Design Moves Reflection

In certain ways, this article is similar to the previous one. The author talks all about the specific design moves and goes into great depth in the description of each move. The First of the moves is “Hidden Moves in Plain Sight- What Design Does”. There are several points that follow along under this first Move.

            -Making abstract ideas tangible

            -Engaging the user to help create a more fitting solution

            -Focusing stakeholders on the idea

            -Supporting, negotiating among stakeholders as it reveals values and                          implications of the design

            -Supporting decision-making

The second move, “The Social Science Connection”, also makes several points about design and its proper usage within the context of the article.

            -Designers don’t do science and don’t observe patterns or relationships

-Designers need to experience and understand the context that their design is expected to work with

-Designers must see and learn from real users interacting with their prototypes

-Nature of design is opportunistic, creative, and reflective

The third move is prototypes. This involves all the prototypes and shows tons of images that are interactively engaging. The Prototypes are: Conceptual, Behavioral, Procedural and Appearance. Much like the last article, this article  kept me interested the whole time because the content was very beneficial.