[IxDA Discuss] The ONE Book!
Hi Which is that one book on Design/UX/IxD/Usability/etc etc that you will like to gift to your engineering folks in management as a new year gift that will make them understand its need and value. On similar lines which is that one book that you will like to gift the hands-on engineering folks to make them understand that thinking about user needs is equally important as thinking about the algorithms. Mind you only one book for each that will create the maximum impact on their thought process :-) Cheers Pankaj *Come to IxDA Interaction08 | Savannah* February 8-10, 2008 in Savannah, GA, USA Register today: http://interaction08.ixda.org/ 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
Re: [IxDA Discuss] The ONE Book!
I had one of the engineering teams I work with read parts of The Inmates are Running the Asylum. I risked being physically assaulted, but it worked really well. :-) Jeff On Feb 5, 2008 1:48 AM, Pankaj Chawla [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Which is that one book on Design/UX/IxD/Usability/etc etc that you will like to gift to your engineering folks in management as a new year gift that will make them understand its need and value. On similar lines which is that one book that you will like to gift the hands-on engineering folks to make them understand that thinking about user needs is equally important as thinking about the algorithms. Mind you only one book for each that will create the maximum impact on their thought process :-) Cheers Pankaj *Come to IxDA Interaction08 | Savannah* February 8-10, 2008 in Savannah, GA, USA Register today: http://interaction08.ixda.org/ 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 *Come to IxDA Interaction08 | Savannah* February 8-10, 2008 in Savannah, GA, USA Register today: http://interaction08.ixda.org/ 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
[IxDA Discuss] Search Patterns
I'm working on a new book about the future of search and have created a seed collection of patterns and examples to support my research: http://flickr.com/photos/morville/collections/72157603785835882/ Over time, I hope to add patterns that illustrate user behavior and the information architecture of search. I'm also particularly interested in adding more examples (like Songza) that illustrate interaction design principles and potential. So, please take a look - add tags, notes, and comments - and suggest new examples. Thanks! Peter Morville President, Semantic Studios http://semanticstudios.com/ http://findability.org/ *Come to IxDA Interaction08 | Savannah* February 8-10, 2008 in Savannah, GA, USA Register today: http://interaction08.ixda.org/ 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
[IxDA Discuss] JOB:User Experience Architect, Orlando, FL; Recruiter, Permanent Full-time
Veredus is working with an established company seeking a User Experience Architect for the following PERMANENT opportunity: Position Summary The User Experience Architect designs and develops the user interface layout, organization and hierarchy for complex Web sites and Web applications within Information Technology. Detailed Responsibilities * Tasks include user needs analysis and user interface design. * Analyzes highly complex business requirements and designs for interfaces within the recommended timeframe, architecture, standards and budget. * Creates the wireframes and functional specifications, impact and risk analyses, and contributes to project plans and cost estimates. * Work with technical leads on Delivery teams to communicate user interface designs. * Works with developers to develop answers to ad-hoc technical problems and ensures the low level design adheres to our standards and usability best practices. * Partner with the business and creative teams to realize useable interfaces. * Leads user interface design review sessions. * Work with Architecture and IT Strategists during Vision and Discovery Process. * Build partnerships across application, architecture and business teams. * Identifies, evaluates and implements effective user experience design tools. * Advocates and develops policies and procedures for usability and accessibility standards as defined by Wyndham Vacation Ownership. Frequency of Interaction and Behavior Competencies * Passionate about usability, user centered design, information architecture and user experience. * Frequently interacts with own team, direct manager, and peers throughout IT and their staff. * Frequent interaction with business unit customers and vendors depending on assignment. * Demonstrates ability to express and organize thoughts, ideas and information in a logical and concise manner both in writing and verbally in relation to issues that fall within their scope of responsibility. * Ability to facilitate meeting of peers and team, clearly articulate the issues at hand, enable discussion that leads toward resolution and communicate results to management. * Ability to work quickly and manage multiple projects and timelines * Great attitude, strong work ethic, excellent communication skills * Creative, yet meticulously detail oriented. Required Experience Knowledge Base: * 3+ years of experience in user centered design and information architecture * Capable of clearly documenting user interface designs using UI specification documents, prototypes, task flows, wireframes. * Experience in usability work for commercial applications (Internet, Intranet, business applications) is a must. * Experience designing for dynamic and template-driven Web applications * Knowledge of W3C and Section 508 * Working knowledge of usability techniques methodologies, analysis and terminology. * Working knowledge of user interface theory, methodologies, design and terminology. * Working knowledge of web accessibilities methodologies, design and terminology. * Has undertaken competitive and content assessments. * Knowledge of designing for people with disabilities an asset. * Experience in business process improvement and systems convergence initiatives. * Ability to facilitate the completion of work by individuals inside and outside the Applications Software Engineering organization through influence / leveraging partnerships. * Experience working with off shore development teams * Demonstration of excellent technical, tactical, and strategic thinking. * Strong facilitation and coaching skills. * Excellent oral and written communication and presentation skills Technical Skill Requirements: * Visual Studio.NET or Microsoft SharePoint * Proficiency with Microsoft Visio * Experience with Rational Software Modeler preferred * Experience in formal software development methodologies * Experience working with content management systems, bug tracking systems and accessibility testing software Education Requirements and/or Preferences: * Bachelor's degree in a behavioral science or closely related discipline such as Human-Computer Interaction, Human Factors, Psychology (Cognitive or Experimental), Interface Design, or Computer Science. * Formal Project Management Methodology a plus * Previous vacation ownership experience a plus Veredus Corporation provides highly skilled Information Technology professionals for contract and permanent
Re: [IxDA Discuss] Log out functionality
Gang, Thanks for the suggestions. I have decided to provide a you've logged out message on the login page; a neat and tidy solution. -- Kim + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + Kim Bieler Graphic Design www.kbgd.com c. 240-476-3129 + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + *Come to IxDA Interaction08 | Savannah* February 8-10, 2008 in Savannah, GA, USA Register today: http://interaction08.ixda.org/ 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
Re: [IxDA Discuss] The ONE Book!
I've always felt that the title and content of this book was demeaning to both engineers and people with mental illness; it is probably a good example of the Fundamental Attribution Error which I think has been an issue in the UX/Usability realm for some time and made communication with engineering groups more difficult because of a focus on personality rather than on goals. I would probably nominate: Designing from Both Sides of the Screen: How Designers and Engineers Can Collaborate to Build Cooperative Technology (Paperback) by Ellen Isaacs (Author), Alan Walendowski (Author) though it is out of print now. Chauncey On Feb 5, 2008 9:31 AM, subimage interactive [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: +1 for Inmates. On Feb 5, 2008 5:51 AM, Jeff White [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I had one of the engineering teams I work with read parts of The Inmates are Running the Asylum. I risked being physically assaulted, but it worked really well. :-) Jeff On Feb 5, 2008 1:48 AM, Pankaj Chawla [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Which is that one book on Design/UX/IxD/Usability/etc etc that you will like to gift to your engineering folks in management as a new year gift that will make them understand its need and value. On similar lines which is that one book that you will like to gift the hands-on engineering folks to make them understand that thinking about user needs is equally important as thinking about the algorithms. Mind you only one book for each that will create the maximum impact on their thought process :-) Cheers Pankaj *Come to IxDA Interaction08 | Savannah* February 8-10, 2008 in Savannah, GA, USA Register today: http://interaction08.ixda.org/ 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 *Come to IxDA Interaction08 | Savannah* February 8-10, 2008 in Savannah, GA, USA Register today: http://interaction08.ixda.org/ 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 -- seth at subimage interactive - http://sublog.subimage.com - Cashboard - Estimates, invoices, and time tracking software - for free! http://www.getcashboard.com - Substruct - Open source RoR e-commerce software. http://dev.subimage.com/projects/substruct *Come to IxDA Interaction08 | Savannah* February 8-10, 2008 in Savannah, GA, USA Register today: http://interaction08.ixda.org/ 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 *Come to IxDA Interaction08 | Savannah* February 8-10, 2008 in Savannah, GA, USA Register today: http://interaction08.ixda.org/ 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
Re: [IxDA Discuss] Wii Would Like to Play... Minority Report
Johnny Lee will be presenting and demoing his Wiimote hacks at Adaptive Path's UX Week 2008 conference this year. http://www.adaptivepath.com/events/2008/aug/ --peter On Jan 30, 2008, at 6:16 PM, John Vaughan wrote: Just got this in off the wire from a longtime colleague: A penny and a couple of vodka seltzers for your thoughts. http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~johnny/projects/wii/ *Come to IxDA Interaction08 | Savannah* February 8-10, 2008 in Savannah, GA, USA Register today: http://interaction08.ixda.org/ 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 *Come to IxDA Interaction08 | Savannah* February 8-10, 2008 in Savannah, GA, USA Register today: http://interaction08.ixda.org/ 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
Re: [IxDA Discuss] The ONE Book!
+1 for Inmates. On Feb 5, 2008 5:51 AM, Jeff White [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I had one of the engineering teams I work with read parts of The Inmates are Running the Asylum. I risked being physically assaulted, but it worked really well. :-) Jeff On Feb 5, 2008 1:48 AM, Pankaj Chawla [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Which is that one book on Design/UX/IxD/Usability/etc etc that you will like to gift to your engineering folks in management as a new year gift that will make them understand its need and value. On similar lines which is that one book that you will like to gift the hands-on engineering folks to make them understand that thinking about user needs is equally important as thinking about the algorithms. Mind you only one book for each that will create the maximum impact on their thought process :-) Cheers Pankaj *Come to IxDA Interaction08 | Savannah* February 8-10, 2008 in Savannah, GA, USA Register today: http://interaction08.ixda.org/ 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 *Come to IxDA Interaction08 | Savannah* February 8-10, 2008 in Savannah, GA, USA Register today: http://interaction08.ixda.org/ 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 -- seth at subimage interactive - http://sublog.subimage.com - Cashboard - Estimates, invoices, and time tracking software - for free! http://www.getcashboard.com - Substruct - Open source RoR e-commerce software. http://dev.subimage.com/projects/substruct *Come to IxDA Interaction08 | Savannah* February 8-10, 2008 in Savannah, GA, USA Register today: http://interaction08.ixda.org/ 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
Re: [IxDA Discuss] home links
There is another option that I haven't seen mentioned in this thread yet. For a more explict link than the linking of the logo, instead of taking up the left-most spot in a horizontal main nav bar or the top spot in a vertical nav bar, you can put it with other unobtrusive, ancillary links in the masthead/global header. That's the way we solve for the problem with the delta.com redesign in 2005 (you'll only on pages other than the home page) and it worked quite nicely. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=25499 *Come to IxDA Interaction08 | Savannah* February 8-10, 2008 in Savannah, GA, USA Register today: http://interaction08.ixda.org/ 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
Re: [IxDA Discuss] The ONE Book!
Looks like an interesting book...Wishlisted (did I just invent a new verb?) on my Amazon page... On Feb 5, 2008 6:45 AM, Peter Merholz [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: self-promotion Why, _SUBJECT TO CHANGE: Creating Great Products Services for an Uncertain World_, by me and a few colleagues at Adaptive Path. It's written for executives and technologists to help them understand the contribution that user research, design, and systems thinking offers. http://www.amazon.com/o/ASIN/0596516835/adaptivepat07-20/ref=nosim/ /self-promotion If not our book, my One Book is probably still THE DESIGN OF EVERYDAY THINGS. --peter On Feb 4, 2008, at 10:48 PM, Pankaj Chawla wrote: Hi Which is that one book on Design/UX/IxD/Usability/etc etc that you will like to gift to your engineering folks in management as a new year gift that will make them understand its need and value. On similar lines which is that one book that you will like to gift the hands-on engineering folks to make them understand that thinking about user needs is equally important as thinking about the algorithms. Mind you only one book for each that will create the maximum impact on their thought process :-) Cheers Pankaj *Come to IxDA Interaction08 | Savannah* February 8-10, 2008 in Savannah, GA, USA Register today: http://interaction08.ixda.org/ 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 *Come to IxDA Interaction08 | Savannah* February 8-10, 2008 in Savannah, GA, USA Register today: http://interaction08.ixda.org/ 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 -- seth at subimage interactive - http://sublog.subimage.com - Cashboard - Estimates, invoices, and time tracking software - for free! http://www.getcashboard.com - Substruct - Open source RoR e-commerce software. http://dev.subimage.com/projects/substruct *Come to IxDA Interaction08 | Savannah* February 8-10, 2008 in Savannah, GA, USA Register today: http://interaction08.ixda.org/ 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
Re: [IxDA Discuss] The ONE Book!
The toughest thing about Pankaj's question is that he forces me to choose just one per group - managers and line engineers. As many of you know - my UX/IxD/IA library darn near competely fills my home office - and it's kinda of sad in a geeky way. For engineers - a fun, funny book that at least argues for UCD to the engineer who doesn't know what it is - David Platt's Why Software Sucks. Because I am re-reading it right now - I think the most eloquent - to the point of poetic - articulation of interaction design (IxD) is Jon Kolko's book Thoughts on Interaction Design, -- just the first chapter is worth the price of admission. I was almost brought to tears reading it - I kid you not - this is the Kahlil Gibran's The Prophet, manifesto for interaction designers. If you haven't bought and read this gem - go now, young lads and order it. - Will On Feb 5, 2008 10:07 AM, subimage interactive [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Looks like an interesting book...Wishlisted (did I just invent a new verb?) on my Amazon page... On Feb 5, 2008 6:45 AM, Peter Merholz [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: self-promotion Why, _SUBJECT TO CHANGE: Creating Great Products Services for an Uncertain World_, by me and a few colleagues at Adaptive Path. It's written for executives and technologists to help them understand the contribution that user research, design, and systems thinking offers. http://www.amazon.com/o/ASIN/0596516835/adaptivepat07-20/ref=nosim/ /self-promotion If not our book, my One Book is probably still THE DESIGN OF EVERYDAY THINGS. --peter On Feb 4, 2008, at 10:48 PM, Pankaj Chawla wrote: Hi Which is that one book on Design/UX/IxD/Usability/etc etc that you will like to gift to your engineering folks in management as a new year gift that will make them understand its need and value. On similar lines which is that one book that you will like to gift the hands-on engineering folks to make them understand that thinking about user needs is equally important as thinking about the algorithms. Mind you only one book for each that will create the maximum impact on their thought process :-) Cheers Pankaj *Come to IxDA Interaction08 | Savannah* February 8-10, 2008 in Savannah, GA, USA Register today: http://interaction08.ixda.org/ 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 *Come to IxDA Interaction08 | Savannah* February 8-10, 2008 in Savannah, GA, USA Register today: http://interaction08.ixda.org/ 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 -- seth at subimage interactive - http://sublog.subimage.com - Cashboard - Estimates, invoices, and time tracking software - for free! http://www.getcashboard.com - Substruct - Open source RoR e-commerce software. http://dev.subimage.com/projects/substruct *Come to IxDA Interaction08 | Savannah* February 8-10, 2008 in Savannah, GA, USA Register today: http://interaction08.ixda.org/ 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 -- ~ will No matter how beautiful, no matter how cool your interface, it would be better if there were less of it. Alan Cooper - Where you innovate, how you innovate, and what you innovate are design problems --- will evans user experience architect [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- *Come to IxDA Interaction08 | Savannah* February 8-10, 2008 in Savannah, GA, USA Register today: http://interaction08.ixda.org/ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines
Re: [IxDA Discuss] The ONE Book!
On 2/5/08, Dan Brown [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Pankaj, So, if you're going to struggle to get them to read one book, why select a book at all? Are there other approaches you've tried to get them to see the value of interaction design? One thing you might try (before dropping some rupees on any of these books) is making one small change on your next project. Don't try to do all of UCD. Don't stop their current process, or add days of user research. Make one small change -- maybe throw in an annotated wireframe, or take half a day to do a user summary. If that change has a positive effect, they might let you make another change. And then another. Well, I was talking figuratively ;-) when I said it wont be possible to get them to read it. In any case its not my intention to go and gift everyone a copy of the book - with 5500 employees every single one of them being hardcore techie, and more than 25% of them in the decision making role it will never be easy. To top it I work for a company that is purely in B2B enterprise software development space and UI is equated to adding buttons on the form. I though have been working against the tide (though helped by the extreme customer feedback on the sloppy interfaces we have been giving) and over the period of last 2 years I have been able to go one step at a time and finally get a few people up in the ladder to see value in all that I have been trying to do. The idea is to get these converted people to read a book that will make them the change ambassadors for future and help my cause. Cheers Pankaj *Come to IxDA Interaction08 | Savannah* February 8-10, 2008 in Savannah, GA, USA Register today: http://interaction08.ixda.org/ 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
Re: [IxDA Discuss] The ONE Book!
Dan said: Ultimately, if you do something to make their jobs easier, they'll want you back. And they're just not going to get that from a book. ... just like any *other* user! Amen, Dan. Wouldn't it be interesting to apply the same principles to our peers _as users_ as we want to do for users? I think demonstrating a benefit is always better than talking about it, and we're all ultimately on the same side when the benefits of our processes are made clear. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=25549 *Come to IxDA Interaction08 | Savannah* February 8-10, 2008 in Savannah, GA, USA Register today: http://interaction08.ixda.org/ 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
Re: [IxDA Discuss] Log out functionality
Have you guys thought of a combined solution of the both, where you sent the user to the login page showing a message that you have logged out. This way you are informing the user about the action, yet giving it the chance to log in again. This also might work if you want the session to expire after sometime of non-use and you want to corroborate user credentials before granting them access again. My 2 cents, G. *Come to IxDA Interaction08 | Savannah* February 8-10, 2008 in Savannah, GA, USA Register today: http://interaction08.ixda.org/ 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
Re: [IxDA Discuss] The ONE Book!
Jeff, Funny you mention that... [shameless plug follows] My partner, Nathan, will be speaking at the IA Summit about this very topic, especially how it relates to documentation. You can see his abstract here: http://www.iasummit.org/proceedings/2008/audiences_artifacts -- Dan, the shameless face of EightShapes On Tue, 5 Feb 2008 08:16:15, Jeff Seager [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Dan said: Ultimately, if you do something to make their jobs easier, they'll want you back. And they're just not going to get that from a book. ... just like any *other* user! Amen, Dan. Wouldn't it be interesting to apply the same principles to our peers _as users_ as we want to do for users? I think demonstrating a benefit is always better than talking about it, and we're all ultimately on the same side when the benefits of our processes are made clear. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=25549 *Come to IxDA Interaction08 | Savannah* February 8-10, 2008 in Savannah, GA, USA Register today: http://interaction08.ixda.org/ 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 -- | work: eightshapes.com | book: communicatingdesign.com | blog: greenonions.com | talk: +1 (301) 801-4850 *Come to IxDA Interaction08 | Savannah* February 8-10, 2008 in Savannah, GA, USA Register today: http://interaction08.ixda.org/ 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
Re: [IxDA Discuss] home links
Ah, not showing the home button until you're away from home. This reminds me of the a href=http://nytimes.com;New York Times/a. I can't click the title of the paper or the home tab to refresh the front page (a frequent want on intense news days/nights). I'm not using it to 'reset' myself in browsing, but to see if a new story pops into the space above the fold. The a href=http://washingtonpost.com;Washington Post/a does allow me to refresh the home page by clicking on the aptly titled top left menu item 'News'. Would I refresh the front page for an airline the way I do for the news? Probably not, so the Delta implementation makes sense. Do I refresh the Amazon front page? Yes, I want to see what new and wild things they'll suggest. This case goes to show that it is important to use your audience and the purpose of the site in determining how to place a home link. *Come to IxDA Interaction08 | Savannah* February 8-10, 2008 in Savannah, GA, USA Register today: http://interaction08.ixda.org/ 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
Re: [IxDA Discuss] The ONE Book!
On similar lines which is that one book that you will like to gift the hands-on engineering folks to make them understand that thinking about user needs is equally important as thinking about the algorithms. Mine http://www.rhjr.net/dto. ;) Of course, this is an awfully shameless plug, but my reviews support my shame. A number of people have said it should be required reading for developers (for which I'm eternally grateful). -r- *Come to IxDA Interaction08 | Savannah* February 8-10, 2008 in Savannah, GA, USA Register today: http://interaction08.ixda.org/ 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
Re: [IxDA Discuss] The ONE Book!
On 2/5/08, Pankaj Chawla [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Which is that one book on Design/UX/IxD/Usability/etc etc that you will like to gift to your engineering folks in management as a new year gift that will make them understand its need and value. Don't Make Me Think most likely... of the lot, it seems to be the best at introducing the subject to those who aren't passionate about it. Don Norman's Everyday Things would be a close second though... that book is like a brain virus. You can't stop paying attention to light switches and door handles. F. *Come to IxDA Interaction08 | Savannah* February 8-10, 2008 in Savannah, GA, USA Register today: http://interaction08.ixda.org/ 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
Re: [IxDA Discuss] The ONE Book!
Not one book, but the three books that have made the largest impact on me in my work have been: Designing for People, Henry Dreyfuss A Designer's Art, Paul Rand Envisioning Information, Edward Tufte Both the pragmatic definitions of craft and idealistic views on the world of design from those three books has made the largest impact on my work as an interface designer. Each has something different to contribute, all three are timeless and entirely relevant to the profession imho. -- Andrei Herasimchuk Principal, Involution Studios innovating the digital world e. [EMAIL PROTECTED] c. +1 408 306 6422 *Come to IxDA Interaction08 | Savannah* February 8-10, 2008 in Savannah, GA, USA Register today: http://interaction08.ixda.org/ 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
[IxDA Discuss] West Coast recruiters
In need of hiring a bunch of folks: developers, UI engineers, analytics specialists, process modelers, BAs, etc. Anyone know of a really good technical recruiter who serves the West Coast region? (If you know a good one for the East, that's OK too, we can relocate people.) -- Kontra http://counternotions.com *Come to IxDA Interaction08 | Savannah* February 8-10, 2008 in Savannah, GA, USA Register today: http://interaction08.ixda.org/ 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
Re: [IxDA Discuss] West Coast recruiters
I've had good success with Howard Henson...he's NY based, but is able to locate candidates nationally. He's copied on this message. Dante Murphy | Director of Information Architecture | D I G I T A S H E A L T H 229 South 18th Street | Rittenhouse Square | Philadelphia, PA 19103 | USA Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.digitashealth.com -Original Message- In need of hiring a bunch of folks: developers, UI engineers, analytics specialists, process modelers, BAs, etc. Anyone know of a really good technical recruiter who serves the West Coast region? (If you know a good one for the East, that's OK too, we can relocate people.) *Come to IxDA Interaction08 | Savannah* February 8-10, 2008 in Savannah, GA, USA Register today: http://interaction08.ixda.org/ 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
[IxDA Discuss] Job - Interaction Designer, Durango, CO - The Magellan Network
Company: The Magellan Network URL: www.themagellannetwork.com http://www.themagellannetwork.com Job Location: Durango, CO Job Title: Interaction Designer Job Duration: Permanent, Full Time Mission Statement The Magellan Network provides online products and services that leverage existing technologies to increase restaurant revenue and diner convenience. Job Description: The Magellan Network is a 40 person start up located in sunny four seasons Durango, Colorado. We design and develop products and services that enable diners to save time and enrich their dining experience. This service provides additional revenue and operational efficiencies to restaurants. We deliver the commercial benefits of the internet to restaurants by turning their Web sites into 24/7 sales channels. By providing diners more online options, we help restaurants profit by increasing their revenue while reducing their costs. We are currently looking for an Interaction Designer who will help us to create practical and usable products and services that follow the fundamental tenets of user-centered Interaction design. This person must be grounded in a practice of understanding real users--their goals, tasks, experiences, needs, and wants. This designer must be able to balance users' needs with business goals and technological capabilities. Primary Responsibilities/Requirements: The successful candidate will be a multi-talented, professional individual with a degree in graphic design, interaction design, or human-computer interaction. Candidates should have a thorough appreciation and understanding of web technologies and trends, usability techniques, and usable interface solutions. Candidate must be able to understand, design, and optimize workflow, user interaction, and layout, as well as translate written specifications into workable designs. This position will work with product managers, project managers, other designers, and engineers. Primary platforms will be web-based and web-enabled applications. The successful candidate will be: · Highly logical, very organized designer · Fluent in Illustrator and Photoshop · Ideally fluent in HTML, Javascript and Dreamweaver or other technical aspects of development · Minimum 3-5 years experience in software or web application design · Able to provide solutions to complex design challenges and define new and evolving interactive products and services · Have a degree in HCI, Interaction Design, or Graphic Design · Able to answer the question, ³What is interaction design?² Candidate will be experienced with: · User research · Task flows · Maps · Design of wireframes · Graphic/interface design · Specification development · Usability testing We offer a competitive salary with benefits in this fast paced start-up. This FT employment opportunity also comes with a talented team of co-workers. Salary DOE. EOE Please submit your resume and professional portfolio to: Dona Rubbo Vice President of Human Resources The Magellan Network Direct: 970.403.0412 Cell: 970.903.8840 Fax: 970-385-2343 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Stefan Walger Interaction Designer The Magellan Network direct 970.403.6438 [EMAIL PROTECTED] themagellannetwork.com *Come to IxDA Interaction08 | Savannah* February 8-10, 2008 in Savannah, GA, USA Register today: http://interaction08.ixda.org/ 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
[IxDA Discuss] [EVENT] NH UPA February Meeting: 10-Minute Talks - Thursday, February 19, 2008, 6:00 PM
Our February 19th NH UPA meeting will be a highly engaging and informative night with 4 different 10-minute talks by 4 different speakers. The 10-minute talk format is popular because of the pace of the meeting and the variety of topics discussed related to usability and user experience design. Please RSVP to [EMAIL PROTECTED] if you plan to attend. Topics: Cognitive Biases and the Fundamental Attribution Error in User- Centered Design by Chauncey Wilson, Autodesk Words Set the Stage: Modeling Good Behavior for User-generated Content by Margot Bloomstein, PixelMEDIA Pros and Cons of Presenting Multiple Options of a Design to the Project Team by Shannon McHarg, HR Block Remote Usability Testing: Best Practices and Lessons Learned by Rebecca Richkus, Autodesk Where: PixelMEDIA 222 International Drive Suite 175 Portsmouth, NH 03801 Time: 6:00-7:00 PM - Networking (refreshments provided by PixelMEDIA) 7:00-8:00 PM - 10-Minute Talks About 10-Minute Talks: Presenter talks are strictly limited to 10 minutes and 6 slides max. Following each presenter, there will be 5 minutes for QA. This makes preparation and presentation easy and keeps things moving for the audience. For usability and user experience practitioners, you will find plenty of tips and tricks you can use in your job. For those who are new to usability, the variety of topics will give you a good idea of what the profession is all about. We look forward to seeing you there! Please RSVP so we can plan appropriately. RSVP or questions: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Best, Kyle -- Kyle Pero Soucy Founding Principal, Lead Consultant Usable Interface Usability and Interface Design Consulting Phone: (603) 205-0315 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Website: http://www.usableinterface.com *Come to IxDA Interaction08 | Savannah* February 8-10, 2008 in Savannah, GA, USA Register today: http://interaction08.ixda.org/ 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
[IxDA Discuss] JOB: Full Time Interaction Designer, SF Bay Area Firm-Recruiter-Fulltime staff position
Our client, a San Francisco based start up committed to developing a multimodal social networking platform is seeking a User Experience Designer. If you are hooked on applications like FaceBook, Flickr or other social networking platforms, this is a company for you. The ideal candidates will: --Have the ability to create superior consumer user experiences, taking into account the dynamic nature of new media forms. --Possess experience in user research and rapid prototyping --Excel in designing for consumer products, social media or mobile applications Desired Experience: Hands-on skill in developing wireframes, site maps, user flows, experience maps, personas, etc. Solid knowledge of Visio (or comparable) Adobe CS Strong written and verbal communication skills Prototyping tools such as Flash and HTML+ scripting Organized detail oriented Demonstrated knowledge of a variety web and software development technologies 3 + years of UI Only local Bay Area applicants need apply. This is a full time staff position. To learn more, please reply to [EMAIL PROTECTED] if interested. Jennifer Light, President ArtLinks Staffing Inc. http://www.artlinks-staffing.com 510-528-2668 *Come to IxDA Interaction08 | Savannah* February 8-10, 2008 in Savannah, GA, USA Register today: http://interaction08.ixda.org/ 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
[IxDA Discuss] Job:Sr Interaction Designer-San Francisco- hi5.com
Please direct any interest or inquiries to Annemarie Mogan: [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sr. Interaction Designer, hi5.com- San Francisco, California Description: If you are a highly talented professional who wants to advance your career within a leading web 2.0 company, we would like to hear from you! As an Interaction Designer at hi5, you will be responsible for driving the design process and working closely with a talented team of engineers to launch intuitive and scalable applications. Launched in early 2004, hi5 is one of the largest social networks in the world with over 35 million active members. Each day, millions of people around the globe repeatedly visit hi5 to stay connected with friends, share photos of their experiences, and discover the latest news. Today, the service is offered in 12 languages, serves as the #1 site in 7 countries, a top 10 site in more than 30 countries across the world, and the #1 social networking service for the global Spanish-speaking audience. Responsibilities: * Help to define the user model and user interface for new and existing hi5 products features. * Develop high level and/or detailed storyboards, mockups and prototypes to effectively communicate interaction and design ideas. * Gauge the usability of new and existing products, and make constructive suggestions for change. Requirements: * Background in human-computer interaction or related field. * Experience with Web 2.0 technologies and online communities. * Demonstrated experience in designing usable web-based interfaces. * Expert HTML, AJAX, CSS skills. * Excellent knowledge of JavaScript for rapid prototyping purposes. * Strong, clean visual design sense. * Excellent leadership, communication and teamwork skills. Preferred: * BS or MS in Computer Science or related field. Thank you looking forward to hearing from you! Annemarie Mogan hi5 networks [EMAIL PROTECTED] 415.962.7006 *Come to IxDA Interaction08 | Savannah* February 8-10, 2008 in Savannah, GA, USA Register today: http://interaction08.ixda.org/ 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
Re: [IxDA Discuss] The ONE Book!
For me, that's always Steve Krug's Don't Make Me Think!. Works great for both audiences. And, less filling. - kenny On Feb 5, 2008, at 1:48 AM, Pankaj Chawla wrote: Which is that one book on Design/UX/IxD/Usability/etc etc that you will like to gift to your engineering folks in management as a new year gift that will make them understand its need and value. On similar lines which is that one book that you will like to gift the hands-on engineering folks to make them understand that thinking about user needs is equally important as thinking about the algorithms. Mind you only one book for each that will create the maximum impact on their thought process :-) -- kenny kutney [EMAIL PROTECTED] *Come to IxDA Interaction08 | Savannah* February 8-10, 2008 in Savannah, GA, USA Register today: http://interaction08.ixda.org/ 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
Re: [IxDA Discuss] The ONE Book!
Death March While not about design per se, it is a book about scope creep, project management, and when things are not treated with the proper amount of consideration and regard (like design frequently is) and projects end up going horribly awry...so it's about about overall design the entire effort perhaps. == *Come to IxDA Interaction08 | Savannah* February 8-10, 2008 in Savannah, GA, USA Register today: http://interaction08.ixda.org/ 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
Re: [IxDA Discuss] The ONE Book!
With substantially less shame, I also support Robert's book. The very first illustration (and the wry comment accompanying it) was worth every penny I paid. The rest of the book is pretty good, too. I get an error message occasionally in Dreamweaver that always makes me wonder what the engineers were thinking when they programmed it. It says simply, No error has occurred. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=25549 *Come to IxDA Interaction08 | Savannah* February 8-10, 2008 in Savannah, GA, USA Register today: http://interaction08.ixda.org/ 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
