Toward Patterns for the “Quality without a Name”

We offer an interaction design pattern for selecting instantiations of a given device, and suggest additional points for discussion at the CHI’2000 workshop on interaction design patterns. We emphasize the need for thoughtful documentation of the purpose of design patterns, and the importance of applying them in a participatory design framework. We recommend that case studies of practioners formulating and applying such patterns precede production of a report on the range of interaction design patterns. Toward Patterns for the “Quality without a Name” Adrienne H. Slaughter Carol Strohecker Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratory (MERL) 201 Broadway Cambridge, MA 02139 USA +1 617 621 7594, +1 617 621 7517 [email protected], [email protected] ABSTRACT We offer an interaction design pattern for selecting instantiations of a given device, and suggest additional points for discussion at the CHI’2000 workshop on interaction design patterns. We emphasize the need for thoughtful documentation of the purpose of design patterns, and the importance of applying them in a participatory design framework. We recommend that case studies of practioners formulating and applying such patterns precede production of a report on the range of interaction design patterns.We offer an interaction design pattern for selecting instantiations of a given device, and suggest additional points for discussion at the CHI’2000 workshop on interaction design patterns. We emphasize the need for thoughtful documentation of the purpose of design patterns, and the importance of applying them in a participatory design framework. We recommend that case studies of practioners formulating and applying such patterns precede production of a report on the range of interaction design patterns.