Michael DeVries

On User Experiences

	About "On User Experiences:" Some of the things here may be concrete, while others are intentionally more cryptic. Regardless, they should provide some insight into what I see that make up experiential parts of something of interest to me.

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Thoughts & Requirements:

Flush, so that minimalist packaging can be maintained.
Should it serve to keep the pieces in place? This would assist with:
- Keeping packaging minimal. No internal plastic bags.
- Keeping pieces in place so that they are seen in a specific way. This would preserve the pleasurable experiences of looking at the pieces, but might require more thought from the user about how to put the pieces in.
- Sub-thought to the above: The design of the piece would make a difference here if it fit in only one way. A circle can be fit in any way, a square only four ways, a rectangle only two ways, an oval only two ways. An oval that is larger on one side than another would fit in only 1 way.

Sr. User Experience Researcher and Analyst