Re: [IxDA Discuss] Google Wave Invites available
Same here.. If anyone would like one, send me a quick email. Nik On 27/11/09 09:59, Roland Studer roland.stu...@avertas.ch wrote: Google wave invitations are widely available in Switzerland, I don't how it is in other places. But maybe some some of you, would like one. If you want one, just drop me a line. Bye Roland -- avertas gmbh - user experience consultant Ich helfe Ihnen: - Ihre Software/Website benutzerfreundlich zu gestalten - Ihren Kunden ein Wow zu entlocken mobile +41 79 746 48 59 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] Examples of good UX within Financial websites.
Hi All, I wondered if anyone on the list has some insights into good/bad UX when it comes to financial websites - specifically the application process (loans etc..). Initial research suggests the application process is quite poor and often detached, both visually and functionality wise, from the containing site used to sell the product. Any thoughts would be welcome. Thanks, Nik 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] Measuring forms performance
+1 for Clicktale. We've had done good results using it although have run into problems across multi-page forms. -Nik . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from ixda.org (via iPhone) http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=46698 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] Pagination best practices
Rightmove (www.rightmove.co.uk) has applied a nice jQuery slider to their pagination nav at the bottom of their results page. See the UI here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/niklazell/3512730552/ Nik 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] A business case for switching Mac
Hi John, My main reason would be that I find Macs far easier to use and Omnigraffle has some fantastic stencils available thanks to communities such as Graffletopia and Konigi (http://konigi.com/tools/omnigraffle-wireframe-stencils) I guess I also find it pretty complicated to do simple tasks in Visio, such as duplicate a page, paste-in-place (both of which seemed to required delving into the Visual basic Editor, and then running Macros). There may well be simpler ways of doing the tasks mentioned above, so obviously welcome any suggestions. Added to this, the simplicity of creating clickable PDF's in Omnigraffle has meant I prefer to work in a mac environment these days. Thanks, Nik -Original Message- From: John M. Morse [mailto:john.mo...@eduserv.org.uk] Sent: 19 February 2009 14:00 To: Nik Lazell; IXDA list Subject: RE: [IxDA Discuss] A business case for switching Mac Currently our UX team are PC-based and use Visio. I would like to move back to Mac and start using Omnigraffle again. Simple question, Why? John Morse Information Architect Professional Services Group UPA,Prince 2, ISEB IT Architect, AIIM, MBCS Eduserv innovative technology services john.mo...@eduserv.org.uk tel: +44 (0)1225 474395 mob: +44 (0)7500 069524 fax: +44 (0)1225 474374 http://www.eduserv.org.uk -Original Message- From: discuss-boun...@lists.interactiondesigners.com [mailto:discuss-boun...@lists.interactiondesigners.com] On Behalf Of Nik Lazell Sent: 18 February 2009 10:25 To: IXDA list Subject: [IxDA Discuss] A business case for switching Mac Hi all, Currently our UX team are PC-based and use Visio. I would like to move back to Mac and start using Omnigraffle again. I have been asked to write a business case for switching. Does anyone have an suggestions or experience of writing such a case? Thanks, Nik 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 This e-mail has been scanned for all viruses by Star. 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] A business case for switching Mac
Hi all, Currently our UX team are PC-based and use Visio. I would like to move back to Mac and start using Omnigraffle again. I have been asked to write a business case for switching. Does anyone have an suggestions or experience of writing such a case? Thanks, Nik 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] A business case for switching Mac
Dan, Thanks for your reply. The creative team all use macs hooked up to the network so incorporating it into our infrastructure isn't a problem. Only the UX team will use the Visio/Omnigraffle files, so whilst compatibility is important it's only really us opening previous revisions of wireframes. I also love being able to create clickable PDF's as quickly as Omnigraffle allows. Wireframes are often shown to the client and providing them with a PDF and a suggested journey very often perfectly illustrates the concept we're trying to get across. The other reason for going mac based is productivity; I've been using the Polypage jQuery plugin (http://code.new-bamboo.co.uk/polypage/) to create interactive wireframes that sometimes then continue as a foundation for the actual build templates (ex-developer!). I'd like to build these in TextMate (mac) as it's far quicker with textMate 'bundles'. I'd also like us to start using Silverback for quick user-testing sessions rather than setting up Morae. Whilst not as comprehensive as Morae it will allow us to quickly and simply get people in, run the session, then export and evaluate the results. Thanks, Nik From: Dan Brown [mailto:brownor...@gmail.com] Sent: 18 February 2009 12:03 To: Nik Lazell Cc: IXDA list Subject: Re: [IxDA Discuss] A business case for switching Mac Nik, A couple thoughts: How much do you have to share files with other members of your team? Do your developers read the Visio files or can they work from PDFs? If collaboration is important, the latest version of Graffle does open Visio files nicely. For the documentation consulting side of our business, we usually recommend the Adobe suite. The learning curve is steeper, but you'll get more power in the long-run. Using CS4 to create reusable wireframing and design components, our company has saved our clients thousands of dollars just by being more efficient in producing deliverables. And CS4 is cross-platform. The tougher business case may not be the application you use for your artifacts, but instead for supporting the Mac and hooking it up to the existing infrastructure. (I don't need replies telling me this is easy. I know it's easy. I'm just saying it may be a tougher case to make to the Powers That Be.) -- Dan ___ 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] A business case for switching Mac
Hi Jennifer, Thanks very much that kind of structure is fantastically helpful! -Nik From: jennifer.r.vign...@jpmorgan.com [mailto:jennifer.r.vign...@jpmorgan.com] Sent: 18 February 2009 15:08 To: Nik Lazell Subject: Re: [IxDA Discuss] A business case for switching Mac Hi Nik: I would make sure to at least cover the following: 1. Any cost-effectiveness that would come from: * lessen the learning curve if the people who work there and are likely to be hired in the future would be Mac users more than PC users (my background was all Mac for year before I learned the PC) * Ability to work and network from home made easier if the home machine is a Mac and the work machine is a Mac * lessen the cost of software if you currently need to purchase something for each platform. * What does Omnigraffle provide that Visio does not? * If it had a cross-application ability (can open or edit in Visio, that seems to be a huge plus). * does it have reporting features or other valuable features that facilitate communicating with the business? * Which is more prevalent in the industry? Stats on this can be compelling. * Is there a preferences among the great minds' currently on the list for discussion? * Which one makes it possible for you to work faster? * Why? Always play devil's advocate with yourself. Jennifer Jennifer Vignone User Experience Design CIO Technology 245 Park Avenue, 10th Floor New York, NY 10167 212-648-0827 jennifer.r.vign...@jpmorgan.com Hi all, Currently our UX team are PC-based and use Visio. I would like to move back to Mac and start using Omnigraffle again. I have been asked to write a business case for switching. Does anyone have an suggestions or experience of writing such a case? Thanks, Nik 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] ADVICE: Is the UX Intensive right for me?
Hi Isaac, I'd be interested to hear others thoughts on this as well. I've not heard of the programme before but it looks good. I have a similar skillset and experience coming from a frontend developer background as well. Nik -Original Message- From: discuss-boun...@lists.interactiondesigners.com [mailto:discuss-boun...@lists.interactiondesigners.com] On Behalf Of Isaac Weinhausen Sent: 10 February 2009 09:09 To: disc...@ixda.org Subject: [IxDA Discuss] ADVICE: Is the UX Intensive right for me? I've been considering Adaptive Path's UX Intensive, but have heard conflicting reports about it's value. Here's my situation: * Sole UX Designer for an early dot-com startup * First time holding the title of UX Designer * 8+ years of web design experience (visual design front-end development) * Have worked in freelance, agency, and in-house environments * Poses many of the soft skills (aka instinct, intuition, etc.) but lack some hard skills (aka formal training, methodology, lingo, etc.) Is the UX Intensive right for me? Or should I look elsewhere? 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 This e-mail has been scanned for all viruses by Star. 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] iPhone Custom Application Standards and emulators for testing - reference
Hi Sanu, The iPhone SDk comes with iPhone Simulator which you can use to test your app locally. http://developer.apple.com/iphone/ Nik 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] interactive interiors: further info
Nehal, Yes sorry it's been a hectic week. I have replied off list. It looked very comprehensive and a very interesting proposal. Reminded me a lot of the work I used to see from Interaction Ivrea (now Domus). Sorry again for delay in replying. Nik 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 Tools and Products
Hi Rony, How about Morae or Silverback? Nik -Original Message- From: discuss-boun...@lists.interactiondesigners.com [mailto:discuss-boun...@lists.interactiondesigners.com] On Behalf Of Rony Philip Sent: 02 February 2009 15:04 To: disc...@ixda.org Subject: [IxDA Discuss] Usability Tools and Products Hi All, Even in this recession time, I have been given a decent budget for my user experience team. I have planned to invest in usability tools/ products (assets) for our team. E.g. Eye tracker. Could anyone suggest the other tools/products (software or hardware assets) that I could look into? cheers, Rony 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 This e-mail has been scanned for all viruses by Star. 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] Axure - Questions...and more questions
If you're looking to create WCAG prototypes, why not look at the Polypage jQuery plugin. You can then build your own xhtml/css templates and maintain complete control of the code. It also gives you a great starting point for the build as well. http://code.new-bamboo.co.uk/polypage/ Nik 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] Good examples of transitions
HI Baruch, They'll be loads of jQuery solutions... http://jquery.com/ Nik -Original Message- From: discuss-boun...@lists.interactiondesigners.com [mailto:discuss-boun...@lists.interactiondesigners.com] On Behalf Of Baruch Sachs Sent: 30 January 2009 16:53 To: disc...@ixda.org Subject: [IxDA Discuss] Good examples of transitions Hello all, Have a tabbed interface where a user will be doing work on a tab and submitting that work. Problem is the tab just goes away and goes to the next process they are working on and this has the tendency to confuse people. I am looking for examples of elegant transitions that dont require a person to to click anything or accept anything but lets them know that that something has happened and they are moving on. I have seen some good examples, but need more... Thanks, Baruch 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 This e-mail has been scanned for all viruses by Star. 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] Interactive interiors
Hi Nehal, This sounds very interesting. The final project for my MA was to create an interactive exhibition space with a focus on tangible interfaces. I'd love to hear more about the project then perhaps I could help out with the process we went through. Nik -Original Message- From: discuss-boun...@lists.interactiondesigners.com [mailto:discuss-boun...@lists.interactiondesigners.com] On Behalf Of Nehal Almurbati Sent: 28 January 2009 23:10 To: disc...@ixda.org Subject: [IxDA Discuss] Interactive interiors Hi everyone I am an interior designer who is trying to design an interactive exhibition experience whish you can help me with this question: Where does the role of an interior designer stop, for the interactive designer to start, in designing an interactive exhibition space (including interactive display surfaces, and smart material)?? or Do you know about any collabrative work in this field i can benifit from ? 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 This e-mail has been scanned for all viruses by Star. 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] Selenium (or similar) for Usability Testing?
Hi Harry, Thanks for your reply. I was really just trying to establish whether anyone had found a use for Selenium within a user-experience field. As you said, it does look entirely inappropriate, far more relevant for testing errors in the functionality than any aspect of usability. I guess I was simply looking to double check my own thoughts on it being more suited for developers testing the functional aspects of a site, and as Andrew mentioned previously about load testing. Thanks, Nik 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
In terms of users remembering URL's I guess it depends on the target audience, but certainly some of our research on projects show the more experienced users guessing common pages much as they would the URL of a site. So a surprising number would guess at domain.com/contact to immediately find the companies telephone number for instance. Nik -Original Message- From: discuss-boun...@lists.interactiondesigners.com [mailto:discuss-boun...@lists.interactiondesigners.com] On Behalf Of Maxim Soloviev Sent: 27 January 2009 00:35 To: Greg Thomas; IXDA list Subject: Re: [IxDA Discuss] URL Guidelines Greg, I think underscore can cause problems when URL is highlighted. Because of usual text-decoration:underline applied someone might not notice underscores, just a thought. Rules I was initially thinking about: Dashes will replace spaces when creating default URL when one of conditions below met: 1. Page title (and basically URL) contains 3 or more words 2. Page title contains 2 words but it's length is longer than 12 characters. And that's where my question about consistency came from - is it all that important for URL? Does users tend to remember URLs of particular pages at all? I tried to find any studies/researches related to usability of URL but couldnt :-/ -- Maxim Soloviev Director of Product Development www.nakea.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 This e-mail has been scanned for all viruses by Star. 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] Recommendations on UI for filtering content /switching user-roles.
Thanks for your reply Ivy. Particularly like the justification for not using the Go button in the drop-down. I was coming at it from a more technical approach.. thinking about javascript etc. Thanks, Nik -Original Message- From: discuss-boun...@lists.interactiondesigners.com [mailto:discuss-boun...@lists.interactiondesigners.com] On Behalf Of ivyclark Sent: 23 January 2009 05:08 To: disc...@ixda.org Subject: Re: [IxDA Discuss] Recommendations on UI for filtering content /switching user-roles. Hi Nik, One of the projects I managed was an online application that had similar requirements and implemented that using dropdown list too. The dropdown list approach worked well for us, as it didn't clutter the screen with too many options which were not necessary once a selection is made; and we kept the 'selected' option visible indicating the current view. We didn't use the Go button, as users felt a click on the dropdown list and making the selection are 2 quite deliberate actions that cannot occur accidentally. The other advantage of the dropdown list would be scaleability for addition new roles. In that situation, different information views and scope of functionalities were available, depending on whether the user was a company, manager, broker, financial advisor or an investor. The company had the highest access rights in the hierarchy and could change views to the rest, while the investor was limited to only an investor view. Having said that, all our users went though induction programs to familiarise them with the system, so perhaps you will find that helpful too. Hope this helps! Regards, Ivy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=37537 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 This e-mail has been scanned for all viruses by Star. 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] Recommendations on UI for filtering content / switching user-roles.
Hi, Unfortunately I'm unable to give any more details. We're going to progress the drop-down list solution with a few variations and then get some user testing on it, perhaps some A/B split tests as well. Thanks, Nik -Original Message- From: USABILITY MEDIC [mailto:me...@usabilitymedic.com] Sent: 26 January 2009 14:36 To: Nik Lazell Cc: disc...@ixda.org Subject: Re: [IxDA Discuss] Recommendations on UI for filtering content / switching user-roles. Hi nik Are you able to divulge the URL. I'd like to be a little more familiar with the content and such before Inoffer any suggestions. Sent from my iPhone On Jan 23, 2009, at 6:25 AM, Nik Lazell nik.laz...@realadventure.co.uk wrote: Hi all, I've recently joined this list so hope I have followed the standard etiquette for posting messages. Does anyone have any recommendations of sites using a technique for a registered user to switch their view of a website from job-specific to 'show all'. So if a user chooses to view the site as their registered job role of 'Travel Writer', whilst they will be able to access all the content on the site, role-specific articles will be promoted more heavily within the site pages. If the user chooses to 'View all' then the content emphasis changes to a more level approach. Would you suggest a simple dropdown box in the header of the site be sufficient? If so this would only have options of - Your role (Travel Writer) - View all Is this adding in an unnecessary option of 'your role' as a user wouldn't be able to switch to it as it is their current state. Though we could highlight it to show it is the current active state. We would also have a visual indicator above the drop-down indicating their current view. I'm thinking a simple text link would not really be strong enough to illustrate how you can change the content emphasis. Interested to hear the groups thoughts on this. Also if it is a dropdown list, what's the consensus on Go buttons? The audience would be parents and medical professionals. Many thanks, Nik 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 This e-mail has been scanned for all viruses by Star. 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] Recommendations on UI for filtering content / switching user-roles.
Hi all, I've recently joined this list so hope I have followed the standard etiquette for posting messages. Does anyone have any recommendations of sites using a technique for a registered user to switch their view of a website from job-specific to 'show all'. So if a user chooses to view the site as their registered job role of 'Travel Writer', whilst they will be able to access all the content on the site, role-specific articles will be promoted more heavily within the site pages. If the user chooses to 'View all' then the content emphasis changes to a more level approach. Would you suggest a simple dropdown box in the header of the site be sufficient? If so this would only have options of - Your role (Travel Writer) - View all Is this adding in an unnecessary option of 'your role' as a user wouldn't be able to switch to it as it is their current state. Though we could highlight it to show it is the current active state. We would also have a visual indicator above the drop-down indicating their current view. I'm thinking a simple text link would not really be strong enough to illustrate how you can change the content emphasis. Interested to hear the groups thoughts on this. Also if it is a dropdown list, what's the consensus on Go buttons? The audience would be parents and medical professionals. Many thanks, Nik 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
