Module Team Design Sprint
Introduction
The design sprint was a three day trial run of the design project that will be completed by students taking the ImpVis module, carried out in July 2021. This page details the process, outcome and thoughts upon completion. The design topic was Solid Angles.
Design Process
To begin with, we filled in the skills matrix as a group; this involved identifying the skills that we thought would be required for the project, then discussing each group member's experience and existing skills, and those that they wanted to develop. This was done through a brainstorm on a Miro Board using post-it notes. One problem we identified with this was that it was difficult to come up with specific skills when we were unfamiliar with the design topic. Another issue was that it was hard to distinguish between what was a skill rather than just a component of the project.
To become more familiarised with the topic, we spent some time looking at the resources provided on the topic and then each explained the topic to the rest of the group. This was very helpful in identifying areas that we didn't understand, and made it clearer what areas to place emphasis on in the visualisation. This activity highlighted how important it is to have a good understanding of the topic before starting to think about the visualisation design, and would be useful to complete at the start of the project before the group-specific skills matrix.
