Considering the imperfections of our short term memory, I have become much more aware of how products are designed with and without short and long term memory in mind. Meeting reminder alarms are a good example of how a product is designed to alert you 15 minutes before you've schedule a meeting. Most technology is capable of this. Or how a website will change the color of visited links so you don't click on the same thing over and over again. A very accessible design feature to make us feel smart. Our lives are so complicate with school, work, family, obligation after obligation. We have a lot to do and top keep track of.
Good design makes for good usability and makes our lives easier! The internet of things is a perfect example of how are lives become easier with good design. The internet of things - everything is connected! This is becoming a desired component of our lives. Everything in our day to day can be controlled by your smart watch. Designing for our short term memory. Good design is so appealing, but when does it become affordable? We don't own many "smart" products in our home, but I can dream of my apple watch communicating with my smart washer to remind me to change the load or communicating with my smart garage opener to remind me to close the garage door when it gets dark. The goal of good design is to make us feel smart, confident and accomplished. I love learning about new technologies products and applications that are making life easier for people, but I think I am most inspired by design that is for the greater good of humanity not just those who can afford the newest technology. The Ihangane project is a good example of good design can make life easier for a group of people who are working toward one common goal for the greater good of a community. This project, by Greater Good Studios began a grassroots effort to help health challenges in Rawanda. The goal is to support nurses as they gather and record critical health data. A goal of this tool is to increase the accuracy and completeness of data collected from mothers and children. This is the kind of design that inspires my passion for user experience design.
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