INTERACTIVE JOURNALISM

THE INFLUENCE OF DESIGN AS A SYSTEMIC APPROACH ON INTERACTIVE STORYTELLING

DESIGN MATTERS

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- I - TIME TO SHARE

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PITCH THE STORIES FOR THE “IN CLASS” PROJECT

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- II - LECTURE

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Interactive Journalism : it’s more and more all about design. The influence of design as a systemic approach on interactive storytelling

IN TODAY’S WORLD WHERE INFORMATION IS PRACTICALLY

UNLIMITED

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HERE’S THE CHALLENGE : HOW TO EXTRACT, INTERPRET, AND CREATE

MEANING OUT OF THE DATA AND INFORMATION OVERLOAD

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THE ANSWER ?

DESIGN

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LANGUAGE IS DESIGNED TO

MAKE PEOPLE UNDERSTAND EACH OTHERS

DESIGN IS IN THE CHAIR, THE TABLE, THE DOOR…

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– Wikipedia

“An AFFORDANCE is often taken as a relation between an object or an environment and an organism, that affords the opportunity

for that organism to perform an action. For example, a knob affords twisting, and perhaps pushing, while a cord affords

pulling.”

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GOOD DESIGN VS.

BAD DESIGN

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DESIGN IS ABOUT PURPOSE

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BACK IN THE DAYS

DESIGN IS ALSO ABOUT TASTE

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WORST 2008 WEBSITE

TODAY’S VERSION (NOT GOOD, BUT STILL…)

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ARGGGGGGG!

–Walter Gropius (founder of the Bauhaus)

“Our guiding principle was that design is neither an intellectual nor a material affair, but simply an integral part of the stuff of life,

necessary for everyone in a civilized society.”

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Information!

FORM FOLLOWS FUNCTIONThere are two ways to interpret the phrase “form follows function”:

Descriptive: beauty results from purity of function; Prescriptive: aesthetic considerations in design should be secondary to functional considerations.

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BEAUTIFUL THINGS FUNCTION BETTER

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“Function alone does not drive form.

Function alone doesn’t drive the resultant form.

The form evolves from the holistic forces of the project—audience needs, client desires, ethical obligations, aesthetic inclinations,

material properties, cultural presuppositions, and yes, functional requirements.”

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“I’M OBSESSED WITH HOW TO TELL

STORIES THROUGH THE INTERFACE”Alexandre  Branchet,  UPIAN

DESIGN IS NOT ONLY FORM BUT ALSO FUNCTION

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USER INTERFACEUser interface design (UI) or user interface engineering is the DESIGN of user interfaces for machines and software, such as

computers, home appliances, mobile devices, and other electronic devices, with the focus on MAXIMIZING THE USER EXPERIENCE.

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USER EXPERIENCEUser Experience (UX) involves a person's emotions and attitudes about using a particular product, system or service. User experience includes the practical, experiential, affective, meaningful and valuable aspects of human–computer

INTERACTION and product ownership.

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PRACTICAL DESIGN there is a function, a task the item is expected to perform.

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FUNCTIONAL DESIGNThese are the elements of functional design, the process of responding to the needs or desires

of the people who will use an item in a way that allows their needs or desires to be met

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- I - CONSIDER THE PRODUCT’S GOAL

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- II - CONSIDER WHO WILL BE USING IT.

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- III - CONSIDER WHAT YOUR AUDIENCE

INTENDS TO DO WITH IT.

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- IV - IS IT CLEAR HOW TO USE IT?

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- V - HOW DOES YOUR USER KNOW IT’S

WORKING?

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- VI - IS IT ENGAGING TO YOUR USERS?

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- VII - HOW DOES IT HANDLE MISTAKES?

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2015 - NEWS CATEGORY

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GET INSPIRED!

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- III - GROUP SESSION

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TEAM WORK

- IV - ASSIGNMENT

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Blog post 3: Find 2 projects online that have an extensive use of design (Graphic design, Experience Design etc..) and explain the added value of

design implementation.