Design Methodology (Apple LeanUX++)

Design Methodology (Apple LeanUX++)

Design Workflow

PHASE 1              PHASE 2              PHASE 3              PHASE 4
Journey Mapping      Emotional Design     TUI Prototyping      Integration Check
      |                    |                    |                    |
      v                    v                    v                    v
"What's the flow?"   "How should it feel?"  "What does it look?"  "Does it connect?"

Phase 1: Journey Mapping (1-2 days)

• Techniques: User journey mapping | goal-completion flow | step identification
• Question: "What complete journey is the user trying to accomplish?"
• Output: Journey map with steps, commands, and touchpoints

Phase 2: Emotional Design (1 day)

• Techniques: Emotional arc design | form follows feeling | transition analysis
• Question: "How should the user FEEL at each step?"
• Output: Emotional annotations on journey map

Phase 3: TUI Prototyping (1-3 days)

• Techniques: Progressive fidelity | ASCII mockups | TUI design patterns
• Question: "What does each step look like?"
• Output: TUI mockups for each journey step

Phase 4: Integration Check (1 day)

• Techniques: Shared artifact tracking | horizontal coherence | CLI vocabulary
• Question: "Do all pieces connect properly?"
• Output: Validated journey with integration checkpoints

Journey Schema

schema_version: 1

journey:
  name: "{Goal Name}"
  goal: "{What user is trying to accomplish}"