From Visions to Specification : Using user designed mock-ups for envisioning user requirements for the future e-newspaper

• Main Authors: Ovesson, Fredrik, Wikström, Kristin
• Format: Others
• Language: English
• Published: Högskolan i Halmstad, Sektionen för Informationsvetenskap, Data– och Elektroteknik (IDE) 2005
• Subjects: E-paper; Online newspapers; E-newspaper; Design; User requirements
• Online Access: http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hh:diva-1825

In this paper we have studied how user designed mock-ups, together with video recordings, can contribute in the process of generating user requirements when designing the future e- newspaper. The mock-ups originate from future workshop carried out within the DigiNews project. By analyzing user designed mock-ups to retrieve user requirements and evaluating the results against a focus group and newspaper designers we gained understanding on how mock-ups can contribute as data input in a user involved design process. The study concludes that mock-ups are an effective tool for making use of users’ visions and opinions in a dynamic design process.