[IxDA Discuss] Desktop Application: Look and Feel
This is a two part question: [1] If there are a number of desktop software products for a platform, other than menu placement, and branding, what factors should be considered to provide the same look and feel? [2] What technologies can be used to create these for desktop applications? 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] Portfolios for User Researchers
Hi All, I am looking for sample portfolios of User Researchers not purely design focused. Any pointers? Thanks, Oliver 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] UI patterns - sort by more than one column
Hi All, Can someone point me to UI patterns or examples of interfaces that allow the user to sort the date by more than one column or more than one variable (i.e. sort by name and time) Thanks, Oliver 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] UI patterns - sort by more than one column
Hi All, Can someone point me to UI patterns or examples of interfaces that allow the user to sort the date by more than one column or more than one variable (i.e. sort by name and time) Thanks, Oliver 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] Interactive prototyping
Hi All, I need to prototype a concept that is a blend of web based applications and mobile applications. Is there any tool that I can use to showcase the concepts for both? Oliver 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] Instrumenting applications
Hi Everyone, What software/service(s) do you use to instrument a) desktop applications, b) mobile applications and c) web sites in order to measure features used, time per feature, etc. Thanks, Oliver 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] Web based project management
Hi, Can you recommend a Web based project management software that we can install on our internal Web server? Most Web based project management tools that I have come across are service-based. Thanks, Oliver 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] Open source wireframe software
I am using Windows XP. On Fri, Jun 13, 2008 at 10:54 AM, Todd Moy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Oliver - what platform are you on? Dia is an alternative, but not one I'm terribly crazy about. http://www.gnome.org/projects/dia/ and runs on unix, osx, and windows.There's also Denim, which is an interesting take on wireframing and prototyping. http://dub.washington.edu:2007/denim/. -Todd Oliver wrote: Hi All, Any recommendations for an open source wireframe tool? Something that is similar to Axure - the license is too expensive for me. Thanks, Oliver 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] Setting a usability lab on a budget
Hi Everyone, Can someone please recommend the basics required to set up a usability lab on a budget? Or the aspects that I should consider to figure out the equipment that I could possibly need? Thanks, Oliver 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] Open source wireframe software
Hi All, Any recommendations for an open source wireframe tool? Something that is similar to Axure - the license is too expensive for me. Thanks, Oliver 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] test for indirect effects
Hi all, We have added a visualization to a product in the current release. The visualization was to better understand the state. The users though are not really being able to understand the state too well - i.e. the visualization in itself is not working as well as we expected. BUT it seems like they are using the product a lot more since the visualization makes it look interesting or they are curious. How can we test for the indirect effects of the visualization? And how can we confirm our observation that users are using the product more since the visualization makes it look interesting or they are curious. Thanks, Oliver 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] Profile vs. Persona
Hi All, Is there a difference between the term profile and persona? Thanks, Oliver 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] Creating notes for affinity diagrams
Hi All, I am writing up notes for an affinity diagram session. I see that users are repeating some points during the interviews - i.e. these are issues that a majority of users are facing. Should I make just one note per issue or every time the issue is raised? I guess what I am trying to ask is that should the weight/occurrence of an issue also be recording during an affinity diagramming session? Thanks, Oliver 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] User stories vs. user personas
Hi All, From what I understand it seems like user stories are a subset of user personas - how do they differ? when is one more appropriate to use than the other? Thanks, Oliver 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] Reliability of affinity diagrams
Hi all, Is there any way to test the reliability of affinity diagrams? Thanks, Oliver 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] Use of colors/shapes in tools for education
Thanks everyone - great pointers!! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://gamma.ixda.org/discuss?post=24096 *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] Use of colors/shapes in tools for education
Thanks Paul - your answer was very useful. The tool that I am evaluating basically uses 6-8 different colors to convey certain scopes. It seems to me that users (in this case students) might take too long to learn the differences or associate a color with the appropriate scope. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://gamma.ixda.org/discuss?post=24096 *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
[IxDA Discuss] Use of colors/shapes in tools for education
Hi All, Can someone point me to research done to determine how many and what types of colors and shapes students can successfully remember or distinguish or use immediately when using tools for education? Thanks, Oliver *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] Interaction08 has over 315 attenees and at current rates will sell out soon.
Hi David, Will podcasts be available for the various talks for those of us who cant attend? Thanks, Oliver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=24095 *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] top HCI conferences
David said: Oliver, do you mean HCI as specifically the academic research disciplines that combine computer science and cognitive psychology, or do you mean HCI as in User Experience/UCD etc.? Actually it would be great to know conferences in both areas! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://gamma.ixda.org/discuss?post=23362 *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
[IxDA Discuss] prototype voice and sensor driven UI
Hi All, What methods/tools do you use to prototype UIs that are voice and sensor (motion detection) driven? Thanks, Oliver *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
[IxDA Discuss] analyzing qualitative data
Hello all, I have a background in statistics and it is easy for me to analyze quantitative data, but I am at a loss when it comes to analyzing qualitative data. I bought the book Qualitative Data Analysis : An Expanded Sourcebook by Alan Michael Huberman, but it was difficult to follow since it did not give examples that I can relate to. I would really appreciate it if someone could point me to information that will help me learn more about this topic. Thanks, Oliver *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
[IxDA Discuss] Examples where personas are *not* useful
Hi everyone, I am trying to understand the finer nuances of using personas. The various articles/book chapters that I have read talk about instances where using personas would be useful. But I feel that to really understand a methodology, one should be familiar with the weaknesses as well. So, can you give me examples where using personas would not be advisable/helpful? Thanks, Oliver *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
[IxDA Discuss] CFP - FLOSS Usability Sprint V
- What: Sprint #5 for improving the usability of FLOSS - When: Friday Nov 2nd - Sunday Nov 4th, 2007 - Where: Googlehttp://maps.google.com/maps?f=qhl=engeocode=time=date=ttype=q=googlesll=37.0625,-95.677068sspn=33.160552,62.578125ie=UTF8ei=_cMOR9HsGqeKjQP3_vjUCwsig2=7YaIfBpkAdSiTecO9UF2bAcd=1cid=37423154,-122084918,17163390823250487868li=lmdz=14t=m, Mountain View, CA, USA - You can participatehttp://www.democracyinaction.org/dia/organizations/Aspiration/event/index.jsp?event_KEY=31473t=aspiration.dwt ! - Mozilla http://www.mozilla.org/ will be attending! - Chandler http://chandlerproject.org/ will be attending! - Our sponsors http://www.flossusability.org/sponsors.html rock! The fifth FLOSS Usability Sprint will be held on November 2-4, 2007 at Google http://www.google.com/ in Mountain View, California. At the sprint, open source developers, usability practitioners, project managers, and users will gather to discuss methodologies for improving the usability of Free/Libre/Open Source Software (FLOSS) and to apply those processes towards specific projects. The goal is two-fold: To improve the usability of the participating projects, and to catalyzehttp://www.flossusability.org/wiki.pl?TheBigPicturegreater shared understanding and ongoing collaboration between the usability and open source communities. This will be our fifth sprint, after throwing successful sprints in Februaryhttp://www.flossusability.org/200502/index.htmland August http://www.flossusability.org/200508/index.html 2005, October 2006http://www.flossusability.org/200610/index.html, and March 2007 http://www.flossusability.org/200703/index.html. This upcoming sprint will have the added bonus of being the first organized by the community itself! As always, our focus will be on working with a fantastic set of free (libre) / open source (FLOSS) software projects, focusing especially on users from nonprofit organizations. This year, we'll also spend some time organizing our first remote usability sprint. http://www.flossusability.org/#nid13 If you are a usability practitioner, FLOSS developer, or user and are interested in participating, please fill out our applicationhttp://www.democracyinaction.org/dia/organizations/Aspiration/event/index.jsp?event_KEY=31473t=aspiration.dwtat http://www.flossusability.org/ *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
