Poster Design, Lamdré, The Path and Its Fruit, Photography Exhibit and User Research Capstone Poster

Poster Design, Lamdré, The Path and Its Fruit, Photography Exhibit and User Research Capstone Poster, a photo by Wonderlane on Flickr.

Lamdré, The Path and Its Fruit, photo exhibit Sakya Tibetan Buddhist Anuttarayoga Empowerment, University of Washington iSchool Master of Information Management Capstone Poster, Seattle, Washington, USA

Abstract
The ancient beauty of Buddhism in the Tibetan culture spilling out into the world shares something important in common with the new science of user centered design – a recursive process leading to the benefit of others. This ongoing photographic exhibit documents a more than 1000 year-old tradition, a Tibetan Buddhist 'Wong' or formal empowerment into highest yoga tantra religious practice. Communicating about a vibrant and esoteric religious culture reveals increasingly deep levels of understanding, yet this culture and information becomes easier to approach and understand with design iterations that interact with the viewer. Written and visual information create effective facets by interacting with end users in the planning and ongoing stages – using surveys, tagging-term matching, comments, discussions, structure, interactivity, use trends, pattern-detection, and incorporating changes.