The user-centered design (UCD) is the practice of designing products so the users can use them with minimal stress and maximum efficiency.
The user-centered design (UCD) is the practice of designing products so the users can use them with minimal stress and maximum efficiency.
The user-centered design is based on the recognition of the needs, constraints and preferences of users, and is run primarily by business goals, as clearly specified tasks. The key elements to consider in UCD are users, tasks and context.
In order to minimize the costs of user-centered development, the project TRUMP: “Cost-effective UCD” studied which are the basic techniques to guarantee the user-centered design and which techniques complement and increase them. Thus, it is possible to apply some of these techniques that allow getting designs with a minimum guarantee regarding its usability without economic impact to the organization.
The three basic techniques that are set by the TRUMP project for user-centered design are:
1. A meeting at the beginning of the project with participants to obtain an overview of the objectives of the product and the expected usability.
2. An early evaluation of design concepts before detailed design or coding (paper prototypes). Prototypes should be updated during the development.
3. Evaluation of prototypes with real users.
