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21/03/2023 station skill at the research station documenting-research documenting research

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pad lifecycle

lifecycle, software, diagram, stack, meme, metaphor, readme, process

i asked

  • how to convey the structure of a complex system in an accessible way?
  • how to offer entry points for people not familiar with such a system?
  • what could it be a familiar metaphor?

i did

  • figured out the structure of the system: found out that is a circular process
  • researched for metaphors: lifecycles, environmental cycles, water cycles
  • focused on images targetting kids like elementary school aesthethic, paint-it-yourself drawings, etc. in order to have a really really really accessible metaphor
  • that this is something that should be done during the research! not months later ah ah

i found

  • that using an image let you be more precise and less scared of being precise
  • that this process can happen in different moments ! aha

i know

Nassi-Shneiderman chart example

diagram, process, visualization, technical writing, metaphor, flow, branches

ping pong

meme, architecture, software design