I just submitted a proposal to CHI for a panel discussing something very similar to this topic- it's titled something like "Who does what and why in the design of interactive software." I was less concerned with departments and more with the actual work being done- some people do research, design, AND analysis, while other people may specialize within one of these fields ( e.g., IA's doing wireframes). Is it reasonable to expect that one person can be an expert in all areas? What models of generalization and specialization do companies (and educational institutions) use and why?
On 10/4/07, Wilson, Russell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Given that "design" is a very overloaded and broad term, I often > find it necessary to communicate what "product design" is responsible for, > and "who designs what". > > To that end, I created this very basic diagram. I'd love to get feedback > from members of the list. > The purpose is to spell out who is designing what and provide an > indication of: > > 1) structure of the two depts. > > 2) responsibilities of the two depts. > > 3) communication between the two depts. > > What did I leave out? Is this the stupidest thing you've ever seen? > (obviously this would be part of a discussion and not intended to stand > by itself, although I suppose > I could evolve it to become more self-explanatory) > > [cid:[email protected]] > > > > Russell Wilson | Director of Product Design > NetQoS, Inc. | 5001 Plaza on the Lake, Austin, TX 78746 > 512.334.3725 (v) | 512.422.4155 (m) | [EMAIL PROTECTED]<mailto: > [EMAIL PROTECTED]> > NetQoS: Performance Experts > www.netqos.com<http://www.netqos.com/> > > > > ________________________________________________________________ > Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! > To post to this list ....... [EMAIL PROTECTED] > List Guidelines ............ http://beta.ixda.org/guidelines > List Help .................. http://beta.ixda.org/help > Unsubscribe ................ http://beta.ixda.org/unsubscribe > Questions .................. [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Home ....................... http://beta.ixda.org > > > ________________________________________________________________ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ....... [EMAIL PROTECTED] List Guidelines ............ http://beta.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .................. http://beta.ixda.org/help Unsubscribe ................ http://beta.ixda.org/unsubscribe Questions .................. [EMAIL PROTECTED] Home ....................... http://beta.ixda.org
