A Call for More Products That Support Aging

This article was in my news feed today. It was about how in 2050 there will be double the number of people over the age of 50. Currently we control 83% of the wealth and 50% of the spending in the US.  Yet there are limited attempts to design products for the capabilities of this group. It is reasonable to assume that since this group spends as much, that there would be as many solutions that are geared toward specific needs of the group? I don't think that is the case.

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The $300 Million Button

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Creation of App For HCI site.

Wireframe for HCI site

This is the wireframe for the proposed redesign of the Iowa State University Human Computer Interaction site. The home page features a redesigned logo which is intended to create a brand identity.

App Design

There is also an app featured on the home page that helps users decide upon the education track based upon key words of some of the interaction careers. There are so may terms used in HCI that it can be confusing for anyone considering this field. This is an attempt to compile some of the terms in a useful training search.

Some of the terms used to describe this field:

• Experience Design
• Interaction Design
• Information Architecture
• User-Centered Design
• Graphic User Interface
• Service Design

Most of these terms were taken from a Nettuts article.

In the first drop down menu a visitor to the site selects their current status. In the next box they can input a term. The search box is connected to the HCI course descriptions. The information that is returned is a course of study for the user. This diagram illustrates the process.