Anywhere that has swallowed IxD as a concept at this time has likely been initially exposed to IxD through a variety of books. Almost all of these books suggest that 99% of people CAN'T straddle these two disciplines.
Why? Because 99% of people can't. It is rather like being a great web designer AND a great web developer. Sure, there are a group of good designers who can bodger their way through jQuery. But that isn't the bread and butter of a developer. There are a variety of developers, myself included, that are capable designers. But I can't match the skills of someone who only does that. Nor do I have the time to spend 8 hours in photoshop to get a perfect look for something. The reason these jobs are split, is the processes are split. They should ideally happen at different stages, by different people. The same is true of IxD. It isn't visual design, and it isn't code. You might be one of the 1% that is capable of doing two of these. Or, if you are also including in that graphic design, part of the very very few who can do the whole process. But can you honestly say you are expert level at all of it? Will you have the time to devote to all of it? I wish you luck in finding a place that welcomes you. But as an alternative, consider getting a job implementing for a company that doesn't know IxD exists. Plenty in the government. Because you will have to do the IxD yourself, there. You won't get paid extra for it, however. Will . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=42068 ________________________________________________________________ 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
