In this article, we argue that, just as an edition of a book can be means reifying theory about how books should edited, so the creation experimental digital prototype understood conveying argument designing interfaces. Building on premise, explore theoretical affinities shared by recent design and history scholarship, connect those theories to emerging practice peer-reviewing objects in scholarly contexts. We suggest checklist for subjecting prototypes directly peer review: Is reified...

Abstract This study explores an image‐based retrieval interface for drug information, focusing on usability a specific population—seniors. Qualitative, task‐based interviews examined participants' health information behaviors and documented search strategies using existing database ( www.drugs.com ) new prototype that uses similarity‐based clustering of pill images retrieval. Twelve participants (aged 65 older), reflecting diversity backgrounds experience with Web‐based resources, located...

Abstract Wikis are designed to support collaborative editing, without focusing on individual contribution, such that it is not straightforward determine who contributed a specific page. However, as wikis increasingly adopted in settings business, government, and education, where editors largely driven by career goals, there perceived need modify so each editor's contributions clearly presented. In this paper we introduce an approach for assessing the of wiki along several authorship...

In this paper, we discuss how taking a speculative feminist approach, as proposed by some members of the human-computer interaction (HCI) community, results in radically different design software for project management. As interpret it, HCI demonstrates attention to following six principles: challenging status quo; designing an actionable ideal; searching out invisible; considering micro, meso, and macro; privileging transparency; welcoming critique. context management, our approach has...

This paper describes our experience with the iterative development and use of a project charter for helping to manage expectations various members interdisciplinary research teams. Some team may be working other researchers first time, many them have not worked previously from disciplines. The is based on need explicitly discuss principles policies practice people different disciplines at start project, common agreement refer if necessary during project. Our current template contains...

How can digital content be connected to text analysis tools? The TAPoR (Text Analysis Portal for Research) provided a workbench model, but usability studies suggest that was not how humanists thought of doing their research - start with the and apply tools as lenses analyzing text. This led us experiment ubiquitous embedded in user’s environment or text, it an online journal blog. In this paper, we survey number experiments leading up to  TAToo  you Too) and  Voyeur Tools   both which allow...

This article presents an argument to extend possibilities and discussions about the role of design in democratic participation. We ground this case studies observations several grassroots experimental participatory workshops run with intention producing spaces for community deliberation a tangible transformation these communities. These cases show how systemic mapping prototyping are used increase understanding potential futures represent values systems that should correspond would like see...

Purpose – This paper seeks to describe a qualitative user study of Searchling an experimental visual interface that allows users leverage bilingual thesaurus for query formulation and enhancement.

The goal of this paper is to demonstrate that the adoption four criteria we outline will strengthen future design theories and encourage existing expand or reconfigure in useful directions. We propose for theory creation evaluation. These are (1) should have substantial applications, be applicable any topic; (2) use propositions—if-then language—as a way describing, explaining, predicting actual aspects designing; (3) where appropriate, new accept adopt propositions language contained other...

In principle and in practice, the use of prototypes companion “interdisciplines” design digital humanities is perhaps surprisingly similar, given many other differences that exist between two fields. However, both cases there are important distinctions to be made various categories prototypes. general, three prototype, which intended for experiment, development, provocation respectively. Although it might argued overlap these groups renders them useless, if they construed correctly, becomes...

This paper argues that materializing data may be a useful methodology in intersectional feminst digital humanities, because it requires close attention not only to the content of and contexts which is produced, but also individual, situated, differing knowledges researchers leverage processes generating, analyzing, disseminating research data. We introduce two approaches materialization currently used at qCollaborative, an feminist design lab with nodes University Waterloo, Mount Royal...

In this paper, we present the conceptual and theoretical foundations for work undertaken by Implementing New Knowledge Environments (INKE) research group, a large international, interdisciplinary team studying reading texts, both digital printed. The INKE is comprised of researchers stakeholders at forefronts fields relating to textual studies, user experience, interface design, information management. We aim contribute development new knowledge environments that build on past practices....

In this article, we discuss the various ways in which experiments have been doing within INKE Interface Design team and elsewhere are predicated on availability of “digital apparatus” – forms metadata that can be made consistently available. These include structural, procedural, semantic markup, digital indexes, textual variants, annotations, regularized citations, taxonomies references, to name a few. While some affordances agnostic very existence metadata, crucial instances is essential....

In some projects, professionals face problems in designing a product that force them to deal with uncertainties creative way; others, they follow structured guidelines and rely on preexisting knowledge. this paper, we map thinking styles (conditional, creative, exploring, independent, inquiring) used by different academic backgrounds (architects, engineers, designers), relate these rationality, intuition, disposition. Understanding the strengths of each type professional training is crucial...

We consider the means by which process of co-design can contribute to reconciliation among various groups in a post-conflict zone. propose that through collaboration achieve shared outcome, people find themselves close physical, mental, and emotional proximity. Building prototype together also produce sense closeness artifact, is itself tangible reminder cooperation result mutual benefit. In sense, serves as metaphor for larger reconciliation. To ground our discussion, we reference two-week...