No doubt Ari. I didn't include ad/ marketing/ pr agencies. Design agencies- the likes of Cooper, Adaptive Path, IDEO, Frog etc
-- -Vishal http://www.vishaliyer.com On 10/17/07, Ari Feldman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > it really depends. > > understand that there are Interactive Agencies ala the likes of > Razorfish-Avenue A and RG/A that more or less "get it" and embrace IxD and > then there are "interactive" arms of big, traditional agencies (that shall > remain nameless) that don't "get it". > > i've worked for both types though most of my agency experience has been in > the latter category. > > for traditional agencies, most tend to: > > > proper IA, IxD and usability are afterthoughts, if thought of at all > org structures vary wildly and so will advancement - smaller groups likely > foster the best chance for advancement because many positions will overlap > whereas larger orgs will be very regimented in that every "cog" has its > proper place > design process tends to scattered and skewed towards traditional creative - > you'd be surprised how many agencies are still staffed with CDs, ADs, and > designers who don't have interactive design experience > work environment is often pleasant - assuming you can deal with the > frustration of the above points > > On 10/17/07, Vishal Iyer < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > What's your experience been? What are the pros & cons with regards to > > design process, org structure, work environment, career pathing etc. > > > > (Note: I excluded going independent & the academic route because they > > can potentially be quite different) > > -- > > -Vishal > > http://www.vishaliyer.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/guidelin es > > 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
