Re: [IxDA Discuss] Flex? (was: What's exciting in Adobe Thermo?)

I am a flash expert and have played with Flex as well. I've seen Thermo demo'd at MAX, and I look forward to seeing it help bridge the gaps in real world workflows between Photoshoppers, Illustrators and Flash, Dreamweaver, Fireworks and Flexers. The declaritive aspect of Flex can be faster than F

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Flex? (was: What's exciting in Adobe Thermo?)

Matt, Huh? My favorite RIA right now is a Flex app. Buzzword.com. It is the best browser based word processor. There is also (and I'm forgetting the name) great PPT clone done in Flash/Flex as well. I think Yahoo maps is or used to be a flash/flex app. Goowy.com is one. And as Will highlighted

[IxDA Discuss] Job: Information Architect/Interaction Design. Loc: NYC. CO: Ariel Partners: Recruiter/ Full-time Employee or Contract. Duration: 2-4 Years

*Information Architect/Interaction Design* This position is for immediate hire. Structure flexible for the right resource able to make a long term commitment; i.e. Full-time Employee or Long term consulting will also be considered. This opportunity involves the development of a Web based pro

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Flex? (was: What's exciting in Adobe Thermo?)

Sorry if this is long ... I have been burned by a few real projects. I have done a few projects over the last few years where the direction given was to use Flex. I really believe that Flex is one of those tools that trys to get momentum from the developer out. Developers love Flex. They get co

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Valuable courses for interaction Designers

This .pdf of a paper: Lessons from Bauhaus, Ulm and NID: Role of Basic Design in PG Education M P Ranjan Faculty of Design National Institute of Design Paper submitted for the DETM Conference at the National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad in March 2005. http://homepage.mac.com/ranjanmp/.Public/Ba

Re: [IxDA Discuss] fireworks

For me a winning feature in FW is the ability to create symbols. It isn't hugely intuitive on how to create them, but once you have they're really nice as you can create, for example, a radiobutton symbol with a label. Once you add the symbol to your document you open up the symbol properties and y

Re: [IxDA Discuss] user research: seniors and the web

Hi Erin, Maybe check out "Universal Usability" by Jonathan Lazar. Chapter 3, "The Why and How of Senior-Focused Design" by Thereas A. O'Connell might have what you need. Here's the link to Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Universal-Usability-Designing-Interfaces-Populations/d p/0470027274/ref

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Flex? (was: What's exciting in Adobe Thermo?)

1. orginal kayak.com was in flex with flash front end. we changed to html/ajax cause aol gave us money with strings attached - those strings included no plugins (flash), and work with IE 5.5 on 36K dial-up connection. those constraints meant rebuilding the front end. 2. http://www.volkswagen.co.uk/

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Flex? (was: What's exciting in Adobe Thermo?)

So, all this talk about Thermo and how it integrates into Flex... but do people use Flex for real projects? I have yet to see any web app/site that really uses Flex for an RIA.. most apps still use (and will use IMHO) web standard technologies like html, css, javascript, etc... What are people su

[IxDA Discuss] on the question of location & your job ... Florida has some answers (person not state)

Putting people first put this out there: http://www.experientia.com/blog/what-does-your-city-say-about-you/ It's an interview with Robert Florida about his upcoming book, "Who is your city?" Interesting for sure. Especially in context of our recent discussion about SV. -- dave -- David Malouf

Re: [IxDA Discuss] fireworks

"...and in this context: what will be the difference between Fireworks and Thermo?" Thermo is not for sale :-0 On Sat, Mar 22, 2008 at 12:58 PM, frank d <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > So, I've heard a lot about using Fireworks for working through a > > design from wireframe to prototype, even to

Re: [IxDA Discuss] fireworks

> So, I've heard a lot about using Fireworks for working through a > design from wireframe to prototype, even to finish visual design.. For > the people who use/love Fireworks I have a few questions: > > (ps, i know there have been a ton of software/tool threads lately, so > if you're overwhelmed b

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Where to find out about workshops/sminars etc.

Brandon, I can plug Adaptive Path's UX Intensive series. This intermediate-to- advanced workshop series examines the four key elements that contribute to a successful interactive experience: Design Strategy, Design Research, Interaction Design and Information Architecture. The next workshop

Re: [IxDA Discuss] What's exciting in Adobe Thermo?

Smitha makes some good points. I agree that from what I've seen of Thermo, it will be a good prototyping tool. It's time that we get some decent tools for mocking up real interactions that have movement. It's such a pain that so many of us have to use "flat" tools like InDesign or Visio or

[IxDA Discuss] OT: Who's Your City?

For those of you in the "I can work anywhere" camp, here's Richard Florida's counterargument: NEWSWEEK: The conventional wisdom is that, with technologies that allow us to work from anywhere, place is mattering less and less. Why is that not the case, and

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Valuable courses for interaction Designers

> what academic courses have proven to be the most valuable in providing you > with the conceptual and practical skills to succeed at your profession?? courses I sat architectural design studio - particularly the 2nd year project: design a house for gaston bachelard - intro'd me to phenomenology

[IxDA Discuss] anyone at CLTAD conference next week?

Hi List, just wondering if anyone here will be at the CLTAD conference next week in NYC? http://www.arts.ac.uk/cltad/39606.htm I'll be giving a paper on work integrated learning in IxD, & it'd be great to catch up with any other people from here and talk ixd.edu.. cheers Jeremy __

Re: [IxDA Discuss] user research: seniors and the web

::de-lurking:: this question may be best posed to the association of internet researchers, listserve here - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Miriam - Miriam Simun [EMAIL PROTECTED] Project Coordinator::digitalnatives Berkman Center for Internet & Society @ Harvard Law School http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/resear

[IxDA Discuss] Visual Icons on cell phones

Hello I am doing a bit of research on what kind of generic icons are used to represent broad categories, the specific category I am interested in is entertainment. What I am looking for is if people can help me out under what category do all your entertainment activities like music, games etc. ar

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Interaction design and tissues

The tracer bullet example is a bit scary. One disadvantage of tracer bullets is that they tend to give away your position (since enemies can see the tracers as well as you can, and can visually trace them back to their source). So now not only are you giving away your position, but you're doing it

Re: [IxDA Discuss] what helped most in your career?

Great answers, everyone, thanks for the inspiration! Here is a short summary I put together (my apologies if I left something out): Things that helped in (design) people's career: - *failure!* - unemployment - criticism; knowing how to take criticism - *mentors!* - faith, confiden

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Organizing files and folders

In this TED Talks presentation, Anand Agarawala presents a 3D desktop concept that is interesting and funny. Files can be thrown around, piled, resized and even attached to the 3D walls: http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/view/id/131 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Re: [IxDA Discuss] DEFINE: Affordance

Is it generally accepted that affordance can work in a negative way as well? I occasionally come across a web site that mixes in some sort of salient text (usually colored and underlined) that fools me into thinking they're links, when in fact, they aren't. I agree with David's definition, but gi

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Valuable courses for interaction Designers

> what academic courses have proven to be the most valuable in > providing you with the conceptual and practical skills to succeed at > your profession?? What helped me so far: Graduate design seminar: theory/philosophy/strategy of design thinking Integrated Product Development (IPD): design

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Why Import/Export - A broken metaphor. MoreSemantic thoughts from the underground.

In innovation jargon, this phenomenon is known as dominant design. The question of "too late" is less about how how superior a new design is, and more about how willing people are to pay the learning & change costs required to learn the new thing. In the Apple Play/pause case, there are small lear

[IxDA Discuss] (Job) Web Client Engineer, Adobe Systems, San Francisco, full time, Recruiter

Hi - please post the following job opportunity. Thank you! Web Client Engineer Please email resumes to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Overview Adobe (NASDAQ: ADBE) revolutionizes how the world engages with ideas and information. For 25 years, the company's award-winning software and technologies

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Proper Etiquette

> Despite what I've been lead to believe by Disney musicals, nannies are not > universally loved. Sorry about that. I don't mind the Nannybot -- one email per month is not so odious. And people SHOULD trim their posts -- there are plenty of ways to read this content besides gmail. Yes, it hides

[IxDA Discuss] Where to find out about workshops/sminars etc.

I'm interested in attending any intensive classes, workshops, seminars etc. related specifically to UX/IxD/IA. Where might one go to find out about when/where these events are occurring? B Welcome to the Interaction Design Associat

[IxDA Discuss] Rapid IA, UX, XD with Flash.

I'm putting together a free class on rapid prototyping in Flash in the LA area. Flash can be a powerful ally, it's easily integrated with graphics, video, images, and animation, yet I run into a large number of IA's who don't even use it. Here's what I'm contemplating. - flash basics, if you use

[IxDA Discuss] user research: seniors and the web

I'm having a very difficult time finding user research on older adults and the internet. I've come across sporadic general computer anxiety articles, but nothing truly insightful on online behaviors. Ideally, I am focusing on senior citizens, but I will gladly add late baby-boomers to the

[IxDA Discuss] fireworks

Hi, So, I've heard a lot about using Fireworks for working through a design from wireframe to prototype, even to finish visual design.. For the people who use/love Fireworks I have a few questions: - how do you integrate with the standard graphic design workflow involving Photoshop/Illustrator.

Re: [IxDA Discuss] DEFINE: Affordance

On a tangentoal (sp?) note, perceivng affordances where others have not can be considered a sign of creativity or at least resourcefulness. A Core77 posting from last year featured examples of identifying affordances (although they don't describe it in those terms): http://www.core77.com/reactor

Re: [IxDA Discuss] fireworks

There is, at last with CS3, a good ability to exchange files between FW and PS and AI. You will hit a wall with complex files, but I was pleasantly surprised by my ability to exchange files with PS users without any ill effect - I never had an issue, and never even discussed it with anyone