Productive Friction · Report · PF-06

Field Observations

Instrument 06 / 06

Designation
Field Observations
Classification
Report / Register / Read before entry
Patterns addressed
01 to 08
Counter-move
File one observation

Field notes on the eight patterns of capture, seen in ordinary use. Sorted by pattern. Products are named by kind, not by brand.

[Procedure]

Each observation records one design choice seen in use. Each is filed under one of the eight patterns named in CW-PUB-001, Field Notes on Productive Friction, issued by Cognitive Wallpaper. They are field notes. They are not research.

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[Intake] File an observation

Anyone may file an observation of a pattern seen in use. No account is required.

  1. Write down what you saw and what it did. Two to four plain sentences. For example: "Subject reported that the box was already ticked."
  2. State what kind of product it was: a food delivery app, a fitness tracker. The brand is optional.
  3. Name the pattern, if you know it. If not, leave it blank. Personnel will assign one.
  4. Attach a screenshot if you have one. Remove names, faces, messages and account details first.

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Personnel read each submission before it is entered. They may edit it for the register. It is published without attribution unless you give a name. Filing confers no priority. Do not include anything you would not want on a wall.