The document provides guidance on developing user personas to inform the design of a public travel information solution for Wexford town. It recommends creating a fictional persona with a name, demographic details, behaviors, and goals to represent the target user. The persona should be developed through sketches in four sections: sketch and name, demographics, behaviors, and needs/goals. Developing a persona helps designers empathize with end users and drive design decisions based on user needs from the start of the design process.
4. WHAT ?
Personas are fictional, generalised characters that
encompass the various needs, goals, and observed
behaviour patterns among your real and potential end users.
5. WHY ?
Creating an user persona helps you / your team put
yourself in the shoes of the end user.
Personas are vital to the success of a product
because they drive design decisions by taking
common user needs and bringing them to the
forefront of planning before design has actually
started
6. WHY ?
Creating an user persona map helps you / your team
put yourself in the shoes of the end user.
Personas are vital to the success of a product because they drive
design decisions by taking common user needs and bringing them
to the forefront of planning before design has actually started.
7. AIM ?
To identify who would use such a service or product
or service.
To act as a touchstone throughout the design
process. Designers often loss focus on ‘who they
are designing for’. A specfic persona helps designer
maintain this focus throughout the design process.
8. AIM ?
To identify who would use such a service or product
or service.
To act as a touchstone throughout the design process. Designers
often loss focus on ‘who they are designing for’. A specfic persona
helps designer maintain this focus throughout the design process.
9. WHEN ?
Persona development is applied in the early stages
of design and development, and used throughout the
entire design process.
18. What do they (users/persona) do that indicates that they are a
good customer for you?
How are their behaviours identifying a problem(s) to solve now?
Brainstorm 10 Behaviours
TIME: 8 minutes
19. What do they (users/persona) do that indicates that they are a
good customer for you?
How are their behaviours identifying a problem(s) to solve now?
Brainstorm 10 Behaviours
TIME: 8 minutes
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21. SKETCH
DEMOGRAPHICS
BEHAVIOURS
NEEDS & GOALS
Male
household 80k p/a
38 y/old
Married with 2 kids
Lives in Wexford, apx 15Km
outside the town center
Drives to work.
Socialises in town once a month.
Uses a taxi apx twice a week.
Uses the aircoach apx 5 time a
year.
Family use the train/bus
occationally
JOHN
22. What needs and goals to they have that relate to the problem?
Brainstorm 10 needs & goals
TIME: 8 minutes
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24. SKETCH
DEMOGRAPHICS
BEHAVIOURS
NEEDS & GOALS
Male
household 80k p/a
38 y/old
Married with 2 kids
Lives in Wexford, apx 20Km
outside the town center
Drives to work.
Socialises in town once a month.
Uses a taxi apx twice a week.
Uses the aircoach apx 5 time a
year.
Family use the train/bus
occationally
Need more time in the week to
socialise and spend with family.
Wants to cut the cost of all
transport.
Needs to feel family are safe
JOHN
25. SKETCH
DEMOGRAPHICS
BEHAVIOURS
NEEDS & GOALS
Male
household 80k p/a
38 y/old
Married with 2 kids
Lives in Wexford, apx 20Km
outside the town center
Drives to work.
Socialises in town once a month.
Uses a taxi apx twice a week.
Uses the aircoach apx 5 time a
year.
Family use the train/bus
occationally
Need more time in the week to
socialise and spend with family.
Wants to cut the cost of all
transport.
Needs to feel family are safe
WHO ?
FACTS ?
ACTIONS ?
EMOTIONS ?
JOHN
26. Could enough people like this exist?
If no, make adjustments.
Is this a specific person you know?
If yes, make adjustments.
Is the persona respectful?
If no, make adjustments or re-do.
QUESTIONS
REPEAT X 3
27. Only with contact, observation and empathy
with the target market can you hope to design
solutions that fit their expectations