As I entered the lab this week I was given a sheet of paper with comments about my blog. I was initially happy with my comments as their weren't too many negative statements; however it was a trap of sorts. My blog was used as an example for the rest of the class, where it was their job to find the faults. Although it was an ordeal, it did help me discover all of the mistakes I have made with this blog. After that we went through the research and design coursework and we found out that we do not have a lab next week.
With the help of the class, the faults with my blog have been exposed, these included: too much writing for each post, the lack of titles, and the absence of ‘home’ and ‘about me’ pages. I now intend to edit the design and content of this blog to take on board everything I have now learnt. In the lecture we compared dedicated devices with multi-purpose devices such as smart phones. I learnt that while most multi-purpose devices can perform their jobs admirably, they don’t normally compare favourably with devices built for a specific purpose.
It’s interesting to think about user's requirements and how they’ve evolved as time has passed. This shows that individuals don’t really know what is possible. Just under ten years ago, individuals would not have wanted portable music players, but now a large majority owns them. As a designer, it is important to realise that user requirements are forever evolving and what was once so important to individuals can one day become undesirable.
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