17 | Wed | Team |
Report V (10 printed pages maximum) Revised summary of all material Report IV Summary of Your Design Process Assessment of Team Design Solution: Pros, Cons, Possible Changes Lessons Learned, How would you do this differently next time? References |