Re: [IxDA Discuss] [Job] Senior User Experience/Information Architect, Atlanta, GA - Think Interactive, Inc, Full-Time.
Hi Mr. McGuckin, I am interested in this position but had trouble accessing the job application through http://www.thinkinc.com. I would like to send you my resume and an electronic sample of my portfolio. Please contact me via email at g.s.ch...@gmail.com. Thank you for your time. Gala Chase . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=49265 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] Creating User Interfaces to Work Within a CMS
I am working in a similar situation where we have limited page templates built in a CMS and limited developers to help create more custom pages. My biggest suggestion is to do some analysis of what your needs are, in regards to modules and templates. Use what you find to come up with 2 or 3 page templates that you believe will be flexible enough to meet your needs. Currently the site I work on has about 6 different page templates that have been created over the last year. So be strategic about when you request new templates and sometimes you will just need to make what you currently have work. I hope this helps some. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=49455 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] Personas: how many is too many?
I don't believe there is a such thing as too many or too few personas. Each project has it's own unique requirements. My first suggestion is to be thorough in your analysis of each role. The system needs to meet everyone's needs. If you believe you can effectively use only 3 personas then start building your argument for it. Do a cost analysis and in detail explain how 3 personas can be just as effective as 15. If they are not willing to go down to 3, try a compromise with 5 or 7. Just keep working from there until you reach an effective but most of all efficient number of personas. Also, be open to using all 15 personas, it can actually be beneficial and may help you create a great product instead of a good product. I hope this helps. Gala . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=49443 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] Study IxD - What are my options?
Hi there, thanks for all the responses. Dave, I think I made it pretty clear what I am looking for. I dont really mind what the program is called. My main requirement is that it covers lab work and the following technologies are being taught: web design (design theory, photoshop,..) web programming (html, css, flash,...) Thats actually it. If there are courses on interaction design, human-computer design are being taught around those technologies perfect! Of course it is lovely to study at a highly recognised university, but this i not really what I am after. I just want to get into this field more deeply. Also I understand that geographical wishes should be put aside during a graduate program, but I believe, that if I can study in SF (which is a place where I would like to spend a couple of years), I will be able to get into the industry more easily. I experienced this with my undergraduate degree already. (also i totally exclude Europe because I spent 26 yrs here already and am bored of it). Well, I created a list of degrees my own as well...which contains approx. 60 programs so farbut if I narrow it down, there is maybe 2-3 schools I could apply for...and still somehow I dont have the feeling that I found the totally right one... So actually, a list of all the programs you are excited about is the best help I can get at the moment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=49279 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] Study IxD - What are my options?
Well, thanks for the advice, guys! You are helping me a lot! Bella, you are absolutely right. And I am not excluding the east coast, acutally I`d love to go to NYC for example. But still, if I can prefer a location, it`ll be California because it seems to me, that all good interaction and web design comes from there. So why not go there and get into it, right? Also, I understand that those technologies are not being taught from the beginning. I am pretty good with photoshop and so on, but still not on a professional level. I think a good program with lots of course and lab work will help me to feel secure enough to approach customers. But also it seems, as if there are no good programs around the bay area and California at all... Asia acutally is interesting. I already live 2 years in Tokyo, Japan. But I couldnt find anything over there. Any suggestions? So, pants down: are there any programs in California, that you know of, which might fit me? Also, I found this program in Sydney...what do you think about it? http://mim.iml.uts.edu.au/index.html . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=49279 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] Study IxD - What are my options?
Hi there, I am so happy I found this place and believe that I will finally find answers to my zillions of questions ;) I have a degree in media management (which is like business administration for media companies) and currently work as a product manager for an innovative online company in germany. As product manager I constantly do concepts about our websites and features, so I already have professional experience in the area of interface and web design. I always had a huge passion for design, internet and photography. And now I want to commence my educational career in this area. I am looking for any kind of degree (certificate, associates degree, masters, ...) in the US which should be 1-2 years in duration. Ideally the curriculum should cover parts from graphic design (like color theory, photoshop, illustrator) and preferrably some areas of development as html and flash. I have found a couple of programs in Australia, which would be an option for me, too. But I really really want to go to the US! What would you do in my situation? Where should I look for universities or degrees. So far I have found programs like the MSP at San Fran State and some others. I`d love to study in San Francisco...what do you think? Is there any good schools around the bay area which would fit my needs? Thanks a lot! Jan 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.
You think *that* is what is wrong with the name?! Think feminine hygiene and repeat the product name to yourself. ~ yoni Jonathan S. Knoll email: jonat...@infinityplusone.com web: http://infinityplusone.com/ linkedin: http://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathanknoll twitter: @yoni On Wed, Jan 27, 2010 at 6:32 PM, live human.factor@gmail.com wrote: I'll say it: the name is wrong, wrong, wrong. Anyone with a research or marketing degree had to take a linguistics course, where you learned that you never name a product with something that is only one to two letter/sound/symbol away from any other another current product. 'iPad' is waay too close to 'iPod'. Apple makes a mistake. On Jan 27, 2010, at 3:19 PM, Luke Wroblewski wrote: Since no one has brought it up yet... I'll go. Overall what was expected. The big innovation for me is all this stuff integrated in one simple package. Which is kind of being glossed over in the press. and the price point -very low. -liked the rebuilt apple apps. calendar contacts are nicely rethought. lots of new ui in iwork. -the times demo is just the start of the kind of integrated media experiences you can build. my thoughts on that: http://www.lukew.com/ff/entry.asp?951 -the cover is awesome design it supports swivel, tip, and protects -the $9 for numbers vs. $229 for excel is really interesting from a business perspective Notable hardware gaps (concerning cause no software update will fix) -camera -storage sizes 64GB for videos, photos, and music -does not cut it -usb port -it uses camera adaptors instead -GPS only on 3G model -how's it work with an iphone? Notable software gaps (can/will be addressed with software updates) -multiple iphone apps running at once -multiple users -how do you share the device at home? -doesn't run flash = many holes on web pages -no really new interactions -all iphone UI or the most part. but lots of the floating controls outlined here: http://www.lukew.com/ff/entry.asp?983 your thoughts? :: ::Luke Wroblewski -[ www.lukew.com ] ::Principal/Founder, LukeW Ideation Design ::l...@lukew.com | 408.513.7207 :: ::Blog: http://www.lukew.com/ff/ ::New Book: http://www.lukew.com/resources/web_form_design.asp ::Book: http://www.lukew.com/resources/site_seeing.html :: 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 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.
To help this discussion out, the iPad specs: http://www.apple.com/ipad/specs/ and features: http://www.apple.com/ipad/features/ . ~ yoni On Wed, Jan 27, 2010 at 8:28 PM, Steve Baty steveb...@gmail.com wrote: Realising that the iPhone also has an iPod app for music/etc. So I recant my earlier complaint about that point. 2010/1/28 Neil Cadsawan n...@cadsawan.net Good points Luke, Steve. The other thing is that the iPad is not a stand-alone product. It's still an accessory to a Mac. With only 64GB of space, you'll fill that up quickly. You still need a Mac (or PC) for the iPad to sync with. To expound on Luke's question of how does it work with an iPhone, I don't think it does. This doesn't create a triangle of iPhone, Mac, iPad. It's now a V with the Mac at the vertex. I think it would be interesting if it ran OS X and also ran iPhone apps. Then it would create triangle. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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 -- Steve 'Doc' Baty | Principal | Meld Studios | P: +61 417 061 292 | E: st...@meldstudios.com.au | Twitter: docbaty | Skype: steve_baty | LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/stevebaty 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] Maria T. De Monte wants to stay in touch on LinkedIn
This seems to happen to Ravi a lot -- and only Ravi. Perhaps Ravi has, for some reason, an aliased email address (which forwards to the discussion list) attached to his LinkedIn account? ~ yoni Jonathan S. Knoll email: jonat...@infinityplusone.com web: http://infinityplusone.com/ linkedin: http://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathanknoll twitter: @yoni . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=48287 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] UX'ers on Twitter?
An admirable list like this has already been created by Elizabeth Buie: http://www.luminanze.com/blog/2009/07/user-experience-tweeps.html ~ yoni Jonathan S. Knoll email: jonat...@infinityplusone.com web: http://infinityplusone.com/ linkedin: http://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathanknoll twitter: @yoni On Sat, Sep 26, 2009 at 2:08 PM, Ewa Liszcz ewa.lis...@gmail.com wrote: Hi! For those of you who want to follow each other on Twitter I've created tweepml list based on contacts from some ux group on linkedin.com. In fact there are two lists 'cause the system is not perfect. Enjoy and follow :) http://tweepml.org/UX-ers-on-Twitter/ http://www.linkedin.com/redirect?url=http%3A%2F%2Ftweepml%2Eorg%2FUX-ers-on-Twitter%2Furlhash=wj_7_t=disc_detail_link http://tweepml.org/UX-ers-on-Twitter-2/ http://www.linkedin.com/redirect?url=http%3A%2F%2Ftweepml%2Eorg%2FUX-ers-on-Twitter-2%2Furlhash=7GF6_t=disc_detail_link And if you want to be on the list just write to me :) cheers, Ewa 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] Are We The Puppet Masters? The Ethics of IxD.
I've got an electric toothbrush at home as well (Oral-B, I think it is) which has an automatic timer for 2 or 3 minutes. I don't remember which it is because I don't have to. When I start brushing it starts counting for me and pulses to let me know when I've gone on long enough. It doesn't matter how awake or tired I am, it doesn't make me remember to set an egg timer, if I need to cut the brushing short I can... *it doesn't make me do anything that I wouldn't be doing otherwise*. That's why it works for me, and incidentally is exactly what I believe technology is supposed to be. Tim S. On Mon, Jul 27, 2009 at 7:17 AM, j. eric townsend j...@flatline.net wrote: Jared Spool wrote: Over the past 20+ years, the ADA has tried a variety of solutions. Nothing has been as successful as the introduction of children's powered toothbrushes. Now, you can debate whether they missed something or the resulting design is somehow suboptimal. However, that misses the point of this discussion. Actually, I was off on a bit of a tangent, I was wondering out loud why motorized toothbrushes work and if there isn't a better way to implement that functionality. Has anyone other than the ADA studied this in other cultures, and what were their results? Is the mechanism really a complex one of subtle manipulation or is it simple novelty that makes it work? 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] CONAN Design Review
yes, I want to participate. preferred email address to receive the invitation from ConceptShare: mister_davis at hotmail dot com thanks! ~Jef -davis _ Hotmail® has ever-growing storage! Don’t worry about storage limits. http://windowslive.com/Tutorial/Hotmail/Storage?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_HM_Tutorial_Storage_062009 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] CONAN Design Review
It's not the the e-mail that's an issue, it's how it is displayed on the listserv web page: http://www.ixda.org/discuss.php?post=43460 This said, I would agree that most could just say, yes, as long as they are willing to have their listserv e-mail address used. ~ yoni Jonathan S. Knoll email: jonat...@infinityplusone.com web: http://infinityplusone.com/ linkedin: http://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathanknoll twitter: @yoni On Wed, Jul 8, 2009 at 1:25 PM, Jeff Gimzek lists...@jdgimzek.com wrote: On Jul 8, 2009, at 2:25 AM, Niels Drobek wrote: I 'm also in! drobek at dbis dot informatik dot rwth minus aachen dot de what are you all afraid of? your email address is in the message header already. there is no way I could have properly typed that email from reading it. look! mine is in my sig! -- Jeff Gimzek | Senior User Experience Designer j...@springstudio.com | www.springstudio.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 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] What is a mobile phone called in your country?
On Tue, May 5, 2009 at 5:34 AM, iamshimone shim...@shimone.info wrote: In Israel it's called Pelefon which translates to wonder phone. I've always loved that :) (Israel Update) Actually, interestingly enough, nayad (meaning mobile) has begun to overtake pelephone in everyday conversation. This is particularly fascinating because Pelephone was actually the first/dominant mobile company in Israel, and it appears the Kleenex-effect is now wearing off. ~ yoni Jonathan S. Knoll email: jonat...@infinityplusone.com web: http://infinityplusone.com/ linkedin: http://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathanknoll twitter: @yoni 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 long should a beta be?
Judging by your webmail provider, five years. minimum. ~ yoni Jonathan S. Knoll email: jonat...@infinityplusone.com web: http://infinityplusone.com/ linkedin: http://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathanknoll twitter: @yoni 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 pitch UCD process (or design thinking)?
Hi Kelvin, If you come in on Day 1, guns blazing, you're going to encounter resistance. Start slow, understanding the environment and go from there; context goes a long way. - Were there usability initiatives in the past that didn't turn out well? Look for this in the form of lipstick-on-the-pig contract dollars that went nowhere. Being able to explain why this didn't work is a good start. - Is the product in a space where getting usability right is perceived as low-value (it's not, or you wouldn't be there). For example, if you're working on an application for highly technical folk, it can be challenging and some may throw their hands up - helping them understand goes a long way. The old saying, the proof is in the pudding. The absolute number one way to convince people is successively larger victories on the design front. Apply your practice(s) to projects of ever-increasing size. Best of luck! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=41562 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] Diagraming social networks
Have you looked at Erin Malone Christian Crumlish's Social Patterns wiki? http://designingsocialinterfaces.com/patterns.wiki/index.php Perhaps a little in-the-guts for what you're thinking about, but a great resource. ~ yoni Jonathan S. Knoll email: jonat...@infinityplusone.com web: http://infinityplusone.com/ linkedin: http://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathanknoll twitter: @yoni 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] Who codes your production HTML/CSS/JS?
Richard, My experience, in both agencies and large corporations, is that the front-end team tends to be semi-autonomous, but organizationally closer (and often beneath) the back-end or systems teams. Ironic, since the good ones tend to be more philosophically aligned with Design teams. The level of ability varies greatly, but your question was implicitly condescending when you asked, more than *just* HTML/CSS/Javascript. Besides the intricacies and broad design and SEO ramifications of quality HTML work, in today's web applications, Javascript is often the principal tool in creating rich internet application experiences. As such, empowered front-end developers are often more attuned to Design's wants/needs as well as the means to deliver on them. The only company type which I've found to take substantial advantage of this affinity is the start-up, but even then it's a total crap-shoot. ~ yoni Jonathan S. Knoll email: jonat...@infinityplusone.com web: http://infinityplusone.com/ linkedin: http://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathanknoll twitter: @yoni On Fri, Apr 24, 2009 at 3:39 AM, Richard Dalton rich...@mauvyrusset.comwrote: Who codes your production quality HTML/CSS/Javascript? Where in the organization do they sit and do they do more than just HTML/CSS/Javascript (ie, Java, mid-tier, etc)? I'm trying to gauge how closely connected to the Design resources they are, are they more aligned to Design or more to Development? - Richard 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] Who codes your production HTML/CSS/JS?
I guess I'm just touchy. I've also followed that career trajectory, though I actually started with something more akin to über-traditional IA (building taxonomies for search), then made my way from back-end towards the front, now splitting time between front-end development and IA/IxD. I will say this, I think that the Bay Area has many more do-it-all developers/designers. My experiences as a dot-commer in SF actually made me into the generalist I am -- there was a much greater, um, respect (?) for the well-rounded geek. On the other hand, I've found that being a generalist is often scoffed at by development team managers in other places I've lived (including New York, and particularly at agencies). (On the other hand, it usually ends up earning generalists the respect of both fellow team members, as well as leaders of other teams. Go figure.) ~ yoni Jonathan S. Knoll email: jonat...@infinityplusone.com web: http://infinityplusone.com/ linkedin: http://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathanknoll twitter: @yoni On Fri, Apr 24, 2009 at 12:52 PM, Scott McDaniel sc...@scottopic.comwrote: On 24 Apr 2009, at 15:52, Jonathan S. Knoll wrote: [snip] My experience, in both agencies and large corporations, is that the front-end team tends to be semi-autonomous, but organizationally closer (and often beneath) the back-end or systems teams. Ironic, since the good ones tend to be more philosophically aligned with Design teams. [snip] That's interesting. My experiences with the org-chart split is about 50/50 design vs systems. UK/US difference maybe? Adrian Perhaps, but I've found it to be about 50 Tech/Engineering, 25/25 Design and Product/Marketing. I think this is very much variable from company to company. Almost all of my friends in SFO, for example, own an entire vertical of their projects/products -- from back-end to IA to front-end. It ~blows my mind~, and some are miserable about it, but I don't get the impression it's a Bay Area USA methodology. Er...is it? I didn't find the initial question condescending, speaking as someone who came from doing front-end development exclusively and gradually moved into more conceptual design, as Dave mentioned. In this case, 'just' speaks to me as 'only thing done', much as my best friend just does Oracle implementations. The companies with which I worked moved in that direction chronologically as I went along my career path: just HTML/CSS/Javascript, to doing front-end production code and IA/IxD, just using HTML/CSS/JS/Flash for prototyping and presentation to not doing it all all except as an artifact of particular programs such as iRise or Axure. I like how various tools can help me reach certain ends, but sometimes...I just gotta whip something together by hand, both for a particular end and so I don't lose my edge. Scott On Fri, Apr 24, 2009 at 12:25 PM, Adrian Howard adri...@quietstars.com wrote: 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
[IxDA Discuss] Software Websites: Box Shots?
Imagine you design Websites for software products. Your company's products are compelling and well designed. What do you put on your Website homepage? How do you fulfill your mission of distinguishing your product suite when some of your products are similar? To add more context, imagine you know that many of your customers will download the software on the spot when they visit your site. A few will order physical copies. The defacto standard seems to be box shots -- thumbnail images of the box the software comes in. Is that how you would approach the design? Why? Why not? What else would you do or what would you do differently? Why? 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] IxD Greats?
Tog . . . he's old (sorry Tog). I was just a teen when I heard him give a presentation. A designer's designer. = : ^ ) On Tue, Feb 17, 2009 at 5:55 PM, Weston Thompson westo...@gmail.com wrote: Possible exceptions you missed: - Steve Jobs - Jeff Bezos - Sergei Brin - Larry page 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
[IxDA Discuss] Job Postings : Interaction Designers Other Java and .Net Openings
Hi We at Compassites Software Solutions - a GRC [Governance Risk Compliance] Company, are looking for some onsite offshore prospects. We have a User Experience Team of 5 and 2 visual designer and 2 sales. We are located at Bangalore in India. We are trying to place resources at onsite and offshore too. Would appreciate if some one can send us a list of job postings for the subject prospects. Best REgards, S.Parmesh Sr.Project Manager - User Experience BU Compassites Software Solutions Bangalore - India [C] 90110 61901or 96326 76209 [T] 080-40543500 extn. 510 Email : c...@compassites.net s.parameshwa...@compassites.net 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 Research: Three user groups, five hours. What would you do?
Oh-oh, I draw pictures. = : ^ ) Andrew Schechterman PhD LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewschechterman E-mail: aschechter...@gmail.com Phone: 1-303-886-2440 : On Wed, Feb 4, 2009 at 3:26 AM, Harry harr...@gmail.com wrote: I vaguely recall reading that Microsoft OneNote can be used to record audio and binds it with your notes as you write them. When you are viewing them afterwards, you can double click on any line of text, and it will jump the audio recording to that point. Has anyone tried it, and is it any good for taking notes in interviews? Are there any other apps that do this? Harry 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
[IxDA Discuss] Aren't we just a little important to democracy?
So I just went to write our new US administration my first e-mail from whitehouse.gov. Ready and eager for that much-touted new open line of communication into our government! I filled out all my info. on the contact form, wrote a title in the message box stating (pleading), PLEASE MAKE WALL STREET ACCOUNTABLE! then hit the paragraph return button. It submitted my message (ahem.. title only) to the White House. Would have been nice to explain my point. It's always boggled my mind why the gov't doesn't put UX advocates (including designers, researchers, coders, QA) front and center in the design of citizen-technology interfaces. Don't even get me started on voting. Does anyone have any experience/ evidence... HOPE?? to the contrary? 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] Interaction Designers: What is your elevator pitch?
I've played with a few different responses%u2014trying to give the field its due recognition. I've attempted going into detail about the intersection of human needs and technology be it online, with a product, or in an environment and how everything around us involves interactions with objects, people, and places. But to those who's minds refuse to be blown, I tell them: I make complex technology easy to use. Ultimately, there is some piece of equipment, device, or website that a person considers to be a very important part of their life. Whatever it may be, let them know it took a brilliant mind to bring it to life. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=36473 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] Intranet Interface Design Screenshots?
Hugo, You might also check out the examples and suggestions via Joe Lamantia's body of articles (e.g.): http://www.boxesandarrows.com/view/the-challenge-of . . . (intranets, dashboards, portals) as well as at his personal website. Not easy to find intranet UI's, IMHO, range of proprietary issues, less attractive to present to peers and others, internal facing, etc. . . . - Andrew : Andrew Schechterman PhD LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewschechterman E-mail: aschechterman at gmail dot com Phone: 1-303-886-2440 : On Fri, Sep 19, 2008 at 5:11 AM, Steve Baty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hugo, Take a look at Steptwo.com.au and look through to the section on their Intranet Innovation Awards. Lots of good info there. Steve 2008/9/19 Hugo Neves da Silva [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi everybody I'm working on an intranet project. Does anybody can point me any sites with screenshots of intranets with good interfaces? Thanks HugoNS Web Consultant // Lisbon Lab http://blog.lisbonlab.com Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help -- -- Steve 'Doc' Baty B.Sc (Maths), M.EC, MBA Principal Consultant Meld Consulting M: +61 417 061 292 E: [EMAIL PROTECTED] UX Statistics: http://uxstats.blogspot.com Member, UPA - www.upassoc.org Member, IA Institute - www.iainstitute.org Member, IxDA - www.ixda.org Contributor - UXMatters - www.uxmatters.com Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
Re: [IxDA Discuss] Creating a UI Spec Document Template
Jamie, OmniGraffle as well . . . http://www.omnigroup.com/applications/omnigraffle. Then again, I'm still guilty of using Hypercard . . . http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HyperCard. : Andrew Schechterman, PhD LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewschechterman E-mail: aschechterman at gmail dot com Phone: 1-303-886-2440 : On Thu, Aug 28, 2008 at 4:45 PM, allison [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Jamie, have you tried/used Visio? Besides it's general ubiquity, I guess I don't see the benefit of PowerPoint... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=32403 Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
Re: [IxDA Discuss] Pattern Tap : Interface Design Inspiration
Also Tom's site/page is a great clearinghouse: http://www.visi.com/~snowfall/InteractionPatterns.html : Andrew Schechterman UX Architect, Medical Psychologist LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewschechterman E-mail: aschechterman at gmail dot com Phone: 1-303-886-2440 : On Wed, Jul 23, 2008 at 4:00 PM, Jeremy Yuille [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Matthew, thanks for putting this out there, it's a really great set of inspiration sources! re 'patterns': I think something like Pattern Tap compliments other resources like http://welie.com or http://ui-patterns.com/ for the reason that it approaches selection from a different angle: 'Tasty Design' ;-) Funnily enough, I'd had a request from a student just a week ago about whether there were any places online that collected visual design examples in the same way that Graphic Design source books have been doing for ages.. none came to mind straight away, so thanks Matthew! btw - does anyone else here have any design driven sources that I could share with my students? Matthew - I'm interested in how you choose designs.. if you have time, it would be awesome if you could dig a bit into 'designerly implementation and analysis' you describe upthread and tell us what kind of criteria you're using to select examples Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
[IxDA Discuss] Senior IA - NYC - Hearst Digital Media
Senior Information Architect Hearst Digital Media New York, NY, USA Full-time, contract position. Contract length: Open Job description Hearst Digital Media is seeking senior information architects and interaction designers for contract assignments on several consumer-facing content destination sites in the lifestyle category. Responsibilities * Gather requirements to determine target audience and objectives; analyze user needs * Develop detailed wireframes that incorporate the technical, editorial, and usability aspects of web design projects * Translate business requirements into intuitive interface solutions * Participate in user research/usability testing (as needed or appropriate) * Collaborate with business analysts, design team and project managers as well as editorial staff to define new projects Job qualifications * A portfolio of URLs, user process flows, site maps and wireframes * Proficient in interpreting usability data, common site metrics and statistical analysis skills * Knowledge of user experience best practices and user-centered design methods * Ability to ask appropriate questions and communicate effectively and persuasively to convey solutions to a broad range of stakeholders: editors, designers, developers, etc. * Strong attention to detail, excellent analytical skills * Solid proficiency in a variety of design and prototyping tools such as Visio, Flash, Photoshop, Illustrator * Excellent written, oral and diagrammatic communication skills * Understanding of the capabilities and limitations of HTML, XML, CSS, JavaScript, Ajax, Flash * Bachelor's Degree or higher in Human Computer Interaction, Design or related field. How to apply Please send resumes or inquiries to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
Re: [IxDA Discuss] Opening PDFs
Most of the times I like to make %u2018modal changes%u2019 explicitly. Therefore, if I have to add a link to a PDF I write something like this: My document (PDF, 1.2Mb) The standard Adobe PDF icon as in the Apple Investor Relations SEC Filings page is also useful as is clearly saying that the link is pointing to a PDF file. As a user I prefer the dialog box asking me what to do because I don't like viewing PDFs on my browser. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=31430 Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
[IxDA Discuss] Collaboration and IxD
I'm interested in hearing about situations where IxD itself shapes collaboration / social computing / 2.0 platforms, especially trends and research that haven't bubbled to the surface yet. I'm editing a book and looking for innovative chapter submissions. Details are at: http://www.igi-global.com/requests/details.asp?ID=388 . Regards, Scott Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
Re: [IxDA Discuss] Portal Best Practices
As well, Joe has a nice series of articles on BA: http://www.boxesandarrows.com/person/88-joelamantia http://www.boxesandarrows.com/person/88-joelamantia - Andrew : Andrew Schechterman, Ph.D. UX Architect, Medical Psychologist LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewschechterman E-mail: aschechterman at gmail dot com Phone: 1-303-886-2440 : On Wed, May 28, 2008 at 4:43 PM, Tim Ostler [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Joe Lamantia contributed a very interesting paper on the subject at the IA Summit this year. You can see his slideshow here: http://www.slideshare.net/moJoe/effective-ia-portals-2-slideshare-short On Wed, May 28, 2008 at 4:40 PM, Catriona Lohan-Conway [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Does anyone have any good insights to share on Portal Development and Best Practices? Tim Ostler London Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
Re: [IxDA Discuss] what helped most in your career?
Like Mark, two first rate mentors for very brief periods of time, one within the field (Herb Simon: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herbert_Simon) and one outside of the field (Milton Erickson: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milton_H._Erickson). Both helped me understand and deeply respect the user experience.- Andrew Schechterman On Sun, Mar 16, 2008 at 3:07 PM, mark schraad [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ok - besides a failure... a first rate mentor On Mar 16, 2008, at 4:21 PM, Sebi Tauciuc wrote: Hi all, If you were to name one thing (or a few) that contributed most to your success, that brought a lot of value to your work, that greatly improved your design skills (you get the idea), what would it be? Maybe it's a decision you made, maybe it's an attitude, maybe a set of values. Whatever it is, it helped you in a major way. So.. what is it? Sebi -- Sergiu Sebastian Tauciuc http://www.sergiutauciuc.ro/en/ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
Re: [IxDA Discuss] Remote usability testing
Hi Kevin, We did a lot of remote usability testing while I was at Microsoft since our customer councils were spread out across the globe. Being able to record and annotate the recording is really critical... MS had a custom tool, but I'd look to the tools that others have recommended for some good ideas. Beyond that I think there are some procedural questions that you might want to consider. Since you aren't going to be there to work with the participants face-to-face, I recommend arranging a 10-15 minute phone call before conducting any testing to introduce yourself and just talk about the process. This was helpful for laying the ground work and getting the user used to talking to you on the phone, in the same way practicing a think aloud in person helps the user adjust to that process. Since you're doing this remotely, you have the benefit of users using the software to do their own tasks, as opposed to tasks that you have created (assuming your users are already using the software). In this case, you might consider a diary study, where users take notes on their use of the software for 2 weeks - jotting down how they used the system, making special notes of any high or low points. You can then use the diary for a guided retrospective during your actual interview, and cast a wider net in terms of issues that you find. There are certainly tradeoffs between a diary study and a traditional one-shot usability study, but I was fairly successful in finding a fair few critical issues with a remote diary study. Good luck! -Sam Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
Re: [IxDA Discuss] Cramming what we do into a few hours
Addressing content, method and process, I've been a fan of Scott Berkun. Ahead of his time, his early perspectives may be especially relevant given this challenge. E.g., http://www.scottberkun.com/blog/category/teachingtraining/ - Andrew Andrew Schechterman, Ph.D. Denver, Colorado 303-886-2440 [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.LinkedIn.com/in/andrewschechterman On Jan 4, 2008 9:16 PM, Desiree McCrorey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Baruch Sachs [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: My company has given me the opportunity to teach incoming technical and project management type folks about what it is that we do. The goal is to help these folks understand where we come in in the overall product development methodology. I have about 2-3 hours to give these folks a sense of what our profession is about, our activities and the value it adds when properly incorporated into a project. So I am curious: given those admittedly loose parameters what topics should I be sure to cover? First, I'd recommend putting yourself in their 'shoes'. What would you give a crap about wrt IX if you were a project/technical manager. At the simplest level, you'd probably want to know how us types makes your managerial life easier, better, more efficient, save money, etc. Reflecting that in whatever you present should help keep their interests piqued. Another approach is to tap into their own usability experiences, especially those they unknowingly struggle with everyday. For example, when I teach usability to folks who work in a tech environment, I find out how many accounts and passwords they have to manage. In one company, between building, phone, computer, various networks, multiple email accounts, bug reporting account, special security accounts, each employee averaged about 16 UIDs and password pairs just to do their daily tasks. This was something they couldn't believe and actually denied until I tallied them up on the spot. Perhaps, within your audience there are cell phones with clear examples of great and crappy interaction models. When your audience gains a new perspective/insight into their familiar world and sees how poor UI design impacts their daily activities, you'll have most of them hooked. So fine. They can see how usability could impact them personally. Now address how these activities can impact them professionally. There many great product design stories and how companies who used the proper methods and strategies to produce those great products reaped lots of money, improved their reputation and businesses. As managers, they'd probably like to hear a couple of those tales. Once you feel they're putty in your hands, they digest the details of how you need to integrate your methods and tasks into the product lifecycle. Good luck. desiree Desiree McCrorey UI Architect/Web Producer www.healthline.com desiredcreations.com *Come to IxDA Interaction08 | Savannah* February 8-10, 2008 in Savannah, GA, USA Register today: http://interaction08.ixda.org/ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
Re: [IxDA Discuss] IxDA give-back
I also marvel at the wad of catalogs that I have to pry out of my overstuffed mailbox this time of year. greendimes.com has already jumped into the junk mail fray with a service that you admittedly pay for, but is supposed to help reduce the flow as well as plant trees to make up for some of the waste. They have a few bulleted factoids about the amount of junk mail generated but I think they could probably use a more engaging representation of those numbers (but that's just me - I'm a sucker for visuals that show piles of mail bigger than my house). Another site that tackles an enviro-issue is reusablebags.com and they have a ticker-style counter to illustrate just how fast and how many plastic bags pile up. But I think what is so great about the junk mail idea is that it feels like the kind of project that any average person can participate in and feel good about, which isn't always true for some of the environmental solutions that one sees in a magazine article. Since this field can be so technology-based, perhaps bringing to light some of the impact that technology has on the environment would be an interesting exploration. I've seen folks throw old printers, monitors, computers, etc in dumpsters - they didn't realize there are options for recycling or donating equipment like that. So although there are often services or options for 'technology', people I've spoken with either did not know about them or did not see the value in effort or cost of some of these options. Maybe it's not necessarily creating new services but instead improving the exposure and benefits of some of the ideas that are already out there. Brianna Roberts On Dec 8, 2007 1:25 PM, Michael Tuminello [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: * define a big problem and see what we could do to help fix it - one that comes to mind offhand in the holiday season is all the junk mail and catalogs that are mailed out. no one wants them, but it is really difficult to avoid. We could somehow make it visible how much waste this produces, or try to develop a system that enables people to easily and freely opt out, or maybe a site that rates companies on how much junk mail they send. *Come to IxDA Interaction08 | Savannah* February 8-10, 2008 in Savannah, GA, USA Register today: http://interaction08.ixda.org/ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
