Ironically, we over at army.mil are putting a greater focus on UX, if taking a non-optimal approach.
They know they need better usability but they are weary about where to get it. Tomorrow, I will be giving a demo/presentation on IxD in specific to our parent company. I'll be doing the classic ATM example design as a way to show them the power of IxD. I'm also going to preface that demo with a presentation about where IxD should fit into the plan and why. Using House/Sky Scraper construction as a metaphor. IE, That you can get away with not having a dedicated architect or any at all and still have a working house. It would be better with an architect but it still would work. Meanwhile, you can't build a sky scraper without an architect, without a team of them, or it will fail at best and fall down at worst. The Developers are the builders, masons, carpenters, and electricians. The graphic designers are the interior decorators, and landscapers. But the missing piece in most software is the IxD, who is the architect. I'll also delve into the difference between Goals and Tasks/Features some as well. Anyway, If you, Matt, would like to talk to me more about what we are attempting to do, I'd be glad to. But I'll be a lot more free to talk details sometime next year. That said, we ARE looking for a UI designer. He would be making buttons and creating JS widgets, not an IxD. But if that job were filled with someone who was prepared to advocate IxD... Just Imagine. I can get details for anyone interested in that. Will . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=34166 ________________________________________________________________ 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
