[IxDA Discuss] User cookie authentication vs. Security
Hi, I work for a very well-known publishing / corporate site that attracts a high number of C-level global visitors. Our Security IT department has has asked us to change our login procedures to auto-log out user after 30 minutes (like a bank) as opposed to never auto-expiring a login authentication cookie. Unlike other online publications, we require a free one-tine login to view 95% of the article after a preview snippet And we have a high number of repeat visitors to our web site. 1) As anyone experienced the removing auto authentication and its result to usability on website? 2) Are there any studies out there that talk to the balance of cookie authentication vs. logging in every time? Devin 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] Twitter list of IxD10 attendees
Get to know your peeps prior to the conference and make those chats over the buffet (in the hall, at the bar) more fun! http://twitter.com/Tori/ixd10-attendees This list was made from the Interaction10 crowdvine site. If I've missed you send me a message @tori I'll continue to update it according to new members at crowdvine. See you there, Tori 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: Front-end Engineer with UX Sensibility at SocialFeet in New York, NY
SocialFeet.com is a seed-funded startup in NYC that helps online retailers drive sales through social networks. Our beta product (called EchoSales) prompts people to share their purchases at checkout to Facebook and Twitter. Good bye, interruptive advertising hello, product referrals! As we expand sharing to reviews, ratings, wish lists and more, SocialFeet seeks an exceptional engineer to lead our front-end development. We require expertise in javascript, css, html, jquery, cross-browser compatibility, etc. Beyond these standard web tech requirements, though, we have middleware challenges: API design, compatibility across publishing frameworks, creating and maintaining a library of reusable widget code. We develop robust and maintainable code through prototyping, rapid deployment and refactoring. In short, we require not just an html jockey but a real engineer with UX sensibility. The founding team consists of three previously successful entrepreneurs and technologists. For our part, we will do great core engineering, product and business development. To apply to join us, send us your resume, links to past work, and a cover note. Please tell us why you think that there is a good fit! Requirements: * 4-6 years of experience creating slick, fast, and engaging web apps * Experience in Javascript frameworks (MooTools, prototype, scriptaculous, jquery) unobtrusive javascript techniques: please share your past work with us! * Extra-credit: Flex or other data analytics visualization frameworks; lean startup experience * Be a self-starter; play well with others; have a get-it-done mindset; focus on output, not input; Benefits: * Join as a key player on a small, ambitious team * Set the standard pattern for sharing on engaging web sites * Gain experience designing for the entire gamut of Social Media Applications (Facebook, Twitter, Open Social, OAuth, etc) * Join a hungry promising startup which offers enough cash to eat (and drink) and generous equity compensation To apply, go here (preferred): http://socialfeet.jobscore.com/jobs/socialfeet/wantedfrontendengineerwithuxsensibility/bv5Kv2-GOr3PI5eJe4aGWH?Board=ixda or email me at mike [at] socialfeet.com. 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] Flyout or collapsible navigation?
Thanks Weixi. Jeff and Nancy for your replies. We were leaning towards going with collapsible/tree type navigation over flyouts for the reasons that you all stated. Your replies did confirm our direction. Thanks again! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=48128 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] User cookie authentication vs. Security
As I am sure you are aware, there are different levels of any of saving info. Does the login screen need to be blank when a person is logged out (either by choice or by system) or can there be trace information left? Example... When returning to the login page: - the person sees their name and password pre-populated - the person sees their name pre-populated but no password - the person sees 2 blank input areas I do not have have any study info on any of these scenarios ...which is what you are asking for... but what is allowed to remain on the login area may play a part in all of this. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=48213 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] User cookie authentication vs. Security
On Jan 5, 2010, at 3:49 PM, Devin A.Brown wrote: Hi, I work for a very well-known publishing / corporate site that attracts a high number of C-level global visitors. Our Security IT department has has asked us to change our login procedures to auto-log out user after 30 minutes (like a bank) as opposed to never auto-expiring a login authentication cookie. Unlike other online publications, we require a free one-tine login to view 95% of the article after a preview snippet And we have a high number of repeat visitors to our web site. 1) As anyone experienced the removing auto authentication and its result to usability on website? 2) Are there any studies out there that talk to the balance of cookie authentication vs. logging in every time? Devin Devin, It's about the experience you want your users to have. If you want it to be smooth and happy - and for people to continue to return to the site - keeping the cookie authentication is the way to go. When people are logged out automatically, it takes more effort, which presents an obstacle to doing something that is optional to them, and they may not ever come back. This may be the desired outcome. That is, it may be that your company wants to get more people to commit or go away. Dana :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: Dana Chisnell 415.519.1148 dana AT usabilityworks DOT net www.usabilityworks.net http://usabilitytestinghowto.blogspot.com/ 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] User cookie authentication vs. Security
On Tue, Jan 5, 2010 at 8:49 AM, Devin A.Brown wrote: I work for a very well-known publishing / corporate site that attracts a high number of C-level global visitors. Our Security IT department has has asked us to change our login procedures to auto-log out user after 30 minutes (like a bank) as opposed to never auto-expiring a login authentication cookie. I think the right answer here will depend on some more details about the site. Banks kick people off after 30 minutes because of the high exposure associated with a session sticking around after the person has left the computer: someone might steal their money. What operations (if any) are possible on your site that reach the importance of losing money? If you can come up with a list of those actions that cause so much concern to the Security IT folks then you can propose an alternative: require users to re-authenticate if it's been more than 30 minutes since they logged in and they are trying to do one of those operations. In this hybrid approach your users will still be able to easily access the articles you want them to read and yet the really important operations will be protected. Your users may even thank you for adding this security enhancement because it shows you care about their assets. If there aren't any really important operations that your visitors take on your site then this sounds like a typical corporate top-down mandate-for-mandate's-sake. And the best way I know to defeat those is to get an ally high in the company to see your side of the story who can fight against it ;) Regards, Greg -- Greg Knaddison | 303-800-5623 | http://growingventuresolutions.com 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] Invitation to Boston Interactions Holiday Party
Apologies if you've received this invite from one of the other groups organising this years holiday party. With that said we're please pleased to invite you to our 2009/2010 Boston Interactions Holiday Party on Wednesday, January 20, 6:00 – 10:00 PM at the Red Fez in Boston’s South End. The party will be jointly hosted by BostonCHI, UPA Boston, and Boston-IA. We are inviting everyone from the other Boston area HCI organizations, New England Chapter of HFES, STC Boston, NHUPA, NEASIST, Web Innovators Group Boston, and User Experience Network Boston. In short, anyone who is anyone in the UX field will be at the party! You should be there too. Our last party had over 150 attendees, so shake off those winter chills and come warm up with some kindred souls. We’re even throwing in Free appetizers (while they last) but it is a CASH BAR. The Red Fez is a warm and friendly place, with a hip vibe but a relaxed atmosphere featuring Middle Eastern food and atmosphere. We will have our own room just for the party. The party is free and open to our members. We would like to thank our sponsors: Mad*Pow, User Interface Engineering, and Vision Logic; their contributions helped make this party possible. Please register so that we can get an accurate count for attendees at http://bostoninteractions2010.eventbrite.com/ and also to learn more about the party, including directions, and parking. We hope to see you there. Happy 2010 everybody! -- IxDA Boston organisers: Lisa, Harlan, Jesse Pauric local site: http://www.bostonixda.org Feed: http://boston-ixda.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default 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] [Plug] IxDA Discount to Search Patterns Webinar (with free book)
Hi Everyone, With the recent discussion of patterns for results pagination (thanks Paul Sherman!), I wanted to make sure everyone knew about our upcoming UIE Virtual Seminar on the subject. WHAT: Leveraging Search Discovery Patterns For Great Online Experiences WHO: Peter Morville Mark Burrell WHEN: Tuesday, January 12, 1:30pm ET WHERE: 90-minute online webinar COST: $129 per connection (pile everyone into a conference room) WEB SITE: http://www.uie.com/events/virtual_seminars/search_patterns/ I'm very excited that Peter Morville and Mark Burrell are presenting for us next week. If you're working on anything related to search, you definitely want to catch this session. Two special things to note about this seminar: First, Peter has a new O'Reilly book coming out called, appropriately enough, Search Patterns. I've seen an early draft of the book and can't wait to get my copy. (In fact, I'll be getting multiple copies because I have certain clients that NEED to read this book.) Thank to the great folks at Endeca, you'll get a free copy of the book by signing up for the seminar. As soon as it's off the press, the Endeca folks will send you your copy. Second, as an IxDA reader, you can use the promotion code IXDA (we're nothing if not clever!) to get lifetime access to the seminar's recording for your entire organization. This means, in addition to watching it live, you can make sure everyone on your team sees it. You can find out more and register here: http://www.uie.com/events/virtual_seminars/search_patterns/ See you there (virtually), Jared Jared M. Spool User Interface Engineering 510 Turnpike St., Suite 102, North Andover, MA 01845 e: jsp...@uie.com p: +1 978 327 5561 http://uie.com Blog: http://uie.com/brainsparks Twitter: @jmspool 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] Expression/Sketchflow workshops in Portland or Seattle?
Hi, all, I've been through a fair number of the online video tutorials, but nothing substitutes for hands-on training where you can ask the questions that the tutorials assume you know the answer to. But I'm having a hard time finding any classes or workshops for this. Are any of you aware of such? Happy 2010! George Reiswig Senior User Experience Manager TransCore (503) 643-4331, ext. 4702 Cell: 503-502-8307 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] How do you sell UX?
For those out there who work as freelancers or standalone UX agencies, what does your sales process look like? Is it primarily selling to the companies who own the web properties, attempting to convince them of the need for better UX, or is it more strategic partnerships with development shops? Seems like the latter is the most stable approach, and a somewhat easier sell (since dev shops or other 'full-service' web shops are at least familiar with the UX world). What are you experiences? Justin Davis Madera Labs http://www.maderalabs.com 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] Expression/Sketchflow workshops in Portland or Seattle?
Hi George, There's a ton of training out there for the more programmatical aspects, but not a whole lot for true UX practitioners (I'm also in Portland BTW). I attended the Silverlight Tour back in August ( https://agilitrain.com/Workshop/Schedule/Silverlight_Tour_Workshop) and thought it was pretty good. Much better than a few other classes that I've investigated. Erik Mork (PDX resident too) was the instructor for it. It really depends on what you need out of the training, but I definitely suggest you talk to the instructors first to see if what they teach matches with what you need. Email me off-list if you need/want any more information. Good luck! David On Wed, Jan 6, 2010 at 9:14 AM, Reiswig, George george.reis...@transcore.com wrote: Hi, all, I've been through a fair number of the online video tutorials, but nothing substitutes for hands-on training where you can ask the questions that the tutorials assume you know the answer to. But I'm having a hard time finding any classes or workshops for this. Are any of you aware of such? Happy 2010! George Reiswig Senior User Experience Manager TransCore (503) 643-4331, ext. 4702 Cell: 503-502-8307 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 -- Making peoples lives easier daily... since 1969 w: http://weatherdude.wordpress.com 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] How do you sell UX?
I'm in the process of ramping up a UX consultancy shop right now, and we're approaching a lot of smaller shops and offering ourselves as a resource. We've already established a relationship with one and so far so good. We're keen on this model as it lets us focus on providing UX services without falling into the trap of becoming a one-stop shop (which in my experience tends to lead to problems- it's the reason why we broke off and started our own thing). Mind you, we can do non-UX related execution but prefer to take that work on on a case by case basis and it always is a result of the UX work rather than separate from it. On Wed, Jan 6, 2010 at 3:17 AM, Justin Davis jdavis1...@gmail.com wrote: For those out there who work as freelancers or standalone UX agencies, what does your sales process look like? Is it primarily selling to the companies who own the web properties, attempting to convince them of the need for better UX, or is it more strategic partnerships with development shops? Seems like the latter is the most stable approach, and a somewhat easier sell (since dev shops or other 'full-service' web shops are at least familiar with the UX world). What are you experiences? Justin Davis Madera Labs http://www.maderalabs.com 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 -- -MIKE DUNN www.foolishstudios.com www.gamingtrend.com 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] Strategist - Advomatic - NYC
We are hiring another Strategist here at Advomatic. This is a great position for someone with business/sales experience in web development looking to do some IA (for major non-profit organizations), but perhaps not yet ready for a full time IA/IxD gig. http://www.advomatic.com/jobs Advomatic is is an awesome place to work. You get a great salary, get to work on your own schedule (often from home), an excellent national health insurance plan, a bunch of great people to work with, awesome clients to work for, an internet phone and your very own genuine Advomatic monogrammed auto mechanic work shirt! And sometimes we fly you to fun exotic places to hang out with us, and other Drupal developers from around the globe. Strategist Location: New York City Hours: Full Time Type: Employee Department: Sales Responsibilities: The Strategist works directly with the Partners and the Strategy team to assist with sales and marketing of development, design and consulting services. This position includes overall sales strategizing – seeking new markets and monitoring existing relationships. This position is also responsible for management of consulting projects, both for communications strategy and site planning. The Strategist works closely with the Director of Development to assist with capacity planning. For communications strategy projects, the Strategist actively collaborates with others on the Strategy team. • Finding sales leads through a variety of sources including open-source communities, RFP listing sites and email listservs, responding to all incoming, unsolicited sales leads. • Communication with potential clients by email, phone and in-person meetings. • Writing formal sales proposals for Drupal projects, including: requesting hourly estimates, or generating estimates when necessary, calculating budget estimates, and ongoing assessment and improvement of proposal documents, working closely with and involving internal technical team with sales opportunities. • Acting as main client contact and project lead for assigned site planning projects. • Completing deliverables for information architecture projects including, but not limited to: User Research Discovery, Site Maps, Wireframes, Technical Specifications Documentation • Assist with ongoing projects and existing online strategy contracts as requested. • Developing and keep current an in-depth knowledge of non-profit market. • Remain current on emerging technologies and useful tools and ideas for our clients. • Other duties as assigned. Qualifications: • Undergraduate degree from an accredited 4-year university or equivalent work experience • Must live in the NYC area or be willing to relocate. Remote candidates will not be considered. • Understanding of internet technology, web development processes, and information architecture. • Two plus years of proven sales performance, with consistent record of closing bids, sales to non-profit organizations is plus. • Sales of and familiarity with Drupal CMS system experience is desired. • Previous software selling experience preferred. • Knowledge of basic wireframing and user interface design a plus. • Strong overall communications skills with the ability to make clear, compelling sales presentations. • Attention to detail. When applying please start your cover letter/pitch with “Dear Advoteam,” • A sense of humor. Apply at http://www.advomatic.com/jobs/ apply Julie Blitzer Strategist Advomatic 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] User cookie authentication vs. Security
Interesting side note, at work a few days ago a co-worker went to log into their bank. When they went to the log in page of the fresh and new bank site, it saw the cookie from the old site and logged him in. As someone else. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=48213 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] Flyout or collapsible navigation?
Important thing to remember: Forcing items into a heading they don't fit under is worse then having no headings at all. Also, items can be in more than one heading, really. If you have too many items to do that, well, perhaps you have too many items? Maybe your app should be broken into a suite of apps. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=48128 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] Search Results Pagination (top bottom?)
Pay EXTRA close attention to what you are paginating. Sometimes a big-ol-list of items page after page is the wrong fit. In the app I am working on, for example, there is a big old list of all the articles released in the last forever. The obvious thing to do was to paginate them into 10 or 20 item chunks, but what is the use of such a list. really? We decided that our users were using this mainly to get a handle on what everyone was doing that day, and to scan back to items they knew were released recently but weren't sure what they were named. So we paginated by day. However many came out that day, are shown. The idea being that should there ever be THAT many items on a single day, we'll look into ways to filter it, but for now there are only 10-30 articles released a day, so it isn't a big deal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=48156 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 - User Experience Designer w/ software, desktop or mobile/device exp - Recruiter - Close to Chicago(100 miles)
The User Experience Designer is responsible for creating the consumer experience for the next generation of consumer electronics. They will help lead efforts to understand emerging trends, seek out real-life insights, conceive user interface design solutions, and assure uncompromising usability. The work environment fosters a culture of curiosity, creativity, diversity, and craftsmanship, innovative problem-solving and cross- disciplinary collaboration. Qualifications: * Skilled in applying user-centered design practices, e.g., ethnography, user needs analysis, participatory design, and usability testing. * Strong portfolio of user interaction design work. * Experience successfully executing interaction design projects in accordance with phases and gates product development processes. * Skilled in creating information architecture and prototyping user interface designs using popular interaction design tools. * Excellent communication, presentation, and negotiation skills. Education: * BA/BS degree or equivalent in Graphic or Interaction Design, Human Computer Interaction, Human Factors or a related field and a minimum of 1 year of directly related work experience is typically required. Equivalent experience may be substituted for formal education. Responsibilities: * Collaborate with brand studios and strategic partners to define roadmaps for user experience design and technology application. * Develop, conduct, and analyze usability studies; providing input and actionable recommendations to fellow designers at all stages of product development. * Model user-centered design principles within the product development processes. * Create user interaction designs for consumer electronics products and services that stand out in the marketplace. * Competitive salary, great benefits package and relocation provided* If you are interested in working on emerging technologies for consumer electronic products, please send your resume and work samples(nav/work/process flows and/or sitemaps) to gabr...@bestica.com Thanks for taking the time to evaluate this position if you are qualified please apply but due to the amount of applicants the response time is subject to delay. Thank You. Veena G Recruiting Coordinator | Bestica Inc Tel: 210-858-9597| http://www.bestica.com blocked::http://www.bestica.com/ E-mail ID: - ve...@bestica.com blocked::mailto:ve...@bestica.com LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/veenarecruiter View http://www.bestica.com/jobs.aspx Besticas Current Openings http://www.bestica.com/blog.aspx Contribute to Usability/Design Challenges Through Our Blog http://interaction.ixda.org/ https://www.goodexperience.com/gel/db/register.php?d=i0j8G 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: User Experience Designer, Blue Coat Systems, Waterloo, ON, Canada
User Experience Designer Blue Coat Systems Canada Waterloo, Ontario The Company Blue Coat Systems is the technical leader in application delivery networking. Blue Coat offers an application delivery network infrastructure that optimizes and secures the flow of information to any user, on any network, anywhere. Blue Coat offers unmatched visibility into the security and performance of business applications and web traffic running across the networks of the distributed enterprise and provides the comprehensive application and user control required to contain costs, enhance business productivity and respond quickly to changing business requirements. Trusted by many of the world's largest organizations including 97 of the Fortune 100, Blue Coat has shipped more than 20,000 proxy appliances. The Products The Blue Coat Proxy SG family of proxy appliances provides total visibility and control of Web communications with wire-speed performance. Based on Blue Coat SGOS, a custom, object-based operating system with integrated caching, these proxy appliances leverage existing authentication systems to enable flexible policy enforcement down to the individual user. Proxy SG combines comprehensive proxy support of all Web protocols with integrated content filtering, instant messaging control, peer-to-peer (P2P) control, streaming control, pop-up ad blocking and virus scanning. Blue Coat's end-to-end product portfolio includes powerful reporting, policy and configuration management software - delivering a scalable proxy solution for centralized or distributed enterprise environments. The Opportunity The Waterloo Engineering group has taken on the task of revitalizing the user interface for our flagship product. We are building a rich internet application (RIA) in a highly collaborative agile environment. This RIA will completely support the users workflow while fitting into the latest products and technologies. The typical duties for this position would include: * Working with Subject Matter Experts, Systems Engineers and end users to ensure that designs meet the task and user goals. * Coordinating and facilitating all phases of usability study preparation, including recruiting, scheduling, questionnaire development, and scenario scripting. * Performing usability testing on GUIs in both a lab and field setting * Presenting findings with actionable recommendations, working with team members to help prioritize recommendations into feasible solutions. * Designing usable Graphical User Interfaces (GUIs) * Documenting the designs in a structured and traceable manner. * Creating mockups and prototypes of user interfaces. * Writing style guides to ensure consistency and a common look and feel to our products. The Requirements We are looking for someone with: * At least 3 years of user interface design experience, preferably in complex systems. * Post secondary education in Psychology, Information Systems, Computer Science or related discipline. * Understanding of Human Factors and experience in applying user-centered design methods The following would be a real plus for the position: * Ability to translate user needs analysis or other engineering analysis to design requirements. * Background in requirements gathering (interviewing and observation skills) * Ability to work in cross-functional teams * Excellent communication and team working skills * Ability to create effective documentation * Graphic design If you are looking for a challenge in a fast paced company, join Blue Coat! Please send your resume to melissa.bernais [at] bluecoat.com 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] Social Network Open Source Platform - Recommendations?
I am looking for a Social Networking Platform (LAMP preferably) - Open Source would be ideal, which will allow the user to see a specific template once they login, dependant upon the domain they align themselves to during sign-up. The user chooses an email username, which is then attached to one of 200 domain names. This domain is branded and the user sees this once they login through the main portal. Any pointers? Thomas ps: as for assigning email addresses - I am open to taking advice here too!! :) 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
