Process

You Cannot Think Like Thy Users

by Vishal Mehta April 22, 2012 Process

Users Many fall into the trap of being their own user. It’s sad that real users are often not part of the entire design process whether it is a website or an application. You already know all about your services; your users don’t. You carry the passion for your business identity; your users don’t. Business [...]

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Does Threat or Fear Make You More Functional?

by Vishal Mehta April 2, 2012 Process

First published on BlogCritics.org We respond to threat or fear very naturally. In fact fear seems to be our topmost motivation. Smart leaders know this and they implement it around them very well. And the “heads” side of the coin is that it is a very good motivator. Let’s discuss with a few examples why it [...]

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Lorem Ipsum – A Bad Approach to Design

by Vishal Mehta March 12, 2012 Process

Lorem Ipsum is dummy text Are you a designer who does not worry about getting content before starting your design? Are you a consumer who does not offer content to the designer before getting a visual design? Think again! In my opinion, design without content cannot fly. Even if it does – partially to due [...]

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SCAMPER – Reverse Or Rearrange Something

by Vishal Mehta March 4, 2012 Process

We’re down to the last step/technique of SCAMPER – that is ‘R’, which means reversing or rearranging something in your process. Plenty of creative solutions surface from the thought-process of reversing something or strongly rearranging concepts and models. Few significant examples: Structured vs. Object-oriented programming. Top-down vs. Bottom-up approach. SDLC vs Agile methodology. PMP vs. [...]

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SCAMPER – Eliminate Something

by Vishal Mehta February 20, 2012 Process

Minimalism is a welcome concept these days. People like something which gives them lesser things to think about – in order to achieve their specific goals. How do you go about achieving this in your usability exercise? How do you absorb the philosophy of “LESS is MORE?” ‘E’ of SCAMPER probes into the process of [...]

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SCAMPER – Put to Another Use

by Vishal Mehta February 13, 2012 Process

Have you seen a USB pen drive that’s also a key ring? The ‘P’ of SCAMPER technique enables you to think of different ways you can put to use the same element (with or without modifications). Think of how you can solve a problem by reusing something from somewhere else. For instance, the pen drive [...]

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SCAMPER – Modify Something

by Vishal Mehta February 3, 2012 Process

Modify element of SCAMPER has two views: Magnify and ‘Distortion’. Basically, what can you change (in scale/proportion) about something you’re working on – color, sound, form, shade, shape, motion, text, location? Sometimes, crazy exaggerations result in a smarter output. At least it puts things into perspective and allows you to give a better shot at [...]

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SCAMPER – Adapt To Something

by Vishal Mehta January 27, 2012 Process

SCAMPER technique challenges the probortunity with a set of directed questions. After Substitute and Combine, we look at Adapt. The design process always brings in elements from existing objects around us. And it is for the better usually, as the user is not forced upon something that’s completely alien. So, adaptability is always present. SCAMPER [...]

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SCAMPER – Combine With Something

by Vishal Mehta January 10, 2012 Process

Combine. The second element of the SCAMPER. For any problem, “combining” concepts, bringing something together, a blend, an ensemble – leads to interesting solutions. Think about combining units, components, purposes, ideas, processes, appeals! It is all about building synergy and enhancing it, from various parts. Creative output often demands combining several unrelated items to create [...]

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SCAMPER – Substitute Something

by Vishal Mehta January 5, 2012 Process

The first element of SCAMPER. Substitute. While tackling a problem, the substitution technique allows you to generate models by challenging to replace things. Specific to your problem at hand, you can think of substituting ‘people’, ‘process’, ‘material’, ‘time’, ‘place’, and/or anything that applies. By employing this technique, you will generate interesting and diverse thought process [...]

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