Starting with a brief history of interaction design, interaction designer Dan Saffer will cover the four approaches to interaction design; the elements, principles, and attributes of good interaction design; design research techniques; documentation; designing for multitasking, adaptation, and hacking; and service design.

Who's this workshop for?

Designing for Interaction is for new designers and anyone interested in interaction design, as well as more experienced designers who want a deeper view of and new methods for practicing interaction design.

What will be covered?

After this workshop, you should be able to:

• Understand what interaction design is and what interactions are
• Be aware of the history of interaction design
• Use the four approaches to interaction design to create products and services
• Work with the "laws" and principles of interaction design
• Know what to look for and how to record it when doing design research
• Interpret design research
• Better document interaction designs
• Employ interaction design techniques to designing services
• Consider designing for multitasking, adaptation, and hackability
• Prepare for the future of interaction design

Participants will walk away with not only a firm grasp of the underlying principles of interaction design, but also the tools needed to put those into practice.

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