Re: [IxDA Discuss] Inserting jQuery into Axure

2009-09-15 Thread Nick de Voil
Do you mean integrate it into the generated HTML prototype, or into the actual .rp file? I don't think you can do the second - and the first is obviously a problem because your code would get overwritten when you re-generated the prototype. I'd recommend coding an HTML/jQuery prototype outside of

Re: [IxDA Discuss] [plug] In-progress book about interaction design on Kickstarter

2009-09-15 Thread Pedro ADLER Jorge
hi Nick, writing a book about our craft check out Kim Goodwin's book - Designing for the Digital Age. It really covers everything you need to know about our craft (except what was already covered in About Face) and the relationship to other design disciplines. would be interesting to know more

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Inserting jQuery into Axure

2009-09-15 Thread cathy jones
I'd like to be able to hack the Axure template so that I can put bits of jQuery in there so that it always appears when generated. But there only seems to be one base template that Axure uses to generate code, so - not sure how to have different bits of jQuery on different pages without a lot of

[IxDA Discuss] JOB:Senior Mobile Visual Designer; Scandinavia; Recruiter; Full Time

2009-09-15 Thread Sean @ IC Software
£Neg + benefits I'm specifically looking for talented professionals outside of Europe. Visa and sponsorship are not an issue for this forward-thinking client. An exciting opportunity has arisen to work with market leading and innovative creative design agency. My client in this instance are

Re: [IxDA Discuss] What are your principles for making digitalproducts/services

2009-09-15 Thread bowen
Hi, I would wholly agree with the methods and procedures that you prescribe throughout this mail and think that there are some very strong points for those in the start up / design stages to follow. Yet point 5 flies in the face of so much established knowledge it seems as though its been

[IxDA Discuss] [EVENT] IxDA Austin // Tues, Sept 22nd // Work Smart! Better Design Process with Sketching and Dynamic Prototypes with Sketchflow

2009-09-15 Thread Tori Breitling
Product design requires fast and light weight strategies, in order to make decisions, changes and true innovation. Building prototypes in same medium as the final product is something other industries have done for years. If you want to learn how to push your design process with real

[IxDA Discuss] Free UX benchmarking report + NNG courses in Las Vegas and Berlin

2009-09-15 Thread William Hudson
(Apologies if you receive more than one of these.) Join our UX benchmarking email list for a chance to win a personal copy of our first report (on UK mobile phone e-commerce). Click here to send a subscription email. mailto:subscribe-uxbe...@listman.syntagm.co.uk?subject=subscribe Also, just

Re: [IxDA Discuss] What are your principles for making digital products/services

2009-09-15 Thread Thomas Petersen
What established knowledge? I am not against testing, just against certain types of testing. I can expand on why. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=45640

Re: [IxDA Discuss] [EVENT] Birmingham, UK: \'Outside The Box\' - User-testing context-aware mobile technology in the field - A case study

2009-09-15 Thread Kevin Rapley
This is now taking place at my works premises, HRO'C Digital, 15 Highfield Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 3DU http://brumixda.wordpress.com/2009/09/04/outside-the-box-user-testing-context-aware-mobile-technology/ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from

[IxDA Discuss] UXconference, December the 3th, Lugano, Switzerland

2009-09-15 Thread Diana Malerba
Dear all, i am writing to inform you about an event you can find interesting. I am talking about UXconference, a conference about user experience that wants to show and explain innovation about this sector. The conference, that will be on December, the 3th, will include different speech’s

[IxDA Discuss] JOB - User Experience Designer at Blitz

2009-09-15 Thread Sean Scott
Looking for a User Experience Designer Blitz BLITZ Agency (http://www.blitzagency.com), located in Southern California, is looking for a UX Designer who is living the digital lifestyle, is passionate about building great user experiences and committed to client success. The candidate we seek will

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Are carousels effective?

2009-09-15 Thread Paul Turner
For a carousel at runtime that is completely at the user's control regarding advancing and going backward, at http://www.horatioalger.org/history.cfm. Best regards, Paul Turner :: Interaction designer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new

[IxDA Discuss] IxD10 Student Competition - Looking for Sponsor(s)

2009-09-15 Thread Dave Malouf
For the first time IxDA is going to include a student competition as part of the Interaction conference. We have gathered judges from education and practice from all over the world to be on our jury but to make this truly work, we also need financial support. We are still working on specific

[IxDA Discuss] Seattle and Washington DC workshops with Lou Rosenfeld

2009-09-15 Thread Louis Rosenfeld
(apologies for cross posting) Hi all; I'll be teaching my day-long workshop Site Search Analytics for a Better User Experience in Seattle (October 29) and Washington DC (November 9). Steve Krug will teach his new Rocket Surgery Made Easy workshop on do-it-yourself usability testing the next day

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Are carousels effective?

2009-09-15 Thread David Roach
Hi Elizabeth, It seems that Apple likes the carousal approach for the iPhone app store. (iTunes 9.0) In this case, it is a much needed piece of the page as it helps people discover new applications for their devices that may get overlooked otherwise. I agree with one of the people above who

[IxDA Discuss] Section 508

2009-09-15 Thread Jerome Covington
Does anyone have suggestions on a way to prioritize steps in an audit of a site for section 508? Using web-based automated tools such as Cynthia Says as a starting off point for further investigation is not an option as the URL is not public facing yet. What's an effective way to get started?

Re: [IxDA Discuss] UXconference, December the 3th, Lugano, Switzerland

2009-09-15 Thread Claudia Oster
Hi, the conference sounds very interesting - but .. i don't speak italian!!! If you plan to organize this conference next year too, it would be great if you choose english :-). Br, Claudia (Greetings from Vienna) http://usabilitytalks.blogspot.com http://www.techtalk.at . . . . . . . . . . .

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Adobe Fireworks for wire framing

2009-09-15 Thread Tran Tuan Anh
I used Fireworks for all my design work: prototypes, screenshots, wireframes. * Fireworks give you ultimate flexibility as you can consider it as Photoshop Illustrator in 1 package. * It is pixel based sizing as someone pointed out. Hence, it is great for any design work for screen-based:

[IxDA Discuss] [JOB] User Experience Designer - Citrix Online - Santa Barbara CA

2009-09-15 Thread Kristen Johansen
Citrix Online is growing and we're looking for a mid-level UX Designer for our User Experience team! We're passionate about our simpler is better design philosophy, so we're looking for someone with a knack for creating clean, intuitive, and usable interfaces to join our team of talented and

[IxDA Discuss] EVENT: PhillyCHI | Electronic Ink Happy Hour - Wednesday, September 30

2009-09-15 Thread Dave Cooksey
Join Electronic Ink and PhillyCHI as we talk design and celebrate PhillyCHI’s 5-year anniversary! Date: Wednesday, September 30, 2009 Time: 6:00PM - 8:00PM Location: Electronic Ink One South Broad Street, 19th Floor Philadelphia, PA 19107 Map: http://tinyurl.com/rynwxo Parking:

Re: [IxDA Discuss] JOB - User Experience Designer at Blitz

2009-09-15 Thread Kevin Cornwall
BLITZ. An entire site done in Flash? Seems like the place to go if you want to experience the sizzle without the bacon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=45653

Re: [IxDA Discuss] JOB - User Experience Designer at Blitz

2009-09-15 Thread Kevin Cornwall
BLITZ. An entire site done in Flash? Seems like the place to go if you want the sizzle without the bacon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=45653

Re: [IxDA Discuss] JOB - User Experience Designer at Blitz

2009-09-15 Thread Michael Dunn
That's a little uncalled for, don't you think? Looks like they do some pretty solid Flash work for their clients and their site reflects that. I'd be interested in the position if it weren't in LA... -MIKE D On Tue, Sep 15, 2009 at 1:23 PM, Kevin Cornwall kcornw...@flytrapinteractive.com wrote:

Re: [IxDA Discuss] JOB - User Experience Designer at Blitz

2009-09-15 Thread Brandon E. B. Ward
RE: BLITZ. An entire site done in Flash? Seems like the place to go if you want to experience the sizzle without the bacon. I've never understood the flat-out bias against Flash/Flex sites. Use it if you want, don't if you don't. Use it piece-meal, use it 100%. Depends on the experience

Re: [IxDA Discuss] JOB - User Experience Designer at Blitz

2009-09-15 Thread David Drucker
Without getting into one of those endless Flash=bad/Flash=good arguments, my beefs with Flash for a company's web site are: 1) No CMS (that I know of), so content usually changes very slowly, because you have to upload a whole new Flash package to make the smallest change. 2) Little SEO,

Re: [IxDA Discuss] JOB - User Experience Designer at Blitz

2009-09-15 Thread Santiago Bustelo
On 15/09/2009, at 23:01, Brandon E. B. Ward wrote: Almost all the arguments against 100% Flash/Flex sites of yester- year are moot nowadays. They are not. That's why BLITZ's website is not 100% Flash. Regarding user experience on 100% Flash websites: while it's fun to make Bobby run and

[IxDA Discuss] [PLUG] The Joy of Running (On)

2009-09-15 Thread Dante Murphy
Lately I've found myself writing a lot of run-on sentences...on purpose. Come see why you might benefit from this technique that helps define your solution or align your team on large-scale strategic projects. http://oxbyd.wordpress.com/ Also, if you have a favorite run-on of your own, please