Monologue on Delightful Design

Presented by: Muki Regunathan27 August 2014, The Leela, Gurgaon

To design, or not to design, that is not the question:Whether it is better in the marketTo design for survival, or for show? Cater to user empathy, or my ego?

Do I need a long term vision, or create on the go?Is it to internal navigation, or external pressure that I bow?Where exactly is the design destination, who knows and how?

For instance, who would have imagined a bare compass design Could reshape the course of history and throw open new opportunities to strike terror, or tender care in equal measure?

To conquer, colonize and virtually unlock a whole new dimension in the way we see, interpret and utilize the collective genius

Of a brave new world roaring to go to undiscovered boundaries where

In the network of human, material and mind, There is yet so much more to findPuzzles the will and makes the creative endeavor, a testing ground forever.

Design Monologue

Design navigation

Design to survive or for show? Cater to user empathy or my ego? Do I need a long term vision or, Create on the go?Is it to internal navigation or external pressure that I bow?Where exactly is the design destination, who knows and how?

Designed for survival Designed for communicationDesigned for guidance

Design: A currency you can bank upon?

Form or function? Tradition or Breakthrough? Scale or stay niche, Design what sells or, sell what you design? Design today, sell tomorrow? Who can confidently say what’s the currency of design?

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Yesterday Tomorrow?Today

Timeless design

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Design is global.

NY Subway

Art is personal.

Michelangelo's Sistine

chapel

Take you back in time You are living the design

Design hook

What’s good design, does it conquer all? Adaptability, simplicity, accessibility, and relevance to audience most of all. Who ever imagined libraries would one day be without people or books, That they would hook you to your tablet from the remotest nooks?

Design: Original Purpose

What’s the original purpose of your design and what’s it used for now?

Do I deviate from the original, cash in on surprise and cause a row,

Or, wait for critical mass, release a sequel and call it a Pro?

Design: Formal or Informal

Should design be formal and fancy, or fresh and informal like it is trending today? Pictures were once so ceremonial but now they are so social, Do I follow the mundane or the iconic, who knows what’s the success tonic?

Ceremony focus Selfie-centered

How design works?

Delightful design doesn’t make the user think.

Focus Vs Busy

Cleartrip Makemytrip

Design: Seamless Vs Obtrusive

Good design often hides itself, but bad design shows. Should I design subtle, remain anonymous or reveal everything?

User centric - FREE Has to be more user centric - Paid

Static Vs Dynamic

No engagement Higher engagement

Conventions Vs Innovation

Informative

Convenient

Commodity Vs Experience

Linear Magical experience

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Micheal LittmanBrown University computer

scientist

Successful execution of the Internet of Things requires consideration of the interface's usability as well as the technology itself. These interfaces need to be not only more user friendly but also better integrated.

"If users need to learn different interfaces for their vacuums, their locks, their sprinklers, their lights, and their coffeemakers,

it’s tough to say that their lives have been made any easier."

The Next Big Thing in Design: UX & UI for the Internet of THINGS

Delightful design

1. Experience creation is collaborative not an individual contribution. It

has to be simple, flexible, accessible and relevant.

2. Delightful design = idea + people + process + technology

3. Cannot design without understanding what technology can do:

security, responsibility and impact has to be anticipated and

addressed in design thinking

4. Connecting people & product = what’s your design story?

The diagnostic instrument with the 21 inch touch display

Signature design elements taken from the Visual Brand Language

Home screen

The Home screen is the main start-up screen for the system. It provides monitoring of key modules and system information for the user. 

Drag and drop user experience

The app window is "chromeless" because it contains no border "chrome" components, such as the address bar, title bar, status bar, and toolbars. While running, it uses all of the monitors display area.

Placing the widget in the library

The User Interface will be displayed on 21 inch touch screen placed inside the diagnostic instrument.

Double tab to maximize the widget window

Any designed selection areas need to accommodate touch, there will be no mouse or keyboard supplied with the system.

Supply status screen

The Supply status screen provides the user with a visual summary of the current inventory status of the on-board and bulk supplies for each module.

Menu interface

The middle of the left bar is for user notifications. At the bottom of the left bar there are 6 buttons for short cut navigation; selection of these buttons allows the user to go directly to the associated screen.

Menu drop down

The left bar is used for navigation; the menu button when selected will display the available navigation selections.

Thank youTogether we can create magic

muki@peppersquare.com