Drew Cogbill | Thesis Blog

Available on iTunesU: Problems and dsolutions with interactive devices

In this talk, Harold Thimbleby, of FIT Lab, is arguing that design (and life) problems can be effectively exposed through telling good stories.  The story format Thimbleby advocates for is a “dstory,” a video under 2 minutes with still images and voice over.

Dstories have the ability to shine light on problems which are generally accepted or overlooked in daily operation.  They use a particular incident to highlight a particular design problem by connecting to people you want to take action.

The Dstory method could be interesting for prototyping.  Thimbleby’s talk also highlights how annoying it is to quickly create and store video files.