Re: [IxDA Discuss] Sharing files from iPad to iPad
I'm glad others are thinking about these issues as well: http://stevenf.tumblr.com/post/359224392/i-need-to-talk-to-you-about-computers-ive-been This is a great representation of my thoughts so far. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=48813 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] Why My Mom%u2019s Next Computer Is Going To Be An iPad
If it's anything like an iPhone or an iPod Touch, I can guarantee it will "suddenly forget how to talk to a network", and probably more than once. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=48878 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] Future of IxD student???
Karl Nieberding wrote: On that note, any tips on a good resource to learn design sketching from? Two answers: 1) Assuming you can't find a local class, I'd go with the Rapid Viz book. 2) Draw every day for 30-60 minutes. "Drawing tip of the day: It takes about 1000 sketches to get pretty good at drawing...okay, go." -- Mark Baskinger -- J. E. 'jet' Townsend, IDSA Design, Fabrication, Hacking design: www.allartburns.org; hacking: www.flatline.net; HF: KG6ZVQ PGP: 0xD0D8C2E8 AC9B 0A23 C61A 1B4A 27C5 F799 A681 3C11 D0D8 C2E8 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] looking for research on using pictures of people or faces...pl help.
Based on what I've read (which might not have been very extensive), faces unfortunately do have an effect on users--but I think you can use that to your advantage in this argument. http://usableworld.com.au/2009/03/16/you-look-where-they-look/ Users tend to fixate on pictures of faces. The question is, how will the design take advantage of this effect? You probably want users to focus on the main article or the main message. If that's the case, then putting people in the header will distract users from the main content. Faces should probably be used only when the goal is to draw the users' eyes to a particular spot. Even if the design accounts for this by making the images look more neutral, I think the images would still compete with the primary content. On a side note, I wonder what an eye tracking study would reveal about writers' pictures in the NY Times...I actually have trouble reading these articles, especially because of the proximity of the photo to the article: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/24/opinion/24friedman.html (Disclaimer: I'm not an expert, just a student, and I've never done any research on this type of thing.) Dan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=48858 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] Why My Mom’s Next Computer Is G oing To Be An iPad
Brandon E. B. Ward wrote: The biggest problem I have w/ this article is the fact that the iPad has to be docked to a home-base machine It also assumes you have quality wireless inside the home, something not all of us can manage. Thanks to all the noise insulation in my interior walls, my base station is basically line-of-sight when it comes to being usable. I get better reception of my neighbor's base station through two brick walls than I do of my own through two interior walls. On the other hand, I am looking forward to running linux or bsd on an iPad. It'll be nice to see what you can do with the platform without Apple's permission. [posted from my Apple Newton] -- J. E. 'jet' Townsend, IDSA Design, Fabrication, Hacking design: www.allartburns.org; hacking: www.flatline.net; HF: KG6ZVQ PGP: 0xD0D8C2E8 AC9B 0A23 C61A 1B4A 27C5 F799 A681 3C11 D0D8 C2E8 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] Future of IxD student???
This piece by our very own Will Evans (@semanticwill) is a tremendous piece on the importance and value of sketching. http://blog.semanticfoundry.com/2010/01/31/shades-of-gray-thoughts-on-sketching/ - dave . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=48846 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] Nokia, Nintendo, Netflix and E-Ink respond to the iPad
Sent to you by jtang via Google Reader: Nokia, Nintendo, Netflix and E-Ink respond to the iPad via Engadget by Paul Miller on 1/30/10 We're sure just about every company on the map has an opinion on Apple's new device, but a few big wigs have taken time out of their busy schedules to weigh in on the device. These are their stories. - Nokia's Mark Squires, Head of Social Media, was mainly confused by Apple's statement that it's the biggest mobile device manufacturer, surpassing Nokia in combined revenue on media players, phones and laptops. Mark argues that the accepted definition for "mobile devices" excludes laptops, and goes on to mention the undisputed fact that Nokia's still number one when it comes to number of devices sold. - Netflix CEO Reed Hastings, meanwhile, says that mobile devices aren't a priority for his company yet. They're fighting the good fight of the large screen, and once they feel comfortable in their various efforts there, then they'll move on to small screens. Netflix hasn't done or submitted an iPhone application, but Hastings did mention that he was optimistic that if Netflix did get into the game, the app would be approved for the App Store, and that it would run on both the iPhone and iPad. - Satura Iwata, president and CEO of Nintendo, took a much more directly critical approach to the device, calling it a "bigger iPod Touch," and that Apple delivered "no surprises." In the same interview he expressed skepticism as to the value of bringing a high definition Wii on the market, as well as expressing doubts about 3D glasses-based gaming. Iwata is clearly a tough man to please. - Perhaps most threatened by the iPad is Russ Wilcox, CEO of E-Ink. He says dedicated e-readers will outsell iPads due to "simple economics," and that the iPad is "great entertainment device," but it's "not the world's best reading device." His criticisms, mostly in juxtaposition to Kindle-style devices, abound, including price, weight, backlight and so on. He's right on the money about the shortfalls of a straightforward comparison, but we wonder if consumers will feel the same? Nothing too salacious, unfortunately, and most of the points raised are pretty spot-on -- though we do wish Reed Hastings would rethink his priorities just a smidgen and get Netflix onto mobile devices sooner than later. We're needy like that. Nokia, Nintendo, Netflix and E-Ink respond to the iPad originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 30 Jan 2010 20:34:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | ATD (Netflix), Forbes (E-Ink), Nokia, AP (Nintendo) | Email this | Comments Things you can do from here: - Subscribe to Engadget using Google Reader - Get started using Google Reader to easily keep up with all your favorite sites 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] Future of IxD student???
Hi Karl, I just recently purchased this book: http://amzn.com/0123740371 Some really great tips for sketching UX! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=48846 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] Sorting buttons... left-to-right, top-to-bottom
Thanks for the responses. Sorry for any confusion, I just used placeholder text. I'll try to clarify a bit. It's for a touch-screen kiosk. The buttons in this case will be employers or names of companies, sorted alphabetically across multiple pages using tabs. Users will of course have to select their employer. As a point of context, most _menus_ in the application have the buttons arranged in a vertical format. Agreed that spacing can contribute to the 'feel' of the layout... whether it's more natural to be vertical or horizontal. Configuration as well I think: if the buttons are arranged 10 x 3, I'd say left-to-right; if they are arranged 3 x 10, top-to-bottom. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=48856 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] Why My Mom’s Next Computer Is G oing To Be An iPad
The biggest problem I have w/ this article is the fact that the iPad has to be docked to a home-base machine just like the iPhone. The iPhone is crippled w/out a computer running iTunes, an Address Book, iCal etc. to synch it up with - the computer where you manage all those wonderful bits of stuff your mom wants to play/work with. Maybe this is where the cloud comes in, but I'm not dumb-terminal, 100% cloud-based, Chrome OS-browser-as-OS kinda guy, so I'm biased. OK - so thinking about it some more, I think the only thing the iPhone can't do on its own is synch/download songs and videos. Am I wrong here? Perhaps if the iPad was a lot more synch-agnostic I could buy into this line of thinking. Still, it offers a glimmer of hope it what, for me as an Apple fanboy, was a very disappointing announcment - expected, but disappointing nevertheless. Brandon E. B. Ward brandonebw...@gmail.com UI • UX • Ix Design Flex • Flash Development Portfolio: http://www.uxd.me LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/brandonebward VisualCV: http://www.visualcv.com/brandonebward A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects. - Robert A. Heinlein On Jan 31, 2010, at 10:11 AM, jtang wrote: Sent to you by jtang via Google Reader: Why My Mom’s Next Computer Is Going To Be An iPad via TechCrunch by Guest Author on 1/31/10 Editor’s note: This is a guest post penned by Ethan Nicholas, developer of the million-dollar iPhone game iShoot and the newly released Kim Rhode’s Outdoor Shooting. Before the iPad was even announced, Nicholas was already conceiving his next game with the tablet device in mind. The Internet is a funny place. After Apple announced its new iPad, I cringed at the hate being directed its way on sites such as Slashdot and Digg. Even the guys at Penny Arcade, whom I normally agree with, said “that iPad presentation had to be the worst thing I’ve even seen on on the Apple stage” and that Apple had failed to make a case for the device. If you believe them, the iPad is going to be a massive flop. Well, the unwashed masses on the Internet also predicted that the iPod would be a failure. They were wrong then, and they are wrong now. The iPad is a computer for people who don’t like computers. People who don’t like the idea of upgrading their 3D drivers, or adjusting their screen resolution, or installing new memory. Who don’t understand why their computer gets slower and slower the longer they own it, who have 25 icons in their system tray and have to wait ten minutes for their system to boot up every day. For what most of these people need a computer for, the iPad is perfect. It doesn’t do as many things as a “real” computer does, but the things it does do it does in a way even non-tech-savvy people can figure out, and there are far fewer ways to screw it up. So if you have managed to convince yourself that the iPad is a useless, locked-up DRM-laden failure of a ‘computer’ before even touching one, I have two words for you: My mom. My mother is a lovely lady in her sixties who is… well, “not computer savvy” is probably a good way to put it. I regularly have to figure out why her computer is running incredibly slowly, or why it won’t print, or any of the million other random things that happen when people who don’t live and breathe computers sit down at one daily. The iPad is perfect for her. It does exactly what she needs. It will let her watch movies and listen to music and read books on long flights. It will make using a computer fun instead of an annoying chore. But it also won’t allow her to install umpteen news and weather gadgets that start up on boot and slow her computer to a crawl. It won’t suddenly forget how to talk to a network, or get so confused by all of the software installs and uninstalls that you finally have to break down and reinstall the system from scratch. In other words, my mother’s next computer is going to be an iPad, and I dream of the day when I can finally throw off the oppressive chains of being the one guy in the family who knows how to actually keep a computer working. And you know what? There are millions upon millions of people just like her out there. They outnumber us. And they finally have a chance to become productive, self-sufficient computer users instead of constantly asking family members to fix their computers or, even worse, keeping the Geek Squad in business. No, the iPad isn’t for everyone. But I’m going to go on record as saying that, for non-computer-geeks everywhere, the iPad is going to redefine computing. (Image courtesy of Flickr/Scott Chang) CrunchBase Information iPad Information provided by C
[IxDA Discuss] Why My Mom’s Next Computer Is Go ing To Be An iPad
Sent to you by jtang via Google Reader: Why My Mom’s Next Computer Is Going To Be An iPad via TechCrunch by Guest Author on 1/31/10 Editor’s note: This is a guest post penned by Ethan Nicholas, developer of the million-dollar iPhone game iShoot and the newly released Kim Rhode’s Outdoor Shooting. Before the iPad was even announced, Nicholas was already conceiving his next game with the tablet device in mind. The Internet is a funny place. After Apple announced its new iPad, I cringed at the hate being directed its way on sites such as Slashdot and Digg. Even the guys at Penny Arcade, whom I normally agree with, said “that iPad presentation had to be the worst thing I’ve even seen on on the Apple stage” and that Apple had failed to make a case for the device. If you believe them, the iPad is going to be a massive flop. Well, the unwashed masses on the Internet also predicted that the iPod would be a failure. They were wrong then, and they are wrong now. The iPad is a computer for people who don’t like computers. People who don’t like the idea of upgrading their 3D drivers, or adjusting their screen resolution, or installing new memory. Who don’t understand why their computer gets slower and slower the longer they own it, who have 25 icons in their system tray and have to wait ten minutes for their system to boot up every day. For what most of these people need a computer for, the iPad is perfect. It doesn’t do as many things as a “real” computer does, but the things it does do it does in a way even non-tech-savvy people can figure out, and there are far fewer ways to screw it up. So if you have managed to convince yourself that the iPad is a useless, locked-up DRM-laden failure of a ‘computer’ before even touching one, I have two words for you: My mom. My mother is a lovely lady in her sixties who is… well, “not computer savvy” is probably a good way to put it. I regularly have to figure out why her computer is running incredibly slowly, or why it won’t print, or any of the million other random things that happen when people who don’t live and breathe computers sit down at one daily. The iPad is perfect for her. It does exactly what she needs. It will let her watch movies and listen to music and read books on long flights. It will make using a computer fun instead of an annoying chore. But it also won’t allow her to install umpteen news and weather gadgets that start up on boot and slow her computer to a crawl. It won’t suddenly forget how to talk to a network, or get so confused by all of the software installs and uninstalls that you finally have to break down and reinstall the system from scratch. In other words, my mother’s next computer is going to be an iPad, and I dream of the day when I can finally throw off the oppressive chains of being the one guy in the family who knows how to actually keep a computer working. And you know what? There are millions upon millions of people just like her out there. They outnumber us. And they finally have a chance to become productive, self-sufficient computer users instead of constantly asking family members to fix their computers or, even worse, keeping the Geek Squad in business. No, the iPad isn’t for everyone. But I’m going to go on record as saying that, for non-computer-geeks everywhere, the iPad is going to redefine computing. (Image courtesy of Flickr/Scott Chang) CrunchBase Information iPad Information provided by CrunchBase Things you can do from here: - Subscribe to TechCrunch using Google Reader - Get started using Google Reader to easily keep up with all your favorite sites 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] Future of IxD student???
On that note, any tips on a good resource to learn design sketching from? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=48846 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] Well designed e-government web forms -- examples from different countries
Miriam L. Gerver > > I am doing a presentation at a conference this year on e-government > web forms, and would like to include examples of well-designed forms > from different countries. I have some examples, but could use a few > more. Here are some examples that have some good design features. No doubt you'll be able to suggest design improvements to them - in my experience, the complexity and constraints of government make it really difficult to achieve designs that are perfect. Have a look at the Washington State case study presented by Anthro-tech. It's a .pdf available from their home page: http://www.anthro-tech.com/ Washington State has had a massive commitment to the 'Plain Talk' program for several years now, and has done a lot of user-centred design improvement to tough challenges like the language of its health and safety laws. In the UK, I've been impressed with the design of Money Claim Online. This allows you to sue someone for an amount less than £100,000 (approx US$ 170,000). https://www.moneyclaim.gov.uk/csmco2/index.jsp HM Revenue and Customs (our tax authorities) has a superbly easy-to-use form that allows an employer to tell the tax authority that no PAYE tax is due this quarter. (Translation: PAYE is our term for deducting two taxes, income tax and national insurance plus a few other possible things from employees' pay. A very small employer, typically a one-person business, might not be able to pay salary one quarter or pay at a low enough rate that no tax is due). This form may not look all that easy but all you need to complete it is a single reference number which any employer would easily be able to copy from the highly distinctive 'payslip booklet' as described on the form. This form is so simple it's even slightly disconcerting. http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/payinghmrc/paye-nil.htm I worked with the Financial Services Authority on the design of their Application Packs. These are highly complex forms that they use to assess whether an organisation or individual is 'fit and proper' to conduct various types of financial business in the UK. The minimum, non-returnable fee is £2000. The e-Government part of this process is the bit that allows an applicant to select the right forms for completing offline. For example: http://www.fsa.gov.uk/pages/Doing/How/application/index.shtml It's easier to come up with forms that offer huge scope for improvement. To give just one ironic example, the UK government has recently released an online forms tool that allows government departments to self-assess the difficulty of their paper forms. The fearsome preamble hints at the complexity to come: http://oii-web-005.oii.ox.ac.uk/escher/checklist/paper-form/ Best Caroline Jarrett www.formsthatwork.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] Sorting buttons... left-to-right, top-to-bottom
It depends on culture and region, however horizontal arrangement is more natural. There are also several alternative views. Why don't you want to: 1) Copy from QWERTY keyboard? Many users are experienced with it. 2) Copy from mobile phone keyboard ? The same as with QWERTY keyboard, but the list of already experienced users is larger. In general your solution should depend on who are your users what kind of soft is that. But having something new without clear argumentation is risky. Good luck! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=48856 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] TV production room interaction design?
Having spent many years as both an operator and layout designer of control booths, I would advise getting to know each of the roles. Be careful to observe how much light they have to work with under working conditions, what workarounds they currently have in place and especially, the moments when they need more than two hands. Find out the best and worst stories: what causes a train wreck and what careful choreography they pride themselves on when the time pressure is on. I've seen things like main power switches near people's feet, one person asking another across the room to hit a button and audio boards used as snack surfaces. Don't assume that it's only about the displays. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=48851 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] Future of IxD student???
Ali, I'd like to reinforce Dave's comments. I started my career in interactive a little over 2 years ago (after undergrad). Since then I've had the benefit of getting experience as an interactive developer and designer. My philosophy was that if you get experience in each of the different interactive disciplines, it will make you a more dangerous professional in whichever discipline you choose to become an expert -- and I was right. However, you can't let that go on too long. You have to eventually make a decision about which discipline you'd like to master. Because, ultimately, it's the subject-matter experts that are the most successful professionally. So though I agree with Dave, I also think that during your studies it's okay to explore all facets of interactive and gain a little knowledge from each. It will help you make an informed decision about what you really want to do. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=48846 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] Why The Apple iPad Will Disappoint (The Obama Effect)
It's going to be very hard to put the giagnormic screen protectors on, and still get all the air bubbles out. On Jan 30, 2010, at 10:02 AM, yulius wrote: > I think iPad will change or shift computers line up. Desktop computers > slowly will disappear from our desk, it moved to a remote place and > become server... and we starting to use laptop as workstation, while > iPad will replace the role of laptop today. iPad is a perfect mobile > computing device to replace laptop role, because it's simpler and > easier to cary and use than a laptop. > > > . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . > Posted from the new ixda.org > http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=48772 > > > > 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 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] Sorting buttons... left-to-right, top-to-bottom
At first glance, kind of hard for me to give an opinion without knowing what content would live in the tabs and buttons. What content is the user being asked to click on and why? On Fri, Jan 29, 2010 at 8:26 AM, joe wrote: > Thought I'd get a few good opinions here on the matter... > > Which would you consider more effective for a user? I thought there > was a natural choice, but it seems I've received differing thoughts, > so I figured I'd put it out to the group. > > > http://i906.photobucket.com/albums/ac262/joekphoto/buttons/left-to-right.jpg > > vs. > > > http://i906.photobucket.com/albums/ac262/joekphoto/buttons/top-to-bottom.jpg > > My thought was to go with #2 as these are *lists* of items, but > proponents of #1 seem to go with 'users read left-to-right'. > > What do you think? > > > > Reply to this thread at ixda.org > http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=48856 > > > 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 > PR: wait... I: wait... L: wait... LD: wait... I: wait... wait... Rank: wait... Traffic: wait... Price: wait... C: wait... 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] Sorting buttons... left-to-right, top-to-bottom
It will depend on personal preferences, for example if part of your target is used to another interface where one of these orders is used, they may expect this one to be similar. If the list will be actual text (justified to the left), people will most likely choose the vertical order. If you want them to follow specific order when items are the same size, arrange it the way whic suggests it: http://fudyma.com/tmp/abc1.png vs http://fudyma.com/tmp/abc2.png . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=48856 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] History of the undo command FYI
Thanks for creating CTRL-Z, John! Is your article (http://portal.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=743034) available via open access somewhere? - Fredrik 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] Future of IxD student???
Dear Dave... Seeing my problem as design point of view will really help me a lot...I'll Focus on that and I'll come back with more questions soon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=48846 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] Cooper's reprise to the Insurgency of Quality (this time to developers)
Here's a good Buxton video on 'Design Thinking: Action and Ecosystem' from CHIFOO http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JTfNMJ9ONpg On Jan 29, 2010, at 8:56 AM, ScottL wrote: Hi Dave Do you have the links to the talks by Bill Buxton where he talks about this as I would be very interested in listening to them too. And a comment, as the work by Donald Schon about reflective practitioners stands out as being more applicable to both disciplines even more. As software developers and interaction designers must take on the right responsibilities for learning how to work in these teams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=48622 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 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] Well designed e-government web forms -- examples from different countries
Well... I don't know of any really good forms on gov web sites but here are some that are more or less OK: http://my.barackobama.com/page/content/ofasplashbsignon/ http://government.ru/smsalert/ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=48850 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] UX Brighton event: Finding your way in wayfinding
(cross posted) What: an opportunity to learn about various aspects of wayfinding Where: Brighton, UK When: Tuesday, February 9th, 2010, 6:30pm (talks start at 7:00) Cost: free For more info and to *book your place*, go to http://uxbrighton.org.uk/event-wayfinding/ We have 3 talks so far (with 1 to be confirmed) * Malcolm Barclay – iPhone Travel Apps UX Challenges * Ben Sauer – How usability testing wins contracts * Peter Stoner – Opening-up the UK’s public transport data We’ve been listening to your feedback, and in the spirit of iterative design, this event will consist of a series of short “bite sized” talks with more time for Q&A. Be quick – 3 5ths of places are booked. -- Danny Hope User Experience Design, Brighton UK http://uk.linkedin.com/in/dannyhope +44 (0)7595 226 792 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] Sorting buttons... left-to-right, top-to-bottom
I find that this is really depending on the target audience demographic or culture. But generally I prefer #2 because as you've mentioned that these are list of items, which people will normally see it in vertical order. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=48856 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] Sorting buttons... left-to-right, top-to-bottom
IMHO it's more about the spacing between the buttons than about the arrangement. I would probably prefer the left-to-right version, but in both cases you should have more space between the columns or rows depending on which arrangement you choose. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=48856 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] Usability List on Twitter
I've moved my list to the main part of my site: http://www.luminanze.com/resources/uxtweeps.html -- Elizabeth Buie Luminanze Consulting, LLC tel: +1.301.943.4168 www.luminanze.com @ebuie 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] iPad.
I think Apple was really smart to leverage everything they created with the iPhone. Especially the App Store. I think it will be huge. I think the simple change in form factor and screen size will create a whole new use case that doesn't exist yet: casual computing. You CAN put a laptop in your lap as you lean back, but it's really awkward and looks stupid. Not to mention burns your lap and runs out of batteries in 2 hours. This is as simple as holding a newspaper. I think it will make all the difference. As a platform, it has huge potential that is hard to visualize because it's so new to us, and we try and fit our previous experiences into it instead. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=48704 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] Could use some eyes on this chart
I left some comments about it here http://tinyurl.com/ybu2kqn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=48697 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 workshop/ Experimental Objects / Lancaster/ 18-19 February 2010
PLEASE CIRCULATE - APOLOGIES FOR CROSS-POSTINGS _ *Experimental Objects* *18-19 February 2010* *Venue: Storey Creative Industries Centre, **Meeting House Lane, Lancaster LA1 1TH* Pre-programme 17th and 18th, please see http://www.lancs.ac.uk/experimentality/event/workshop4 Subject to human manipulation, objects can seem to be exposed to human curiosity and imagination, controlled through processes such as experimentation (Rheinberger 1997) and design (Latour 2008). But the purpose in both contexts is often to 'tickle' objects, to make matter 'speak' (Latour 2004). Experiments can reveal that, far from being mere things 'out there', indifferent to human attention until addressed, neatly bounded, predictable and knowable, objects are secretly lively: elusive or responsive, recalcitrant or changeable (Barad 2007). These aspects become palpable in different forms of experimental engagement, from child's play to art, from design to science (Bourriaud 2002, Suchman 1987, Pickstone 2000). This interdisciplinary workshop is the fourth workshop of the Experimentality programme, and is organised by the Institute for Advanced Studies, Lancaster University, in collaboration with the Storey Gallery, Lancaster, and the Centre for the History of Science, Technology and Medicine, University of Manchester. EXHIBITION AT STOREY GALLERY In interaction with a new exhibition at the Storey Gallery, 'What happens if ... ?' (30 January -- 3 April 2010 - http://bit.ly/whathappensif ), workshop participants will explore object-becoming performed in and through experimentation in science and design. PRESENTERS The workshop will feature presentations by an international, interdisciplinary group of designers and historians and sociologists of science, who with the other participants will explore, formulate, shape and debate the possibilities and dangers of experimental objects: · Gail Davies (Geography, University College London) · Dieter Daniels (Academy of Visual Arts (HGB), Leipzig) · Alexandra Deschamps-Sonsino (Tinker.it!, London) · Daria Loi (Intel Corporation, USA) · Ilana Lowy (Centre de Recherche Medicine, Science Santé et Societé, CNRS, Paris) · John Pickstone (CHSTM, University of Manchester) · Hans-Jorg Rheinberger (Max Planck Institute for the History of Science, Berlin) · Bruno Strasser (History, Yale University) · Lucy Suchman (Sociology, Lancaster University) · Stuart Walker (Design, Lancaster University) PRACTICALITIES The workshop will start at lunchtime on 18 February, and end at 17.00 on 19 February. *Storey Creative Industries Centre * Admittance to the workshop is by registration only, as space is limited. The workshop is free to attend for Lancaster University staff and for full-time students. For others the fees are as follows: · First (half) day including lunch (18 February): £20 · Second day including lunch (19 February): £25 · Both days (18 and 19 February): £40 Optional evening meal (self pay) in Lancaster on 18 February. For suggestions for nearby overnight accommodation, see http://bit.ly/w4-acc . To register, please copy and paste the below information into an email, fill in your details and send to Anne-Marie Mumford (a.mumf...@lancaster.ac.uk). Name: Affiliation & status (staff/student etc): Email address: Days attending: 18/19/both days Dinner on 18 (self-pay): Yes/No Special Requirements (eg access, dietary): For further event details, go to: http://www.lancs.ac.uk/experimentality/event/workshop4 PERIMENTALITY*/Experimentality/* is the 2009-2010 Annual Research Programme of the Institute for Advanced Studies, Lancaster University, and consists of a linked series of workshops and arts events, and a final conference. It is being delivered in collaboration with the School of Arts, Histories and Cultures, University of Manchester; the ESRC Centre for the Economic and Social Aspects of Genomics, Lancaster University; FutureEverything; the Centre for the History of Science, Technology and Medicine, University of Manchester; the Max Planck Institute for the History of Science, Berlin; the AHRC Research Centre for Studies of Surrealism and its Legacies, University of Manchester; The Centre for Mobilities Research, Lancaster University; The Nuffield Theatre, Lancaster; The Lancaster International Concert Series; The Peter Scott Gallery, Lancaster; Storey Gallery, Lancaster; Lancaster Literature Festival; and CUBE, Manchester. For details of the Experimentality programme, including interdisciplinary workshops, arts events and the final conference, go to http://www.lancs.ac.uk/experimentality. -- Dr Monika Buscher Part I Director Co-Director Mobilities Lab Department of Sociology B14, Bowland North La
[IxDA Discuss] looking for research on using pictures of people or faces...pl help.
Hi, I'm looking for a research published on the web recently that says using pictures of people or faces on website does not have an effect on its users. Users find Websites having pictures to be no different to websites without them. Please help me find it. Just to further clarify this is not the research done with eye tracking where they find the best way to use pictures of people. It would be of great value if you could also give your collective experiences or links to supporting research on this. I'm trying to convince my client that regular articles and supporting pictures matter more for an intranet than stale faces on static parts of the intranet website like header. Thanks in advance Mansoor, 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] Well designed e-government web forms -- examples from different countries
Hi all, I am doing a presentation at a conference this year on e-government web forms, and would like to include examples of well-designed forms from different countries. I have some examples, but could use a few more. Do any of you have screen shots of e-gov web forms that demonstrate any of the following? Or might you be able to give me access to any such surveys so that I can take my own screen shots? --good login instructions or ways to ease login --good way of asking for a reference period --pages that fit a lot in, yet look uncluttered --easily available help (and contact information) that does not get in the way for expert users --well-formatted instructions --text boxes that match expected response length --section to section navigation for complex surveys --good placement of "back" and "next" buttons --good handling and displaying of conditional branching (i.e., skip patterns) --good and innovative inline validations, calculations, or additions, that, ideally, allow users to override any automatically inserted information --good placement of error messages --general progress indicators (i.e., not for every question, just for general stages of form completion) --good review screen/error summary --comprehensive submission confirmation and thank you screen I would obviously give appropriate credit to whatever I include. Thank you, Miriam Gerver 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] History of the undo command FYI
I'm amazed that someone was willing and able to track down a reference from pre-web days. :) I think the reporter said the TITLE was drab, not the ARTICLE. However, language changes so what seems "drab" today was necessarily (?) academic at the time. If only I could retitle it now . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=48818 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] Cooper's reprise to the Insurgency of Quality (this time to developers)
Hi Dave Do you have the links to the talks by Bill Buxton where he talks about this as I would be very interested in listening to them too. And a comment, as the work by Donald Schon about reflective practitioners stands out as being more applicable to both disciplines even more. As software developers and interaction designers must take on the right responsibilities for learning how to work in these teams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=48622 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] Why The Apple iPad Will Disappoint (The Obama Effect)
I think iPad will change or shift computers line up. Desktop computers slowly will disappear from our desk, it moved to a remote place and become server... and we starting to use laptop as workstation, while iPad will replace the role of laptop today. iPad is a perfect mobile computing device to replace laptop role, because it's simpler and easier to cary and use than a laptop. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=48772 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] Sorting buttons... left-to-right, top-to-bottom
Thought I'd get a few good opinions here on the matter... Which would you consider more effective for a user? I thought there was a natural choice, but it seems I've received differing thoughts, so I figured I'd put it out to the group. http://i906.photobucket.com/albums/ac262/joekphoto/buttons/left-to-right.jpg vs. http://i906.photobucket.com/albums/ac262/joekphoto/buttons/top-to-bottom.jpg My thought was to go with #2 as these are *lists* of items, but proponents of #1 seem to go with 'users read left-to-right'. What do you think? 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] TV production room interaction design?
Hi Guys, I'm wondering of anyone has any experienced with designing interfaces for tv production room monitor-wall / multiviewer displays? I'm working on an interface for one at the moment which is made up of a number of user selected objects such as video tiles, audio meters, text displays, clocks and timers (all standard TV production tools) and just wondered if anyone has any experience designing for this kind of environment that they could share? Factors that have come up so far in discussions are legibility of displays, font face and size, colour schemes and contrast ratios... any advice or discussion is warmly welcomed, Cheers, Steve. 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] Mac apps for a recent convert ...
Acme Holiday Cottages The firm Acme Holiday Cottages manage the lettings of holiday cottages. They started in a small way in a popular resort in a national park, but over the years they have developed the business to cover the whole region. The business is managed from an office in Felltown where the two partners and a team of largely part time assistants answer telephone calls and email enquiries. The company has a web site but it only advertises the services provided and does not give up to date information about the accommodation available nor does it provide any facility for booking cottages. Customers are invited to telephone or email for more information. A card index is held of every person that has made an enquiry, and the same cards record details of any bookings made. Enquiries from customers fall into three categories: %u2022 a request for the current catalogue; %u2022 a request to book a cottage for a particular date / area; %u2022 a request to book a particular property. The firm responds by: %u2022 sending a copy of the latest catalogue; %u2022 sending a list of suitable cottages; %u2022 sending a booking confirmation and invoice. The firm already has a Sage accounting system and does not want the new system to deal with chasing and recording payments, though the system should send copies of any invoices to the accounting system. The firm runs a recommendation scheme. If an existing customer recommends a new customer, both customers are entered into a quarterly draw for a free holiday. Details of the recommending customer are shown on the new customer%u2019s booking form. Owners wishing to have their property managed submit details to the firm. A report on the property is obtained from an estate agency in the area the property is located. When the report is received it is given a reference number and brief details entered in the Surveys Book. The report is considered by one of the partners and a decision made: %u2022 Whether to accept or reject the property; %u2022 the price category (A to E) for the property. When these decisions have been taken, the owner is notified of the result and a record card created for the property. (A further report on the property could be called for if there is a major change in the accommodation.) When a booking is made, a letter is sent to both customer and owner confirming the booking and details are entered into the bookings sheet for that property. A new catalogue is produced by the partners in December each year and a copy is sent to all existing customers. A copy is also sent to customers (new or existing) who request one. In the past properties added during the year were included in quarterly supplements. the partners want the new system to be able to print out an up to date brochure at any time. FRON THE ABOVE SCENARIO, CAN ANYONE HELP TO ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTION AND POST TO msp...@live.co.uk question: Draw a dialog structure diagram. [5 marks] (b) Draw a wire frame (or series of wire frames) based on the structure diagram. (c) Write a brief justification ( approx 300 words) of your design. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=48830 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] Future of IxD student???
Hi Ali, I think the IxDesigner will get more responsibility to be a creator not just adjusting usability. The more knowledge you have the more opportunity you will get. Creativity will be more appreciated in this profession and even more knowledge about globalization. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=48846 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] Driving users to register...
Graham, thanks for the feedback and the links... to answer your questions: 1. The login could build a sense of community, yes. 2. Yes, the details will be used for marketing purposes. 3. The motivation will be "premium" content, such as a customized desktop widget. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=48799 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] Apple Content vs. the rest of the world (was iPad.
On Jan 30, 2010, at 3:53 PM, Neil Cadsawan wrote: The larger issue at hand is the way the iPad handles files in general. It seems there's no way for files to be shared from app to app without the need to connect to a network file server. Your point is fine, but it wasn't the point I was making. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=48844 Reply to this thread at ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=48845 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 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] Future of IxD student???
I think you have a design problem. So the first thing you need to do is reduce. You are aiming too broadly and looking for a simple answer in an ever complex world. First, what do you want to be when you grow up? I ask this to all my students when they are asking me work related questions. Don't worry about titles? Describe it in terms of activities. What do you like? What excites you? What motivates you? This can be content, tools, problem types, contexts, geography, political/social involvement, etc. Once you narrow that down, THEN you can ask, what skills do I need other than generic design skills to conquer THAT role. Again, forget titles and other semantics. But the main thing is to not to aim yourself at everything at once. you'll just end up being good for no one and end up settling. It's the student with focus, passion and drive towards a bulls-eye that I find does much better in early success. oh! and learn to sketch. it never hurts to learn to sketch. ;-) -- dave . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=48846 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] Future of IxD student???
Hi, I'm Studying IxD. For this summer I'm looking for Internship around the world in different companies in different field from Google and Microsoft to small interactive art and media companies. I realized that the role of interaction designers may differ very widely regarding the focus of the companies.. form user interface designer to researcher and finally to interactive artist. I'm really confused about the my own future..because in order to get to any of these jobs(for future) one must learn lots of different tools, approaches, methods.( please correct me if I'm wrong). Now I have around 1.5 years of my Study in front of me, I'm wondering what would be the role of an Interaction designer in market and how can I use this 1.5 year to improve my skills and what kind of skills would be required? and the most important thing of all is that " what is the definition of IxDesigner now and in 1.5 years? 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
