Underlying

These factors underpin contexts, people, and design—below the surface.

XDF Level 14 posts

XDF Level: Underlying

Desirability

The aesthetic, emotional, and symbolic appeal that makes a design attractive or compelling.

May 6, 2024

Dennis Cheatham

Hierarchy

Power or influence relationships between variables in a context.

May 6, 2024

Dennis Cheatham

Interconnections

Exchanges and interdependencies between components in experience design scenes.

May 6, 2024

Dennis Cheatham

Language

The words, gestures, and symbols a person uses to communicate and express thoughts and emotions.

May 6, 2024

Dennis Cheatham

Values

Fundamental beliefs about what is desirable and ideal.

May 6, 2024

Dennis Cheatham

Culture

Shared beliefs, values, traditions, and behavioral patterns that shape how a group understands and interacts with the world.

May 6, 2024

Dennis Cheatham

Intention

A person's determination to complete an activity.

May 6, 2024

Dennis Cheatham

Affordances

The actions a design makes possible or invites a user to perform.

May 6, 2024

Dennis Cheatham

Purpose

The intended function or outcome a design exists to accomplish.

May 6, 2024

Dennis Cheatham

Ethics

The extent to which a design avoids harm and upholds fairness, responsibility, and integrity in its creation and use.

April 30, 2024

Dennis Cheatham

Relatedness

The feeling of being connected to others through meaningful relationships and interactions.

April 30, 2024

Dennis Cheatham

Competence

The feeling of being effective and skilled in one's activities and interactions.

April 30, 2024

Dennis Cheatham

Autonomy

The capacity to make choices and have control over one's own life.

April 30, 2024

Dennis Cheatham

Cultural Makeup

The variety of cultural expressions, traditions, languages, values, and beliefs that exist within a community.

April 30, 2024

Dennis Cheatham

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