Todd,
I think we both agree that design is about purpose and process - about doing something systematically, and attending to the craft and detail of the result. If I claim to "design a rollercoaster", I intend for it to be duplicated - exactly as I created - over and over. If I claim to "design the experience of using the rollercoaster", it follows that I intend for that use to be duplicated - exactly as I created - over and over. If I claim to "design the experience framework in which the rollercoaster is used", it leaves room for people to experience it in their own way. In this case, it's a totally semantic distinction, and it's a critical one. JK -- http://interactions.acm.org http://www.thoughtsoninteraction.com From: Todd Zaki Warfel [mailto:li...@toddwarfel.com] Sent: Saturday, March 28, 2009 7:47 PM To: Austin Govella Cc: list IXDA; Jon [GMAIL] Subject: Re: [IxDA Discuss] Its Just UX On Mar 28, 2009, at 7:01 PM, Austin Govella wrote: On Mar 28, 2009, at 1:04 PM, Jon [GMAIL] wrote: 1. The language of "user experience designer" is demeaning, as it implies that a designer first _makes_ an experience and then someone _consumes_ it & that consumers are, on their own, unable to experience things, and that an experience can be mass produced like a hammer or a toaster. Implicit in this language is the sense of control, power and ownership, and the idea that a consumer is helpless to bring anything on their own to a moment in time. I don't see that at all. Designing an experience doesn't mean a consumer isn't able to experience things on their own. Consumers experience things all day long at Disney, experiences, which have been designed. There might be a shared experience among those who consume it, but each still consumes it on their own in their own way. Cheers! Todd Zaki Warfel Principal Design Researcher Messagefirst | Designing Information. Beautifully. ---------------------------------- Contact Info Voice: (215) 825-7423 Email: t...@messagefirst.com AIM: twar...@mac.com Blog: http://toddwarfel.com <http://toddwarfel/> Twitter: zakiwarfel ---------------------------------- In theory, theory and practice are the same. In practice, they are not. ________________________________________________________________ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ....... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help
