Hello Russell, Just for fun here is my 10-word describing software design.
Creating quality code that drives useful usable engaging user interfaces Chauncey On Sat, Jul 4, 2009 at 10:01 AM, Russell Wilson<[email protected]> wrote: > Jared's additions make my definition so much better! > > I specified software for 2 reasons: > 1) that's how the question was worded to me > 2) I don't feel qualified to define design beyond software design > > As for my choice - we aren't designing Ferrari's... we are designing tools > for people to > buy children's clothing and calculate their taxes. Hence the "ordinary"... > > > > -------- > Russell Wilson > Vice President of Product Design, NetQoS > Blog: http://www.dexodesign.com > LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/russwilson > > > On Sat, Jul 4, 2009 at 7:54 AM, Jared Spool <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Exactly. Why is the word "software" in the question? Does hardware design >> just keep the ordinary ordinary? Does service design insist on making the >> ordinary into something horrific? >> >> It feels, from your description, that you want to make this your entry for >> IxDA's What-Is-Design Semantics Debate contest, but the word "software" >> threw me. >> >> Jared >> >> >> On Jul 4, 2009, at 12:56 AM, mark schraad wrote: >> >> arranging code to perform a function on a computer >>> >>> >>> On Fri, Jul 3, 2009 at 10:08 PM, Russell Wilson <[email protected] >>> >wrote: >>> >>> At the end of a recent interview, the candidate asked me “What is >>>> software >>>> design to you?” I can probably come up with a thousand different answers >>>> but the one that popped into my mind immediately that day was “*software >>>> design is making the ordinary extraordinary*.” >>>> >>>> Okay, so maybe it won’t get me a mention in Businessweek, but what I was >>>> trying to capture and communicate was that software design in particular >>>> is >>>> largely about taking unglamorous tools and making them functionally >>>> robust >>>> and efficient, rewarding to use, and aesthetically pleasing. We aren’t >>>> artists, but we are creatives. We aren’t rocket scientists, but we’re >>>> smart >>>> and talented. And every day we have to use our creativity, smarts and >>>> talent >>>> to design the best tools for people to use. >>>> >>>> *So I’m interested… in 10 words or less, what is software design to you?* >>>> Enter more than one if you like (as seperate comments). >>>> >>>> (would love to get comments on my post about his so that I can collect >>>> them >>>> all in one place): >>>> >>>> >>>> http://www.dexodesign.com/2009/07/03/in-10-words-or-less-what-is-software-design-to-you/ >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -------- >>>> Russell Wilson >>>> Vice President of Product Design, NetQoS >>>> Blog: http://www.dexodesign.com >>>> LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/russwilson >>>> ________________________________________________________________ >>>> 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 >>>> >>>> ________________________________________________________________ >>> 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 >>> >> >> > ________________________________________________________________ > 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 > ________________________________________________________________ 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
