Re: [IxDA Discuss] Bill Buxton just might be my design management hero
This part really stood out to me: ...in terms of the nature of the products that they produce, building such literacy is a very real and useful step in helping combat that particular affliction. Designers need technological literacy, too, and both need an equal dose of business acumen. Without this, none of us has any right to complain about not being understood by those in other disciplines. We all need to be able to handle multiple directions. The ever evolving ambiguity of the tech field, industry or discipline specific lingo, and the miscommunication of business and/or design strategy can all produce the symptoms Buxton speaks of. I think being aware and then acting to learn from your team and teach your area of expertise is critical. Formalizing it is even better, have a learning session, 5 minute presentations and make it fun. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=41637 Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
Re: [IxDA Discuss] New Site: Feedback?
I am giving feedback based on usability and not the visual design aspect. Here are a few things I noticed. 1) An ambiguous link (!8kRPM) above the bigwheel.net that when clicked opens a new tab and takes me to a whole another site. 2) Majority of the content is loading on the far right of the screen and this causes me to scroll horizontally. (see note below) 3) When I click on Design (i.e. http://www.bigwheel.net/portfolio/notdesign09.html) it took me over 5 mins to figure our how to get back home. I used the back button in my browser till I figured out there is a faint link running off the page on the left side. The link isn't visible. BTW the res on my laptop is 1024x768 and this site is obviously not designed for 36% -- based on w3schools browser stats. It looks fine on my other monitors. http://www.w3schools.com/browsers/browsers_display.asp Hope that helps! Ambrin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=41640 Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
[IxDA Discuss] Anybody knows about Experience Design Master Programme at Konstfack?
Hi there! I would like to know any body have a knowledeg about teaching of experience design at Konstfack? I read and got it is so artistic and you are free to study and work. In fact, you can explain yourself as well as you want when you study there. Any body knows more? Thanks alot. Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
[IxDA Discuss] Job-Staff Software Engineer/UX or UI Designer-Mountain View, CA--Intuit--Full Time
Please circulate to your network. Thanks much!! Chris Cox ∙ Candidate Generation Recruiter http://www.intuit.com/ http://www.intuit.com/ http://www.intuit.com/ http://www.intuit.com/ http://www.intuit.com/ Intuit ∙ Apply Online Here http://www.intuit.apply2jobs.com/ 415.681.3665 (direct/fax) ∙ chris_...@intuit.com mailto:chris_...@intuit.com Find me on: Linkedin http://www.linkedin.com/in/crizzcoxx ∙ facebook http://www.facebook.com/people/Chris-Cox/804650295 ∙ twitter http://twitter.com/crizzcoxx As Intuit looks to innovate and expand the way we serve our customers, online delivery of our products and services will play a major part in Intuit's growth. In the world of online service and delivery, access to data and information becomes the most important element to ensuring the success of our customers. This shift from a more traditional software delivery model means that Intuit is expanding our team and attracting the best talent in 3 top areas of growth for our company: Social/Web 2.0, Global, and Mobil. If you are interested in this position, please either email your resume to Chris Coxhttp://www.linkedin.com/in/crizzcoxx chris_cox at intuit.com mailto:chris_...@intuit.com w/ the job title and req. number in the subject line, and submit your resume online to ensure you are considered for future opportunities as well: http://www.intuit.apply2jobs.com/ Staff Software Engineer/UX or UI Designer Location: Mountain View, CA Req. 67511 Responsibilities: Expert ActionScript or Flex/Flash developer to build an end-to-end experience for an exciting new rich internet application targeted at small business owners. We are looking for a talented and expert Flash and/or Flex developer to help us build an innovative and fresh web experience. Role is that of a specialist whose center of gravity is to translate visual design into reality. Candidate will partner with our visual designers to iteratively build all new web experiences for small business owners. This is the right job for you if: * You are passionate about creating user-friendly experiences, and have the attention to detail to perfect them * You are able to work autonomously but are able to communicate and assist the broader team * You like working in an agile environment where things move fast and are always changing * You are a creative person and want to make a big impact on the experience of a new and important product Requirements: * Expertise with Flash and Flex component development * Experience implementing custom skins, visual effects, and transitions * Excellent knowledge of ActionScript 2.0/3.0 * Skills creating artifacts in Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop a plus * Excellent knowledge of CSS Company Information: Intuit Inc. (Nasdaq: INTU) http://secfilings.nasdaq.com/edgar_conv_html%2f2007%2f09%2f14%2f950134-07-020001.html#FIS_BUSINESS , is a leading provider of business and financial management solutions for small and mid-sized businesses; financial institutions, including banks and credit unions; consumers and accounting professionals. Our flagship products and services, including QuickBooks http://quickbooks.intuit.com/ , Quicken http://quicken.intuit.com/ and TurboTax http://turbotax.intuit.com/ software, simplify small business management and payroll processing, personal finance, and tax preparation and filing. ProSeries http://proseries.intuit.com/ and Lacerte http://www.lacertesoftware.com/ are Intuit's leading tax preparation software suites for professional accountants. The company's financial institutions division, anchored by Digital Insight http://www.digitalinsight.com/ , provides on-demand banking services to help banks and credit unions serve businesses and consumers with innovative solutions. Founded in 1983, Intuit had annual revenue of $3.1 billion in its fiscal year 2008. The company has approximately 8,000 employees with major offices in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom and other locations. More information is available at www.intuit.com http://www.intuit.com/ . Intuit was named the World's Most Admired Software Company by Fortune Magazine in 2009, in addition to being named America's Most Admired Software Company, from 2005 - 2008. In January, Intuit was named to Fortune's 100 Best Companies to Work For, list, 2009, for the eighth consecutive year. image002.gif Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
Re: [IxDA Discuss] Is e-commerce design dead?
Hi Dave. From what I've seen, the disciplines of marketing and interaction design are often unnecessarily (and unwisely) siloed and segmented. There are a lot of great sources of information for the topics you seek. One of my favorites is FutureNow's marketing optimization blog: http://www.grokdotcom.com/ Brian Eisenberg is very smart about merchandising and personalization. Marketers are more likely to use the term conversion than user experience, but the goals, process, and outcomes are pretty synonymous. I hope that is helpful! amy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=41695 Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
Re: [IxDA Discuss] Technical Limitation Arguements
In response to Can't be done you might offer a work session where together you design how it can be done and also work out an estimate of how much work/time it would take to build it. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=41663 Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
[IxDA Discuss] [EVENT] IxDA Austin // Tues, May 19 // Just Show Me a Freaking Picture
To “think visually” is to transform complex, text-based knowledge or verbal language into engaging and memorable visuals so the information can be better represented, understood and remembered.Visual thinking is relevant today because the density of information we deal with is the equivalent of being soaked with a firehose of data - and it’s not showing any signs of slowing. Unfortunately, research indicates that when our brains find themselves in situations of great complexity, they start to shut down. It's like being caught in a gigantic hairball. And therein lies the utility of using simple pictures to untangle the mess. Join Sunni in this visual thinking session to get a basic overview of what visual thinking is, why it matters, and how anyone can do it. And why, really, it's kind of heinous if you don't at least try. The event is free of charge and open to all interested parties. Our fabulous host for this is event is Vignette, who will be supplying pizza and sodas. - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - RSVP: http://ixdaaustin.ning.com/events/prototyping-panel (If you are not already a member, you'll need to sign up first. It's free) - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - WHEN Tuesday, May 19th, 2009 6:00 – 6:30pm Networking 6:30 – 7:30pm Presentation 7:30 – 8:00pm Networking and Conversation WHERE Vignette 1301 S MO Pac Expy PRESENTER Sunni Brown Owner, BrightSpot Info Design www.sunnibrown.com Sunni Brown, M.P.A., is a fun-loving information designer based out of Austin, TX. She is owner of BrightSpot, a company specializing in visual thinking to support organizational and group success. Sunni was trained in graphic facilitation at The Grove Consultants International, a San Francisco-based company known for pioneering the use of visual tools in strategy and planning meetings. She is currently an Associate of The Grove and is also co-Founder of VizThink Austin, to-date the largest visual thinking community in the U.S. Sunni holds Bachelor’s degrees in Journalism and Linguistics and a Master’s in Public Affairs from the LBJ School of Public Affairs. She is not convinced that those degrees have much to do with visual thinking. IxDA Austin produces regular face-to-face community events to gather professionals who design interactive systems and products of all kinds: web, desktop, enterprise, mobile, consumer electronics, digitally-enhanced environments, and more. All interested parties are welcome! If you'd like to learn more please email us: austin-lo...@ixda.org Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
Re: [IxDA Discuss] Technical Limitation Arguements
Hi Elle, I think what may help you is focusing on getting your developers to achieve empathy for your users. One of the best ways to do this is to involve them with your usability testing. Watching four or five people painfully struggle through a user test is extremely motivational to anyone watching: developers/managers/designers/etc Otherwise, a developer without empathy may not be able to rationalize a difficult technical hurdle if they think the product is fine. -Cyrus www.twitter.com/ckarbass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=41663 Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
[IxDA Discuss] Black background interfaces...
Hi, Black as the background colour for an interface is sometimes used in mission critical UIs, such as medical monitoring systems and trading software. Can people recommend some research on the use of black in this type of context and also post links if you have them of example interfaces. Thanks! Gavin. http://www.futureaudioworkshop.com T +353 93 32698 F +353 93 24463 Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
