Diary studies

Participants are provided with a disposable camera and formatted diaries which are used to capture data including tasks, thoughts, emotions, print and other media which participants interact with. It is relatively inexpensive to carry out a long-term study and it is easy to share visual data gathered. Though there is a heavy reliance on the motivation of participants to record and submit data this tool can reveal useful behaviour and trend data which can be further analysed during a follow up interview.