desire paths and product design

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Desire paths form how and where users want to use something. Find the desire paths when designing a product.

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Desire Paths and Product DesignLJ Jones

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What do your product and this photo have in common?

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How you wantThem to use it.

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How Theywant to use it.

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Sales occur when these line up.

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Not when they don’t.

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You can’t force it….

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..or post a signand hope They will

“Get It”.

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The Solution….

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Find the desire paths.

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Its what landscape architects call these.

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Its how people want to use something.

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Its where you should build

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Why do companies often miss the desire paths?

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Because the person whodesigned this…

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…isn’t oneof Them…

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..and got so excitedabout this…

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…that he/she failedto see this.

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To find the desire paths…

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You have to forget what you know about this.

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You have to look at it from Their point of view.

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You have to experience ithow They experience it.

Find the desire paths.LJ Jones

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