[IxDA Discuss] "Elements of Interaction Design"

[Tom Erickson]

At 9:40 AM +0200 5/12/06, Jonas Löwgren wrote:
>On the other hand, inexperienced learners typically do not benefit 
>from reduction into aspects -- what they seem to need the most in 
>early stages is generative knowledge, which requires more holistic
>entrances into the field.

Jonas' comment reminded me of a piece a wrote a long time ago about
how to get started on an interaction design problem, reflecting on
what the Interaction Design equivalent of the architect's reflective
sketching is.  For me, it's storytelling.  For the essay see
http://www.visi.com/~snowfall/Storytelling.html

--Tom
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