Robert wrote: There are also some good reasons not to use these
tools.
I would argue that the tools used for a task such as prototyping are
pretty much irrelevant. As long as it gets the job done.
Now, understanding what it will take to get the job done requires you
understanding who the
Yes, I use it a lot. It can generate elaborate prototypes but you need
to invest a bit of time to do so, thus, I tend to use it for small
tools or modules vs. large projects since time is something in short
supply.
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On Nov 6, 2007, at 12:16 AM, Rony Philip [EMAIL
In my opinion, yellow doesn´t mean error for people. Maybe red does.
You can check an expert opinion in Leatrice Eiseman books
On Nov 3, 2007 7:56 PM, Ben Hayes [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I'm working on a web app that has a brand color palette with 6 bright, bold
colors:
- very dark
Hi Ariel,
2 other important considerations missing in this discussion are
1) distance/proximity of the service
2) Energy/Money conserved by taking online path
Please comment...
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We ran a recent usability study and it was brought up in the post mortem
that perhaps users would be more comfortable if they didn't know we were the
designers. Not only 'more comfortable' and 'more honest' but also maybe less
'eager to please.'
Have you ever slightly altered who you are in
Interesting question. I've never altered my stated role for the
purpose of a test; I think it's because I've only run tests on
systems that someone else designed. I can certainly see where it
would be best to not reveal that information, or at least mitigate
the potential for the outcome you
I'm a horrible liar (ask anyone who has ever bought a car or house from me),
but I have omitted details from users during a test, if I had a hand in the
design or development process. I prefer to avoid the situation altogether,
but have had to do it in the past. I find it best to be very neutral
(Posted on behalf of Desirée Sy)
We have extended the date for acceptance of proposals for this workshop to
November 9, 2007.
Call for Proposals
CHI 2008 Workshop: Optimizing Agile UCD
Sat 5-April-2008, Florence, Italy
Submissions deadline: 9-Nov-07Notification date: 28-Nov-07
Interesting - I just sat all day yesterday through a Larry Constantine
seminar on Agile and UCD where he almost wrote off the entire User
Research, Persona development parts of Big Design Up Front - and focused
almost completely on modeling activities/tasks using UML.
I must say that quite a few
I do not quite understand WHY Prototype Engineering is a competency.
Should it not be Software Engineering - again a very broad term but
referring to the technical/engineering aspect of the work.
Here is my list titled The Core Competencies of a UX Professional
1. Communication Skills
2.
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When I am working on a problem,
I never think
Hello,
I am working on a touchscreen interface for a manufacturing application. I
sketched out on paper the various screens in rough detail, and now I can
impress my friends and neighbors by calling it a 'paper prototype.'
I work for a small company, so my paper prototype is primarily a
Welcome to the list, Billy!
In my context, I perceive that
users give better feedback if the prototype is a closer
approximation of the
real thing.
That may be true. In other contexts, users may not give as much
feedback about a polished design/prototype due to the fact that it
On 6 Nov 2007, at 16:37, Andrei Herasimchuk wrote:
On Nov 6, 2007, at 8:06 AM, Jack Moffett wrote:
That may be true. In other contexts, users may not give as much
feedback about a polished design/prototype due to the fact that it
already seems finished, and therefore not easily changed. When
I respectfully disagree Andrei, and I know that I am not alone. We all
understand your beliefs, but you are phrasing them as an edict. You candecide
this for yourself, or even your own company, but not for the profession or the
industry. Sorry.
Mark
On Tuesday, November 06, 2007, at
Hi everyone,
I shifted the Paper is not a prototyping tool discussion to its
own thread to avoid derailing Todd's thread.
http://www.ixda.org/discuss.php?post=22174
To get back on track, Todd is asking what prototyping tools are in
your toolbox?
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On Nov 6, 2007 10:37 AM, Katie Albers [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
This is the part that surprises me...why are you telling the users
who you are at all? It helps to have your first name, to increase
their comfort, but beyond that, you're just someone doing research to
figure out whether the
My pet hate with design that has clearly had no user testing is the new
pedestrian crossing signals in the UK.
Jeremy Keith phrases it better than I can at
http://adactio.com/journal/1154/
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I don't alter myself or role, but a key is how to position the test
itself. I stress the fact that my goal is to make the best possible
product/experience/interface for them, and their opinions are
crucial. I stress that they will not hurt my feelings and when
applicable, that it is not
I used a 10 bandsaw, Orbital belt sander and sometimes a drill
press, e.g. http://tinyurl.com/2w86gp
for some things http://tinyurl.com/2ula9h
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http://gamma.ixda.org/discuss?post=22050
IxDA Boston is pleased to present Steve Mulder: A Persona Workshop
Tuesday, November 13th, 2007 at 7:00PM (6:30 for socializing and snacks)
Location : Molecular http://www.molecular.com
343 Arsenal Street
Watertown, MA 02472
map
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On Nov 6, 2007 3:46 PM, Lisa deBettencourt [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
IxDA Boston is pleased to present Steve Mulder: A Persona Workshop
Tuesday, November 13th, 2007 at 7:00PM (6:30 for socializing and snacks)
Location : Molecular
Hey Seattleites, our November monthly meetup will take place at the
World Usability Day event on the University of Washington campus:
http://www.worldusabilityday.org/event/show/277
What: World Usability Day Seattle 2007
When: 5-11pm, November 8th, 2007
(3-5pm - usability lab tours)
Interesting Barbara, I saw your slides and son I was looking for Elmo
cameras :-)
As you have tried them, Can you say that the cameras are able to capture the
mobile screen in details, with good quality?
Thanks.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On
Thanks Peter,
I will write to those guys, Noldus, to enquire for price and delivery.
While searching for more information, I came through some other interesting
links.
http://www.tracksys.co.uk/product-details.php?id=9
http://www.ux-design.net/tracksys.php
Any other comment, advice,
On Nov 6, 2007, at 9:59 AM, Mark Schraad wrote:
I respectfully disagree Andrei, and I know that I am not alone. We
all understand your beliefs, but you are phrasing them as an edict.
You can decide this for yourself, or even your own company, but not
for the profession or the industry.
Anyone used a service called RobotReplay before? Seems to be a site
activity tracking tool of some sort. Very clever, from what I saw of the 3
minute demo.
Here's the link. http://www.robotreplay.com/
*Come to IxDA
On Nov 6, 2007, at 9:59 AM, Mark Schraad wrote:
I respectfully disagree Andrei, and I know that I am not alone. We
all understand your beliefs, but you are phrasing them as an edict.
You can decide this for yourself, or even your own company, but not
for the profession or the industry.
On Nov 5, 2007, at 3:52 PM, Andrei Herasimchuk wrote:
On Nov 4, 2007, at 6:39 PM, KS Wang wrote:
Paper! ... Good for drafting out, materialising and visualising the
ideas I have in mind, before moving on the the standards like
Visio, Omni Graffe
Paper is not a prototyping tool. It's a
On Nov 6, 2007, at 2:09 PM, Matthew Nish-Lapidus wrote:
That being said, paper is a valuable design tool and can be used to
great advantage. But if what you need is a true interaction
prototype then you need an interactive medium.
That's an interesting concept. Using an interactive
Hi Margaret.
I've been doing user research in South East Asia, and I've
experienced exactly what you've described.
Some users feel more comfortable and free to express their honest
opinions in cases where we tell them we did not design the prototype.
But it isn't true for all users. Some
In the company I work for we prototype most of the interfaces in Flash.
However, we are trying to switch from Flash to a combination of Evas and
Edje. Besides being open source, these tools allows us to develop prototypes
that can be easily modified and used in the final product because the code
At 8:15 PM -0500 11/6/07, Todd Zaki Warfel wrote:
On Nov 5, 2007, at 3:52 PM, Andrei Herasimchuk wrote:
The fact that Visio seems to be a legitimate tool in the field
just makes me want to cry. I mean, would you create a scale model if
you were building the original iPod out of PlayDough
Just for my information, what is that most people dislike Visio so much?
• Raminder Oberoi
www.retheory.com
On Nov 6, 2007, at 8:45 PM, Katie Albers [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
At 8:15 PM -0500 11/6/07, Todd Zaki Warfel wrote:
On Nov 5, 2007, at 3:52 PM, Andrei Herasimchuk wrote:
The fact
Hi All,
I work in a globl environment and most of my projects are global in
nature. That means the applications / websites etc get used across the
major regions which are Amercas, Europe Middles East and finally
Asia Pacific.
The way we do usability testing is that the test
Quote from DUX2007 today.
Always paper first. Always. Paper before Pixel.
Mark Baskinger
Faculty, Quality of Life Technology,
Carnegie Mellon Robotics, University of Pittsburgh
Presentation: Experientializing Home Appliances to Empower the Aging
Population for Autonomous Living
All I tell them is that I work for the company. I never explain my role.
-Mike
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Hi Milan,
Here at http://www.topicscape.com we've been selling 3D business
software - an information organizer and a To Do list tasks manager -
for about 18 months now. These work in 3D landscapes to help the
user take in much more information at one time and use quick zooming
and flying as well
I AM prototyping the touchscreen buttons along with 'click'
behavior to get
some user feedback. The actual touchscreen arrives today...fun
fun. :)
Hi Billy, welcome!
We recently developed a touch screen kiosk here at Behavior, and it
was great fun. One of the interesting things we
What editor do you use?
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