An Argument for Design Space Reflection

Graham Dove; Kim Halskov; Nicolai Brodersen Hansen

doi:10.1145/2971485.2971528

An Argument for Design Space Reflection

Graham Dove, Kim Halskov, Nicolai Brodersen Hansen

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Abstract

We argue that documenting, revisiting and reflecting on the design space of a project provides three important benefits. First it increases our awareness of the constraints introduced by particular design choices. Second, this qualifies our understanding of the way a design space has been filtered by design activities. Third we are prompted to challenge these constraints and reconsider disregarded opportunities. To support this argument, we revisit key activities from two projects in our interaction design lab’s portfolio, selected because of the detailed documentation available. We also introduce SnapShot, the web-based tool we are developing for this method of design space reflection. Based on these examples, we present a critical discussion and outline areas of future research.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 9th Nordic Conference on Human-Computer Interaction : Game-Changing Design, NordiCHI 2016
Editors	Wolmet Barendregt , Mohammad Obaid
Number of pages	10
Publisher	Association for Computing Machinery
Publication date	27 Oct 2016
Article number	a17
ISBN (Print)	978-1-4503-4763-1
ISBN (Electronic)	9781450347631
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1145/2971485.2971528
Publication status	Published - 27 Oct 2016
Event	NordiCHI - Gothenburg, Sweden Duration: 23 Oct 2016 → 27 Oct 2016 http://www.nordichi2016.org

Conference

Conference	NordiCHI
Location	Gothenburg
Country/Territory	Sweden
Period	23/10/2016 → 27/10/2016
Internet address	http://www.nordichi2016.org

Keywords

Design space
design documentation
reflective practice

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An Argument for Design Space Reflection. / Dove, Graham; Halskov, Kim; Hansen, Nicolai Brodersen.
Proceedings of the 9th Nordic Conference on Human-Computer Interaction: Game-Changing Design, NordiCHI 2016. ed. / Wolmet Barendregt ; Mohammad Obaid . Association for Computing Machinery, 2016. a17.

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