Re: [IxDA Discuss] Graduate School Conundrum
Rita We're all going to give you different answers - the answer we would/have already given ourselves. Of course Dave, JET, and Dan encourage you to attend grad school. It's what they've done/do. It's what has worked for them. It's what worked for me, too. There's no easy answer here. There are serious advantages to getting an advanced degree - it'll get you in the door where others without it can't, it'll help boost your future income, it'll expose you to an alumni group that can open career doors. Describe a typical future work day to yourself. Then come back here and we can help you figure out more clearly what that means. good luck brooke . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=48401 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] Pie Menu Spotted on the Web
Is it possible that our reactions are at least partially biased by our ages? The site appears to be designed for a younger generation than (I'm guessing!) we all are. According to Susan Weinschenk (Chief Technical Officer of HFI) in some research she's currently conducting, the majority of UX practitioners are Gen-X'ers but the majority of folks using the Web are Gen-Y and Baby Boomers. Their needs, tolerances, and preferences are pretty different than ours. At least this site is trying something different from the regular old top or left-hand nav. cheers brooke 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] Using a Survey to Asses Usability
Tamlyn A survey can be helpful, and it's not uncommon for a company to prefer this mechanism of collecting data. You're right that it generally won't paint as clear a picture as observations - but what is the goal that you (or the business) are trying to accomplish by collecting this data? Is it to determine if the user likes the changes? Perhaps questions should be answerable with a qualitative response, i.e., 'Hated it', 'Hated it a Little', 'Like it a little', and 'Liked it a lot'. I'd encourage you to NOT have a middle value, but force a selection of bias with an even number of possible answers. If you're trying to determine something else, like was the task completed within a reasonable period of time and to successful completion with x% of errors - then you might want to push for testing with users. Good luck! brooke Tamlyn wrote: Can a survey/questionnaire yield useful results in this kind of situation? I think a simple text box for feedback and bugs would be better. Any suggestions? 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] Need Suggestions for 2-D Display of 3-D Quantitive Data
Todd wrote: Brooke, could you give an example of what you're trying to show? And what data users would be trying to compare? ~~~ I've got lines of data that share many attributes (column headings) and that each have unique attributes (other column headings). Think of it as a regular grid, but I've got to put on another layer of parameters (distance chunks) where the type of distance chunk (column headings) for one line will vary between two subsets of column headings. The subsets of column headings for the grid are sort of related. And so I'm trying to place them one on top (meaning, stacking the unique column headings) of the other in the header but that layout implies a strict relationship between the two that's false. There are indicators along the vertical access that let the user know what column header is the right reference. I'm just not sure this is really the best way to do things. The design is constrained by a small amount of screen space (and we'll still have horizontal scrolling) AND that we can't aren't introducing graphical treatments. Clear as mud? Thanks brooke 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
