Ideal Experience of Parking Lots
Methods of Contextual Research
1/18/23 – 3/15/23
1/18/23 – 3/15/23
The
Ideal Experience of Parking Lots is just that: the framework for the
ideal experience of parking, as it relates to parking lots. This is a
research project adhering to LEXTANT® methodology.
Consent Form
1/18/23
All 33 participants in the course of research signed the following consent form:
All 33 participants in the course of research signed the following consent form:
Independent Observation Exercise
1/19/23
Research began independently, with each of our four group members tasked with observing a parking lot or garage for one hour. My vantage point is pictured below: the back of a white van. Watching people from the back of a white van in a dimly lit area for an hour is totally inconspicuous. It is, however, where I found myself.
Research began independently, with each of our four group members tasked with observing a parking lot or garage for one hour. My vantage point is pictured below: the back of a white van. Watching people from the back of a white van in a dimly lit area for an hour is totally inconspicuous. It is, however, where I found myself.
Interview
1/20/23 – 2/6/23
We interviewed 12 participants over the course of two weeks. We interviewed these 12 participants based on the following screener and discussion guide we developed:
Icon
2/10/23
We developed an icon to use in the course of our research: an illegally parked car with a boot. It's styled upon SCAD's mascot: Art T. Bee.
Cultural Probe
1/25/23 – 2/20/23
Our second method of data collection was a cultural probe:
a social experiment of sorts. We conducted ours on February 12th, 2023
in Forsyth Park, Savannah, Georgia. We asked 11 participants to take 1
of 6 model cars and park it; participants were asked a series of 7
questions based upon their process and choice of spot.
Experience/Sensory Cue Kits
Affinitization
2/13/23 – 2/20/23
Our third method of data collection was a experience and sensory cue kit:
a drag-and-match kind of activity. We asked 10 participants to drag a
curation of text and images into a set number of categories as they saw
fit. We then asked each participant to explain their text(s) and
image(s) for the given category.
2/27/23
Our group affinitized 2032 data points into 10 key insights that we used to develop our framework(s). It was as chaotic as it looks.
2/27/23
Our group affinitized 2032 data points into 10 key insights that we used to develop our framework(s). It was as chaotic as it looks.
Client Magazine
3/6/23 – 3/15/23
The magazine for a hypothetical client to use for finding a design solution for the ideal experience of parking lots.
Cultural Probe Photoshoot
3/19/23
For posterity.
