- What makes up interaction design and what are some of the industry’s challenges?
On page 22, the author describes six core components that are used in the process of Design. These core components are: define, discover, synthesize, construct, refine and reflect.
Some challenges in the industry include figuring out the always changing wants and needs of users. This is always prevalent in the design world, where the main focus is to keep a target audience. The chapter also states that is is very important to remain focused to find more detailed information while in the middle of a project.
- What is interaction design, how its evolving. What fields does it draw knowledge from?
Interaction design is design that is created with the idea that the user will interact with the technology and functions of the technology.
Interaction Design is evolving because designers are becoming very creative in how a product is designed, while still maintaining full functionality of the product. An example would be the many ways a chair looks. Interaction designers are discovering and creating different ways a simple chair can look, but still function as a comfortable seat.
In the book, it is stated frequently that Interaction Designers draw knowledge from Graphic Designers, Industrial Designers, and user interface developers. I believe that these fields are mentioned because they hand out knowledge about design, technology, and user experience.