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More than Wireframes
Reflections on the Traditions of Web Design
Edward BilodeauMcGill Libraryedward.bilodeau@mcgill.ca | @edbilodeau
More than Wireframes
Reflections on the Traditions of Web Design
More than Wireframes
Reflections on the Traditions of Web Design
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Web Design as Process
Well-defined
Ordered
Understandable
Optimizable
Repeatable
More than Wireframes
Reflections on the Traditions of Web Design
Tradition A long established and generally accepted custom or method of procedure, having almost the force of a law;
an immemorial usage;
the body (or any one) of the experiences and usages of any branch or school of art or literature, handed down by predecessors and generally followed.
[…] an embodiment of an old established custom or institution, a ‘relic’.
Source: OED
More than Wireframes
Reflections on the Traditions of Web Design
(cc) Ben Bawden <http://www.flickr.com/photos/benbawden/2829453577>
Web Services User Experience
What does UX look like at my library?
Constrained by timeresources
Your design process should respectyour ability to implement.
Design Implementation
Design Implementation
Design Implementation
On the subject of feasibility…
Hunt LibraryNorth Carolina State UniversityHunt LibraryNorth Carolina State University
Source: architecture norway <http://www.architecturenorway.no/projects/learning/hunt-2013>
Incredible spaces!Incredible spaces!
ROBOTS!!!ROBOTS!!!
Robots.Robots.
“Build this!”
Know yourself.
Next…Next…
library problem space
design solutions
DIYHTML, Perl, CSS, JavaScript, PHP, …All custom solutions
Phase 1:
Products and ServicesDrupal, WordPress, Prefab, …
Standardized solutions that offer limited customization
Phase 2:
by Configuration
Requirements met by…
Base Functionality
Customizing software applications
Applications constrain designpossibilities…
… so what am I doing here?
technologyoperations
marketing
communicationscommunity
people
strategy
web design
Good web design supports a good library.
Bad web design undermines a good library.
Good web design can’t save a bad library.
Amoco Oil and Gas
Use participatory design to implement open-plan workspaces.
Web design process
Design the solution that will fulfill the project objectives
Facilitate the adoption and success of new design*
* Assuming you use a participatory design approach!
A few questions for you to reflect on…
How is my web design process constrained by time? By resources? By expertise? By our ability to implement?
To what extent have I tailored our web design process to the realities of our library?
Is my bias for/against applications/solutions warranted?
Is web design carried out as apart from or as a part of related aspects of the library (operations, marketing, human resources, etc)?
How much effort do I put into managing change?
Web design is hard.
Be thoughtful, honest, & considerate.
Thank you.