I would add to this that each environment, such as a design firm, an advertising agency, a financial institution, an educational institution, and so on, may view the responsibilities within each "title" differently, thus making it almost impossible to iron out one satisfactory job description or definition for each role.
================================ -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Jason Maxham Sent: Monday, November 02, 2009 12:35 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [IxDA Discuss] Distinguishing between UCD, UX, and usability I have had a variety of titles throughout my career, the person signing my paycheck can call me whatever they want. I will continue to use a user-centered design approach to find the best solution for the interface we are are designing. Trying to argue the differences is just silly, organizations use titles differently. For example: an IA at one firm would be called a BA at another. There are no hard set definitions, you need to define yourself by what you actually do. In this business a title does not accurately explain what you do, yet. -J (Web Designer, Sr. Designer, Art Director, Creative Director, Information Architect, Sr. Usability Specialist, Prototyper, Manager, Sr. UX Designer, Interface Designer) ________________________________________________________________ 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 This email is confidential and subject to important disclaimers and conditions including on offers for the purchase or sale of securities, accuracy and completeness of information, viruses, confidentiality, legal privilege, and legal entity disclaimers, available at http://www.jpmorgan.com/pages/disclosures/email. ________________________________________________________________ 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
