We have a few contexts going on here, and I'm going to bite Janna DeVylder's concept here: -) Defining to Defend -) Defining to Educate
I think Luke's list: > Information architecture defines the structure of information (which can > exist in many formats). > Interaction design enables people to manipulate and contribute to that > information. > Visual design communicates these possibilities to people and creates > affinity to them (desirability). > User experience design is the summation of these considerations. > Works as a quick way to educate people on what we're all about in the world of web and screen-based software. I'm down with that. User Experience designer fits well with the programmer/developer metaphor. You don't hire object-oriented software architects. You hire software engineers. Fair. But programmers, in the generic tense, don't have conventions and conferences. The software engineering field is way too broad! And there are a lot of organizations for them (including the ACM), not just one. They have focii on relational databases, object-oriented methodologies (lots of intersections with the design world there, btw), user interface toolkits, etc. If we all as local leaders, members, and global leadership keep in mind that each of our organizations focuses on a particular practice, and doesn't seek to separate its people, then practice organizations that focus on the various elements of design are a healthy logical progression of our field. The UX world, let alone the rest of the design world, is too big an umbrella to tackle all at once. And yes, there are some of us who are doing real work and still talk in threads like this. Because if we're going to keep moving forward, we need these talks to end. Fast. Peace, love, and oooh look! A dancing bear! - Nasir ________________________________________________________________ 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
