Re: [IxDA Discuss] Search against a large, rapidly changing data set?
I think Tom and I share the same thought on this. Have you ever used MS Outlook 2007's Search? It will return results to you while it still is searching through your thousands of messages. A UI with a subroutine that would be constantly searching and updating the results (or at least letting the user know there are new results) would be useful in this instance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=47183 Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
Re: [IxDA Discuss] New Redesign! Looking for feedback!
I won't make it long...the site in my opinion is awesome! Not only is it well designed it is extremely useful. The content is well placed and robust. I have no wife or kids, but I am going to recommend it to people that do. In an era where print is dying, this website is going to go a long way in saving the FamilyFun magazine brand name. I feel like the user research went a long way and the content is targeted wonderfully. I would say it's a seasonal website that keeps in-line with the magazine...which I think is brilliant for many reasons. I have one gripe and one suggestion. The gripe is that for a Disney site, the accessibility seems to be a little low. The suggestion would be to do reassess your Share functionality. Not only do you have to step through to another page to Share, but the only way to Share is through copy and paste. If possible, I would suggest expanding the avenues in which a user can Share your content and also take away the redirection to another page to do so. Great site on the whole wrt User Experience. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=46829 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] An argument for curriculum?
Did anyone else listen to the recent discussion/argument between Don Norman and Peter Merholz? http://www.boxesandarrows.com/view/user-experience-week I think Don and Peter were both right. Don seemed to be arguing from the customer client point of view. Meaning that using the word, Investment is not suitable when trying to persuade clients of the need for a better design process. Peter on the other hand seemed to be arguing for how it is plausible to use the term ROI when persuading management in-house to increase the design budget. An interesting take away for me was the sidebar discussion about designers also needing to understand the management language. This issue is often raised and seems to be at the forefront of many design discussions, that is, how to implement better design within your organization, or on another level, how to evangelize better design to clients and in-house management. In the discussion they talk about the need for designers to be managed (by MBA's in particular) in order for designers to be able to prosper and produce, which I fully agree with and I also agree that a certain level of understanding the management language is necessary for designers so they can grow and be better at their profession. But my take away from that part of their discussion is a question: Why doesn't there seem to be (at least to me) a greater focus on implementing the understanding of the design process and the great need for it into a Business Management curriculum? Why must we pressure the designers themselves to make management understand? Wouldn’t it be a better process if the designers only focused on creating products who’s ROI was self evident, and management had already been taught that better design would lead to greater ROI and that proving that to a client is their job? One of the programs I work on is a grass roots effort to produce more American born Naval, Ocean, and Marine Engineers. The program focuses on implementing curriculum at the K-12 level so that students will not only be exposed to the subject earlier, but that they will understand engineering processes much earlier and have that instilled in their thought process as they move forward in whatever career path they may choose. I’m not saying that we should implement design curriculum at the K-12 level, but my point is that like the program I work on, implementing a design curriculum at earlier stages and integrating it with broader subject matters instead of “grandfathering it in”, might be a design strategy that we could all benefit from in the future. -Jake 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] Critique: Ranker.com
Um...Is this a service or an advertisement? Way too busy for my taste. Cool idea but chill with the Google Ads please. For instance on my screen resolution (1280x1024) there were three separate Google Ad spaces on the left, center, and right before I even began to scroll and there are 6 total blocks of ads on the homepage alone. I don't know if there is a study, but I would have to assume that you can make a lot more money from ad impressions by lessening the amount of blocks you have on each page. I assume this because most users see too many ads as a ploy and may not use your site. Whereas less ads means more pages the user will click through on your site, thus giving you the number of impressions you want and then some. I agree with the other comments. I find that users want to explore and learn themselves instead of reading about the why's and what's. Having a way too tiny link to Start a list at the very top of the page is a very bad decision. Starting a list: Don't be so intrusive. Let the user create their list and then if they want to save it tell them they have to join. Having a notice every several list additions is a way of saying to someone, hey don't keep going cause your going to have to give us your email address and sign up. If you let them finish a list then they are vested in it and a higher percentage will want to join so that they can save, share, export (what have you) the list that they worked so diligently on. All that being said the idea is awesome and I look forward to seeing enhancements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=46442 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] Microsoft Courier ...
Not the end of the world (because it is just a prototype), but why didn't they include email as one of the apps? The video was so geared towards doing business, yet they exclude that from the demo. In my world doing business means having email anytime anywhere and with instant synchronization like my Blackberry. Note taking from emails would be just as important for me. That being said, I really like the concept and interaction and look forward to seeing more. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=45951 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] Designers, Build your iPhone Apps with Corona
Because you have to explicitly state sarcasm w/ emoticons and junk :- P :-O. There is a great need for sarcasm font :) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=44894 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] Q: Persistent header bar from FB and LinkedIn
Josh is spot on. One of the most important reasons I think FB uses the frames is to reduce bounce rate and increase visitor loyalty. This is an old technique that has been used since...I would say the very beginning. The code could look like anything (javascript most likely, but I've done it in C#, VB and JS). The page itself examines the url from the query string parameter that was passed to it from another page (i.e. you wall) and then it sets the bottom iframe's url to that parameter. Obviously this is the simplest example. -Jake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=44254 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 could I deal with my ex-employer for not releasing the design work I\'d done?
If it was me I would contact a personal friend at the company and ask for a favor. Hopefully you have made a couple of trusted connections with people where you used to work. However, that would be my last resort. You have to understand that management doesn't always see the forest through the trees. You should eloquently exhaust all avenues before you go behind their back. Have you tried HR? You need to explain in your messages that you don't want material that would allow you to replicate, thus allowing you to compete against them. I mean we're talking screen shots here right? I would concur w/ everyone that this may end up being a tough lesson: Always back-up your work locally. And as far as the friend approach, if possible don't correspond via your former employer's email address. If you have to, keep it simple and ask them to call you. Disclaimer: The opinions expressed here are the views of the writer and do not necessarily reflect the views and opinions of Jake Trimble . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=43876 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 could I deal with my ex-employer for not releasing the design work I\'d done?
I said HR because of the need to see the employee contract regarding the ownership of work. So Anne is right, DO NOT beg any questions about getting your work back to HR. Just request the employee contract(s) from them...if it comes to that. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=43876 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] The Save Icon rut
Has anyone seen any attempts to replace the standard floppy disk Save icon? Seeing as most people haven't touched a 3.5 floppy in a decade, is anyone addressing this archaic icon and how we can replace the current mental model associated with it? 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] Aren't we just a little important to democracy?
To Andrei Herasimchuk, Your rhetoric is infuriating. What was the point of trying to tear apart my response? Because you thought I was republican? Well I'm not and I have to say your post was absolutely useless, meaning that it contributed nothing. Not to mention every point that you were trying to make against mine was an assumption. This is a discussion board not a bashing board. Oh and... Given how FAST the whitehouse.gov site was turned around from the moment Obaba was elected and flipped to on the day Obama started (approx 2 months), I think its safe to say the team responsible for whitehouse.gov is not part of the problem. Please, that site was redesigned and tested well over 2 months ago. and... Upon looking at this specific form closer, it seems this was done purposefully. You're telling me they purposefully created a problem for the user when submitting their form? Come on. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=37630 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] Aren't we just a little important to democracy?
The whitehouse.gov/contact page is completely coded wrong...period. I ran multiple tests on it such as going to the text area first and hitting enter/return and the navigating to a text field and hitting enter/return, the form then submitted without any validation of form elements. But when I went to a text field first and hit enter/return it gave me the validation errors. It is a simple coding error (asp.net form control) that can have huge negative impacts. I have been working on government websites both internal and external for almost 8 years and while there is a huge push towards UX implementation into these applications, the transition is slow. One word, bureaucracy. Whether it's government employees tired of seeing their positions lost to contractors or contractors trying to keep their contracts, tall, thick walls have been erected and the result of which is filtered collaboration. Meaning that if I give you AB for example, you may only push through A and part of B, while completing B on your own terms thus giving you worth as the process moves forward. It is my opinion that this will never change. The good news is that there are LOTS of people/companies working on the implementation of UX and other such methods into the government, but the slow factor is here to stay. -2centsfromJake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=37630 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] Microsoft Surface and Windows 7
Thank you to everyone for your input. I have really enjoyed reading feedback and link suggestions. I look forward to the evolution of this design process and I applaud those who are working towards defining best practices for all to learn from and add to. Regards, Jake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=36947 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] URL Guidelines
I like periods (about.us or our.team). But if you choose to use dashes, keep it consistent. -Jake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=37663 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] Microsoft Surface and Windows 7
I was just wondering what people thought about the new Microsoft Surface. Has anyone had a chance to demo it or play with the SDK? Also, any thoughts on how interaction design will be impacted with MS Surface technology being used with Windows 7 (due out late 09 early 10)? What preemptive measures can we take to deal with the shift in how a user interacts (touch screen vs mouse) with applications on there desktop pc or laptop? http://www.microsoft.com/SURFACE/index.html Thanks, Jake 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] Microsoft Surface and Windows 7
Thanks for your input Steve, but I think you are mistaken about the Windows 7 touch capabilities. http://blog.gadgetlite.com/2008/05/30/microsoft-surface-multi-touch-technology-enhances/ Also, this will immediately go beyond 'interactive notice boards' (well suited for use in information kiosks) as you said. Restaurants, game centers, etc...the sky is the limit. I have seen the SDK in action and it is very easy to code with. Any semi-experienced designer can create applications with ease. Thus making the Surface's uses boundless. BTW...Dan, Thank you so much for your post! That was the type of response I was trying to incite. I would love to see your paper if you ever are able to write it. -Jake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=36947 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] Forms - selecting a country
Using a user's IP address to tell you where they are is NOT a good idea. The proxy will fool you too often. For accessibility and language issues I would use a graphical map approach just like Jack suggested. This way even if the language is different, the user still knows where their country is on a map and will be able to select it. You can tie into Google's API...this is an old file I found (http://www.nearby.org.uk/coords/countries.csv), but you can see how you can use the coordinates to create polygons to outline countries. -Jake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=36720 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] determining reasons for user dropout
If your site is configured for it, look at their activity before they dropped off. You can also compare their actions to other active users. You should be able to determine quite a bit about why a user might have stopped visiting your site from their action history. To understand the why, you need to already know the what, when, and where. This means configuring your application to track clicks, and other actions that will help determine a whole plethora of why's. I also agree with Jared and Diana. You should use this method especially if you have no action history configured in your application. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=36413 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] Public Transportation Experiences
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Re: [IxDA Discuss] Google by default
hmm...sorry about that I guess it stripped some stuff from my suggestions. Let me try it this way. Number 1 should have read: Site (plus) Term = Perfection Just wanted to clear that up :) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=36080 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] How to cue people for drag and drop
Dragging and dropping can be tricky. Users screen size and res can have a huge impact. Also, you don't know how many times I have heard people say, Sorry, I'm not used to mouse pads. Anyway, my suggestion would be to create a drop-down column that would allow users to add a row to a target. You could also add this feature in concert with drag and drop and see which one gets used more. For a solution to your drag and drop...From your description I would suggest that your css invokes an arrowed cross-hair cursor and when it scrolls over an editable area it changes back. Make sure the cells have enough padding to allow the user to notice the change in cursor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=36090 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] Google by default
First off, the examples given above are mostly cases where people don't have a domain. Maybe they don't want to go through the whole rigmarole of creating a website just for the purposes of showing a trailer. In the first and second examples, after actually searching Google for the content, I found that those advertisements had no DNS specific name for their content. Rather they were relying on several sites (i.e. youtube, aol, flickr, myspace, facebook) to display their content for them. Secondly, Morten, I agree with you about the domain industry cooling down. Today more and more we see users relying on big name domains to supply the space for their content (i.e. Online stores, pics, videos, etc). We can also see websites (Mark's example: Craigslist) lack of willingness to expand certain search capabilities because they know that Google or some other search engine will or already does do it for them. Unfortunately this practice, in my opinion, is ultimately bad for users. If we continue to rely on monster search engines to aggregate our wants and needs, the highest bidding advertiser will dictate those wants and needs to us. Lastly, a name for the behavior. One may already exist, but I have not found or heard of it. If I can be so bold I would like to submit my own suggestions... 1. Site Term = Perfection (STEP). For example, you could have a G-STEP (i.e. Google Wikipedia Rome = Perfection) and a Y-STEP. Have you G-STEPped it yet? No, but I have been Y-STEPing. 2. Advertisement Sponsored Redirect (ASR) 3. Or my favorite...Searching...okay not original, but if you don't want to complicate the term of the behavior that's what I would go with :) 2cents from Jake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=36080 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] Any thoughts on placement of company contact information?
I agree with Katie's comments. Especially for companies who may not have a wealth of contact options. In cases where creating a contact page might not be founded, ensure that ALL the other pages have the contact information on it (standard header/footer), don't just rely on the homepage for contact information. For instances as such I usually try to break up the contact information (some on top and some on bottom). I usually put the phone on top and an email address (if needed) in clear text. Meaning not just a hyperlink saying contact us, but rather [EMAIL PROTECTED] The bottom of the page is where it is easy to put an address and other archaic forms of communication such as fax (come on people it's still good and useful technology). One recommendation I would have for the address is to make sure that it is highlight-able so that users can utilize their widgets. Unless of course the site is partnered with someone and they want to display their own map on the site. But in your situation this doesn't seem to be the case. One easy example is Dell's site. Of course they have layers of communication avenues but when you hit the site, you instantly have a contact number. Just remember...If you aren't going to have a contact page, ensure that the contact information (wherever you put it) is 1) easily noticed and 2) redundant throughout the site. -Jake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=35710 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] Dialog Position
I agree with Danny (Option B). Facebook is a good example. Also not having a some sort of dialog as Sasha suggests can be confusing for users that are either expecting one or don't notice the change in options. The more important the confirmation of a deletion is the more the confirmation should be at the user's center of attention. Consider a modal dialog with a opacity filter on the main screen behind it to ensure the user's maximum attention. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=35637 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] perceived problems with personas
Liz finishes this precisely... And it's essential to remember that no design process stops with personas And Will's stance in my opinion is spot on in suggesting that personas are essential when you are...sorry for the quote..going to the mattresses :) Personas are to me the foundation of a building. A building in which the lobby and the second floor are almost never the same. In the same way that Mike scrutinizes personas so can one question only focusing on the bits and pieces as he puts it. Bits and pieces are exactly that. They are meant to form a whole. It is our job to put those pieces together. Personas become even more important when the data sets themselves are not representative to the whole puzzle. It is important to understand that it is not a fictional character. You are building a real base, a solid foundation that will propel your workflow from start to finish. - 2cents from Jake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=35624 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] Dialog Position
Maxim, Looks great! Thanks for the Thanks :) -Jake On Mon, Nov 17, 2008 at 2:15 PM, Maxim Soloviev [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thank you all for answers, I'll go with option B. Here is how it looks right now, I position it on the left of delete icon and use overlay to attract user attention. http://i33.tinypic.com/5d7zic.png Thanks again, you guys are awesome :) -- Maxim Soloviev Director of Product Development www.nakea.net 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] Why are password fields asterisked on join-up forms?
Carolynn, So sorry for the delayed response. Your tech guys are exactly right that no encryption occurs with an input set to type='password'. Only the type of connection (i.e. SSL) can encrypt that data. That's what I meant by way beyond. I also was referring to the physiology behind an asterisked field and how users respond to it. Meaning that most users have absolutely no clue about how encryption works, but the secure feeling that an asterisked field gives them makes them think they do. Think about viewing a distasteful email on line in your office. Of course no one is around to see that email, but you still have that feeling in the back of your mind that someone could burst in your office and you wouldn't be able to minimize in time. Well what if all that information was asterisked but only you could understand it? Not possible I know, but hopefully you get the idea. It's about giving the user a sense of security, however false it may be. Ok, multiple input. You gave the example of multiple input for emails. Have you ever noticed that when signing up for most sites you are almost never asked to input your Desired User Name twice? This is because when it comes to data validation programmers could care less about that because the user can retrieve it by entering their email address. That is why it is more important to validate the email address. As far as a power user, you would assume that by virtue of their status they would have copied the correct email. Now if you aren't creating a user name I personally feel that the duplicate input of an email is useless. I also feel that many developers just add in the extra field because they have seen it done so many other places that it just makes sense to incorporate a standard that users are accustom to. All in all it is my opinion that password fields should always be masked and validated by a duplicate entry. It's about making a statement to the user. As far as duplicate email and other types of clear text, it totally depends on the user environment and the way in which you harvest data. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=32617 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] Usability lab...
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Re: [IxDA Discuss] Web interactions and the old brain
Nicely put Santiago! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=31782 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] Web interactions and the old brain
Bryan, I find it quite contrite that someone would assume that we have all trained our brains to see beyond advertisements and put them in our peripheral vision. I think that the reaction to advertisements is totally dependent on the user as well as how they identify one. That being said I do agree that over time a large amount of users have adapted to the web we live in and that adaptation has inexplicably led to us relying on our old brain psychology in a new environment. Thus the tiger. Here is a not so new article but definitely worth reading: http://www.useit.com/alertbox/banner-blindness.html -Jake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=31782 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] Cuil
Needs a lot of work (image display prefs, spell check, column prefs, etc). Might work though. Site is running slow and quirky. I agree with Andri that scan ability might be an issue when trying to reach users already accustomed to the single column display. Again, easy fix with added preferences. Andy, it makes the ad placement tricker. Not necessarily. For instance, preferential websites would now be somewhat masked to the searcher, thus resulting in more clicks. Where Google exuberantly exclaims a preferential website with different colors and directly above the search results. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=31630 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
