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What makes a home? 
Designing home personas to represent the homes of families caring for children with medical complexity

collaborators:

the university of wisconsin-madison, hanna barton

type:

research article, published in applied ergonomics

date:

september 2021 - september 2022

role:

coauthor, freelance designer

These diagrams convey the research study’s “home personas,” which aim to assist medical device designers as they develop technologies for children with medical complexities and their caregivers. Personas are empathy-building tools, helping designers understand their target users. Each home persona has its own unique diagrammatic floor plan, immersing the viewer in the rich, multi-faceted lives of its users.

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© Allison Lorie Werner, 2024

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