Re: [IxDA Discuss] Expression Blend 3.0 with SketchFlow Released Today
Folks, Please take this conversation offline. And please avoid such topics in the future. The moderation of this community relies to a large degree on the ability of members to police themselves, and to respond to one another with professional courtesy. Chris posted something relevant and genuinely exciting for the community. You will move us all forward if you respond to what Chris wrote. Thanks, JS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=43633 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 Team to IXDA members]: Paying job posts to fund IXDA activities&other issues
I really like Harvinder's idea. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=42072 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] Announcing our new IxDA Board Member
Congrats to you Steve! Glad to see such a strong addition to the Board. JS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=41830 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] Some of the non-software things that interaction designers do
J. Ambrose Little wrote: > This is an honest question. What are some of the non-software > things that you all see interaction designers doing? I'm currently designing a new department for my company. I've also worked on projects to envision end-to-end business scenarios X years in the future. These scenarios describe the interaction of people, businesses, services, and yes, software. > Of those, how many are not currently being done by others with > already-defined and different titles (e.g., industrial designers)? For the former, I suppose that this work is more typically done by professionals in the HR field, and likely there is a large body of work on "organizational design" of which I must confess ignorance. We (my team of designers and I) are using techniques that we know and that seemed appropriate: service design and interaction design techniques. For the latter project, I imagine that many design communities have techniques to approach projects like this. I think of the work as interaction design (in no small part because that's my background). The techniques that we're using (personas and scenarios) are ones that are not exclusive to IxD, but they are are certainly the meat and potatoes of our field. For a very thorough example of interaction design beyond software, I would refer you back to Robert Fabricant's keynote at IxD '09. 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] The true focus of interaction design
Robert Fabricant's excellent keynote at Interaction 09 this past February argued that "Behavior is our Medium." I recommend spending an hour with the video, which is now available here: http://vimeo.com/3730382 JS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=40209 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] Principal Designer, NYC, USA; Liquidnet; FT
Hello All, We have an immediate opening for a Principal Designer in Liquidnet's UX group in NYC. The Principal Designer is a leader in Liquidnets User Experience Group. The Principal Designer works closely with the head of the User Experience Group to lead the creation of innovative products and services that differentiate Liquidnet in the marketplace and create customer delight. The Principal Designer is also a key contributor in the development and maturation of the Groups practices, processes and people. Key Responsibility: Lead the creation of innovative products and services, design processes, and project approaches to create project success. For a full job description or to apply, see: http://www.liquidnet.com/workingHere/opportunities.html Thanks, JS 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] Should IxDA support a US National Design Policy?
Folk, Recently, a group of leaders from various US design organizations came together to discuss the question of a US National design policy. This summit meeting resulted in 10 design policy recommendations, which can be found here: http://www.designpolicy.org/usdp/policy-proposals.html (The full report on the summit meeting can be found here: http://www.designpolicy.org/usdp/summit-report.html) After the summit meeting, the leaders of this initiative contacted IxDA to ask for our participation and endorsement. In turn, the Board has asked me to reach out to you--the community--to help us decide how (or if) IxDA should participate. The Board finds much to support in the 10 policy initiatives. In particular, the spirit of optimistic patriotism is welcome, and we certainly support the efforts of those who are motivated by that spirit. That said, the 10 policy proposals include some items that the Board strongly disagreed with as well. The Board finds itself similarly split on whether or not the very idea of design organizations partnering with government is a good idea. What do you think? Should IxDA get involved? Are there specific initiatives that YOU would like to support by working alongside your IxDA peers? Are there alternative ways you would like to see IxDA proceed? For quick reference, here are the the 10 recommendations: 1. Formalize an American Design Council to partner with the U.S. Government. 2. Set guidelines for legibility, literacy, and accessibility for all government communications. 3. Target 2030 for carbon neutral buildings. 4. Create an Assistant Secretary for Design and Innovation position within the Department of Commerce to promote design. 5. Expand national grants to support interdisciplinary community design assistance programs based on human-centered design principles. 6. Commission a report to measure and document designs contribution to the U.S. economy. 7. Revive the Presidential Design Awards to be held every year and use triple bottom-line criteria (economic, social, and environmental benefit) for evaluation. 8. Establish national grants for basic design research. 9. Modify the patent process to reflect the types of intellectual property created by designers. 10. Encourage direct government investment in design innovation. What do you think? How do you see IxDA's role relating to this? Thanks, Josh Seiden 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's your favorite memory of Interaction 08?
So many great talks! (I missed as many as I caught, and was grateful for the videos.) But Chris Conley's "Dramatic Features" talk really stood out for me. As did Gretchen Anderson's. The Local Leader's dinner was so much fun--it was so great to connect with all of the energetic organizers from around the world. I loved packing out the swag bags with the student volunteers, and then meeting these same students on the tours of their design studios. Amazing to see the next generation emerging! And of course, scheming and planning '09 over beers. Looking forward to Feb! JS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=36615 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] [EVENT] NYC - Thu. Nov. 20 - Will Evans - "Built For Conversation: The Interaction Design of Social Media Networks"
Phillip, I'm digitizing the video as we speak. We'll get it posted ASAP and share the link here. Thanks again to Will, HUGE, the NYC F2F organizing team, and everyone who came out and who logged in to the stream. Thanks, JS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=34866 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
> Either a method is scientific or pseduscientific. There is no middle ground. I just completely disagree with the way you're framing the conversation. Although some here may be making claims about personas being "scientific," I certainly do not make this claim. People are confusing science with rigor. Rigorous thinking is not the sole province of the sciences. Rigorous thought is found in many domains: design, fiction, art, and yes, sometimes science as well. So to say a method is either scientific or pseudoscientific may be true in the limited sense in which you're speaking. But it implies that every method aspires to science-and that which does not achieve science is by definition "fake science." That's hogwash. (Or perhaps more precisely, balderdash.) Many many creative methods exist that do not aspire to science. To call those methods "fake science" is as misleading as it is to call science "pseudo-creative." It's a characterization that completely misses the point. I wish that more designers would acknowledge this about our methods. JS 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] Where that ACD thing fits
Jarod-- just to be clear, I'm not making any claims about Larry's work, other than to say that in his definition of ACD, he accounts for goals and other higher-order concepts. This seems to contradict what Jared posted about at the beginning of this thread: that ACD did not account for these things. So I'm just asking Jared (not Jarod :-) to clarify. James-- I know that you've created a bad persona set by definition. If the persona set ignores or discards the data, it's not what most serious practitioners call a persona. It's what most serious practitioners call a bad persona. I'm also hesitant to get into a long discussion of personas here. That's another thread. JS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=35466 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] Where that ACD thing fits
James, I think that you are mis-characterizing personas. A persona is simply a model. It can be a good model or a bad model. When you write: "None of 5 Personas represent any of the 32 real participants. We effectively thrown away all our data away." This is simply an example of a bad persona set. In a good persona set, no data is thrown away. Instead, all data is represented, but in a manner that organizes it in a useful way. JS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=35466 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] Where that ACD thing fits
Dave, The why is contained in the first article that I cited. Larry's work is concerned with modeling systems--ways to represent the working knowledge during design process steps--language. I read in that article an attempt to create a robust and repeatable way to model the problem space in a design project. So I agree--it's not about value distinctions, but about a quest for more precise language. At least, that's how I read it--not trying to put words in anyone's mouth. JS JS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=35466 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 Value and Purpose
Hi David, Thanks for writing. Not trying to indulge in hubris. Just trying to find an open-ended way to put people at the heart of what we are doing. As an organization, interaction design is at our core, but we are trying to acknowledge that IxD does little good unless it is in the service of making things better for people. So you're right, it's lofty, but it's also trying to be open-ended--which I think it important for a community that has as much energy for self-definition as ours does. Thanks for the feedback... JS 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] IxDA Value and Purpose
Hello All, I'm excited to be able to tell you about some work the Board has recently completed. At our Board retreat earlier this month, the Board (http://www.ixda.org/about_leadership.php) reaffirmed and clarified the mission of our organization. I am just so excited to be able to share this with you, and I hope that after you've had a chance to read and discuss, that you'll share my enthusiasm. IxDA has always been dedicated to two propositions. First, we are a community that has come together around a shared passion for interaction design. Second, we are working to create a new kind of professional organization-one built around community contribution and initiative. As we've grown-we now have nearly 8,000 subscribers to our list, 5,000 members of our LinkedIn group, and Face-to-Face meetings in nearly 60 cities-we've also seen that some of these core principles are not universally well understood. Thus, the board felt it was important to reaffirm these principles for ourselves, and to communicate them to the community. As a result, I'm proud to share with you our newly crafted Statement of Value and Purpose: We believe that the human condition is increasingly challenged by poor experiences. IxDA intends to improve the human condition by advancing the discipline of Interaction Design. To do this, we foster a community of people that choose to come together to support this intention. IxDA relies on individual initiative, contribution, sharing and self-organization as the primary means for us to achieve our goals. The Board also spent a lot of time discussing the role of the Board itself, especially in light of the statement above, which clearly reaffirms our commitment to being a community-driven organization. The result of that discussion is an idea that we're calling the IxDA Network. Stay tuned. I'll explain that in my next email. Thanks, Josh Seiden President, IxDA Board of Directors 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] Finally! My Prayers Will Be Answered. In 3 years.
Hey folks, Just a reminder here to please refrain from personal attacks in our discussions. This is a fascinating topic, and there is plenty of room to discuss it--and to disagree--without having to diminish one another. Thanks, JS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=34117 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] [JOB] Design Communicator (entry-level), NYC, USA; Liquidnet; FT
Liquidnet is looking for an entry-level Design Communicator. Design Communicators are a unique blend of technical writer, business analyst, design strategist, and designer. This is a great chance to get started in User Experience! For details, see: www.liquidnet.com/cont/workingHere/opportunities.jsp 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] [JOB] Design Communicator, NYC, USA; Liquidnet; FT
As a Design Communicator you will play a key role in helping to design future applications at Liquidnet. You will join a unique design team to create the next generation of Liquidnet products and services. What is a Design Communicator? Design Communicators are a unique blend of technical writer, business analyst, design strategist, and designer. Design Communicators collaborate with Interaction Designers to lead the User Experience design process. Responsibilities * You will be responsible for leading the communication of product form and behavior. This includes creating formal written requirements and specification documents, as well as other less formal and more evocative documents intended to communicate the vision of the products you are designing. * You will act as a design analyst. In this role you will lead in the development of design requirements and problem definition. You will conduct stakeholder and user interviews and observations and other research. You will use this knowledge to create requirements and problem definitions. You will represent this knowledge in a variety of forms and models, including personas, scenarios, goal and task models. * You will act as a design editor, evaluator, and facilitator. Working with designers on your team, you will ensure the appropriateness, usefulness, usability, and general goodness of the design solutions that your team creates. You will be responsible for testing the design through scenarios, looking for inconsistencies, missing elements, and poorly articulated reasoning. Key Qualifications Empathy: Design communicators are insatiably curious about how other people work, live, and think. They enjoy meeting potential users of a product, and they think about design by visualizing themselves as the people who will use it. Big-picture to details: DCs work at multiple levels, from high-level concept to nitty-gritty detail. At every level, DCs need to be able to clarify design ideas, extract the real meaning from a conversation, and capture decisions and issues in a way that serves both the design team and the business. A quick study: You have the ability to understand complex systems and processes, both software-based and in the real world. You will be required to digest and understand the many complex factors that govern equity trading, from social and peer norms to a multinational regulatory environment. You will be able to successfully navigate those factors as you create design solutions. Excellent writing skills: The audience for design documentation ranges from developers and QA teams to top-level executives. Our documents must efficiently and accurately communicate design details, while also providing the persuasion and professional look that inspires confidence in our work. DCs must enjoy writing and be able to generate large volumes of prose in a short period of time. Outstanding collaboration and facilitation skills: DCs must be skilled at drawing out ideas, clarifying them, and helping their colleagues synthesize information. DCs have the ability to extract the real meaning from a conversation. A DC moves meetings forward at the right pace, maintains focus on important issues, captures open issues and decisions, and drives toward consensus. Strong organizational skills: As the keeper of the narrative of the design, a DC must be able to organize concepts and details in the manner that best facilitates understanding. In composing documents, DCs act as information designers, and so must have a keen ability to present a variety of information in the most appropriate way. Also, DCs act as day-to-day project managers. Other Qualifications * 3 - 5 years experience as a Design Communicator or related discipline * Experience in the field of User Experience or related disciplines * Excellent communication (both written and verbal) skills * Strong analytical skills * Strong presentation skills * Solid understanding of technology and the product development lifecycle * Experience as a business analyst or technical writer is a plus * Experience in the financial services industry a plus To apply, go to www.liquidnet.com/jobs 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] [JOB] Interaction Designer; NYC, USA; Liquidnet; Contract/Temp-to-perm
Interaction Designer As an Interaction Designer you will play a key role in helping to design future applications at Liquidnet. You will join a unique design team to create the next generation of Liquidnet products and services. What is an Interaction Designer? Interaction Designers generate design ideas to meet user goals. They then turn those ideas into detailed form and behavior specifications that are used by our technology teams to build and test our applications. Interaction Designers collaborate with Design Communicators to lead the User Experience design process at Liquidnet. Responsibilities: * You will be responsible for leading the design of product form and behavior. Your focus will be on the behavior and interaction of the product. * You will collaborate with visual designers to create visually pleasing, on-brand experiences. * You will collaborate with teammates to conduct stakeholder and user research. You will use this research to create requirements and problem definitions. You will capture this knowledge in a variety of forms and models, including personas, scenarios, and requirements. * You will create deliverables to communicate your design work. Depending on the stage of the project and the need, this may include sketches, drawings, diagrams, low-resolution prototypes, wireframes, storyboards and any other medium you feel will be effective. Key Qualifications: Empathy: You are curious about how other people work, live, and think, you will enjoy meeting the users of our products, and thinking about design by visualizing yourself as one who will use it. Creativity: You have the ability to generate numerous potential solutions to a problem. More importantly, interaction designers can screen out bad ideas and identify good ones. In our design environment, a designer needs the ability to brainstorm without ego attachment to any particular idea. Superb communication skills: You can communicate broad concepts as well as fine detail through written and graphical media. You can convey design solutions through sketches and visualizations, as well as through prose. A quick study: You have the ability to understand complex systems and processes, both software-based and in the real world. You will be required to digest and understand the many complex factors that govern equity trading, from social and peer norms to a multinational regulatory environment. You will be able to successfully navigate those factors as you create design solutions. Outstanding collaboration skills: You are an ego-less and effortless collaborator. You welcome ideas from any source, and are prepared to build on them to make the work of your team successful. Other Qualifications * 3 - 5 years experience designing graphical interfaces; * Strong written, visual, and verbal communication skills; * Firm grasp of basic visual design principles and practices; * Strong analytical skills; * Strong presentation skills; * Solid understanding of technology and the product development lifecycle; * Comfortable with common design tools like Photoshop and InDesign. * Formal training in Interaction Design, HCI, or related disciplines is a plus * Experience in the financial services industry a plus To apply, see www.liquidnet.com/jobs 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] [JOB] Design Communicator, NYC, USA; Liquidnet; FT
As a Design Communicator you will play a key role in helping to design future applications at Liquidnet. You will join a unique design team to create the next generation of Liquidnet products and services. What is a Design Communicator? Design Communicators are a unique blend of technical writer, business analyst, design strategist, and designer. Design Communicators collaborate with Interaction Designers to lead the User Experience design process. Responsibilities * You will be responsible for leading the communication of product form and behavior. This includes creating formal written requirements and specification documents, as well as other less formal and more evocative documents intended to communicate the vision of the products you are designing. * You will act as a design analyst. In this role you will lead in the development of design requirements and problem definition. You will conduct stakeholder and user interviews and observations and other research. You will use this knowledge to create requirements and problem definitions. You will represent this knowledge in a variety of forms and models, including personas, scenarios, goal and task models. * You will act as a design editor, evaluator, and facilitator. Working with designers on your team, you will ensure the appropriateness, usefulness, usability, and general goodness of the design solutions that your team creates. You will be responsible for testing the design through scenarios, looking for inconsistencies, missing elements, and poorly articulated reasoning. Key Qualifications Empathy: Design communicators are insatiably curious about how other people work, live, and think. They enjoy meeting potential users of a product, and they think about design by visualizing themselves as the people who will use it. Big-picture to details: DCs work at multiple levels, from high-level concept to nitty-gritty detail. At every level, DCs need to be able to clarify design ideas, extract the real meaning from a conversation, and capture decisions and issues in a way that serves both the design team and the business. A quick study: You have the ability to understand complex systems and processes, both software-based and in the real world. You will be required to digest and understand the many complex factors that govern equity trading, from social and peer norms to a multinational regulatory environment. You will be able to successfully navigate those factors as you create design solutions. Excellent writing skills: The audience for design documentation ranges from developers and QA teams to top-level executives. Our documents must efficiently and accurately communicate design details, while also providing the persuasion and professional look that inspires confidence in our work. DCs must enjoy writing and be able to generate large volumes of prose in a short period of time. Outstanding collaboration and facilitation skills: DCs must be skilled at drawing out ideas, clarifying them, and helping their colleagues synthesize information. DCs have the ability to extract the real meaning from a conversation. A DC moves meetings forward at the right pace, maintains focus on important issues, captures open issues and decisions, and drives toward consensus. Strong organizational skills: As the keeper of the narrative of the design, a DC must be able to organize concepts and details in the manner that best facilitates understanding. In composing documents, DCs act as information designers, and so must have a keen ability to present a variety of information in the most appropriate way. Also, DCs act as day-to-day project managers. Other Qualifications * 3 - 5 years experience as a Design Communicator or related discipline * Experience in the field of User Experience or related disciplines * Excellent communication (both written and verbal) skills * Strong analytical skills * Strong presentation skills * Solid understanding of technology and the product development lifecycle * Experience as a business analyst or technical writer is a plus * Experience in the financial services industry a plus To apply, go to www.liquidnet.com/jobs 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] Reminder: [EVENT] IxDA D.C. F2F @ UPA '08 BALTIMORE.
Thanks Will and to IxDA D.C. for organizing! I'll be there, and am looking forward to seeing many of you there! JS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=30170 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] iRise sues Axure for "patent infringement"
Folks, The tone in this discussion has taken a turn towards the unreasonable. Personal attacks such as the ones made here are never acceptable in this community. (I point you to our guideline on this subject: "Flaming, name-calling, insults, taunts, or other behaviors that inhibit the free expression of thought on the Discussion List are cause for the offending subscriber's being permanently banned from the list.") As a result of posts to this thread, we have decided to place one discussion participant under moderation. With that in mind, if any of you wish to continue the discussion, please do so in a manner that demonstrates respect for your fellow members of the community. We do not like to place members under moderation, but we will not hesitate to do so when we see the type of flagrant disrespect demonstrated in this thread. Thanks, JS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=29902 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] iRise vs. Axure - Community response - Patent-free thread
Fred asked: "As a community, do we have the option of posting a formal response on the IxDA site? Or does the board wish the organization to remain neutral?" As I noted in my second post on the original thread (http://www.ixda.org/discuss.php?post=29930), the organization wishes to remain neutral on this subject. Thanks, JS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=29941 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] iRise sues Axure for "patent infringement"
After some offline discussions, I want to clarify what I wrote earlier. 1. IxDA isn't going to take a position in this dispute. As an organization, we have no meaningful visibility into the issues, nor do we have the resources to develop that visibility. Thus we are not is a position to take a position, a must remain neutral. 2. We understand passion that the community feels on this subject. Many of us are users of one or both of these products; no doubt employees of both firms are members of the community as well. There is likely to be a diversity of opinion and need here, and we ask that members understand that as well. 3. Both the organization and some of our members could be exposed to unpleasant legal consequences as a result of this discussion. Therefore, we ask that those interested in continuing this discussion do so offline, on one of your blogs perhaps, or in some other forum. 4. If someone in the community wants to organize a petition drive or create any other action plan as a *private citizen*, of course you may do so. But please refrain from doing so on the IxDA discussion list. You may post a reference to your efforts here, but please organize off-list. Also, your efforts will be your own: please don't use the IxDA name. 5. Andrei's point about patent discussions on-list is an important one an needs to be given serious thought. At this point, it looks like there are two action items for the Board here. 1) we will investigate the idea of an opt-in sandbox for patent-related discussions. (Volunteers please contact me off-list.) 2) we will discuss creating a policy to explicitly deal with these types of discussions. I hope folks will understand the organization's position here. We are a young organization, and still learning and growing. From time to time, issues emerge for which we have no precedent, and sometimes it gets a little chaotic while we figure things out. So I ask for your indulgence, goodwill, and cooperation. Thanks, Josh Seiden President, IxDA Board of Directors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=29902 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] iRise sues Axure for "patent infringement"
Speaking for the Board... We haven't specifically discussed the issue. But really, it's not so important what the Board thinks. Our only purpose is to facilitate the community. If folks feel that this is important, let's use the discussion board to discuss and recommend an action plan. This is your community--make it happen! Josh Seiden, President, IxDA Board of Directors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=29902 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] [Local] London Leadership!
Folks, Speaking from my experience, getting involved in local organizing is a great experience. It's a great way to meet colleagues, learn, grow, network, etc. So it's great to hear you put out this call, Alexander. I hope folks take you up on the opportunity. JS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=29299 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 badge
Will, You're right to point out that we need this. Any volunteers want to work on it? JS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=29253 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 Announces New Board of Directors for 2008-2009
First off, I know I speak for the entire Board when I say thanks for the good wishes. This good will and energy is just another reflection of what makes this community is a special one. I personally am in awe of what this community has accomplished in the last few years. The discussion list, the Local Groups programs, our first conference--all of this happened because we were able to harness our collective energy. The outlook for the future is amazing! The discussion is thriving, and we have great momentum for Local Groups and Interaction '09. One of the great assets that we have--as a community of designers--is a wealth of good ideas. Our challenge is to do justice to them! We can't do everything, but we have already done amazing things--because people got involved. If you'd like to get more involved, or want to pitch a proposal, email volunteers [at] ixda [dot] org. Thanks, JS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=26528 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] Digital Instrument Interfaces
I know that we're talking about digital products, but I can't resist a shout-out to Harry Partch and the wonderful instruments he invented. Check out these interfaces: http://musicmavericks.publicradio.org/features/feature_partch.html# . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=26087 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] [Plug] Mental Models: Getting Into Your Customer's Head
Here's the current policy: ---start policy- *Advertisements for Products and Services* Because it is important for interaction designers to keep abreast of new products and services that might be useful in their work, a vendor can advertise such a product or service once on this list. Please refrain from placing any sort of advertisement in your signature. Our list administrators permanently ban from the list anyone who repeatedly violates this guideline. ---end policy- Our current interpretation of this is that Events fall under this heading--and that appropriate event notices are certainly welcome. If anyone disagrees, please share your thoughts with me off-list. And if you do post events, it is indeed very helpful to preface them with "[Event]" Thanks, JS List Rabbi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=25185 *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] Seeking IxDA Board member candidates
Hi Folks, Board membership is a wonderful opportunity to work with a small group of passionate people who want to build this community. The grass roots ethos is central to IxDA. We believe passionately in community, and believe that our future leaders should come directly from the community. Are you ready to roll up your sleeves and build something great? Then please consider applying for a position on the Board. The application period will remain open until Dec 28, 2007. Thanks, JS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=23478 *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] IxD Candidate Available * Recruiter* Relo to US and France
Folks, [Writing in my capacity as list moderator. Sorry for the interruption...] Although this message does not violate any existing guidelines for IxDA Discuss, the Board feels uncomfortable about this type of advertisement, because it dilutes the quality of our discussion. It is standard policy on other discussion lists to prohibit candidates (or agents acting on their behalf) from advertising their availability. The Board will be adopting a similar guideline shortly. If you have questions or concerns about this forthcoming policy change, please feel free to write to me off-list. Sorry for the interruption, and thanks... Josh Seiden IxDA Board Member, List Moderator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=22899 *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's Annual Board Meeting
Hi all, Just sending a reminder. Please keep sending us your your thoughts, suggestions, feedback, etc. Our Board meeting begins this Friday, and we'd love to hear from you: What can IxDA do for the community? What can the community do for IxDA? What can we do for we? Post your thoughts here, or write to: info at ixda dot org. Thanks again! -- Josh Seiden Secretary (and List Mom), IxDA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=22389 *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] IA Summit 2008 %u2013 Call for Papers Deadline Reminder
[ Moderator's note: Posted on behalf of Richard Dalton.] There was a little confusion about the timezone (although my email said EST - the website didn't specify - and won't until I can update it tonight) so I've reopened the system until midnight (Eastern Time) Tuesday 11/6. Richard 2008 IA Summit Chair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=21470 *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://gamma.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://gamma.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://gamma.ixda.org/help
Re: [IxDA Discuss] IA Summit 2008 %u2013 Call for Papers Deadline Reminder
[ Moderator's note: Posted on behalf of Richard Dalton.] To give submitters a little more time over the weekend we've extended the deadline for all types of papers (except research papers, which remains 11/30) to midnight (EST) on Sunday 11/4. Richard 2008 IA Summit Chair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://gamma.ixda.org/discuss?post=21470 *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://gamma.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://gamma.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://gamma.ixda.org/help
Re: [IxDA Discuss] JOB UX Designer, Fulltime/Permanent Role, Recruiter, Redmond, WA
Wait. How is AJAX an example of "thinking outside the box" from a *design* perspective? It's clever, sure. But all AJAX does is bring a subset of existing desktop-style interactions to the browser. This is clever development, not clever design. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://gamma.ixda.org/discuss?post=21232 Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe http://gamma.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://gamma.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://gamma.ixda.org/help
Re: [IxDA Discuss] JOB UX Designer, Fulltime/Permanent Role, Recruiter, Redmond, WA
Hi Ryan, Speaking as one of the list admins, I can say that this is a fine place to post that role. I suspect the reaction you are seeing is because the role appears to have two titles. The subject line references a "UX Designer", while the body references a "Software Design Engineer." Clearly, this community has passionate feelings about how these roles are constructed, and who should be responsible for what. Regardless, you are welcome to post UX-related openings like this here in the future. Thanks, JS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://gamma.ixda.org/discuss?post=21232 Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe http://gamma.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://gamma.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://gamma.ixda.org/help