- What makes up interaction design and what are some of the industry’s challenges?
- Interaction Design is the communication between the person and the product or service. It is found in literally everything we do every day, from making coffee to driving. According to the book, it can be broken down into six parts, Define, Discover, Synthesize, Construct, Refine, and Reflect. It is understanding the flow and movement of this communication that Interaction Designers need to understand and improve upon. Anyone can design something to look aesthetically pleasing, it is more impressive to create a design that is effective at interacting and understandable by the audience. I think some of the industry’s challenges stem from a misunderstanding or lack of understanding of Interaction Design. Since it encompasses so much about design and web and UX some people in the design industry may misconstrue their perception of Interaction Design.
- What is interaction design, how its evolving? What fields does it draw knowledge from?
- Like mentioned in the previous question Interaction is that flow of communication between the person/user and product of service. It is evolving as technology evolves. There are more opportunities to create and invent more ways to make everyday tasks easier. This field is relatively new, but Interaction Design has existed in other fields such as Graphic Design, UX (user experience), UI (user interface), Visual Interface Design, Information Architects, Cognitive Psychology, and more. They are all trying to create that dialogue between person and product and communicate some type of message.
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