i tend to agree with this assessment. the only value that having a programming or technical background when it comes to interaction/interface design is understanding the limitations of what's possible under a given technical platform or operating system. this background really comes in handy when it comes to designing efficient and/or usable interfaces and working around physical restrictions that various technologies impose.
On 10/9/07, Jarod Tang <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > Qualifications for this position include: > > * Minimum of 5 years of relevant software design, development, and > > shipping experience > > * Solid understanding of standards based, cross browser HTML, CSS, and > > Javascript > > * Solid programming experience in C++ > > * Client and server debugging skills > > * Ability to quickly understand and apply new technologies > > * Network topology a plus > > * Working on large scale web application teams a plus > > * A Bachelors degree in computer science or related > > > I'm afraid your post better be in more proper place, ;-), at this point, > > http://www.cooper.com/insights/journal_of_design/articles/so_you_want_to_be_an_interacti_1.html > , > Robert Reimann says: > Designers seldom code—if you are attached to programming, all power to > you: > the world needs more design-sensitive programmers. But unless you have > complete control over your projects, you will be short-changing your users > by trying to design and develop at the same time—it's a conflict of > interest. So, if you can't stomach the thought of abandoning programming, > interaction design may not be for you. > this is really a experienced designer's teaching, not only a saying, > there's reason behind it. > > Cheers > -- Jarod > > -- > IxD for better life style. > > http://jarodtang.blogspot.com > ________________________________________________________________ > Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! > To post to this list ....... [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Unsubscribe ................ http://gamma.ixda.org/unsubscribe > List Guidelines ............ http://gamma.ixda.org/guidelines > List Help .................. http://gamma.ixda.org/help > -- -------------------------------------------------- www.flyingyogi.com -------------------------------------------------- ________________________________________________________________ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ....... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe ................ http://gamma.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines ............ http://gamma.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .................. http://gamma.ixda.org/help
