This thesis is a description of a concrete industrial application of the user-centred design technique for the development of a user interface. The product itself is a user interface used to set up and analyse the operation of an electric motor controller, which is the main product of a working group I was involved in at the company.
The first part of the thesis defines the basic principles and process of user-centred design, while the second part describes the chronological development of the controller from the first ideas to the functional prototype of the interface. In the conclusion, a subjective evaluation of the development using this method is given from the point of view of a first-time designer.
The thesis describes three iterations of development, during which three prototypes were created and three rounds of evaluation with potential users were carried out. The final product is a fully functional interface, suitable for pre-release. The task puts more emphasis on the design decisions and evaluation findings than on the challenges of implementation and technical development of the interface.
The results of the design exercise show that the implementation of user-centred design principles contributed significantly to a more usable and beginner-friendly product.
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