Kirk_5_I

I enjoyed this chapter the most out of all the chapter's we've read so far. If I had to choose which research model I like best, I'd have to go with wireframes and storyboards. I think that a successful wireframe can provide all the information used in a graph, task flow, and task analysis, and put into an easily understood visual model. There would be no use for personas, because each user will ultimately be using the same interface. I also like storyboards because it's an easier way of visually showing the logic behind certain user actions than a wireframe can provide.

Also, does any one else think the "mood board" is a bizarre method for making a research model?

After reading the the end of the chapter about prototypes, I started to think about cell-phone displays. When I have to choose a new phone, I'm much more likely to choose a model that has a fully functional phone on display, rather than the plastic ones with static screens that are typically on display. I wonder why cell phone companies still use the plastic fake phones when cell phones are so cheap already, and people are more likely to purchase a phone they can actually play around with before they buy.