User-Centered Design Toolkit
Last spring I was working as an assistant researcher (at The Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences) for an Human Centered ICT group. Together with Bas Leurs, Peter Conradie, and Rosalieke Verboom (and under the supervision of Ingrid Mulder) we created the user-centered design toolkit.
At its simplest, the toolkit is a resource that you can use to help guide yourself through the work process from start to finish. We designed a five step model, and in every step you are encouraged to create, test, and analyze your work before proceeding to the next step. This iterative process is crucial to successful user-centered design as you will be continually testing a design to match the needs, wants, and requirements of the users.
Under the five steps, there are a list of tools that you might use. And for each tool we provided a simple “what, why, and how” to use them. Take a look at the toolkit and let us know what you think about it.
Please keep in mind that this is only the first version, and is far from complete. Even though we have around one-hundred tools listed, there are still many that can be added. Unfortunately this current version is quite static; there are plans for a new version that will harness the power of the community and allow users to add. moderate, and review content.
With no further ado, please enjoy the toolkit.
