Dispelling "design" as the black art of CHI

  • Authors:
  • Tracee Vetting Wolf;Jennifer A. Rode;Jeremy Sussman;Wendy A. Kellogg

  • Affiliations:
  • IBM Research Watson- Social Computing Group, Hathorne, NY;University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA;IBM Research Watson- Social Computing Group, Hathorne, NY;IBM Research Watson- Social Computing Group, Hathorne, NY

  • Venue:
  • Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
  • Year:
  • 2006

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Abstract

We discuss the legacy and processes of creative design, and differentiate it from the type of user-centered design commonly found in CHI. We provide an example of this process, and discuss how design practice constitutes an essential mode of inquiry. We argue the complementary nature of creative design and user-centered design practices. Syncretic disciplines shift and drift from their original practice. A key issue is how CHI is to respond to changes in acceptable design practice. A key contribution of this work is an illustrative example showing how designers can communicate their intellectual rigor to the CHI community.