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The Tooth Fairy Teaches?

January 26th, 2007 by testMonkey

We spoke this week about natural design limitations (can you name all four?) that are part of any project we will work on. Ted over at North Temple sums up some great design truths after dealing with the Tooth Fairy and a four year old. Specifically, he talks about the subtleties of working within the client specifications.

She had been wiggling her first loose tooth for a few days, and it finally came out last night. When telling my wife what she expected under her pillow in return for her tooth, she said in fine alliterative fashion, “I want dollars and diamonds. Cause I’m a girl.” The interaction design lesson? Know your audience and what they want and expect.

Please read the whole article and be familiar with Ted’s conclusions about client specs. Be prepared to discuss his point and your opinion thereon at the beginning of class on Wednesday.

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2 Responses

  1. Ted Says:

    I’d love to get a summary of your discussion on my Tooth Fairy post on Wednesday :-)

  2. VT1300 - Communication Design » Blog Archive » Week 4 - Jan 31st Says:

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