On Fri, Jun 26, 2009 at 2:33 AM, Kim Bieler <[email protected]> wrote:
> I wrote an article recently exploring the potential pitfalls of > designers who also do IA (in this case, wireframes) and I'd love > some feedback. I'm also interested in adding more before-and-after > examples if anyone is willing to share. > > http://www.aptmediainc.com/About/Apt-Lab/Designers-Who-Wireframe > --- It seems like the line between IA and visual design is pretty blurry, at least once you get down to actually designing an interface. I think the difficulties you identify result in large part by trying to artificially separate the two. I tend to agree with what Austin said--they are essentially the same activity, and that's another reason that you're right that it can often be better if the same person can do both. I wouldn't try too hard to separate the two--let the art and aesthetics crosspollinate with the design of the visual hierarchy, the chunking of information and its relational layout. If you do that, maybe "coloring in" wireframes is not as bad as it sounds. Maybe it would be better to talk about that stage of work as "enhancing the information design" already done, which is a worthy endeavor even when constrained to a prior, more analytical framework. I think this may also relate to the idea that constraints actually give you more--and more effective--creative freedom. -ambrose ________________________________________________________________ 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
