Interaction Design ETC

Serendipity: an aptitude for making desirable discoveries by accident (dictionary.com)

I find quite enjoyable searching the web for new contents about interaction design: projects, ideas, methods and even definitions. And I usually do it with good results. This morning I was having a look into youtube. I have found an interesting video by Richard Ziade, where he gives a very clear and direct definition of IxD:

the design of interactions, specifically interactions between people and things. The design thinks about the dialogue and the flow the person is going to have with the products she buys.

 

Then he makes a good point about marketing, interaction design and the purchase process. People have a relationship with a product. Marketing is about getting you to the purchase point. Once you purchase, you’re gonna interact with product. Interaction design is about the dialogue between the person and the (interactive) product she buys.

// Sketchcasting

While watching this video, I discovered that this guy has been thinking about a new way of blogging. By using a tablet\pc + mic and a screencaster, Ziade is sketchcasting, i.e. drawing sketches while he’s talking (like the whiteboard people use during brainstorming \ meetings). Here is a sketchcast on how to do it:ù

I think it’s a very good way to carry and communicate ideas. The sketch has way more power than images because it’s made real-time and it is unique, like a digital sign: the sketch belongs to the blogger and it is unique.

By piede on 11:02:20 am | | # |
Tags: basement.org, interaction design, sketchcasting, ziade