So what does a good teacher do? Create tension - but just the right amount.
Beauty and brains, pleasure and usability - they should go hand in hand.
We expert teachers know that motivation and emotional impact are what matter.
And to get real work experience, you need a job, and most jobs will require you to have had either real work experience or a graduate degree.
User-centered design means working with your users all throughout the project.
Market segmentation s a natural result of the vast differences among people.
Also note that invariably when we design something that can be used by those with disabilities, we often make it better for everyone.
To me, error analysis is the sweet spot for improvement.
Sure, one can always get the students to relax and be happy - entertained, but although being laid back and relax can also lead to creativity, mostly it means that nothing much gets done.
In my opinion, no single design is apt to be optimal for everyone.
Am I an Apple bigot? No. I can critique their products and their customer service philosophy. But overall, they do better than any other player.
I believe that robots should only have faces if they truly need them.
Knowing how people will use something is essential.
Everyday people are not very good designers.
I prefer design by experts - by people who know what they are doing.
Isn't one of your first exercises in learning how to communicate to write a description of how to tie your shoelaces? The point being that it's basically impossible to use text to show that.
I think there is a tendency in science to measure what is measurable and to decide that what you cannot measure must be uninteresting.
Scientists are always skeptics.
You won't catch me giving clear lectures.
As for all those mistakes I make - they are on purpose - to teach you how to deal with them.
