On another practical note as someone who did make this change, I'd say per Rob Tannen's question above it is very easy to enter the world by starting with working on embedded GUI software for mobile and consumer electronics than it is to jump straight to physical control interface design.
You've got the basics if you have any decent experience and all you need is for someone to believe in your ability to transition. The way I did it was by finding a studio that was at its core an Industrial Design studio. They had pure desktop/web problems for me to work on. But I was surrounded by all the other issues we were working on and I was able to apply my knowledge of HCI, and other core IxD principles and collaborate with the team first on embedded software solutions and then on holistic systems design. I had to do work on keypad designs and forced my own education in those directions. So find a great home. In fact, I think where i was Motorola Enterprise Mobility on Long Island (Holtsville, NY) is hiring for an IxD position right now. http://careers.motorola.com/ and search by location. They have a tremendous ID studio and are trying to sustain their IxD practice. I didn't leave b/c I didn't like it there. I left b/c I wanted to become a teacher. I would totally recommend working for this studio inside Moto. -- dave . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=49472 ________________________________________________________________ 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
