The Fable of the User-Centred Designer

by David Travis

From the publisher:

"Many years ago, I read a book by Kenneth Blanchard & Spencer Johnson called The One Minute Manager. The book is an allegory about good versus bad management. It describes the journey of a young man who wants to learn how to become an effective manager.

Sitting at home one day, I found myself musing on what Blanchard & Johnson would have to say about user-centred design. Like management, user-centred design is ostensibly
simple, yet when it comes to great user experiences many people do it incorrectly. And as with management, there are some simple but powerful rules.

This fable is the result of my thinking. I’ve retained the narrative structure of The One Minute Manager and if you know the book there are some other similarities you’ll discover.
But above all, it’s a simple description of the secrets of user-centred design. I hope you enjoy it, apply it and pass it on.

David Travis, December 2009"

Genres: Design

42 pages, ebook

First published December 1, 2009

Reviews

[Aldi · Rating 4 out of 5]

Apenas estoy aventurandome en el mundo de UX o diseño de experiencia de usuarios y este libro es una pequeña introducción para identificar los puntos que debes considerar.

[Bogyó Péter · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great book - eyeopener. I think if everybody who in IT business (or connected) will read this the world will be more simple, easy and user-friendly :)

[Brad Cooper · Rating 1 out of 5]

This book really won't teach you anything, guess it was meant to be a bit humorous, but it was lost on me.

[Marina Macacchero · Rating 2 out of 5]

No new information, but an easy way to learn about the basics about how to build an interface based on user and it´s tasks.

[Ale Muñoz]

Lovely little book, would make for a nice quick intro to UCD for clients and designers not familiar with the concept.

[Jenny · Rating 2 out of 5]

meh nothing new

[Alejandro Amador · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good short story of User Experience fundamentals