[IxDA Discuss] [Plug] How to be UX Team of One - April 29

2009-04-28 Thread Leah Buley
[Apologies for cross-posting] Just a quick plug for my virtual seminar on How to be a UX Team of One, which takes place tomorrow at 10:00am Pacific (1pm Eastern, 5pm GMT). This seminar covers common challenges that small teams and lone UX practitioners face. We'll be reviewing the whole

[IxDA Discuss] [Event] University of Maryland HCIL's 26th Annual Symposium: May 28-29

2009-04-28 Thread Will Evans
Please join us for our 26th Annual Symposium! - Registration is open until May 22nd. HCIL's 26th Annual Symposium will highlight the cutting-edge research being conducted in the Human-Computer Interaction Lab at the University of Maryland. The Symposium will take place Thursday, May

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Recommendation needed: usability recruitment firms in LONDON

2009-04-28 Thread Harry
here's a list... http://bit.ly/18WLEp I'm currently using Saros, who have worked out cheaper than criteria for my recent projects. They've also been very patient regarding arranging replacements for mis-recruited participants, which as far as I'm concerned is the hallmark of a good recruiter!

[IxDA Discuss] JOB: Mobile User Experience Designer / Project Manager; London, UK; Recruiter; Full Time

2009-04-28 Thread Sean @ IC Software
£To 50k + benefits Ideal profile: Interaction design, user experience design, mobile experience, project management, people management Cutting edge, London based mobile RD firm is seeking a senior mobile interaction designer with either project management experience or a desire to move

[IxDA Discuss] Colombia

2009-04-28 Thread Juan Lanus
Is there somebody from Bogotá? We are creating the Buenos Aires branch of IxDA and want to share experiences. I'm in Bogotá for a few days and want to make contacts. Please write or call 611 11 32 after 7pm. Saludos! -- Juan Lanus

Re: [IxDA Discuss] How do you pitch UCD process (or design thinking)?

2009-04-28 Thread Daniel Szuc
Hi Kelvin: Here are a few tips I have applied and learned: * Understand the project/product/users/product team etc - what problems is the product team trying to solve and learn how can you help. Start with their needs first and foremost. * Use terms people understand - if they want you to run a

[IxDA Discuss] Come design itsme with us - New project website 2.0

2009-04-28 Thread nikhil paul
Hi , I introduced itsme project to Ixda community in Feburary and received some interesting comments related to the project. For the new members, itsme is a new kind of personal computer based on stories and venues. We are in the middle of the development phase and you can see some on-going

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Fireworks Symbols for UI elements

2009-04-28 Thread Maxim Soloviev
I believe there are several sets of such symbols in Common Library, at least in CS4. Just bring it up via Window command and you ll find them there. As for sketchy look - I couldn't find existing ones so I just created my own for recent project. It's really easy to do, just draw it and then

Re: [IxDA Discuss] How do you pitch UCD process (or design thinking)?

2009-04-28 Thread Scott Berkun
As a general rule the best pitch is one designed for the person you are pitching to. If you're pitching to a marketer, speak in marketing terms. If you are pitching an engineer, pitch in engineering terms. Extra work is required to do this and you do have to study their turf, but you really have

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Call for applications for IxDA Board of Directors vacancy

2009-04-28 Thread Elizabeth Bacon
Dear IxDA members, If you're passionate about what you do for a living and want to help improve the world, please consider joining the global leadership team of the Interaction Design Association. IxDA works to help advance the profession of interaction design in a fast-paced world which needs

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Who codes your production HTML/CSS/JS?

2009-04-28 Thread Joel Eden
Last week, during a talk Bill Buxton gave in New Jersey, he talked about how Gehry would have a structural engineer (or similar) work beside him and go through a process of compromise...more like co-evolution than compromise, really. He said Gehry would have an idea put in form (whatever he used

Re: [IxDA Discuss] How do you pitch UCD process (or design thinking)?

2009-04-28 Thread Angel Marquez
You want them to walk away feeling good. Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines

Re: [IxDA Discuss] How do you pitch UCD process (or design thinking)?

2009-04-28 Thread Angel Marquez
Since you are on the Stanford campus, I would take them to the Rodan Garden and sit them in front of the Gates of Hell replica and let them know what lies beyond that threshold is very un-UCD. Welcome to the Interaction Design

[IxDA Discuss] [EVENT] REMINDER: IxDA Los Angles Yahoo! present Personas SUCK! Personas RULE! April 29th (TOMORROW!) at 7pm

2009-04-28 Thread Los Angeles IxDA
IxDA Los Angles Yahoo! present Personas SUCK! Personas RULE! on April 29th at 7pm. Tomorrow's FREE event is shaping up to be a really great one. In addition to two excellent speakers who will shed some light on why, when, and how personas can be used effectively in your interaction design

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Who codes your production HTML/CSS/JS?

2009-04-28 Thread Danny Hope
2009/4/24 Adrian Howard adri...@quietstars.com: I worked with one guy who did some great work and had a rather interesting technique. He jumped straight from fairly detailed sketches to XHTML/CSS. He obviously used Photoshop et al to produce graphical assets - but he never did a full page with

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Two Delete behaviors - one type of label?

2009-04-28 Thread Erin Lynn Young
I also like the undo idea. Another suggestion could be a trash can icon for immediate deletion, and a Delete? button for the delete requiring confirmation. I can't recall ever having to have confirmed a drag into a trash can or a click on a trash can, but the ? after Delete could indicate the

[IxDA Discuss] [EVENT] IxDA Toronto: Creating a Culture of Mentorship in the TO UX community

2009-04-28 Thread Meredith Noble
This month, IxDA and UXIrregulars are co-hosting a talk about how to create a culture of mentorship in our local UX community. Wednesday May 6, 2009 from 7:00pm - 9:00pm 215 Spadina Ave. Centre for Social Innovation, Room 120 FREE The format of the evening will be: 1) Video excerpt of Kim

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Fireworks Symbols for UI elements

2009-04-28 Thread Christian Crumlish
Erin Malone has made a set of common library elements for Fireworks based on the Yahoo! Design Component Stencils ( http://developer.yahoo.com/ypatterns/wireframes/) and we'll be publishing them at the site within a few weeks, but if she's listening on this thread you might be able to ask her for

[IxDA Discuss] Opportunity: Input into the future of Recovery.gov

2009-04-28 Thread Janna Hicks DeVylder
Hey, folks in the US, you have an opportunity to give input into the future of Recovery.gov. It is meant to be the site at the center of the recovery of funds distributed via the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Making Recovery.gov a useful portal for citizens requires finding innovative

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Opportunity: Input into the future of Recovery.gov

2009-04-28 Thread live
Except for the fact that it requires you to register, create a whole new username and password for yet another site, just to comment on someone else's idea. Haven't they heard of IP tracking and Community Managers or even OpenID? No thanks. On Apr 28, 2009, at 9:46 PM, Janna Hicks DeVylder