Re: [IxDA Discuss] Adding Depth to Skills
On Dec 18, 2007, at 11:35 AM, Brian Hoffman wrote: I'm aware of some resources, such as IAI and the UPA (Ultimate Players Association?!), but suspect I'm missing quite a few. Hi Brian, You can find books we recommend to our clients at http://www.uie.com/ bookstore and many more resources on our site: http://www.uie.com Jared Jared M. Spool User Interface Engineering 510 Turnpike St., Suite 102, North Andover, MA 01845 e: [EMAIL PROTECTED] p: +1 978 327 5561 http://uie.com Blog: http://uie.com/brainsparks *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] Adding Depth to Skills
I love all these suggestions. I clearly have a lot to read. However, a big question that I have is how easy are these books to get into? There are so many books out there that are extremely valuable, but they're very hard (for me) to get into and get through (thus making the concepts harder to grasp). I don't do well with heavy material and, try as I may, I just don't make it through the book. I get upset and discouraged temporarily, but that's a story for a different thread (Times when you have been discouraged and upset by interaction design?). So, I ask you, how straightforward are these books that have been recommended? I'm still new to Interaction Design and could use a few beginner to intermediate suggestions for books. I love the simplicity and straightforward nature of, say, a Don't Make Me Think but I don't know where to go from there. Thanks, Scott On Tue, 18 Dec 2007 23:15:59, cone johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Search for interaction on www.aiga.org, and you'll find several articles including one from a familiar name - that of our very own Dan Saffer. ;-) The 'related content' sidebar will yield even more juicy tidbits. AIGA = one of my favorite resources. Online offline. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://gamma.ixda.org/discuss?post=23651 *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 *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] Adding Depth to Skills
On Dec 19, 2007, at 1:00 PM, Jared M. Spool wrote: Three initial recommendations then: Robert's book, Designing for the Obvious Dan's book, Designing for Interaction Bill Moggridge's book, Designing Interactions All of them are well written and easy reads. Each will give you a different perspective on interaction design. These three are essential for the bookshelf of any serious interaction designer. God bless you Jared! (The money is on its way, btw. :) ) One more for the introductory list is the other Robert's book, Robert Reimann that is, and Dave Cronin and some other guy named Alan Cooper. About Face 3 is another essential if you are getting into the field. Another great starter book is The Design of Everyday Things by Don Norman. And hey, Peter Merholz has a new podcast with The Don: http://www.adaptivepath.com/blog/2007/12/13/peterme-and-the-don-norman-in-conversation-2/ Dan *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] Adding Depth to Skills
Robert's book, Designing for the Obvious Dan's book, Designing for Interaction Bill Moggridge's book, Designing Interactions All of them are well written and easy reads. Each will give you a different perspective on interaction design. These three are essential for the bookshelf of any serious interaction designer. You're very kind. I'll be over to clean your house this weekend. -r- *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] Adding Depth to Skills
All, While many of you have followed a very straight career path into interaction design, I'm probably not alone here in having come into this field along a more winding path. Even now I'm in a position where I get to wear several specialized hats and would like to add some depth to my knowledge of those fields. Given that, what resources can any of you recommend for the following fields? These could be books, websites, conferences, user/professional organizations (such as IxDA), or other things. * Information Architecture * Interaction Design * Interface Design * Usability * Other related areas I'm aware of some resources, such as IAI and the UPA (Ultimate Players Association?!), but suspect I'm missing quite a few. Thanks! Brian J. Hoffman Interface Designer Minitab Inc. Quality Plaza 1829 Pine Hall Road State College, PA 16801-3008 USA/CAN/MEX: +1 800 448-3555 Ext.#514 Tel: +1 814-238-3280 Ext.#514 Fax: +1 814-238-4383 Web site: www.minitab.com http:// *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] Adding Depth to Skills
Brian Hoffman kirjoitti 18.12.2007 kello 18:35: Given that, what resources can any of you recommend for the following fields? These could be books, websites, conferences, user/professional organizations (such as IxDA), or other things. * Other related areas Cooper's Communicating Design course has been extremely helpful, because it helps you to sell your design to the stakeholders and developers - no matter what hat you wore or will wear to come up with the design. Their document templates are worth the price alone. I'd also recommend Steven Pinker's How the Mind Works (1999). It gives you insight to both design and communication; both mental models and presentation models. If you like that book, continue to Blank Slate and Stuff of Thought by the same author. The first book Marks out the territory on which the coming century's debate about human nature will be held. (Quote by Oliver Morton, The New Yorker - which I agree with - so read the books in that order, if you want to study breadth-first :) Thanks, Petteri -- Petteri Hiisilä Senior Interaction Designer iXDesign / +358505050123 / [EMAIL PROTECTED] Simple is better than complex. Complex is better than complicated. - Tim Peters *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] Adding Depth to Skills
On Dec 18, 2007, at 8:35 AM, Brian Hoffman wrote: While many of you have followed a very straight career path into interaction design, I'm probably not alone here in having come into this field along a more winding path. Design is like California. No one is born there. -Dick Buchanan I put together a list of a few IxD books I've read and enjoyed/found useful: http://astore.amazon.com/odannyboy-20 Definitely not a complete list, but a start. Dan *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] Adding Depth to Skills
Surely you're not leaving out Designing the Obvious, by Robert Hoekman Jr.! One of my favorites, Robert. Thanks for the plug, Jeff. Cheers! (And on a note of shameless self-promotion, the next book will be out in March. http://rhjr.net/shorty/amazon/DTM/) -r- *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] Adding Depth to Skills
On Dec 18, 2007, at 12:46 PM, Jeff Seager wrote: Surely you're not leaving out Designing the Obvious, by Robert Hoekman Jr.! It's still on my To Read pile! (Sorry Robert, I know I'm behind!) I didn't want to recommend anything I hadn't personally read. Dan *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
