Wow that's a really interesting idea. IMDB is kind of the 'LinkedIn' for the entertainment profession.
Chris Bernard Microsoft User Experience Evangelist [EMAIL PROTECTED] 630.530.4208 Office 312.925.4095 Mobile Blog: www.designthinkingdigest.com Design: www.microsoft.com/design Tools: www.microsoft.com/expression Community: http://www.visitmix.com "The future is already here. It's just not evenly distributed." William Gibson -----Original Message----- From: Bryan Minihan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, February 22, 2008 8:43 AM To: Chris Bernard; 'Loren Baxter'; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [IxDA Discuss] Where are all the designers? >From another perspective, I've been thinking it would be nice if careers like ours (highly visual, many different disciplines, clearly discernable results) couldn't benefit from a site like IMDB. You know...you go there to find out what an actor's film credits are, and if you recognize it or want to learn more, go get the film to watch them work. More and more these days, my resume cannot possibly reflect the breadth and depth of my work, and my portfolio only (at best) represents snapshots in time of my projects. If I had a single chronological database to list my projects and let others associate themselves with those projects, recruiters and others could see how big some of these projects are and get a better picture of what I (and my fellow team mates - whether they're developers, designers, human factors, managers, testers, etc) can do. They could also see growth over time better than I could represent it in my resume ("I can't believe she worked on Pets.com...but then she moved on to Basecamp, how cool is that!"). Then, my resume could focus on the business results, and link to IxDB for the full story of my work. It's just an idea, but I envy those folks in the movie industry =] Bryan http://www.bryanminihan.com -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Chris Bernard Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2008 10:48 PM To: Loren Baxter; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [IxDA Discuss] Where are all the designers? Perhaps there's a role for IxDA here and a way to fund its (and our professions) future growth. Something like the 'the deck' but for IxDA jobs? Perhaps this is a tender first step towards tackling broader issues and developing the institutional definitions and broadly accepted standards for what an IxDA designer is. I'll apologize in advance for re-opening that can of worms too. :) http://www.coudal.com/deck/ Chris Bernard Microsoft User Experience Evangelist [EMAIL PROTECTED] 630.530.4208 Office 312.925.4095 Mobile ________________________________________________________________ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ....... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help
