Joshua, I disagree with Will. 1) I think that people can do both and there are many more who do. They just don't call themselves Interaction designers. They are usually called interactive or user interface designers.
2) is it a 100% percent mapping to IxD. Nope! but who cares. be flexible. There are way too many places that need IxDs but can only afford UI Dev. Go there. DO the IxD undercover w/o title and be a great developer at the same time. That is to say look for places that don't have any UX commitment (or limited) and be a developer there. Don't just respond to ads, but look deeper at the total positions. Last place to consider putting your talents is as a prototyper. Be a separate IxD, but promote yourself as a great prototyper. This will give you a huge edge over other designers who can' t prototype at higher fidelities as well as make your IxD design solutions more approachable from stake holders. So, I'd say, don't look for a position as a dual designer/coder. Look for a position as a designer or as a programer but just BE the designer/programmer that you are! enjoy! -- dave . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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
