Stephen Denning's talk from the UXPA 2014 Ignite session "Are you a Super Hero or a Super Villain? Using Design Psychology for Good (and Evil)."
Design Psychology is a powerful tool to wield and can be used to the benefit or detriment of our users; motivating them to behave in ways that can be in their interest, or our own. Our panel of experienced professionals, each with an interest in different facets of design psychology, will choose a white hat or black hat - some taking the side of good and honest intentions, with others taking the dark side where manipulation and coercion reign. On which side will you fall?
9. “We do not perceive what is actually
in the external world so much as we
tend to organize our experience so
that it is as simple as
possible…simplicity is a principle that
guides our perception and may even
override the effects of previous
experience.”
(John Benjafield)
@uservision @steve_denning
10. in tu i tive
/in‘t(y)ooitiv/
Adjective
1. Using or based on what one feels to be true even without conscious r
easoning; instinctive.
2. (chiefly of computer software) Easy to use and understand.
= Trust = Good
@uservision @steve_denning
20. • Closure
• Symmetry
• Common fate
• Connectness
• Parallelism
• Common region
• Past experience
• Focal point
• Simplicity
21. • Maximise use of
pre-attention in design
• Think structure before
content
• Communicate as much as
possible through shape,
colour and layout
• Combine the laws for
maximum effect
So…
Stephen Denning
stephen@uservision.co.uk
@steve_denning @uservision
CreditsReferences
• http://www.flickr.com/photos/orangeacid/234
358923/
• http://www.csc.ncsu.edu/faculty/healey/PP/
• http://www.flickr.com/photos/29317846@N0
3/2743294768/
• http://www.flickr.com/photos/mr_t_in_dc/37
56880888/
• http://www.sxc.hu/photo/883166
• http://jtl.deviantart.com/art/White-Vision-
1104943
• http://www.cledsonsoares.blogspot.com
• http://www.brainconnection.com
• D. Kahneman, “Thinking Fast & Slow” (2012)
• C. Ware, “Information Visualization:
Perception for Design” (2004)
• C. Wickens, S. Gordon Becker, Y Liu & J Lee,
“Introduction to Human Factors Engineering”
(2003)