[sis] the psychology of objects
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lecture in a series from Strategic Design & Management Summer Intensive at Parsons the New School for Design http://parsons-sis2014.tumblr.comTRANSCRIPT
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the psychology of objects
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a door is not just a door…a design solution to meet a set of specific needs.
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let’s examine our classroomhow are the objects designed to afford a specific use?
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…provide clues as to the operation of things (affordances).
Functionsritual/scenarios
Usabilitymechanics
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what is good design?works with natural human cognition and anticipates actual human scenarios and stories.
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what is bad design?bad design tries to talk itself out of the problem (cognitive dissonance).
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Brandmeaning
Functionsritual
Usabilitymechanics
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great design transforms diverse scenariosthe relationship between function and emotional meaning is cast in the people that use the products we design
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objects tell a storycan we unpack all the decisions that were made in any given object... what problem do they answer?
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great design endures over time“The best ecological strategy is to make products of a very high creative quality, so you can keep them for three generations.” Phillipe Starck
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the design establishes your valuearticulating relevance, purpose and sustainability
VALUEPEOPLE DESIGNDIFFERENTIATIONSEGMENTS
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maslow’s heirarchy of needsour needs rank up in relation to what we believe we get in return
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affordances
feedback
Do the clues match I get?need
desire
crave
want
decoding consumer motivation
motive
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what decisions take longer? why?
slowquick
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Usabilitymechanics
it starts with making certain key features work reliabaly
what made the Blackberry valuable?
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Alex Lee / OXO International
Usabilitymechanics
universal design opens up usability“helping people without letting them know they are being helped.”
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Brandmeaning
Functionsritual
Usabilitymechanics
good design feeds ritual and brand
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Aspirationwhat triggers emotion?
Totem
what is the power of ownership?
Ritualwhat stories will
inspire?
fashion is about casting the right balance of tangible and intangible features and building emotional meaning.
the power of ownership
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the culture of readingour understanding of “reading” will evolve based on the behaviors that generate context for what reinforces cultural codes.
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challenge: technology and readingdoes new technology replace books?
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ShareMarketerConsumer
Relevance
building sustainable insightsthe innovators recognizes that the product continues to evolve in the hands of the consumer
DESIGN
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stop thinking like a salesmaninnovation will never come from wearing down the consumer to our needs.
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case: Tropicana Rebranding
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PHILIPPE STARCK
human centered designbuilding stories that product “the result”
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brand centric / human centric
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DISCOVERYCONTROL
prisons vs. parksa mirror view of how affordances and feedback play out in designing features.
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central park is an illusion of engineeringabove ground it is a designed landscape that copies nature so closely that it disguises its own fabrication, and below ground, it is an efficient technological system,"
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encourage serendipity
design is hidden
appear natural
parks encourage discovery
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"sentiment of an invisible omniscience."
the panopticon…a type of prison building to allow an observer to observe (-opticon) all (pan-) prisoners without the prisoners being able to tell whether they are being watched.
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nothing is hidden
limited mechanics
monitored usage
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prisons design extreme controla system designed to remove any other possible path of use or experience.
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a hint of the prison in the parkpeople like to sit... but don’t get too comfortable.
DISCOVERYCONTROL
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discovery (“I’ve got a better idea”)
orientation control to restrict usecontrolling the mechanics challenges human reflexes
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RADIUS ergonomic toothbrush
orientation control in product designcontrolling how we postion the brush
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HelveticaA Documentary Film
HelveticaA Documentary Film
typography orients us
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brand’s choice of typefacewhy so many brands choose Helvetica?
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brand’s choice of typefacestrategy requires consistency and creative evolution
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HelveticaA Documentary Film
typography as weapon of control“the way something is dressed will define how you will react to it”
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controlling access to certain features to focus the experience/use.
physical control shapes a particular experience
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controlling access to certain features to focus the experience/use.
physical control directs physical narrative
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museums control physical narrativemuseums curate shows to tell a compelling story
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museum hacks open the story upwhen the experience becomes too guided
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IKEA frames how the story is consumedIKEA organizes their stores much like a curated exhibition
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IKEA hackswhen the product experience becomes too directed
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Just for Kicks
sneaker culture was born from our instintive nature to edit and reshape things
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packaging hacksAltoids tins incite a maker subculture
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packaging hacks QueInteresante labels crayon colors with the names of the chemical compounds that produce them
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Coke/Mentos as brand hacka brand wakes up to brand discovery as part of the core architecture
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physical control can broaden usagejitterbug phones reverse design features to match landline phone devices.
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physical control can remove complexitycontrol can help rewire behavior and engage consumers by leading and focusing the experience
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physical control can remove complexitycontrol can help rewire behavior and engage consumers by leading and focusing the experience
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control of design can draw us into new expectations of how things should work.
physical control can increase emotional involvement
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structural control attempts to remove threats taking away the object altogether...
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physical control and economicstv networks and advertisers remove the “skip” button.
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structural control incites disruptionhumans seek to free things...and get them for free.
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freedom beats controlhow does Netflix change the design framework for TV?
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the future of television kills the pilotKevin Spacey urges TV to give control to viewers
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awareness of when not to overdress the tasks people need to solve.
design leadership can be about what you don’t do structural control as brand focus
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Louis Vuitton pulls back on brand expansion to curb dilution in China
structural control to protect dilution
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INNOVATION
from signal to story... synchronizing brands for purpose and sustainability
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BRAND ARCHITECTURE
storiessignals
innovation is a mating game
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what the brand wants
DISCOVERYCONTROLwhat the
consumer wants
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strong brand architecture rests on understanding the right balance
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saturation
efficiencies
hyperbole
complexity
methods that unleash consumer backlash
too many line extensions
too many similar product offerings
following every trend blindly
enemies of strong brand architecturethe competitiveness brands face can distract
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cultural
exercise: identify the language that conveys levels of relevance
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this afternoon CITY AS CANVAS
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the heart of great brand is culture
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this afternoon:meet at 2pm in the entrance of MCNY
6By subway:#6 Lexington Avenue train to 103rd Street, walk three blocks west
1220 Fifth Avenue (at 103rd Street)
central park