I used to be a fulltime developer. I was the head of development for a company that created ERP software. Now I have devoted myself to ui/ux design and the more I stay away from development, the better designer I become. "Understanding the limitations" is too often the problem, I think. We need to disregard the limitations and encourage our developers to go there - to find a way. Demand respect from your developers. Do not let them tell you that "It is not possible." We are simply putting pixels on screens. Anything is possible. Dave
>-----Original Message----- >From: Matthew Nish-Lapidus [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: Tuesday, October 9, 2007 09:54 AM >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Re: [IxDA Discuss] JOB UX Designer, Fulltime/Permanent Role, >Recruiter, Redmond, WA > >I humbly disagree... A good technical background in >html/css/javascript allows an interaction designer the freedom to >prototype interfaces in a much more efficient way. Working with a >full-time programmer to prototype can be time consuming and isn't >always possible. > >If you understand the technology and how it works then you know not >only what is and isn't possible, but how systems react and change in a >very detailed way. As an interaction designer for the web you need to >keep up with interface technologies or you won't know what to design. > > >On 10/9/07, Ari Feldman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> 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. > >-- >Matt Nish-Lapidus >email/gtalk: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >++ >LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/mattnl >Home: http://www.nishlapidus.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 > ________________________________________________________________ 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
