User Centred Design

In interaction studies class, we had learn about user centred design. I am asking myself that what is the user centred design?

According to wikipedia, user-centred design is a design philosophy and a process in which the needs, wants, and limitations of end users of a product are given extensive attention at each stage of the design process.User Centred Design is the combination of graphic and usability which the balance of the good look and usable. A good design is not always satisfied customer because only customer know what they need and what they really want it. A design is a collaboration between designer and customer because designer is design for the customer so designer have to know and understand what the customer  need and what they really want with the design of the product.If the information from user is wrong,then the system will suffer. Designer have do more research of the information and different which is the correct or wrong information from the customer. Sometime designer will misunderstand the information from the customer,so one of the easiest way to prevent designer received wrong  information from customer is to have a good communication with customer.

Bus Stop Advertising

Bus stop advertising which shows the advertisement at the shelter, The purpose of the advertisement on the bus  is to get people attention and to let people read the advertising while waiting bus.When people stand there waiting for a bus they have higher chances to look at the shelter advertising board which promotes the latest product. Bus stop advertising has no time limit to promote, unlike TV advertising and radio advertising they have their working hour. Bus stop advertising has a great visibility, all the driver, pedestrians and bus riders will see the advertising. 

some creative bus stop advertising in the worlds.

IKEA Bus Stop

Real sofa from IKEA was placed in a bus stop shelter. It can let people try the sofa while waiting bus.

McDonald’s: Free coffee bus shelter  

McDonald’s was giving away free small cups of its brew for a two-week period, in an effort to attract new breakfast customers. A transit shelter was turned into an ‘hourglass,’ with an ever-diminishing number of coffee beans reminding customers of the promotion’s short-term nature.

 Fitness First: Bus stop

This fitness first bus shelter in Rotterdam, Netherlands boldly displays your weight using scales built in to the seats. Yes, the weight is in kilograms.

Bus stop – Only use electricity when you need it.

This bus stop advertising highlights the importance of saving energy by only illuminating the shelter when it is occupied. It only use electricity when you use the bus stop.

Packaging box for bus stop

Today,the lecturer teach and demonstrate how to make the packing for the bus stop model in the class.First we have to prepare a paper board. Second, we have to trace the template of the box on the paper board that the lecturer already prepare for us.Thirds, we cut it out using cutter and use coin to mark the line that we have to fold in each part of the board. The final step, we use PVC glue to glue it and use masking tape to make it stable.

The purpose of the box is to put the product into the box and the box can help to protect the product in any condition.

Graphic Design

I had learn about graphic design from Radzi Bedu in the interaction studies class. The way he teach is quite interesting and he make me easier to understand what is graphic design.

Graphic design is the art of visual communication that combines with picture, image, text and ideas to communicate message or information to an audience. A graphic designer is the one who manage all the arrangement and use element on different type of media. The common uses of graphic design include poster, magazine, newspaper, product package, website, photography,computer generate image, TV ads, menu, logo, typeface and T-shirt design. Graphic designer is to make thing look good and clearer and to make the produce more attractive.

Graphic design is a part of our daily life because that will always interact in our life such as newspaper and magazine. A good graphic design that should be communicate the idea or message very clean to the audience and the design does not make audience confuse. Even the design is just a picture, it able to bring out the idea to the audience.

Graphic design can show or explains the product behind of the story.For example, when we see the design, we understand the product that what the designer want to bring out just with some text and picture. Sometimes it can be either use image or text to represent a product to the audience. Graphic design brings image or text is look special or not ordinary that it will gets a lot of attention and great impression from the audience. Although an image can represent a thousand of words but sometime text can help audience more understand the design content.

A graphic designer should understands the material and target audience of the product. Some of the designer  will came out creative design is based on their experience and their research. There have a million type of the typeface in the world, designer have to choose suitable typeface for their product to make the product look special and attractive. Graphic designer is very important because they job is to change the world to more creative, colourful and much more interesting.

Some example of the graphic design

Working day

Today is the working day in the environmental class. Mr.Zilkiffli give us to do the sketches and consult to him in the class. I just sketch one of my  idea on the sketch book and consult to my lecturer.I explain the idea to Mr Zilkiffi and he give some comment and provide some good idea to me. He draw a sample on my sketch book that a people with a big mouth while eating mister potato. I have been chosen mister potato for my product and I have to design the advertising of the product apply to the the whole bus stop .I will show my idea in here.

Mister Potato

A product that I choose for environmental design project 1 is Mister Potato Crisp. Mister Potato Crisps are manufactured in Malaysia.Under the Mister Potato brand are two popular products, namely Mister Potato Chips and Mister Potato Crisps. Mister Potato Crisps was the product that catapulted the company Mamee Double-Decker Berhad into the status of a global player. Today, it is sold in over 120 countries and is the number one potato snack in Malaysia. All Mister Potato products are also certified Halal. There are five flavours available in our market such as original , BBQ, hot & spicy, sour cream & onion and cheese.

In the month of May 2010 Mister Potato produce a new product which is rice crisps. Rice Crisps by Mister Potato is a brand new form of snack that will be sure to revolutionize cravings for quick, crunchy crisps.Rice Crisps is the perfect composition of rice and potatoes, creating a crispy flavour packed with the rich wholesome goodness of rice and balanced by the integrity and texture of potatoes. 

Rice Crisps have 4 flavours same like the chips it have BBQ, Hot & Spicy, Sour Cream & Onion and of course the all time favourite and classic Original.

Rice Crisps lighter and more natural in flavour. However, if anyone or everyone looking for a quick and easy bite to ward off hunger and give their taste-buds a treat can enjoy this tasty snack.