[IxDA Discuss] Entry for huge amounts of data
Hi, I'm working on project that I think is somewhat unique, and unfortunately, I can only describe it in very general terms. It's a data entry system for items that contain rather large amounts of data. There are about 20 categories of data associated with each item. Each category will contain roughly 5 to 10 pieces of actual information (numbers, dates, short strings, etc), and many of the categories will be used several times for each item. So the user will end up entering several hundred values for each item. These values, by the way are not simply being copied from somewhere else, they must be interpreted from other sources and will actually require a bit of thought. Users are probably going to be entering a fairly small number of items, maybe 10 to 50, and then possibly not use the product again for several months, or possibly over a year. So, the emphasis here will be on creating an easily learnable system rather than one that's necessarily easy for experts to use, because we don't really expect anybody to become an expert. The quick summary would be: a system for inputting massive amounts of non-obvious data that will be used heavily for a couple days at a time and then ignored for months or years. Does anybody know of any examples of similar systems or any sort of design guidelines that might be applicable? The only similar applications that I can imagine would be something like entering all of the flight data for an airline or detailing the manufacturing process for a car, which I'd imagine would be very secret programs that I wouldn't be able to look at. As for design guidelines, I've found general guidelines about web forms to be of some use, but these all tend to deal with very simple single page forms. Any other ideas would be very appreciated. Cheers, Carl _ Get more out of the Web. Learn 10 hidden secrets of Windows Live. http://windowslive.com/connect/post/jamiethomson.spaces.live.com-Blog-cns!550F681DAD532637!5295.entry?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_domore_092008 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] [EVENT} NYC: Second Annual Interaction Design Studio, Thursday, October 16th
Could be fun. //* brent william (bill) brooks Cell +1.347.342.7676 Office +1.212.237.5332 *// On Sep 30, 2008, at 8:28 AM, NYC IxDA [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: SECOND ANNUAL INTERACTION DESIGN STUDIO You are invited to join the New York IxDA community for a hands-on, interactive design studio evening. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - RSVP: See special instructions below - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Last fall we launched our very first Studio event, which was a lot of fun and gave us a chance to practice design together, sharing our experience as a diverse group. (More about last year's event here: http://tinyurl.com/3362rx) The second annual IxD Studio will be a similar format: a one-hour design exercise addressed from within small breakout groups, followed by a constructive group critique led by Liya Zheng and Jeanine Harriman. The exercise has been designed to help you explore: -- The design of information in a ubiquitous medium -- The intersections of the UX disciplines we know as Information Architecture, Interaction Design, and Service Design Through participation in this studio, you will: -- Refine your current design techniques and gain exposure to new ones -- Understand the thinking behind the various concepts presented by the rest of the group, identifying opportunities and directions to further your own designs -- Gain insights into how to build a constructive studio environment to support your work; where critiques may be used to advance design concepts and practices. Because of the collaborative nature of this workshop we encourage participants with a wide variety of background and skill levels; a diverse group maximizes the potential for participants to learn from each other. WHEN Thursday, October 16th, 2008 6:00 – 9:00 p.m. Refreshments will be served courtesy of Roundarch, our wonderful host WHERE Roundarch 111 Broadway, 15th floor New York, NY 10006 (212) 909-2300 http://www.roundarch.com Sorry, no walk-ins can be admitted; RSVP below MATERIALS FEE $15 will be collected from all participants at the event: please bring cash or check (payable to IxDA) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - RSVP SPACE IS LIMITED DUE TO THE SPECIAL NATURE OF THIS EVENT! Here's how it will work: -- The first 35 people to respond will reserve their place in the Studio; confirmation email will be sent. IMPORTANT: By signing up for this event, you are accepting responsibility to attend -- or -- to give cancellation notice (24-hours minimum) so someone else can attend in your place. -- The next 25 people to respond will be placed on a waiting list -- in the order they were received -- and will be notified by email and phone if/when a place becomes available. -- Each person wishing to attend must respond individually. Sorry, you cannot register someone else. No guests or walk-ins can be permitted at this event. -- If you'd like to participate, please SEND YOUR FULL NAME and DAYTIME TELEPHONE to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ABOUT OUR STUDIO FACILITATORS Jeanine Harriman As a lead designer at Liquidnet, Jeanine Harriman specializes in envisioning and designing world-class user experiences. Jeanine previously worked as a designer at Netscape and Cooper, and held senior-level positions at Avenue A | Razorfish and Symantec. Jeanine also taught a popular User Experience design class for the Design and Communication Arts program of the UCLA Extension. Liya Zheng Liya currently leads the design of Liquidnet's equity management products. Previously, she worked at Respironics, a leader in the respiratory medical space, and helped them establish an internal Experience Design capability. Liya started her career at Rockstar Games where her interest in storytelling with interactive media was rooted. Liya's passion in teaching and the design process has led her to design and facilitate workshops for designers and non-designers alike. She has conducted this design workshop in the U.S. and in China. 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
Re: [IxDA Discuss] A New Browser: Google Chrome
On Tue, Sep 30, 2008 at 9:49 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from ixda.org (via iPhone) http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=32535 Is anyone else really impressed that they wrote all of that from their iPhone? 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] Graphics to communicate usability process
Hello! I'm working on communicating the role of usability in the software process to the development and UX team. I would like to hear your* *opinions on diagrams or methods to communicate the steps for ensuring usability in the development process** (e.g. a graphic that show when to do contextual inquiries and task analysis?, when to prototype at different levels of fidelity?, how to assure testability of softare applications? when are the best times to do user testing?, etc.) I've visited many sources: - http://www.usability.gov/process.html (this one is the most complete, though a little obscure) - http://www.jjg.net/elements/pdf/elements.pdf (too abstract) - http://adaptivepath.com/images/pillars.gif (too abstract) One difficulty I've found is that these diagrams do not convey the iterative nature of the process. Best regards! -- Guillermo Ermel Responsable de usabilidad MercadoLibre.com 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] Q: Information overload: how do you keep track?
I recently read a blog entry by Timothy Ferris, the author of The 4-Hour Workweek, on how to never forget anything and easily find everything you've saved. Definitely worth a read: http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2008/09/17/how-to-never-forget-anything-again/ Matt Anderson Senior User Experience Designer Citrix Online . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=33656 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] Identifying PDF/Word links
Some of how you answer this question has to do with how a user would get to a desired file. Are they searching or sorting or both? If sorting, can the sort be by file type? Basically, how does including information about a file's type help the user find and choose a correct file? If the file information is ultimately not needed for locating desired files, it may be acceptable to not call out the file type. A high percentage of users now have the ability to view both Word and PDF file types. Cheers, Matt Anderson Senior User Experience Designer Citrix Online . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=33697 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] Masters Programs for Non-Design Backgrounds
Our UX team has hired multiple people who have focused their strengths and education on areas that are not directly related to visual design. The real question is what do you want to do after you have your masters degree? You certainly can be a UX designer and with your specialty skills in any number of areas: information architecture, interaction design, etc. Matt Anderson Senior User Experience Designer Citrix Online . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=33644 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] Touchscreen interfaces - hype?
I have owned an iPhone for almost a year now, and my issue with the touchscreen interface is not that it is hard to hit the keys accurately the on-screen keyboard. My issue is that on a device with a hardware keyboard your thumb(s) can be on the keys to hold and steady the device, without pressing actually pressing the keys. With the iPhone your fingers and thumbs have to be completely off the surface while you are typing, making it more difficult to hold and type. You either have to balance it gently on your finger tips using it with one hand (gripping it means your thumb can't reach the near-thumb side), balance it on the fingers of both hands for two-thumb use, or grip it in one hand, and finger-peck with the index finger of the other hand (a slow method). Overall I like my iPhone because I don't do a lot of heavy typing, but I have a lot of experience using Windows Mobile phones with hardware keyboards and it is definitely ergonomically more comfortable (for me). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=33524 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] Foci of User Experience - Comments please
Hi IxD folks, some of you (Dave) may have seen the latest defining IA thread on the IAI list and without wanting to encourage the kind of chaos that erupted there i'd love to reach out to get your perspective on something I created to try and distinguish disciplines from roles within UX. There are a few comments/discussions on it on the post so feel free to junk that up rather than your forum! http://mauvyrusset.com/2008/09/26/the-foci-of-user-experience/ Richard 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] Blog/Conversation Aggregators
I'm working on a project for a blog/conversation aggregator site. Does anyone have any good recommendations for existing models and supporting technologies? Thanks for your help. Robert 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] Masters Programs for Non-Design Backgrounds
Thank you all for the advice! I will definitely keep this all in mind. Looks like the next year or so will be to develop a solid, cohesive portfolio. Cheers, Robert On Mon, Sep 29, 2008 at 4:08 PM, susan dybbs [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Robert, Looks like you already have some great advise. Adding to the previous comments - I recommend visiting the school(s) before applying. A campus visit will not only show your interest in the school but it will help you in your decision process and can help you identify what to include in your portfolio. Meeting with the students, faculty and admission staff will give you insight into the school's philosophy and their admission criteria. Best of luck, Susan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=33644 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
[IxDA Discuss] JOB: Principle User Experience Consultant/Lead; London, UK; Recruiter; Full Time
£50-60k+bonus+benefits My top tier client is seeking to add to it's core UX management with the addition of a proven Principle/Senior UX Consultant. This role will see the incumbent slot next two the current principle team and take part of the reigns for part of the UX business development, oversee the development of existing UX projects and shape/influence UX strategy. My client is in a very strong position to expand and has ambitions for growing into Europe and beyond quite soon. Candidates must already have eligibility to work in the UK, have proven senior consultant/lead experience in UX at either a top agency or from multiple client postings. Confidence and business acumen is required in addition to a strong UX pedigree. A challenging role with extraordinary growth potential. Sean Pook D +44 (0)118 988 1156 T +44 (0)118 988 1150 F +44 (0)118 988 1162 [EMAIL PROTECTED] __ This email has been scanned by the MessageLabs Email Security System. For more information please visit http://www.messagelabs.com/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
[IxDA Discuss] JOB: Sr. Human Factors Engineer/Glendale or San Francisco/ATT's YELLOWPAGES.COM/FT
*Contact: Stephanie Arnold [EMAIL PROTECTED] Company: YELLOWPAGES.COM Position Title: Senior Human Factors Engineer* Department: Consumer Product Reports to: Associate Director of Human Factors Summary: The Senior Human Factors Engineer would work within Consumer Products' Human Factors group providing information architecture and usability expertise and support across product teams within YELLOWPAGES.COM. *Essential Duties Responsibilities:* •Work as a chief user advocate on each project team responsible for promoting user needs while integrating recommendations of the project team and translating business and user requirements into a workable, efficient solution. •Work within the Consumer Products group to plan, develop, and perform user research and usability activities (including heuristic evaluations, usability testing and other testing methods) across YELLOWPAGES.COM consumer products, •Document and present research/usability findings and recommendations to product teams •Responsible for researching, designing, and documenting user interfaces and features •Production and maintenance of Information Architecture deliverables such as wireframes, personas, site maps, task flows, etc. •Responsible for innovative information organization structures, interaction designs, page-level content organization, and navigation •Work within a multidisciplinary group of stakeholders, project managers, engineers, and designers to refine and transform user needs into usable user interfaces. •Reports to Associate Director, Human Factors *Qualifications:* •Master's Degree in Human Factors, HCI, Cognitive Psychology or related discipline preferred. •Expertise in user research/usability testing methodologies and user-centered design •Experience with planning and execution of usability testing strategies •3 years minimum experience in information architecture/user interface design and relevant application (Visio, Illustrator, etc.) and design process expertise •Expertise in information architecture deliverables including wireframes, site maps and personas •Knowledge of general user interface design guidelines, usability engineering methods •Excellent collaborative, verbal, and written communication skills •Excellent multi tasking skills *Education Requirement:* •Master's Degree in Human Factors, HCI or related discipline preferred. 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] changing images and color schemes on refresh
I will take a slightly different view from most of you and suggest that i actually like the change in colors. I think it adds interest and liveliness to the site. Esp if it is an ecommerce site. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=33529 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] [discuss]: Site Map - How important is it as a link?
Site Map: I have been wondering how important the link Site Map is which I am planning to do away with on a corporate website? What I am looking at is to have those few sections and their sub-links upfront at the bottom of the page for all the subsequent pages besides the home page. Is this going to be too much information for the user to handle? I need all the advice you can give regarding this. Thank you. -- Sachin Ghodke 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] Shoppingcart vs shoppingbasket
Hello all, I have short question. Do any of you know of any good argumentation for when to use a 'shopping cart' and when to use a 'shopping basked' (both image and/or term) in an e-commerce website. I myself would think that the choice would depend on whether you expect people to buy a lot (cart) or few (basket) things from your store. Any thoughts? Kind regards, Rein 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] Best left-nav ever
I love this [http://www.mondex.org/] left-nav. One to chalk-up for screen grabbing opportunities to demonstrate worst-case-scenarios. Anyone care to share any other website howlers? (in a vain attempt to add some levity to this list for the first time in weeks). J. 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] [discuss]: Site Map - How important is it as a link?
What I am looking at is to have those few sections and their sub-links upfront at the bottom of the page for all the subsequent pages besides the home page. This limits the scalability of the links when there may be more coming in. And it is not obvious for a user to look for the links of other sections within a page he is in. And having it at the bottom further reduces the visibility and looks like a clutter of links when users stumble upon it. A Site map is a harmless additional page which consolidates the site sections and subsections in the form of links in a single page and it is a readily available fall-back option. What is your reason to avoid the Site Map page? Sudhindra V. On Wed, Oct 1, 2008 at 1:31 PM, Sachin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Site Map: I have been wondering how important the link Site Map is which I am planning to do away with on a corporate website? What I am looking at is to have those few sections and their sub-links upfront at the bottom of the page for all the subsequent pages besides the home page. Is this going to be too much information for the user to handle? I need all the advice you can give regarding this. Thank you. -- Sachin Ghodke 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
Re: [IxDA Discuss] [discuss]: Site Map - How important is it as a link?
I'm asking myself how important is a Site Map at all? I never search for it on a site not to mention to use it. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=33722 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] [discuss]: Site Map - How important is it as a link?
In my opinion - when your site's architecture and navigation are brilliant, you don't need to prepare site map. You don't need even if they're just OK. BUT in some cases, when I just HAD TO find specific document inside of complicated site - site maps was the last life belt for me. So - unless you are completly sure that your site will not grow fast in it's lifecycle - making even automatic site map should be proper decision. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=33726 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] Site Map - How important is it as a link?
Of course, its good to have important links at the bottom of the page. But the fact that it is not obvious means when a user is lost, he has no way to know where to look for information, unless he notices it at the bottom of the page. Secondly, links as few as 4 or 5 per section is good to have at the bottom but for larger sites that have many sections and many more sub sections within each, it may not be a great idea. And when there are deeper levels of navigation within the secondary navigation, it loses it scability and is a challenge to present well. So IMHO - Flaunt the most important subsections under each section header at the bottom of the page. Have a good sitemap that consolidates all subsections and sub-sub sections if any, in a different, single page. On Wed, Oct 1, 2008 at 3:48 PM, John Gibbard [EMAIL PROTECTED]wrote: Sitemaps don't need to live on separate pages and they don't just serve lost users. Sitemaps can live comfortably at the foot of the page [1],[2],[3],[4] and are particularly powerful from an SEO perspective [5]. It's there when you need it, and it's out of the way when you don't. [1] http://www.norwichunion.com [2] http://www.last.fm [3] http://www.plus.net (best example) [4] http://www.welie.com/patterns/showPattern.php?patternID=sitemap-footer [5] http://snipurl.com/3zlpi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=33722 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
Re: [IxDA Discuss] Site Map - How important is it as a link?
Sitemaps don't need to live on separate pages and they don't just serve lost users. Sitemaps can live comfortably at the foot of the page [1],[2],[3],[4] and are particularly powerful from an SEO perspective [5]. It's there when you need it, and it's out of the way when you don't. [1] http://www.norwichunion.com [2] http://www.last.fm [3] http://www.plus.net (best example) [4] http://www.welie.com/patterns/showPattern.php?patternID=sitemap-footer [5] http://snipurl.com/3zlpi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=33722 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] Site Map - How important is it as a link?
Three things - 1. I believe that the 'lost user' will have scrolled to the bottom of the page and, if executed as well as the Plusnet example ([3] in my previous post), they will find the sitemap. 2. Sitemaps in the footer are a safety net - not a principle navigation tool 3. Footer sitemaps are unlikely to be comprehensive for deep/expansive sites and, in these cases, will be served well by by focussing on the higher-level categories. I'm not sure there is any use for a exhaustive sitemap on information rich sites - no-one wants to look at the entire catalogue of the Library of Congress on a single page, this is where search applies. Most of the sites I cited below have a large number of pages and their sitemaps provide great fall-back signage to the majority of content. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=33722 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] Shoppingcart vs shoppingbasket
I have noticed that amazon.co.uk uses Basket and amazon.com uses Cart, both with the same shopping cart icon. Andreas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=33723 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] Best left-nav ever
That is impressively bad. On a serious note, chunking long menus has a highly demonstrable ROI. We obtained a 25% decrease in bounce rate and overall 10% boost in revenue by chunking and adding headine to a left nav on an e-commerce site. Case study presented @ minute 16 at http://www.stompernet.net/goingnatural2/video4.asp?vid=4 . Here's a direct peek at a eye tracking data from a user struggling with a long, undifferentiated menu, on an otherwise ok site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/2177600531/ -A On Wed, Oct 1, 2008 at 5:28 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I love this [http://www.mondex.org/] left-nav. One to chalk-up for screen grabbing opportunities to demonstrate worst-case-scenarios. Anyone care to share any other website howlers? (in a vain attempt to add some levity to this list for the first time in weeks). J. 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] Site Map - How important is it as a link?
Looking at the current conversation here i am lead to believe that for a site which is not so heavily laden with links its appropriate to have it at the bottom and below the fold. But then does it really matter to have a site map for small sites with few links? However, big sites, which have immense data to display having sub and sub-sub links, I think the site map on a separate page would work because it does help for two reasons - to navigate if you are lost or looking for something specific and second purely for SEO. The site map on the separate page or the home page below the fold should be included for SEO purpose for complex or simple sites. But if you really can do without a site map then it would be for the simple (small) sites where the navigation won't have an user lost. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=33722 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] Graphics to communicate usability process
Guillermo, You asked: I would like to hear your opinions on diagrams or methods to communicate the steps for ensuring usability in the development process In the latter half of my presentation StUX - integrating IA deliverables in a software development methodology for the IA Summit 2005, I showed several process diagrams with user-centered design elements in them. To get an idea about the presentation and to download the PDF version of the slides, check out the blog posting about it here: http://www.peterboersma.com/blog/2005/03/my-ia-summit-presentation-stux_10.html or on the IA Summit site: http://www.iasummit.org/2005/finalpapers/39_Presentation.pdf or on slideshare: http://www.slideshare.net/pboersma/stux-ia-summit-2005-peter-boersma Peter -- Peter Boersma | Senior Interaction Designer | Info.nl http://www.peterboersma.com/blog | http://www.info.nl 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] [discuss]: Site Map - How important is it as alink?
smartest way for a person to know where each of your website's pages are locate. With the help of a sitemap a user does not need to go around your website trying to search the information he requires. A simple look at sitemap will show him the page and a click will take him there. This is simply just the single use of sitemap -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kordian Piotr Klecha Sent: Wednesday, October 01, 2008 8:17 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [IxDA Discuss] [discuss]: Site Map - How important is it as alink? In my opinion - when your site's architecture and navigation are brilliant, you don't need to prepare site map. You don't need even if they're just OK. BUT in some cases, when I just HAD TO find specific document inside of complicated site - site maps was the last life belt for me. So - unless you are completly sure that your site will not grow fast in it's lifecycle - making even automatic site map should be proper decision. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=33726 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
Re: [IxDA Discuss] [discuss]: Site Map - How important is it as a link?
Sachin, I have a strong leaning regarding my position on sitemaps which I will not get into. My focus rather will be on the placement of your sections. 'Upfront' and 'bottom of the page' seem to be contradictory to me. Also, when you say 'bottom of the page', is it possible that this solution may be below the page break on certain pages? What I am looking at is to have those few sections and their sub-links upfront at the bottom of the page for all the subsequent pages besides the home page. 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] JOB: Principle User Experience Consultant/Lead; London, UK; Recruiter; Full Time
what is a top-tier client -- does that mean they pay their bills on time? On Tue, Sep 30, 2008 at 11:15 AM, Sean @ IC Software [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: £50-60k+bonus+benefits My top tier client is seeking to add to it's core UX management with the addition of a proven Principle/Senior UX Consultant. This role will see the incumbent slot next two the current principle team and take part of the reigns for part of the UX business development, oversee the development of existing UX projects and shape/influence UX strategy. My client is in a very strong position to expand and has ambitions for growing into Europe and beyond quite soon. Candidates must already have eligibility to work in the UK, have proven senior consultant/lead experience in UX at either a top agency or from multiple client postings. Confidence and business acumen is required in addition to a strong UX pedigree. A challenging role with extraordinary growth potential. Sean Pook D +44 (0)118 988 1156 T +44 (0)118 988 1150 F +44 (0)118 988 1162 [EMAIL PROTECTED] __ This email has been scanned by the MessageLabs Email Security System. For more information please visit http://www.messagelabs.com/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 -- ~ will Where you innovate, how you innovate, and what you innovate are design problems - Will Evans | User Experience Architect tel: +1.617.281.128 | [EMAIL PROTECTED] aim: semanticwill | gtalk: wkevans4 twitter: semanticwill | skype: semanticwill - 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] NYC based indesign training?
Hello Jennifer (and All), I recommend, my brother, The InDesigner. He is an Adobe Certified Expert, the host of TheInDesigner video podcasts, currently writing a book on InDesign, and also does speaking engagements. He may not be intimate with wireframing as a use case but he is known specifically for tips and tricks that are huge productivity enhancers...some you mention below and many you may not yet have been exposed to. Looking at the podcast topics will give you an idea of the spectrum. But I would contact him directly (email address above) to check on his availability. He and his wife have a newborn who is only a few days old. Best, Maureen Murphy Sent from my iPhone On Sep 30, 2008, at 4:09 PM, Jennifer Bove [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi all, I am looking for an expert in Adobe InDesign who can come teach an afternoon workshop for interaction designers on tips and tricks for wireframing. Things like... dynamic headers importing from other programs working with layers working with libraries etc If you know anyone who does this kind of thing could you please have them email me at jbove at hugeinc dot com? thanks! Jennifer 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
Re: [IxDA Discuss] [discuss]: Site Map - How important is it as a link?
Aside from it being a navigation crutch. I've been told by our SEO manager that it's useful for spiders to index so that could be a reason to include it. On Wed, Oct 1, 2008 at 9:45 AM, Jared Spool [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Oct 1, 2008, at 4:01 AM, Sachin wrote: Site Map: I have been wondering how important the link Site Map is which I am planning to do away with on a corporate website? What I am looking at is to have those few sections and their sub-links upfront at the bottom of the page for all the subsequent pages besides the home page. Is this going to be too much information for the user to handle? Hi Sachin, Earlier this year, I wrote about what you're trying to do here: The Site Map: An Information Architecture Cop-Out http://www.uie.com/articles/Sitemap/ If users are going to your site map, then there's likely to be something seriously wrong with the information architecture of your site. We tell clients that if they find a substantial number are going to the site map from their home page to try an experiment and populate their home page with the site map content. They typically see both a reduction in the site map visits and an increase in the user satisfaction. It sounds like that's the direction you're heading. Your plan to put all the links on the home page is fine. The problem with links isn't the quantity. It's the scent. Users need a clear way to tell what each link does and how it's different from the other links. Make the scent clear by providing great trigger words, and you'll be fine. Testing is essential. Wouldn't try this without it. Resources on scent: Designing for the Scent of Information (costs $) http://www.uie.com/reports/scent_of_information/ Lifestyles of Link-Rich Home Pages http://www.uie.com/articles/linkrich_home_pages/ The Right Trigger Words http://www.uie.com/articles/trigger_words/ Hope that helps, Jared Jared M. Spool User Interface Engineering 510 Turnpike St., Suite 102, North Andover, MA 01845 e: [EMAIL PROTECTED] p: +1 978 327 5561 http://uie.com Blog: http://uie.com/brainsparks 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 -- Adrian Chong www.adrianchong.com/blog 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] NYC based indesign training?
Someone actually goes by the name the InDesigner? That is either silly or wrong for so many reasons - The UnDesigner will evans emotive architect hedonic designer [EMAIL PROTECTED] 617.281.1281 twitter: semanticwill aim: semanticwill gtalk: wkevans4 skype: semanticwill _ Sent via iPhone On Oct 1, 2008, at 10:27 AM, USABILITY MEDIC [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello Jennifer (and All), I recommend, my brother, The InDesigner. He is an Adobe Certified Expert, the host of TheInDesigner video podcasts, currently writing a book on InDesign, and also does speaking engagements. He may not be intimate with wireframing as a use case but he is known specifically for tips and tricks that are huge productivity enhancers...some you mention below and many you may not yet have been exposed to. Looking at the podcast topics will give you an idea of the spectrum. But I would contact him directly (email address above) to check on his availability. He and his wife have a newborn who is only a few days old. Best, Maureen Murphy Sent from my iPhone On Sep 30, 2008, at 4:09 PM, Jennifer Bove [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi all, I am looking for an expert in Adobe InDesign who can come teach an afternoon workshop for interaction designers on tips and tricks for wireframing. Things like... dynamic headers importing from other programs working with layers working with libraries etc If you know anyone who does this kind of thing could you please have them email me at jbove at hugeinc dot com? thanks! Jennifer 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
Re: [IxDA Discuss] Shoppingcart vs shoppingbasket
Rein, Shopping cart is the prevalent US/Canadian English term; shopping basket is the UK English equivalent. Shopping bag is also used in some contexts (e.g. a high-end clothing site). Also, take a look at this blog post: http://www.getelastic.com/add-to-cart-buttons/ Hope this helps, Dmitry On Wed, Oct 1, 2008 at 4:11 AM, R. Groot [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello all, I have short question. Do any of you know of any good argumentation for when to use a 'shopping cart' and when to use a 'shopping basked' (both image and/or term) in an e-commerce website. I myself would think that the choice would depend on whether you expect people to buy a lot (cart) or few (basket) things from your store. Any thoughts? Kind regards, Rein 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
Re: [IxDA Discuss] [discuss]: Site Map - How important is it as alink?
A 'destination page' site map may be useful for spiders to crawl, but two of the biggest engines (Yahoo and Google) don't even require normal folks to get to it. Instead, you can point them to XML versions of your site map and keep them out of the navigation flow if you choose not to offer them on your site. Not that it's easy to build such a beast, but if you want the benefit of site maps for SEO purposes, but want to remove it from your nav, you still have options, at least for some search engines. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=33735 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] Best left-nav ever
Oh there is so much wrong with that, it's amazing. This one makes my brain hurt: http://www.cuh2a.com/ -L On Wed, Oct 1, 2008 at 4:01 AM, Andy Edmonds [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: That is impressively bad. On a serious note, chunking long menus has a highly demonstrable ROI. We obtained a 25% decrease in bounce rate and overall 10% boost in revenue by chunking and adding headine to a left nav on an e-commerce site. Case study presented @ minute 16 at http://www.stompernet.net/goingnatural2/video4.asp?vid=4 . Here's a direct peek at a eye tracking data from a user struggling with a long, undifferentiated menu, on an otherwise ok site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/2177600531/ -A On Wed, Oct 1, 2008 at 5:28 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I love this [http://www.mondex.org/] left-nav. One to chalk-up for screen grabbing opportunities to demonstrate worst-case-scenarios. Anyone care to share any other website howlers? (in a vain attempt to add some levity to this list for the first time in weeks). J. 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
Re: [IxDA Discuss] Entry for huge amounts of data
Carl Simpson I'm working on project that I think is somewhat unique, and unfortunately, I can only describe it in very general terms. It's a data entry system for items that contain rather large amounts of data. There are about 20 categories of data associated with each item. Each category will contain roughly 5 to 10 pieces of actual information (numbers, dates, short strings, etc), and many of the categories will be used several times for each item. So the user will end up entering several hundred values for each item. These values, by the way are not simply being copied from somewhere else, they must be interpreted from other sources and will actually require a bit of thought. Users are probably going to be entering a fairly small number of items, maybe 10 to 50, and then possibly not use the product again for several months, or possibly over a year. So, the emphasis here will be on creating an easily learnable system rather than one that's necessarily easy for experts to use, because we don't really expect anybody to become an expert. The quick summary would be: a system for inputting massive amounts of non-obvious data that will be used heavily for a couple days at a time and then ignored for months or years. Does anybody know of any examples of similar systems or any sort of design guidelines that might be applicable? Hi Carl To summarise: - large volumes of information - each user only enters a small number of items - user has to think carefully about each item - infrequent use, so learnability is crucial It sounds very similar to a tax return to me, a topic dear to my heart (and which I've worked on in great detail). It's not easy and you'll need to do lots of usability testing, but I guess you knew that already. Here are some things that may help you. - It's likely that the data items are not created equally. Some are likely to be (relatively) common, some less so, some very rare. You can tailor the guidance accordingly, using a layered approach so that common items are explained right there on the form, less common ones in a second level of help, and the really rare ones are somewhat hidden away. - Spend a lot of time working on where the answers come from. Observe users working out the answers to the questions. That should give you some good idea. - Consider item-by-item wizards that help them derive the answers for specific items. - look for 'if, then' rules so that you can prompt users to enter things that are required because they put in other things - If data gets copied from any type of source item, provide pictures of the sources showing which box to copy to where. You can also annotate these e.g. use this data here but not this here - It's possible that some collections of items are similar to previous ones that have been put in. Consider facilities to say 'copy from another item' and then edit it. - Think about patterns and examples. Any chance that some items often occur together? What about 'show me' help or other hints? - Make sure that you have great save and resume features. Ensure that users can jump in and out of any part of the process. - It seems very unlikely that it will be sufficiently linear to allow a standard process indicator. Consider using what we've called a 'summary menu' in our book* , i.e. an overview page that lets users jump into any page of the data set and complete as much as they can, then save that page and return to an updated menu page showing the status of every page. If you'd like to, contact me offline. I'm happy to sign a non-disclosure and then provide more specific ideas. Best Caroline Jarrett *book is Forms that work: designing web forms for usability http://www.amazon.com/Forms-that-Work-Interactive-Technologies/dp/1558607102 /ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8s=booksqid=1222885142sr=8-1 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] Site Map - How important is it as a link?
Jared, Most of your inputs on Site map and SEO are well taken. I must say a good insight and a perspective to what i thought was always right. It is customary to put in Site Map as a link where I work but I feel its only essential if ever required. And as you have said, If users are going to your site map, then there's likely to be something seriously wrong with the information architecture of your site. summarizes the perspective the link SiteMap should really be looked at. There is this new trend of getting the site map below the fold by listing all the links in the web site but to me i see no point of doing this if the site as perfect navigation. I agree with you about the 'scent' part and it has indeed been my endeavor to instill in my peers this thought but not many would want to listen. That is why I had earlier a discussion about search (http://www.ixda.org/discuss.php?post=33254#33254) and the correct terminology or icon representation that could be used because I was searching for the same perspective amongst our community. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=33722 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] IxDA Dublin Kickoff Meeting: Thursday October 2nd, 6pm
Howdy Folks, The first IxDA Dublin local meeting is happening tomorrow! When: Thursday October 2nd 2008 Where: The South William on 52 South William Street, South Dublin Centre, Dublin 2 Whom: All Are Welcome What: Informal Meet / Get-To-Know Session – Open Agenda! It would be awesome if you could join us :) Questions, Directions call Seamus at 087 618 5655 -- All the Best, Seamus Byrne Senior User Experience Designer WestGlobal 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] Site Map - How important is it as a link?
On Oct 1, 2008, at 11:31 AM, Sachin Ghodke wrote: There is this new trend of getting the site map below the fold by listing all the links in the web site but to me i see no point of doing this if the site as perfect navigation. Exactly right. There's a general perception that users *want* global navigation, but if you spend any time watching folks on sites, you quickly realize they are *only* interested in local navigation -- how do I get from *here* to *where I want to be*? So, any effort to add global nav to a page is a senseless waste of pixels. That's my opinion. Jared 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] Iron Man
4 months later. I was surprised to find out that Mark Coleran wasn't responsible for this. Kent Seki of the Pixel Liberation Front, in Collaboration with The Orphanage... There's a great article / interview here *http://tinyurl.com/kentseki *regarding the movie. Shaun On Tue, May 13, 2008 at 8:21 PM, Grady Kelly [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: And you really need to look at Marks Flickr Sets with PicLens! http://www.flickr.com/photos/mcoleran/sets/ Grady On Tue, May 13, 2008 at 4:21 PM, Josh Santangelo [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I started a discussion about this on a popular motion graphics forum. This is where some of the links I posted earlier came from. A little bit ago, Mark Coleran chimed in with more links: http://mograph.net/board/index.php?s=showtopic=15907view=findpostp=138106 His Flickr account has lots of stills of his work: http://www.flickr.com/photos/mcoleran/collections/72157603389965628/ Wishing there was a blog or something dedicated to this stuff. 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
Re: [IxDA Discuss] Graphics to communicate usability process
Here is a link to a process diagram created by John Stickley to describe the role of our User Experience team within PeopleSoft. The audience was developers and product strategists and was unveiled at an internal Open House our team held. http://www.visualvocab.com/projects/peoplesoftuescm.html Because roles evolve over time, it helps to think of such a diagram as one part a reflection of the current system and one part the next steps in your vision. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=33734 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] Site Map - How important is it as a link?
On Oct 1, 2008, at 4:35 PM, Danna Hudson wrote: There is this new trend of getting the site map below the fold by listing all the links in the web site but to me i see no point of doing this if the site as perfect navigation. The main reason I as an IxD add navigation as text links in the footer is because Search Engine bots eat the links up and it helps with cataloging the website and SEO. http://www.dailyseoblog.com/2007/06/importance-of-footer-text-in-seo/ There's a lot of misinformation floating around the SEO space on how the bots actually work. This is likely to fall into that category. Don't believe everything you read. Jared Jared M. Spool User Interface Engineering 510 Turnpike St., Suite 102, North Andover, MA 01845 e: [EMAIL PROTECTED] p: +1 978 327 5561 http://uie.com Blog: http://uie.com/brainsparks 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} Designing for people who do not read easily, Cairns, Australia
Hi all If you are researcher, practitioner, advocate, or just interested in designing for people who do not read easily, then please come to the next Design to Read workshop. Date: Monday 9th December 2008 Location: Cairns, Australia, part of the OzCHI 2008 conference www.ozchi.org We will: * share experiences about working with our different audiences * compare the advice and approaches that we use when designing * critique the 'framework' that came out of our previous workshop in Liverpool, September 2008. If you want to come, please send an expression of interest to Caroline Jarrett Deadlines: * Position papers due 10th November 2008 * Acceptances sent out by 17th November 2008 * Final presentations due by 30th November 2008 More information about Design to Read: http://designtoread.editme.com/ Or just contact me: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Caroline Jarrett Effortmark Ltd Usability - Forms - Content Phone: 01525 370 379 Mobile: 0799 057 0647 International: +44 152 537 0379 16 Heath Road Leighton Buzzard Bedfordshire LU7 3AB UK 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] Interface Design Sites anyone?
Coming in a bit late here - you can see how behind i am in list reading. My Secret Weapon: netdiver.net On Sep 24, 2008, at 3:02 AM, Tamlyn Rhodes wrote: There's ScrnShots too [http://www.scrnshots.com/] which is a catalogue of tagged screenshots by and for designers. They even provide a special program to make taking and uploading screenshots as painless as possible. 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] Site Map - How important is it as a link?
There's a general perception that users *want* global navigation, but if you spend any time watching folks on sites, you quickly realize they are *only* interested in local navigation -- how do I get from *here* to *where I want to be*? So, any effort to add global nav to a page is a senseless waste of pixels. Jared, typically when I read your postings, I find myself nodding my head a lot in agreement. Not so this time. Am I misunderstanding what you mean by global nav? Research conducted at a now-defunct company I worked for in the dot com days (Immersant) showed many users commenting positively on seeing the full extent of the navigation - both global and local. Users appreciated gaining a sense of the scope from the global navigation, and, if it's comprehensive, engenders trust. I wonder if that's changed in the past 8 years. But even if it has, IMO the existence of the global nav still plays a critical role in enabling the user to navigate from here to where I want to be reliably and with confidence. Paul Eisen Principal User Experience Architect tandemseven 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] touchscreen predictive text input: Swype
I found a program that is available to the public, unlike Swype! It's called SlideIT, has a working demo and a purchasing option. Check it out guys: http://www.mobiletextinput.com/Product/SlideIT/SlideIT.php . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=32873 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: Senior Information Architect; New York, NY; MySkin, Inc; FT/PT;
mySkin is a fast-growing venture backed startup that leverages science and user experiences to give trusted skin care advice to consumers. We are at the cutting edge of technologies and user experience and we're looking for an innovative, talented information architect who will help us leave the competition behind. We want you to be challenged by your role and constantly pushing the envelope in technology and user experience in order to deliver a cutting edge experience for our customers. If you want a challenge and high-growth opportunity, please contact careers (at) myskininc.com. Responsibilities: * Understand both business and user goals in skin care and beauty (and, as appropriate, helping to define/refine same with other team members) * Participate in user studies to understand user behaviors/preferences and build, from this understanding, informed user interface solutions * Assess the project's informational needs and dynamics * Assist Content Strategists to develop content to fit the target user/brand experience * Scope, develop and understand technical considerations with the assistance of the project Technical Lead and, as required, with the client and/or third party partner(s) * Work collaboratively with designers to develop interface functionality * Visualize concepts quickly and cleanly through sketching and other rapid prototyping methods * Produce clean, concise site maps, transaction flows, diagrams and interface schematics * Assist in authoring functional requirements and related proactive business communications * Present, clearly and concisely, various stages of interface design development to clients * Keep all IA-related project files - paper and electronic - extremely well organized * Work collaboratively with Interface Engineers to define page types and templates for production * Participate in quality assurance checks during production Candidates should possess: * 3+ years of experience in interactive media design (preferably within a creative team) * Experience in UI development of consumer-oriented/B2C sites, in particular ecommerce, social networking, and online communities. * A minimum of 2 years in a role exclusively addressing information architecture * Ability to research, understand and organize specialized content * Excellent writing, speaking, presentation and interpersonal/listening skills * Proficiency in one or more of the following: Adobe InDesign, Adobe Illustrator, Microsoft Visio, HTML, Dreamweaver Desirable * Experience with consumer beauty products and/or services * Experience in creating and leading global teams 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] Site Map - How important is it as a link?
There is this new trend of getting the site map below the fold by listing all the links in the web site but to me i see no point of doing this if the site as perfect navigation. The main reason I as an IxD add navigation as text links in the footer is because Search Engine bots eat the links up and it helps with cataloging the website and SEO. http://www.dailyseoblog.com/2007/06/importance-of-footer-text-in-seo/ On 10/1/08 1:28 PM, Jared Spool [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Oct 1, 2008, at 11:31 AM, Sachin Ghodke wrote: There is this new trend of getting the site map below the fold by listing all the links in the web site but to me i see no point of doing this if the site as perfect navigation. Exactly right. There's a general perception that users *want* global navigation, but if you spend any time watching folks on sites, you quickly realize they are *only* interested in local navigation -- how do I get from *here* to *where I want to be*? So, any effort to add global nav to a page is a senseless waste of pixels. That's my opinion. Jared 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
Re: [IxDA Discuss] Shoppingcart vs shoppingbasket
You might also factor the mental model that best fits for the type of items being sold. A site selling services or information-based items might see better results using a word such as Checkout over Cart. Matt Anderson Senior User Experience Designer Citrix Online . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=33723 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 Usability Engineer - Seattle, WA - Full Time - Recruiter
Sr Usability Engr Great opportunity to be part of a team of outstanding usability engrs and UX designers in a groundbreaking organization. Responsibilities ² Develop and implement user-focused design and research methodologies thru dev lifecycle in partnership with UX and cross-organizational teams. ² Employ multiple usability methodologies. Quantitative qualitative. May include lab studies, focus groups, iterative testing, heuristic evals, mapping, task analysis, surveys, scenarios, personas, etc. ² Present results and contribute to team exec decisions. ² Powerful user advocate. ² Superb communicator including pivotal UX considerations across teams. ² Manage research projects. ² Collaborate effectively on shared projects across divisions. Qualifications ² 4+ years designing conducting usability studies (field and lab); data analysis; successfully working with project teams driving design development thru project lifecycle, preferably in web usability or e-commerce space. ² Ph.D or M.S. in Cognitive or Experimental, HCI, Tech Comm, or related field. ² Experience working with multi-disciplinary Design and Development teams ² Strong understanding of web design processes ² Strong project management with multiple priority skills ² Great communication and persuasion skills (written, oral, group, individual) Email your resumes to [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.linkedin.com/in/veenarecruiter 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] Graphics to communicate usability process
Cool, besides, also find JJG's Elements of User Experience helps on this problem. On Thu, Oct 2, 2008 at 6:50 AM, Jeff English [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Here is a link to a process diagram created by John Stickley to describe the role of our User Experience team within PeopleSoft. The audience was developers and product strategists and was unveiled at an internal Open House our team held. http://www.visualvocab.com/projects/peoplesoftuescm.html Because roles evolve over time, it helps to think of such a diagram as one part a reflection of the current system and one part the next steps in your vision. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=33734 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 -- http://designforuse.blogspot.com/ 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] Foci of User Experience - comments please
Hi IxD folks, some of you (Dave) may have seen the latest defining IA thread on the IAI list and without wanting to encourage the kind of chaos that erupted there i'd love to reach out to get your perspective on something I created to try and distinguish disciplines from roles within UX. There are a few comments/discussions on it on the post so feel free to junk that up rather than your forum! http://mauvyrusset.com/2008/09/26/the-foci-of-user-experience/ Richard 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] Site Map - How important is it as a link?
On Oct 1, 2008, at 9:06 PM, Paul Eisen wrote: There's a general perception that users *want* global navigation, but if you spend any time watching folks on sites, you quickly realize they are *only* interested in local navigation -- how do I get from *here* to *where I want to be*? So, any effort to add global nav to a page is a senseless waste of pixels. Jared, typically when I read your postings, I find myself nodding my head a lot in agreement. Not so this time. Am I misunderstanding what you mean by global nav? Research conducted at a now-defunct company I worked for in the dot com days (Immersant) showed many users commenting positively on seeing the full extent of the navigation - both global and local. Users appreciated gaining a sense of the scope from the global navigation, and, if it's comprehensive, engenders trust. I wonder if that's changed in the past 8 years. But even if it has, IMO the existence of the global nav still plays a critical role in enabling the user to navigate from here to where I want to be reliably and with confidence. I know. People think I'm nuts about this. If you join that crowd, you'll be in the majority. Take comfort in the numbers. Here's the logic: The Big Assertion: Users are looking for something specific on the site. If the user is on the page that has their specific target, then they don't need *any* navigation (either local or global). If the page they're on doesn't have the target content, then they need to find scent (a link with good trigger words) to that content. If good, clear local navigation gets them to target content, then they don't need any global navigation. It's only when the local navigation fails that global navigation comes into play. If the global navigation has great scent, then the user will be ok. But, global navigation is usually pretty general (Products, Solutions), so it's only a process of elimination if it works at all. If users are telling you that they really like your global nav, it's probably because your local nav is really poor. If your local nav was great, then the users wouldn't pay any attention to the global nav. (Of course, if users are going to completely scentless elements, such as Search or the Site Map, it's probably because the scent is practically non-existent for their target content.) I don't know how you measured that users appreciated gaining a sense of the scope from the global navigation, but when users are actually *using* a site, the #1 way to engender trust is to get them to their target content quickly (and make sure that content satiates their needs). Again, I'm in a minority with this opinion. I've only come to it from watching a couple of thousand people work with sites. There are millions who I haven't watched, so, I'm probably missing a big piece of the data. :) Jared Jared M. Spool User Interface Engineering 510 Turnpike St., Suite 102, North Andover, MA 01845 e: [EMAIL PROTECTED] p: +1 978 327 5561 http://uie.com Blog: http://uie.com/brainsparks 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] Site Map - How important is it as a link?
On Oct 1, 2008, at 6:51 PM, Jared Spool wrote: Again, I'm in a minority with this opinion. I've only come to it from watching a couple of thousand people work with sites. There are millions who I haven't watched, so, I'm probably missing a big piece of the data. :) I share your opinion on this as well. One way to think about it to make it more real: When you're at a corner -- at street level -- trying to get somewhere, you only care about the signs at that specific corner to get you to where you need to go next. Sure... you may be good with maps and all, but generally speaking, large detailed maps are only as good as the specific markings they provide you for specific directions on where you to go. While the larger map gives you a broad context and can be helpful for people with good spatial skills, most of the time all you really care about about are small portions of the map and if the street signs on the corner you are currently at are in plain sight and marked well and match the map. Another example? Hop on an airplane and go to some random airport you've never been to, then get yourself to the baggage claim. If you're being honest while you observe yourself doing this little exercise, you'll notice that all you really care about are the signs that point you to the baggage claim. Everything else is may be moderately interesting, including the airport maps that give you a large lay of the land... but mostly, it's all noise, especially if you're trying to make international connecting flights and are pressed for time. Further, understanding this is how many who trained in web site design can the make the leaps needed to do interface design for more traditional desktop or RIA type of applications. I need to rewrite it one of these days, but I had written about the Myth of Navigation a few years back that tries to explain this concept, albeit poorly. There's no such thing as navigation in software or on the web. It was originally a metaphor, and has long outlived its usefulness. As a metaphor, it was created in an attempt to communicate loading different pages from one or more servers. But don't confuse the original metaphor as being some inherent truth about what is happening at the software level. All there is are things you click on that do things you need, which may include changing the screen context to show a new set of items to browse or choosing a pencil tool to draw a line. -- Andrei Herasimchuk Principal, Involution Studios innovating the digital world e. [EMAIL PROTECTED] c. +1 408 306 6422 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] Shoppingcart vs shoppingbasket
@Matthew Anderson I agree when it comes to using the appropriate word for the current context, but in you example you used Checkout. Does not checkout indicate that the user is about to pay for the items and leave, while cart/basket etc indicates an option to view the contents and continiue shopping? Andrea . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=33723 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
