Re: [IxDA Discuss] indicating a list has been filtered

2009-06-26 Thread Martin
Have you seen how Picasa handles this? When filtering is on, there is a big, obvious green bar near the top of the screen (containing a big button to turn filtering off). It's very hard to miss. Cheers, Martin Polley Technical writer, interaction designer +972 52 3864280 Twitter: martinpolley

Re: [IxDA Discuss] On tactile feedback, I just can't place the analogy here...

2009-06-26 Thread Vicky Teinaki
For those who haven't seen, the Panasonic remote was discussed at length in Kenya Hara's Designing Design: http://www.amazon.com/Designing-Design-Kenya-Hara/dp/303778105X I don't have the book anymore (and it's hard to get hold of!) but if I remember correctly, part of the interaction was that it

[IxDA Discuss] *JOB* UX DESIGN* SEATTLE, WA* Recruiter* Fulltime

2009-06-26 Thread Ryan Lum
Downtown Beautiful Seattle, Direct Hire In general the design work for a UX designer at this client spans the entire gamut of product design. Starting in the market and user research, software product concepts; functionality and Creative problem solving. the designer will evolve envisioned pr

[IxDA Discuss] (JOB)-UX Designer- Seattle, WA-Recruiter- Fulltime

2009-06-26 Thread Ryan Lum
Downtown Beautiful Seattle, Direct Hire In general the design work for a UX designer at this client spans the entire gamut of product design. Starting in the market and user research, software product concepts; functionality and Creative problem solving. the designer will evolve envisioned pr

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Thank you for all of your support

2009-06-26 Thread Steve Baty
"We can't thank you enough, and are thankful that so many of you stepped up to chip in." But we'll try. THANK YOU. And not just for the contributions - which were awesome: for the blog posts, the tweets, the retweets, the suggestions, reminders and moral support. Those efforts were just as import

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Thank you for all of your support

2009-06-26 Thread Livia Labate
This is so great. I am so happy to see the community coming forth and investing, together, in creating something that will benefit us all. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=43229 ___

[IxDA Discuss] EVENT: Seattle IxDA July 22, 2009

2009-06-26 Thread Andrew Otwell
Mark your calendars! July 22 frog design hosts IDSA + IxDA to talk about "Whole product design." Industrial Designers and User Interaction Designers will tell the story of the products they designed, together. ID and IxD teams from Artefact, Fluke, frog design and Microsoft discuss the intersectio

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Thank you for all of your support

2009-06-26 Thread Elizabeth Bacon
Dear IxDA community, I want to add my voice here with a major THANK YOU! I literally got chills just now reading how much support you contributed to our infrastructure effort. You have enabled us to move forward with confidence knowing that the organization will be sustained in the near- t

[IxDA Discuss] Thank you for all of your support

2009-06-26 Thread IxDA Board of Directors
Since Sunday, together as a community we have raised $15,813, by 717 contributions! This includes the $600 match by the IxDA Board, as you well-exceeded the call. We can't thank you enough, and are thankful that so many of you stepped up to chip in. What's next: We'll be holding the drawing for

[IxDA Discuss] Only 1 1/2 hours left of the "Give a Little Back" support drive

2009-06-26 Thread IxDA Board of Directors
Only an hour and a half left! The IxDA Board has a challenge out, raise $600 by the end of this and we'll match up to that amount. We're $270 away from the $600 mark, let's push it! http://bit.ly/1979o5 Remember, anyone that contributes today is eligible for the final IxD'10 drawing, as well!

Re: [IxDA Discuss] ARTICLE: Designers who wireframe

2009-06-26 Thread J. Ambrose Little
On Fri, Jun 26, 2009 at 2:33 AM, Kim Bieler wrote: > I wrote an article recently exploring the potential pitfalls of > designers who also do IA (in this case, wireframes) and I'd love > some feedback. I'm also interested in adding more before-and-after > examples if anyone is willing to share. >

[IxDA Discuss] Raise $600 and the IxDA Board will match

2009-06-26 Thread IxDA Board of Directors
We're getting there! 2 1/2 hours left, we're almost to $15,000. As of 2:30 GMT, we are at $14,547 and we have 695 contributors. Those contributors have been individuals, businesses and other representatives from other organizations, like our friends at the IAI and UPA. Let's keep going! The Ix

[IxDA Discuss] Multimedia research and journalism degree...

2009-06-26 Thread Bernie Monette
Greetings! I am developing a course in streaming for the Web. It is for a Bachelor of Journalism program. I have the technology down fairly well but here is the problem. As a part of a degree program there is supposed to be a theoretical base to some of the work. Does anyone know of any research i

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Bing vs Google (or, preference vs brand loyalty)

2009-06-26 Thread David Mulder
It didn't seem like the author was making much of a point other than to say that people have different attitudes and viewing patterns toward the search engines. This was more of an exploratory study used to inform future research areas than anything else. I replicated the bing.com search for "digi

[IxDA Discuss] Bing vs Google (or, preference vs brand loyalty)

2009-06-26 Thread Alan Wexelblat
http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/06/25/study-suggests-people-prefer-bings-design-to-googles-but-still-wont-switch/ Interesting post that puts a LOT of weight on eye-tracking. Ooh shiney. I'm not sure how the author concludes that if his statistics aren't valid (sample size = 12) somehow the eye tr

[IxDA Discuss] ARTICLE: Designers who wireframe

2009-06-26 Thread Kim Bieler
I wrote an article recently exploring the potential pitfalls of designers who also do IA (in this case, wireframes) and I'd love some feedback. I'm also interested in adding more before-and-after examples if anyone is willing to share. http://www.aptmediainc.com/About/Apt-Lab/Designers-Who-Wirefra

Re: [IxDA Discuss] infographics

2009-06-26 Thread Kim Bieler
I love doing this kind of thing and I would also recommend my friend in London, Peter Grundy: http://www.grundini.com -- Kim Apt Media Inc. www.aptmediainc.com twitter: @feadog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Fundraiser: 7 Hours to go and Apogee Usability Asia have stepped up to the plate

2009-06-26 Thread Steve Baty
Reposting Apogee Usability Asia (thanks to Dan Szuc) are giving away copies of TheUsability Kit < http://www.sitepoint.com/kits/usability1/> - valued at close to $200 USD - to the next 5 people who donate $100 or more to IxDA fundraiser, to help us deliver our next-generation Website. *Apogee Usa

[IxDA Discuss] 4 1/2 hours left of "Give a Little Back"

2009-06-26 Thread IxDA Board of Directors
It's the last push. So far, with the generous contributions of 681 people, we have raised $14, 031! If we get to at least $15,000, we will have reached half of our goal. Every little bit helps. For those of you who have graciously embedded the widget in your site, you may notice that ChipIn ende

[IxDA Discuss] Fundraiser: 7 Hours to go and Apogee Usability Asia have stepped up to the plate

2009-06-26 Thread Steve Baty
Apogee Usability Asia (thanks to Dan Szuc) are giving away copies of The Usability Kit - valued at close to $200 USD - to the next 5 people who donate $100 or more to IxDA fundraiser, to help us deliver our next-generation Website. *Apogee Usability Asia

Re: [IxDA Discuss] infographics

2009-06-26 Thread Martina Gobec
Dear Julie, I know a girl who's fantastic at infographics. Based in Copengahen, Denmark. http://piaplux.com/ Good luck! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=43202 __