Just Another Design Review Meeting !

Nivedita Chandra
Sep 1, 2018 · 2 min read
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Actors :

  1. Designer
  2. Man 1 (cool developer)
  3. Man 2 (technology king)
  4. Bossman

Designer : Hello everyone !

I would like to present the UX Research findings for the new proposed designs of our Product.

I spent 4 weeks understanding the users, learning about their motivations, intents, frustrations. I analyzed their behaviors and derived patterns. I also spent a week learning about our competitors, their strengths, weaknesses. I did a heuristic evaluation of the current designs to come up with a more efficient, usable interactive design.

Man 1(Thinking) : Design..hmmm..I know colors, I know fonts. This is going to be fun!

Man 2(Thinking) : Such a waste of time ! I am a TECHIE. I run the world.Why do Bossman hire such people? Why am I even here?

Bossman (Thinking) : Kabhi kabhi lagta hai apun hi bhagwan hai !

Designer : To start, we conducted a UX workshop and defined the vision.

Man 1 (Thinking) : What is he talking about? Where are the screens? Should I ask him to change the color of the presentation?

Man 2 (Thinking) : Such a waste of time !

Bossman : OK, Let me stop you right there. This is crap !

Designer : Huh ? But I did the research.

Bossman : But I am God !

Man 1 (Can’t stop himself anymore) : Also the font on the presentation is too big.

Man 2 (Thinking) : Such a waste of time !

Designer : So Do you think I should have interviewed more people?

Man 1 : Yes, and also I don’t like the black text in the presentation, Make it green.

Man 2 (Thinking) : Man 1 is speaking a lot. Bossman will start loving him more than me. I should say something too.

Yes, and how much money will we make from this?

(Thinking) : Aah, This is good.Bossman will know I am a techie who understands business as well. Aah, my cozy bubble !

Bossman : Yes, Did you talk to my boss?

Designer : No, but he was not part of our user group. See, there is a method , a process for all of this. I am trying to explain the same, if you will.

Man 1 : Bossman’s Boss does not like Black too. I know him.

Man 2 : Why are you not talking about the important stuff : the servers, the APIs, the microservices, the pods, the DBs. BTW, for your information, I know about all of them ! (Smirks)

Bossman (Thinking) : How does Man 1 know so much about my Boss. Are they close? I must fire him.

OK, Meeting over. Let’s waste some time, umm, I mean meet again next week.

Designer (Thinking) : I need a Beer !

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