Study Information

Purpose: Study how people make sense of materials remotely, on a computer.

Compensation: $40 for a maximum of 2 hours study of exploring a website on a laptop

Qualifications:
You must be 18+ years old, and a native speaker of English. You should be free of health detriments that could impede, delay or harm in picking up fabric or typing on a computer.
Additionally, If you have any of the following, you qualify to take the study:
  1. A degree on something relevant to fabrics
  2. OR, in a career relevant to fabric
  3. OR, at least 2 years of coursework relevant to fabrics
  4. OR, 10+ years’ experience in building or designing with fabrics
 
Location:
While the pre-questionnaire can be done online, the study itself is in-person so that I can discuss and observe how you use these interfaces. My schedule is flexible and I can meet at a library, coffee shop, etc at your convenience.

Procedure:
Here’s what will happen:
  1. Please fill out this pre-screen questionnaire. This helps us see if you would be able to help in the study.
  2. If you qualify, I’ll email you back so we can schedule a time and place where we can meet. The study itself is done in-person, not online. I’ll send you a link to an online pre-questionnaire that you can do at your convenience to complete before we meet.
  3. When we meet, we’ll start the study. I’ll ask you to:
    1. Describe fabrics
    2. Explore a site that has different ways to make sense of fabrics. I’ll be recording the screen and your audio so I can revisit how you explore the site. Your participation is kept confidential by assigning a participant number to you.
  4. You’ll be filling out a post-questionnaire, and then you’ll partake in an interview.
 
If you’re interested, please fill out the form below.