I guess I can sort of address this by using myself as an example... I started with an interest in computers... Then I went to art school.. But, when I graduated, there weren't enough jobs for designers, and I didn't know that IxD existed as a discipline at the time, so I fell back into web coding, which is what I was comfortable with from before university.
After a few years I found myself in the role of interface developer and usability advocate.. now I'm back on the IxD track. Sort of round about, but I don't think I'm alone. I know a good number of gifted coders who have a background in design or art.. On 10/9/07, Scott McDaniel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm kinda curious from the back and forth monologues here... > so IxD - and any position which may relate to the list at all - > is a very discrete and defined role, with no room, say, for people who > are UX advocates in their company...who perhaps came from a > development role (or are even still in one), but are also trying to > introduce or encourage usability and other previously undernourished > principles in their places of work? Or perhaps they came into the > interest (or even passion) late in the game because their entry spots > were being codemonkeys? -- 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
