IxDA Bergen

From zero to sketching simple, but expressive people to tell our users’ stories.

When we are designing technology it’s easy to get super focussed on the product itself, the flows, screens and design details and slightly loose sight of the actual people that will use the product, how they go about their day, in which situations they might encounter our product and how it fits into their lives.

Sketching user scenarios is a great way to escape this trap. It allows us to empathise with our users by telling their individual stories. It can spark new ideas how our products can improve real-world situations and it’s a great tool for presenting high level concepts in an engaging way.

In her interactive talk / mini-workshop Eva-Lotta will give you a lightning fast introduction to some simple fundamental sketching principles that will enable everybody in the room to start sketching what our users do and feel. All you need is some paper and a simple pen or two (an additional colour is always a plus) and and a little bit of courage to overcome the (false) idea that you can’t draw.