Tutorial Description

for the Advance Program

Conceptual Design:

From User Requirements to User Interface

introductory level

Kathy Potosnak · Interface Concepts

BENEFITS

You will learn the purpose and value of conceptual design as the basis for a user interface. You will get hands-on experience with a user-centered conceptual design framework that will teach you step-by-step how to create or modify a conceptual design for a product.

ORIGINS

This tutorial is new for CHI'98.

FEATURES

· how to start with user requirements and get to a user interface design

· the seven steps of the conceptual design framework

· contents of a conceptual model

· constructing a user interface model to clearly and accurately convey the conceptual design to users

· benefits of this simple, cost-effective approach

AUDIENCE

Everyone who participates in product design activities, including user interface designers, developers, managers, usability professionals, human factors engineers, HCI researchers, technical writers, and others. Appropriate for beginners as well as seasoned professionals.

PRESENTATION

Brief lecture segments interspersed with several large group and small team exercises.

INSTRUCTOR

Kathy Potosnak is principal consultant of Interface Concepts, a user interface consulting firm she established in 1995. She developed and refined the conceptual design framework based on 14 years of experience in human-computer interaction. Previously, Kathy was employed at Adobe, Aldus, and Ashton-Tate, where she was responsible for user interface design across entire product lines. She received her Ph.D. in engineering psychology from Johns Hopkins University. Kathy has published over 30 articles and taught numerous UI design courses. She is co-founder and past chair of the Puget Sound SIGCHI chapter and a member of SIGCHI, HFES, IEEE-CS, and UPA.