[IxDA Discuss] ACD (was ...companies actually using UCD)

[Robert Hoekman, Jr.]

Yup - great article, and concept. I haven't heard anyone talk about it at
all, but I think it's phenomenal. It shares a lot with UCD, but strays on
the point of creating personas and scenarios, instead saying we should
design to support the activity itself. It helps me sleep at night.

-r-



On 6/30/06, Bret Hekking <bhekking at yahoo.com> wrote:
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> > Apple
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> > Didn't they get rid of their HCD team? I thought they were taking the
> ACD
> > approach discussed by Norman.
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> ACD = Activity Centered Design
> http://www.jnd.org/dn.mss/human-centered.html
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> I'm sure I've browsed Norman's article before, but I'll have to read up,
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> Thanks,
> Bret
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