https://www.nathanporteous.com/my-story daily 0.75 2023-03-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e5c6652556661723b904ec5/1583804095044-NH9CCFXYM7YQKC8GR4CM/dream+job-01-01.png My Story - My dream job would be… 1 part design 1 part technology 1 part education with just a pinch of play. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e5c6652556661723b904ec5/1583831523658-65C2YQ8AUV7GSZ4ODKK8/many-hats.gif My Story https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e5c6652556661723b904ec5/69d2f11b-15a9-4d1a-92c4-88f281facc8e/where-I-have-been_4.gif My Story https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e5c6652556661723b904ec5/1583300547138-RGJ79M4TTJI5KQQFN2ME/Nexus+Logo_AI-01.png My Story https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e5c6652556661723b904ec5/1583300538178-51J4VPVWTO5L1IIAP3QR/IBM-White.png My Story https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e5c6652556661723b904ec5/1583300548394-0P53RSAMVZCDCY5IZG64/radioflyer+logo-01.png My Story https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e5c6652556661723b904ec5/1583300546787-XB0QDR0PZE8ROPVRWCOS/humanscale-seeklogo-01.png My Story https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e5c6652556661723b904ec5/1583300539017-JNDYATHK2VBBUTJ747NI/hasbro.png My Story https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e5c6652556661723b904ec5/1583300539015-NHL2C0GYNP1TTZCP3BN8/General_Assembly_logo.png My Story https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e5c6652556661723b904ec5/1583300538180-B3S8WENOZUGWMJC6S2OE/72_SavannahCollegeofArtandDesign_icon_white.png My Story https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e5c6652556661723b904ec5/1583300547143-DDADRQR1SCIVI7K5ZU6M/RF0010-01-Rensselaer-Large-Logo-with-Tagline-RGB-White-01.png My Story https://www.nathanporteous.com/case-studies daily 1.0 2022-09-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e5c6652556661723b904ec5/1583208153942-NH1AR07AL1NCG9GF4ATD/throwing+rocks.png My Ideas https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e5c6652556661723b904ec5/1583224824830-LGZGMY27XYSYC6EYFAOU/IMG_4513.jpg My Ideas - Research ideas. Good ideas come from solid research. No one is an expert on everything. Uncover users’ deep motivations and challenge assumptions. Design Research Case Study https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e5c6652556661723b904ec5/1583224396943-0BHCN7DWA5IVXMBTVYPL/3S6A0073.jpg My Ideas - Re-frame ideas. Good ideas come from looking at old problems in new ways. No one has ever changed the world by being content with the status quo. Interaction Design Case Study https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e5c6652556661723b904ec5/1583992683475-WNB9BI85J9KDN1B755PH/nomad+iterations.jpg My Ideas - Iterate on ideas. Good ideas come from iterative design. You will never get it right the first time, so experiment, learn from failure, and try again. User Experience Case Study https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e5c6652556661723b904ec5/1583217637612-IBBRQYYHGZVBU49UGSNV/20140220_143138167_iOS.jpg My Ideas - Test ideas. Good ideas come from rigorous testing. Take your ideas, make prototypes, and send them out into the real world to collect feedback from potential users. Product Development Case Study https://www.nathanporteous.com/if-computers-could-shrug daily 0.75 2020-03-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e5c6652556661723b904ec5/1583324027550-PDMC96KWWIUM9YKPQM64/ces2014-restdevices_mimo-0621.jpg If Computers Could Shrug Computers have not only saturated our businesses, but also our homes and personal lives. Their original purpose was to increase productivity. However, in today’s world, what do we sacrifice if we focus solely on efficiency? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e5c6652556661723b904ec5/1583343193940-IO202KPO6O5FTZ2Z72XD/apple_imac_201700.jpg If Computers Could Shrug - 2014 2014 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e5c6652556661723b904ec5/1583342514347-BF4BQUYT634ALRKJH8O3/Mac_Plus_Keacher_on_Desk_Wide.jpg If Computers Could Shrug - 1984 1984 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e5c6652556661723b904ec5/1583326529230-KHEVWEZJ8GCS9Q64YS5W/l1kNVkFYGnqDBPZT.jpg If Computers Could Shrug - Haptic https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e5c6652556661723b904ec5/1583330262012-JI6RGL4ARWM03EDSYYTI/l5w.jpg If Computers Could Shrug - Organic https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e5c6652556661723b904ec5/1583327981446-9G1VSUO39QFLJWSDTVF6/4d+model_2.png If Computers Could Shrug 4D Multiple Resource Model (Wickens 2008) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e5c6652556661723b904ec5/1583330223954-CE38JTFDFRXBRSGPICEF/reactable_06.jpg If Computers Could Shrug - Tangible https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e5c6652556661723b904ec5/1583339978268-WU6LUZ945T38H3PEKLGM/Device%2B4%2BRadar%2BChart.jpg If Computers Could Shrug https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e5c6652556661723b904ec5/1583339915880-GS25O4UHSXZNM46UC9SQ/lion_yawn_cry_mane_26591_1920x1080.jpg If Computers Could Shrug - Breathing https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e5c6652556661723b904ec5/1583332923006-5JGAPC7TIHLG21K4IVME/IMG_8667.jpg If Computers Could Shrug https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e5c6652556661723b904ec5/1583339620043-E6EVP61FUXBPAK49QS3Z/Device%2B2%2BRadar%2BChart.jpg If Computers Could Shrug https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e5c6652556661723b904ec5/1583339155765-XT1849GZXU0BNASKN1A4/IMG_8690.jpg If Computers Could Shrug https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e5c6652556661723b904ec5/1583332722620-49JE7OKQSWOG0ZFOPYV8/357699-cockatoo.jpg If Computers Could Shrug - Epidermal Appendages Epidermal Appendages https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e5c6652556661723b904ec5/1583333062981-CY4E4CHA7VTW8NV3WTPD/image-asset.jpeg If Computers Could Shrug https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e5c6652556661723b904ec5/1583339857930-F1WLAXEQ7BG4YA10LVXH/Device%2B3%2BRadar%2BChart.jpg If Computers Could Shrug https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e5c6652556661723b904ec5/1583340096145-T5JK27FPSHQCZ3J5KMEM/pufferfish-inflated-closeup.ngsversion.1396530894563.jpg If Computers Could Shrug - Body Size https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e5c6652556661723b904ec5/1583339303149-PMH25NW2QMDG6SDXQK9P/IMG_8676.jpg If Computers Could Shrug https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e5c6652556661723b904ec5/1583339574394-P0H3YPD8L77YKVSTNL3N/Meerkat_At_the_zoo_Novosibirsk_Siberia.jpg If Computers Could Shrug - Posture https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e5c6652556661723b904ec5/1583339802882-FCZJUWS9GF9XP8CMMZ69/IMG_6953.jpg If Computers Could Shrug - Trembling https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e5c6652556661723b904ec5/1583339362771-HLU04EESO1T1HIQ43P06/IMG_8662.jpg If Computers Could Shrug https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e5c6652556661723b904ec5/1583339253180-V3KCFHQPORK8PZZZ5WMY/IMG_8693.jpg If Computers Could Shrug https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e5c6652556661723b904ec5/1583340173793-BEDDPR20LE3M4NMGJ16A/Device%2B5%2BRadar%2BChart.jpg If Computers Could Shrug https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e5c6652556661723b904ec5/1583391141260-IGNE7KLXD9D3RK2EPFA9/ezgif.com-video-to-gif.gif If Computers Could Shrug 40° F https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e5c6652556661723b904ec5/1583391593317-2YHXCHX8FYN9V8JKMTKY/ezgif.com-video-to-gif-2.gif If Computers Could Shrug 50° F https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e5c6652556661723b904ec5/1583392141388-3JUL5KWGRXBK0SV3D4GZ/ezgif.com-video-to-gif-3.gif If Computers Could Shrug 50° F and Rain https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e5c6652556661723b904ec5/1583393135000-C3M66V7JB6P9NP0PSRMU/user+journy-01.png If Computers Could Shrug https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e5c6652556661723b904ec5/1583395099582-KZRYOE0MPTX7WB6VVCX3/3S6A0073.jpg If Computers Could Shrug https://www.nathanporteous.com/scad-moa daily 0.75 2020-12-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e5c6652556661723b904ec5/1583491308862-HGNX6KCRXB62LIN17RDR/IMG_4513.jpg SCAD MoA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e5c6652556661723b904ec5/1583415739589-YTA1DPPOSQC7OWH2UYSX/theater.jpg SCAD MoA - Actionable Insights Actionable Insights Make suggestions on the steps your clients need to take to move forward. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e5c6652556661723b904ec5/1583415579781-LKFV4X71EKP0HY5GOFFF/shadow%2Bcurators.jpg SCAD MoA - Primary Research Primary Research Learn about the scope first hand. Remember what people say is not always what they do. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e5c6652556661723b904ec5/1583415492796-LOVM1AYYQ35FRDFYLS8Q/process%2Bbook.jpg SCAD MoA - Secondary Research Secondary Research Collect a solid background on the scope of the project from the experts. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e5c6652556661723b904ec5/1583415678986-3LA5P6XHSIJBJ33GJIPQ/Museum%2BCLC.jpg SCAD MoA - Analyze Data Analyze Data Organize the qualitative and quantitative data in ways that are easier to digest. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e5c6652556661723b904ec5/1583460462359-CAB9WT3R6LW2M1ML93RG/14+%282%29.jpeg SCAD MoA - Research questions help to define the topics that need to be understood to successfully tackle a design brief. They also create the basis for the research plan that outlines what we need to know, why we need to know it and how we will obtain this data. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e5c6652556661723b904ec5/1583861177551-ZRT3HEG74AVY5A26EKPB/swot-01.png SCAD MoA - SWOT Analysis The SWOT Analysis is used to evaluate a service's strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats. The purpose of the analysis is to compare and contrast a service to others within the same industry. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e5c6652556661723b904ec5/1583465845168-4113L43WGJV53L2H0BIB/image%2B%25285%2529.jpg SCAD MoA - Innovation Sourcebook The Innovation Sourcebook is a method for collecting the best practices from a range of services within an industry. This approach helps discover and catalog successful examples of organizations and offerings. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e5c6652556661723b904ec5/1583465950343-07VH7G9JULAYVYZIPMV6/image%2B%252838%2529.jpg SCAD MoA - Innovation Evolution Map The purpose of Innovation Evolution Maps are to display how an industry has evolved over time. Using side-by-side comparisons the researcher can gain insights from this historical overview of the innovations in a particular industry. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e5c6652556661723b904ec5/1583465473871-9AAFXWG87UPQM1RS2BNU/ChristianCarr_0015.jpg SCAD MoA - Expert Interview Experts Interviews can help you quickly get up to speed on your subject area. Their perspective and insights can help you to form a foundational understanding of your topic so that you can hit the ground running with your research. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e5c6652556661723b904ec5/1583469072675-6CLW7BNHNZUP0CQDQLOH/13%2B%25284%2529.jpg SCAD MoA - Fly-on-the-Wall Observation Fly on the Wall Observation allows for the researcher to observe firsthand people's behaviors in their real-world environment. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e5c6652556661723b904ec5/1583469237863-INZK5A4RY38AT0XBA6U7/13%2B%25285%2529.jpg SCAD MoA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e5c6652556661723b904ec5/1583469590558-6DK9CVJ4KN02OBLSEJV2/56%2B%25282%2529.jpg SCAD MoA - 2x2 User Map A 2x2 User Map helps to organize all the different users of an environment. The two dimensional spacial map splits all users into four different archetypal user groups allowing for the creation personas that can cover a wide rang of user needs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e5c6652556661723b904ec5/1583470315618-93QW927ACD14EJGOJXK2/interactive.jpg SCAD MoA - The Dilettantes People who appreciate art even if they are not formally trained in the subject. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e5c6652556661723b904ec5/1583470128590-ET92JZY3R9KPC6MWV1BW/in%252Bhouse%252Bartist.jpg SCAD MoA - The Creatives People who come to the museum because their art is their livelihood. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e5c6652556661723b904ec5/1583470544488-BS592VP3NYGRGCC74PE7/lobby%2Bcafe.jpg SCAD MoA - The Others People who appreciate art even if they are not formally trained in the subject. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e5c6652556661723b904ec5/1583470411050-ZF8SM2AQJ4WQJD03VGCT/general%2Bpublic.jpg SCAD MoA - The Tag-Alongs People who come to the museum because someone else in their group wanted to go. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e5c6652556661723b904ec5/1608296228617-KGY0PQ3UR9177VE15FAS/Security%2BGuard%2B_%2BDavid.jpg SCAD MoA - David, Security Guard “I would love to see a student gallery. I mean, there’s galleries with professional artist in here, but [this] museum is to inspire students” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e5c6652556661723b904ec5/1608296076618-C0D6NQPA4I0OHYT5DM7A/tim.jpg SCAD MoA - Tim Peterson, Chief Curator “From conception to execution, you don’t really know what you have until you are on the other side. To see people respond to it. How the artist feels about it.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e5c6652556661723b904ec5/1608296158490-F709NSGKY1QGI4ZARFAB/Docent_%2BLucia.jpg SCAD MoA - Lucia, Docent “What’s most valuable is the exposure that we get to curators, artist, and talking to each other discussing about the art really absorbing all the first hand knowledge other rather than just reading about it” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e5c6652556661723b904ec5/1583475397366-M9YJ7JM80QZ0KBRR1NHB/IMG_4619.jpg SCAD MoA - Cultural Probe The purpose of Cultural Probes to learn about user's or community's values and sincere thoughts. This is normally done by using a combination of tools, artifacts, and tasks to aid in extracting authentic responses from people. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e5c6652556661723b904ec5/1583476887236-J2DCL66Y3U715M4KVCL9/image%2B%252844%2529.jpg SCAD MoA Affinitize Record all quotations and observations onto Post-it notes. Look for ideas that appear to be related and group them. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e5c6652556661723b904ec5/1583477079362-OMJ2RIT7HDRL6XPDR5YD/image%2B%252825%2529.jpg SCAD MoA Affinitize Use these groups to create statements from the perspective of the user then affinitize these statements into new groups. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e5c6652556661723b904ec5/1583477286540-B7P9FG7HULLLDLJY55A4/image%2B%25289%2529.jpg SCAD MoA Affinitize Use these groups to form insights and organize these insights into several themes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e5c6652556661723b904ec5/1583480289895-UX7WIFE0L70TGP7WI0QP/wrench-solid-01.png SCAD MoA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e5c6652556661723b904ec5/1583480408772-46A54V347M33HDXIVBAL/seedling-solid-01.png SCAD MoA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e5c6652556661723b904ec5/1583480451268-40UA5P5KWOZDGPS41ERI/graduation-cap-solid-01.png SCAD MoA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e5c6652556661723b904ec5/1583480485479-H91ZX32YJ429J15IHFRJ/eye-solid-01.png SCAD MoA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e5c6652556661723b904ec5/1583482791732-1DVBF9ONAZRGW3B6KS5B/wrench-solid_yellow-01.png SCAD MoA - Operations https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e5c6652556661723b904ec5/1583484679689-S030ABEJG05PSA1DA2PY/watch%2Bset%2Bup.jpg SCAD MoA Provide a process book, video or picture book near the final piece of art. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e5c6652556661723b904ec5/1583484490885-ITEQPVTEAUOXRJER878Y/in%2Bhouse%2Bartist.jpg SCAD MoA In house artist; where the artists creates their piece in front of the museum visitors. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e5c6652556661723b904ec5/1583484545565-WE7X857AIZZMUG3WDHZW/process%2Bbook.jpg SCAD MoA Provide a process book, video or picture book near the final piece of art. https://www.nathanporteous.com/the-nomads-companion daily 0.75 2020-03-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e5c6652556661723b904ec5/1583507811461-RJ5XK67GM9SODJOKU7ON/Beijing-China-Trust-Instincts-SOLO0316.jpg The Nomad's Companion https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e5c6652556661723b904ec5/1583508771639-0BAHD8BXQWKXCDNC6WIN/Expat+Research2.jpg The Nomad's Companion Social media platforms, on the other hand, typically offer real-time features such as private chats, discussion boards, interest groups forums, and special events. While these can be helpful and relevant to any expat service, they are better covered by established social media platforms such as Facebook. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e5c6652556661723b904ec5/1583508655698-MHPACSZX8M965CXRQRQ2/Expat+Research.jpg The Nomad's Companion Travel guides are typically organized as a database of short overviews of different topics. Some also include other helpful information such as phrasebooks, currency converters, and checklists. However, most specialize in assisting tourists, rather than expats. Guide services that do focus on expats tend to be poorly organized and require a lot of browsing to find what is needed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e5c6652556661723b904ec5/1583518068278-AIGCX6Y7FOZ8IFPBFQR3/Personas+22.jpg The Nomad's Companion https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e5c6652556661723b904ec5/1583518177109-HTP1RCIKLWFJD4PIT00Y/Personas+2.jpg The Nomad's Companion https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e5c6652556661723b904ec5/1583558146526-Y6W7GMWIG58JEO05QTDF/UXD24-NathanPorteous-w5-CardSort.jpg The Nomad's Companion - Card Sort A card sort was incorporated for designing the website’s information architecture and helped me optimize the organization of the app’s content for my target users. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e5c6652556661723b904ec5/1583558301076-Z7NAGWNOM53APVOM8NDE/UXD24-NathanPorteous-w3-UserFlow.png The Nomad's Companion - User Flow Diagram Before drawing any screens I first created a user flow diagram to organize anticipated user paths. This ensured that every user step would be considered. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e5c6652556661723b904ec5/1583562696919-U9KUTGHJBGWGV5CO4EOV/38033340_3362430419738_3518866946130968576_n.jpg The Nomad's Companion - Wireframing Following the research phase, I designed several iterations of wireframe prototypes. 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