[IxDA Discuss] IxDA in Shanghai?

2008-03-11 Thread Nick Iozzo
I'm heading to Shanghai from Mar 15 through Mar 20. Anything going on in the IxDA community? Anyone have suggestions and must dos for a trip to Shanghai? Thanks, -Nick Nick Iozzo Principal User Experience Architect tandemseven 847.452.7442 mobile [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.tandemseve

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Where are all the designers?

2008-02-20 Thread Nick Iozzo
and motor vehicle records (where required for position). TandemSeven supports Workforce Diversity and is an equal opportunity employer. Nick Iozzo Principal User Experience Architect tandemseven 847.452.7442 mobile [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.tande

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Mind controller?

2008-02-20 Thread Nick Iozzo
These ideas I always find interesting, but will humans ever be ready for something like this? After all, we have the capacity to "not hit that button"... we do not have the capacity to "Not think that action". Nick Iozzo Principal User Experience Architect tandemseven

Re: [IxDA Discuss] friday fun: what's the coolest thing you've designed?

2008-02-15 Thread Nick Iozzo
Had to be Victoria's Secret's first e-commerce web site. I can remember being in meetings with the QA lead when we where trying to figure out the server loads we needed to test for that number kept getting bigger and bigger. Nick Iozzo Principal User Experience Architect t

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Agile & UCD (was Re: Thoughts on AlanCooper'sKeynote)

2008-02-14 Thread Nick Iozzo
Ugh, that last part was worded wrong: You could do this pre-work in time it takes to do 2-3 development sprints. But, you have explored more designs then you ever would have been able to in over a dozen development sprints. That should have sad: You could do this pre-work in time it t

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Agile & UCD (was Re: Thoughts on Alan Cooper'sKeynote)

2008-02-14 Thread Nick Iozzo
to do 2-3 development sprints. But, you have explored more designs then you ever would have been able to in over a dozen development sprints. Nick Iozzo Principal User Experience Architect tandemseven 847.452.7442 mobile [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.tandem

[IxDA Discuss] Job: Principal User Experience Architect at TandemSeven

2008-02-08 Thread Nick Iozzo
no charge to the applicant and include: prior employment verification, education verification, social security trace, criminal background check and motor vehicle records (where required for position). TandemSeven supports Workforce Diversity and is an equal opportunity employer. Nick Iozzo

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Bad Usability Calendar 2008

2008-01-31 Thread Nick Iozzo
nd the dozens of other reports, programs, forms, and artifacts which still show calendars going backwards in time. Chauncey, I would be willing to collaborate with you on an effort like this. It would be fun and could be a new way to educate folks outside our field on what we do. Nick Iozzo Princ

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Defining UCD (and other things)

2008-01-18 Thread Nick Iozzo
rn from some of their practices but avoid their pitfalls. * I would l highly recommend the book "The Professor and the Madman" great history of the origins of the OED. http://www.amazon.com/Professor-Madman-Insanity-English-Dictionary/dp/006099486X Nick Iozzo Principal User Experien

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Mac Air - What part is the IxD?

2008-01-17 Thread Nick Iozzo
for an information company to gain a competitive advantage. Things get messy when where it converges, but it may be helpful in this discussion to begin to look at the role in the business that the ID plays vs the IxD. Nick Iozzo Principal User Experience Architect tandemseven 847.452.7442

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Training methods/training materials?

2008-01-16 Thread Nick Iozzo
find out what will happen. With our methods, we can do a lot to increase the chance of user excitement, adoption or success in the marketplace. Nick Iozzo Principal User Experience Architect tandemseven 847.452.7442 mobile [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.tandemseven.com/ From: Tom Dell'A

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Traditional user testing vs micro design evolution (was: The death of web usability testing as we know it?)

2008-01-03 Thread Nick Iozzo
e you feel you have a candidate design that has a lot of great potential, then you can use the design micro-evolution techniques. Nick Iozzo Principal User Experience Architect tandemseven 847.452.7442 mobile [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.tandemseven.com/ From: Bruce Esrig Sent: Wed 1/2/2008

[IxDA Discuss] Traditional user testing vs micro design evolution (was: The death of web usability testing as we know it?)

2008-01-02 Thread Nick Iozzo
ss side of things. Nick Iozzo Principal User Experience Architect tandemseven 847.452.7442 mobile [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.tandemseven.com/ *Come to IxDA Interaction08 | Savannah* February 8-10, 2008 in Savannah, GA, USA Regi

Re: [IxDA Discuss] The death of web usability testing as we know it?

2007-12-31 Thread Nick Iozzo
conclusions drawn from this test could have never be drawn from analysis of user behavior. It was drawn based on the facilitator making an observation and then questioning the user. Nick Iozzo Principal User Experience Architect tandemseven 847.452.7442 mobile [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.tan

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Documenting interaction design specification

2007-12-28 Thread Nick Iozzo
that can handle this. Nick Iozzo Principal User Experience Architect tandemseven 847.452.7442 mobile [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.tandemseven.com/ From: Michael Tuminello Sent: Fri 12/28/2007 8:03 AM To: IxDA list Subject: Re: [IxDA Discuss] Documenting interaction design specification I

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Must we be Leonardo da Vinci?

2007-12-20 Thread Nick Iozzo
worthwhile undertaking to define the education we are expecting students to have that we would want to hire. Anyone else interested in getting together during the conference? Nick Iozzo Principal User Experience Architect tandemseven 847.452.7442 mobile [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.tandemseven.com

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Must we be Leonardo da Vinci?

2007-12-20 Thread Nick Iozzo
to learn. Nick Iozzo Principal User Experience Architect tandemseven 847.452.7442 mobile [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.tandemseven.com/ From: Desiree McCrorey Sent: Thu 12/20/2007 3:15 PM To: IxDA Discuss Subject: Re: [IxDA Discuss] Must we be Leonardo da Vinci? Nick Iozzo <[EM

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Must we be Leonardo da Vinci?

2007-12-20 Thread Nick Iozzo
uickly and efficiently as possible while the role of the other designer is dedicated to making sure all of this information is as cleanly displayed as possible. Nick Iozzo Principal User Experience Architect tandemseven 847.452.7442 mobile [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.tande

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Must we be Leonardo da Vinci?

2007-12-20 Thread Nick Iozzo
?post=23782#23784 Nick Iozzo Principal User Experience Architect tandemseven 847.452.7442 mobile [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.tandemseven.com/ *Come to IxDA Interaction08 | Savannah* February 8-10, 2008 in Savannah, GA, USA

[IxDA Discuss] Must we be Leonardo da Vinci?

2007-12-19 Thread Nick Iozzo
* Be able to gain empathy with your users * Be able to validate your designs with your users * Be able to design something that can be built. Nick Iozzo Principal User Experience Architect tandemseven 847.452.7442 mobile [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.tande

Re: [IxDA Discuss] "Design" in Interaction Design?

2007-12-19 Thread Nick Iozzo
build. Nick Iozzo Principal User Experience Architect tandemseven 847.452.7442 mobile [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.tandemseven.com/ From: Lukeisha Carr Sent: Wed 12/19/2007 11:43 AM To: IxDA Subject: [IxDA Discuss] "Design" in Interaction Design? After reading a very interesting thr

Re: [IxDA Discuss] "Design" in Interaction Design?

2007-12-19 Thread Nick Iozzo
>From Rich Rogan Often I find people can get "caught up" in thinking the most important skill needed for Interaction Designer is what I would consider "periphery" functions, such as "User Testing", "Persona Development", "Advanced Coding Skills", etc. These may be important, but if you can't "Desig

Re: [IxDA Discuss] The mighty UX guru has spoken - Discuss!!

2007-12-19 Thread Nick Iozzo
pment of software down the correct path and know when and how to use these folks who are the experts in their respective areas. Nick Iozzo Principal User Experience Architect tandemseven 847.452.7442 mobile [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.tandemseve