Design Is Not Science: an Interview With Nate Bolt
22.05.12
You describe yourself as being a researcher, a designer, and a photo nerd. Are you equally passionate about all of these roles or is there one that stands out?
Yes. I like the way Wilson Miner talked about it in his talk at the Builder conference two years ago called “ Lean In ” (42 min).
In Remote Research, which you co-wrote with Tony Tulathimutte, you share practical advice, lessons learned, and tips and tricks that benefit both inexperienced and experienced user researchers. Where do you think remote testing is heading? If you could give our users one sound advice regarding user remote testing, what would it be?
I see designers needing more human observation than ever.
Your readers or Paul might not like this one, but I see the vendors heading in a more automated approach, because that business scales better. But I see designers needing more human observation than ever – simple ways to just watch people using interfaces. It doesn’t scale, and there’s no easy way to do it, but that’s always been my interest.
Source: Smart Data Collective