Bridge for Buttons - A GUI Design Methodology Applied in Non-GUI Consumer Product Design

This paper describes the experience gained in the case study of adapting the Bridge, a GUI design method to the design of non-GUI interactive consumer products. An industrial design consultancy was looking for an efficient way of discussing the initial design ideas for a product and its user interface (UI) with the client and the client's software design consultant. The Bridge, which is a fast participatory method for bridging the gap between user requirements and the design of object-oriented graphical user interfaces (GUI) was applied in the task of designing a smart product – an interactive consumer electronic product. The goal was to design a software and hardware user interface concept in a well-structured and fruitful manner with limited time and expenses. A further goal was to assist the industrial designers in participating in their client's strategic design decision making and in the design of the overall user experience, instead of conducting a plain project-leve...

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2000
• Where: ACMDIS
• Authors: Simo Säde, Katja Battarbee
• Keywords: ACMDIS 2000, Design, Design Ideas, Human Computer Interaction, User Interface