In the world of experience design, it is difficult to think of a design influence more important than context of use.
Context provides many of the essential clues about the type of experience the product user desires – or, indeed, needs – and how designs are constructed as a result.
In this post you’ll discover:
- how context influences everyday experiences like dining out
- why context determines what problems we need to solve
- how context guided the design of an app to combat alcoholism
- the only reason adults go to McDonalds.
Read Gareth Dunlop’s thoughts on Context humanises the design experience, first published May 2016