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Engineering Joy
through Design
Image Credit: Creative Commons | Flickr | Rhino Neal
Reynhardt Uys
World IA Day | Feb 2015
Johannesburg
It¡¯s all about positive change!
For more information about us:
Facebook.com/bsgafrica @bsgafrica bit.ly/BSGCompanyLinkedIn www.bsg.co.za
Proudly sponsored by:
Reynhardt Uys
Rey has 12 years of experience in South Africa
focused on delivering digital experiences and
building design capability.
Associate Consultant at BSG
Specialising in Customer and
User Experience
PS: Rey would rather watch paint dry, than
use Whatsapp.
Design was almost always
about function¡­
Image Credit: Creative Commons | Flickr | Michael Thorner
¡­ now it is about a targeted
emotive experience¡­ Image Credit: Youtube| Dole Europe
Emotions were once fluffy and
scary things.
Image Credit: Creative Commons | Flickr | Noa Liberman-Plashkes
Image Credit: Smashing Magazine | Shell Greenier
Don Norman¡¯s Theory of
Emotional Design
Plutchik¡¯s Theory of
Emotion - Wheel
But through great work done by clever people, we have
practical models to use in design¡­
Image Credit: Blogger | Monica Lu
¡­ and more
Emotional and design principles are now readily
accessible worldwide.
INFORMATION ARCHITECTURE
I.A.
User
ContentContext
Organisation Navigation
Labelling Structure
Image Credit: http://www.markopalski.com/
Journey
Motivation
Persuasion
Engagement
Image Credit: http://hintarea.com/
Was¡­ Now also¡­
It starts with having a clear objective¡­
What is it that you are trying to impact?
Just a moment?
Build an experience?
Create behavior change?
Convince me to click register
Journey through an online shop
Help me change my life
Frame of Reference
Key Motivators
Target Outcomes
Compelling
Messages
Design Elements
Also critical to know your audience¡­
Who is it that you are trying to impact?
Image Credit: http://blog.blackboard.com/student-recruitment-strategies-find-your-target-student
Needs to focus on the
cognitive and emotional views
And how the experience flows...
Image Credit: http://uxmastery.com Rail Europe Experience Map, by Adaptive Path
Flow of tasks as well as flow of
target emotional outcomes
Designing Moments
Small Joys
Ottolenghi.co.uk
Visceral design ¨C fast emotional impact.
It looks yummy!
Our brains love pictures of people and
smiling faces. Mirror neurons help
replicate the feeling of happiness.
Your Karma
Turn that frown upside down!
Overcome negative emotion risk through
reflective nostalgia.
Image Credit: New Launches
Give the user a feeling of accomplishment
through behavioral design.
Image Credit: talk android
Have you ever had fun picking your seat on an
airplane? Small delighters add joy to menial tasks.
Creating Positive Change
Big Joys
Architecting change¡­
SuperBetter by Jane McGonigal
Making yourself better, through applied emotional science.
Overall concept is based in gamification and motivates the user to do
small, but related, things in real and digital life, that lead up to the ¡°EPIC
win¡± that s/he sets at the beginning of the journey.
Optimal level of challenge, feedback loops, feel good strategies, community support
Integrates the functional, cognitive processes of setting up goals, task management,
tracking changes, communicating around progress etc. with the emotional design
focused on motivation for the user to succeed in an EPIC win!
Sounds great! But does it REALLY
impact lives
Popmythology
Organic Authority
¡­ and more
Known Motivators & Blocks
Architected Flows
Usable Designs
Known Users
With emotional design incorporated
at the level of:
A Joyful Moment
A Delightful Journey
A Life-Changing Experience
Reynhardt Uys
+27 82 350 2879

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Engineering joy through design

  • 1. Engineering Joy through Design Image Credit: Creative Commons | Flickr | Rhino Neal Reynhardt Uys World IA Day | Feb 2015 Johannesburg It¡¯s all about positive change!
  • 2. For more information about us: Facebook.com/bsgafrica @bsgafrica bit.ly/BSGCompanyLinkedIn www.bsg.co.za Proudly sponsored by:
  • 3. Reynhardt Uys Rey has 12 years of experience in South Africa focused on delivering digital experiences and building design capability. Associate Consultant at BSG Specialising in Customer and User Experience PS: Rey would rather watch paint dry, than use Whatsapp.
  • 4. Design was almost always about function¡­ Image Credit: Creative Commons | Flickr | Michael Thorner
  • 5. ¡­ now it is about a targeted emotive experience¡­ Image Credit: Youtube| Dole Europe
  • 6. Emotions were once fluffy and scary things. Image Credit: Creative Commons | Flickr | Noa Liberman-Plashkes
  • 7. Image Credit: Smashing Magazine | Shell Greenier Don Norman¡¯s Theory of Emotional Design Plutchik¡¯s Theory of Emotion - Wheel But through great work done by clever people, we have practical models to use in design¡­ Image Credit: Blogger | Monica Lu
  • 8. ¡­ and more Emotional and design principles are now readily accessible worldwide.
  • 9. INFORMATION ARCHITECTURE I.A. User ContentContext Organisation Navigation Labelling Structure Image Credit: http://www.markopalski.com/ Journey Motivation Persuasion Engagement Image Credit: http://hintarea.com/ Was¡­ Now also¡­
  • 10. It starts with having a clear objective¡­ What is it that you are trying to impact? Just a moment? Build an experience? Create behavior change? Convince me to click register Journey through an online shop Help me change my life Frame of Reference Key Motivators Target Outcomes Compelling Messages Design Elements
  • 11. Also critical to know your audience¡­ Who is it that you are trying to impact? Image Credit: http://blog.blackboard.com/student-recruitment-strategies-find-your-target-student Needs to focus on the cognitive and emotional views
  • 12. And how the experience flows... Image Credit: http://uxmastery.com Rail Europe Experience Map, by Adaptive Path Flow of tasks as well as flow of target emotional outcomes
  • 14. Ottolenghi.co.uk Visceral design ¨C fast emotional impact. It looks yummy!
  • 15. Our brains love pictures of people and smiling faces. Mirror neurons help replicate the feeling of happiness. Your Karma
  • 16. Turn that frown upside down! Overcome negative emotion risk through reflective nostalgia. Image Credit: New Launches
  • 17. Give the user a feeling of accomplishment through behavioral design. Image Credit: talk android
  • 18. Have you ever had fun picking your seat on an airplane? Small delighters add joy to menial tasks.
  • 20. Architecting change¡­ SuperBetter by Jane McGonigal Making yourself better, through applied emotional science.
  • 21. Overall concept is based in gamification and motivates the user to do small, but related, things in real and digital life, that lead up to the ¡°EPIC win¡± that s/he sets at the beginning of the journey. Optimal level of challenge, feedback loops, feel good strategies, community support
  • 22. Integrates the functional, cognitive processes of setting up goals, task management, tracking changes, communicating around progress etc. with the emotional design focused on motivation for the user to succeed in an EPIC win!
  • 23. Sounds great! But does it REALLY impact lives Popmythology Organic Authority ¡­ and more
  • 24. Known Motivators & Blocks Architected Flows Usable Designs Known Users With emotional design incorporated at the level of: A Joyful Moment A Delightful Journey A Life-Changing Experience