Re: [IxDA Discuss] iPad.

I agree with the casual-home-device assessment. And not necessarily targeting techies, but maybe those who have been admiring Apple from afar but whose tech use was too casual to warrant purchasing an iPhone/Macbook. My friends have mixed reviews of the device, but my parents are stoked. They want

Re: [IxDA Discuss] iPad.

I think these observations are on track - what people's wives need ie what *most *people do in terms of computing. Computing on a mass scale as envisioned by "ubiquitous" computing a few years ago was pointless. Fridges that track when you are out of milk etc...light bulbs that run software inside

Re: [IxDA Discuss] iPad.

If multi-touch is of interest to you then the iPad is a dream come true. As a designer having access to an affordable and capable computing device with a 10" multitouch screen is a dream come true! That aside I think that eBooks and everything else promoted is great but I think Robert Fabricant na

Re: [IxDA Discuss] iPad.

Other conversations that I've been having today revolve around whether or not this could be an introduction of slow design into the computing world. Best described here: http://www.good.is/post/hurry-up-and-wait/ Could be. I too see this as more of a book or newspaper replacement than a laptop o

Re: [IxDA Discuss] iPad.

i like this thinking. ever see this? http://gas2.org/2009/06/09/electric-superbike-uses-iphone-for-its-dashboard/ On Jan 27, 2010, at 8:09 PM, Michael Micheletti wrote: > I keep seeing a control surface when I look at the iPad. The whole > tablet computer idea is meh for me, but I'm imagining it

Re: [IxDA Discuss] iPad.

To me this is the market for this device. My wife is exactly the same, she surfs the Web, reads blogs, watches TV & movies, and looks at photos on her Macbook. This is a couch device, a bedroom device (don't read that the wrong way), a kitchen device (swivel it to cook from a recipe). All places

Re: [IxDA Discuss] iPad.

I keep seeing a control surface when I look at the iPad. The whole tablet computer idea is meh for me, but I'm imagining it as a "soft console" audio mixing board for a musician, or displaying a couple of virtual turntables for a DJ. Or, more in my line of work, a touchscreen console for radio oper

Re: [IxDA Discuss] iPad.

It doesn't replace my phone, and it doesn't replace my computer, so the only need that I see it fitting for me is the e-reader that I don't currently have (and don't really see a need for yet either). So unless it can do eBooks better than the Kindle or Nook, I really don't see the point. If I re

Re: [IxDA Discuss] iPad.

In looking at the product shots at the bottom of http://www.apple.com/ipad/design/, I'm really wondering about the interactions of using the keyboards in the both the dock and in the case - as folded into a laptop-like configuration with virtual keyboard. With the keyboard dock, or even a bluetoot

Re: [IxDA Discuss] [Plug] Announcing "Working through Screens" print on demand book

Apologies for duplicate message - thought that the first did not go through Best, @J_Burghardt > Date: Wed, 27 Jan 2010 15:47:58 -0800 > From: jse...@gmail.com > To: disc...@ixda.org > Subject: [IxDA Discuss] [Plug] Announcing "Working through Screens" print on > demand book > > Picking up o

Re: [IxDA Discuss] iPad.

I'm still a bit perplexed as to where the device really fits in someone's workflow/day. Jobs noted that it split the difference between a laptop and a smartphone and filled that gap. Is there really a big enough gap there to justify buying another device? I'll be interested to see how the market

Re: [IxDA Discuss] iPad.

I think its pretty cool. The name is fine... however expected and undramatic. As for the ap and iphone OS and interface working on a pc platform - we will have to play and watch as it grows and evolves. I do think we are seeing the next successful model of software distribution with the p

[IxDA Discuss] [Plug] Announcing "Working through Screens" print on demand book

Picking up on a previous thread - http://www.ixda.org/discuss.php?post=35950 The free e-book:* Working through Screens: 100 Ideas for Envisioning Powerful, Engaging, and Productive User Experiences in Knowledge Work* is now available in 8.5"x11" print on demand at minimum third party printing cost

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Help some design students in the Bay Area with field research

Hello, I will like to help. I live in SF as a student and my family lives in Colombia. We always communicate through the web. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=48680 _

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Building experience through reverse engineering

Agree with all of the above. Without a proper motivation you will not be able to put all of your efforts into something. In other words it will be hard to do what you want without live project. So, at first! Look for any kind of participation in real projects! At second! For education purpose I

Re: [IxDA Discuss] 100 Ideas for Envisioning Powerful, Engaging, and Productive User Experiences in Knowledge Work

Picking up on older thread for a quick announcement: For those of you who found "Working through Screens" to be an interesting resource, the book is now available in 8.5"x11" print on demand at minimum third party printing costs: http://bit.ly/bd7pJs Have you applied "Working through Screens" to

[IxDA Discuss] JOB : Senior Visual Designer Hebrew | San Jose, CA | Recruiter-Intelliswift| 6-12 month Contract

Hi All, looking for a Senior Visual designer with Hebrew for a 6-12 month contract in San Jose CA. The ideal candidate for this position has a strong sense of design in respect to simple, elegant interfaces and user-center design principles. This person will be responsible for all stages of visua

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Expressing levels of achievement/reputation (eBay stars)

This is a little old, but still has lots of ideas from a pattern perspective: http://www.slideshare.net/soldierant/designing-your-reputation-system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=48700 __

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Could use some eyes on this chart

Cool stuff, but I couldn't figure it out. Here are some notes: -Timelines are usually horizontal. Forward in time is left to right. You may want to stick to convention when explaining something out of the ordinary. -Are the numbers in years? They need a label. -The two timelines should be easi

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Indicating secondary and tertiary sort order

Hello Dimiter, To me it sounds that your users might got confused when the sorting order assigned by the application is in a conflict with the natural (left %u2013 right, first - last) order of the table columns %u2013 so they request additional indication for the order. If that is the case, as

Re: [IxDA Discuss] iPad.

@ Victor Lombardi - Could you be kind enough to share the "human interface guidelines" with the rest of us. I REALLY want to pick their brains on this one.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=48704 __

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Interaction Design Concept Mockups on video - which software tools?

Similar to Camtasia, there's ScreenToaster http://www.screentoaster.com/ is a cross platform web based screen capture software. Hope this helps. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=48679 _

Re: [IxDA Discuss] iPad.

I'm new to the list. I've been looking at the details on the iPad and felt compelled to reply to this thread. Naming issues aside (I think Twitter's trending topics may decide someone's job fate at Apple tonight), I'm a little puzzled by the thing. In general, I'm not sure exactly how to integrate

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Could use some eyes on this chart

Tom, What's this graph about? (i.e., where's the title?) I'm probably being presumptuous but I like graphs to be stand-alone things that don't need reference to information outside. Is it in the document that the graph is embedded in? If so apologies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Re: [IxDA Discuss] iPad.

Agree with the comments above. The exciting new possibilities with this device are in the hardware, with the notable exception of the missing cameras for obvious video conferencing capabilities. The device is currently quite squarely focused on media *consumption*. Given the capabilities of the

Re: [IxDA Discuss] iPad.

Oh, and about the pornography point: there *are* porn sites using HTML5 video capabilities to serve porn to iPhones right now. I think we can assume that porn suppliers will support this device as well. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.o

Re: [IxDA Discuss] iPad.

First, a few things that I'm very excited about with this device: * The potential for apps like the demoed N.Y. Times app. BUT -- if every publisher has to develop their own version of this, I view it as a failure. I'm hoping Apple steps up here with a wrapper that independent publishers can take

Re: [IxDA Discuss] iPad.

Yes, the name is terrible. I'm waiting for them to come out with an even bigger version (ala Kindle DX) -- they can call it the Max-iPad. And yes, the comment about the lack of porn for it should be taken very, very seriously. Porn always drives new technology, if only because nobody has figured o

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Could use some eyes on this chart

In the original green timeline, the distance from -40 to -25 (15 units) seems to correspond to 0 to 3 in the new orange timeline. As I said, I like it. I wasn't even a little confused about the 408 unit jump, but I read a lot of time-travel related stories. Even so, if it didn't cost them any per

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Could use some eyes on this chart

On Wed, Jan 27, 2010 at 6:13 PM, Jonathan Rez wrote: > Tom hi, > > My two cents' worth... > > > Ground rule: Add a title to the page/chart > > Flip the chart, so that negative values are towards the bottom of the > page, not the top. > > Minute detail. because you are using the minus symbol, it m

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Could use some eyes on this chart

I really like it, but wan to echo some confusion. It seems like the orange line should go up and curve back down, but should not include a loop there, unless they are actually circling in time there (the notes don't imply this). It think the confusion about the numbering is that they aren't absol

Re: [IxDA Discuss] iPad.

To help this discussion out, the iPad specs: http://www.apple.com/ipad/specs/ and features: http://www.apple.com/ipad/features/ . ~ yoni On Wed, Jan 27, 2010 at 8:28 PM, Steve Baty wrote: > Realising that the iPhone also has an iPod app for music/etc. So I recant > my > earlier complaint about

Re: [IxDA Discuss] iPad.

Realising that the iPhone also has an iPod app for music/etc. So I recant my earlier complaint about that point. 2010/1/28 Neil Cadsawan > Good points Luke, Steve. > > The other thing is that the iPad is not a stand-alone product. It's > still an accessory to a Mac. With only 64GB of space, yo

Re: [IxDA Discuss] iPad.

Good points Luke, Steve. The other thing is that the iPad is not a stand-alone product. It's still an accessory to a Mac. With only 64GB of space, you'll fill that up quickly. You still need a Mac (or PC) for the iPad to sync with. To expound on Luke's question of how does it work with an iPh

Re: [IxDA Discuss] iPad.

The iPad human interface guidelines are an interesting read to consider how we might create and alter interaction designs for the device. Guidelines include 'Add Physicality and Heightened Realism', 'Flatten Your Information Hierarchy', and 'Restrict Complexity in Modal Tasks.' You can download th

Re: [IxDA Discuss] iPad.

Luke, I like your assessment. A few additional points: - how well the iPad will work as an ebook reader with a glossy, reflective screen - particularly outdoors or in natural lighting - is a concern. A removable anti-glare cover/film might be a good addition; - the choice of separate iPod & iTunes

Re: [IxDA Discuss] iPad.

No Flash = no streaming porn = pointless. On Jan 27, 2010, at 4:18 PM, Steve Baty wrote: OK, so aside from the name... -- Steve 'Doc' Baty | Principal | Meld Studios | P: +61 417 061 292 | E: st...@meldstudios.com.au | Twitter: docbaty | Skype: steve_baty | LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/

Re: [IxDA Discuss] iPad.

OK, so aside from the name... -- Steve 'Doc' Baty | Principal | Meld Studios | P: +61 417 061 292 | E: st...@meldstudios.com.au | Twitter: docbaty | Skype: steve_baty | LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/stevebaty Welcome to the Interac

Re: [IxDA Discuss] iPad.

I pictured a gal from Boston as Steve's secretary, talking about an "iPaaad" a few years ago, and Steve getting his first accent-inspired product idea... Mike Caskey Caskey Art & Development UX MAGNET twitter.com/mikeTcaskey On Jan 27, 2010, at 4:35 PM, Jonathan S. Knoll wrote: > You think *t

Re: [IxDA Discuss] iPad.

IMHO the iPad is so bad compared to some of the existing, as well as recently announced, Tablet PCs that it's not even worth discussing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=48704 __

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Building experience through reverse engineering

On Tue, Jan 26, 2010 at 5:55 PM, Astley Le Jasper wrote: > Are there any other learning approaches might be useful in gaining > experience? Hi Astley, One other area that is always looking for volunteers is the Open Source Software world. You mentioned working with a charity which is certainly n

Re: [IxDA Discuss] iPad.

Well, yeah. That one gets me into trouble sometimes... but it's Jonny in Hebrew. Nothing I can do about that. ( For those who are curious: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoni ) ~ yoni On Wed, Jan 27, 2010 at 6:40 PM, live wrote: > Says a *guy* with the twitter name 'yoni'. > Lol. > > On Jan 27,

Re: [IxDA Discuss] iPad.

Says a *guy* with the twitter name 'yoni'. Lol. On Jan 27, 2010, at 3:35 PM, Jonathan S. Knoll wrote: You think *that* is what is wrong with the name?! Think "feminine hygiene" and repeat the product name to yourself. ~ yoni Jonathan S. Knoll email: jonat...@infinityplusone.com web: http://

Re: [IxDA Discuss] iPad.

You think *that* is what is wrong with the name?! Think "feminine hygiene" and repeat the product name to yourself. ~ yoni Jonathan S. Knoll email: jonat...@infinityplusone.com web: http://infinityplusone.com/ linkedin: http://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathanknoll twitter: @yoni On Wed, Jan 27, 2

Re: [IxDA Discuss] iPad.

I'll say it: the name is wrong, wrong, wrong. Anyone with a research or marketing degree had to take a linguistics course, where you learned that you never name a product with something that is only one to two letter/sound/symbol away from any other another current product. 'iPad' is waay

[IxDA Discuss] iPad.

Since no one has brought it up yet... I'll go. Overall what was expected. The big innovation for me is all this stuff integrated in one simple package. Which is kind of being glossed over in the press. and the price point -very low. -liked the rebuilt apple apps. calendar & contacts are nicely r

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Could use some eyes on this chart

Thanks for the great feedback Sabine. I agree a Legend would help. I guess I kind of wanted to avoid that if possible, maybe as others suggested, a single character path might help. Some comments below: On Wed, Jan 27, 2010 at 4:56 PM, sabine morrow wrote: > > 1. In the original universe, the st

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Could use some eyes on this chart

Thanks for the responses! I realize I made a couple mistakes when I changed some things in the alternate timeline. I wasn't sure if the circle would confuse people or not, it seems half and half. I'm open to suggestions as to what my help indicate a break from the old and a creation of a new time

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Could use some eyes on this chart

I think the chart is clear, except that it doesn't specify whether the numbers represent days, months, years, etc. Also, is there any reason why someone would want to look at the chart in order to track a particular character? The text expains everything, but there are no visual clues as to the pa

[IxDA Discuss] Expressing levels of achievement/reputation (eBay stars)

We all know eBay stars - different stars denote accumulated reputation or "feedback score". I like Ebay's colored star icon system because it's more elegant and more subtle than, say, a "five star" hotel/restaurant system. It's more like a karate belt color ladder. But can levels be expressed i

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Could use some eyes on this chart

The new timeline starting at 0 instead of -40 is confusing. Also, as Rob said, the circular path is unclear. Since all of the other triangles on the paths correspond to specific dated events, maybe you should remove the five on the new timeline that don't correspond to specific events. --Jarrod

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Could use some eyes on this chart

Tom - I found the chart, with a few moments of review and reading, was very clear. The one element that was not is the circular path where the alternate timeline starts. Why is this not a straight line to a new path, versus a circular path that seems to suggest travel in both directions? . . .

[IxDA Discuss] Could use some eyes on this chart

I've been working on this chart for awhile that has to do with my comic. It supposed to explain some large events that happened in the story via time travel. I could really use some more sets of eyes on this thing, because it's driving me crazy! It's also an exercise in information design for me,

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Job: Interaction Designer - Atlanta, PracticeWorks - Fulltime

Hi Dave, Thanks for the interest. This specific position is looking for someone local or willing to relocate to Atlanta. However, we will be recruiting for the same role to work out of our Stevenage, UK office soon. I don%u2019t know where you are located but perhaps that would be a better fit?

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Browse or Search

I once did a music web site (now defunct: http://tinyurl.com/ycofvkq). Alpha listings are a great way to prove that the website offers more artists than you can shake a stick at. People scan lists to evaluate the general quality of the offerings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Building experience through reverse engineering

It is time-consuming and tedious to look at an existing site and create a matching site map, document linking behavior, conduct a content inventory and create wireframes. It would also be highly valuable for an agency or company embarking on a major web redesign effort. I would talk to some agenci

[IxDA Discuss] Anyone using UNIFY? If so, please comment

Hello all, I'm working on a documentation improvement effort for a client and am interested in hearing from anyone using the EightShapes UNIFY deliverable framework (http://unify.eightshapes.com/). Specifically, I'm eager to hear the following: - Did you modify the system pre- or p

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Building experience through reverse engineering

Astley, I think you are on the right approach. I like to call it 'deconstructing' vs reverse engineering (this is more for code projects). Take a look at sites/applications and ask yourself how it works or doesn't work and why. Then, design a different solution for it that you think would make

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Job: Interaction Designer - Atlanta, PracticeWorks - Fulltime

Is this role open to applications outside of the US e.g. United Kingdom? kind regards Dave . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=48689 W

[IxDA Discuss] 2010 IA Summit call for poster submissions

Apologies for cross posting. Next Monday (Feb 1) is the deadline for submitting posters to the 2010 IA Summit: http://bit.ly/7wjB26 To submit a poster, please include the following: Overview Information (in the proposal form) Title of poster Name of presenter(s) Full contact information on the p

[IxDA Discuss] Job: Interaction Designer - Atlanta, PracticeWorks - Fulltime

Review the position and apply online here: http://www1.recruitingcenter.net/clients/practiceworks/publicjobs/controller.cfm?jbaction=JobProfile&Job_Id=11162&esid=az Role description: The Interaction Designer is a key member of the Product Design team. Working with the Product Owner and using the

Re: [IxDA Discuss] How much of menu levels should you show?

Dear Jonas, I think you should divide the problem in two sub-problems: * the way to structure the information; * the way to show it on the web site. On what concerns the structure, there is an interesting experiment published by Kevin Larson and Mary Czerwinski: they explain that breadth structur

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Interaction Design Concept Mockups on video - which software tools?

I third the Camtasia recommendation, with Screencast. http://www.techsmith.com . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=48679 Welcome to the

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Interaction Design Concept Mockups on video - which software tools?

Hi Omar, I can second the Camtasia recommendation. I used it to put this videotogether. (I recorded the screen while "interacting" with a mockup that I created in Visio.) To create something like the Mag+ video, I think you will need something much more

[IxDA Discuss] Building experience through reverse engineering

I'm pretty green in interface design. I've read quite a lot but often sit down to start a design and have a complete block. I realise that there are a lot design patterns on the web, but it can be difficult to really get a deep appreciation of them. I'd like to build up some experience. Of course,

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Interaction Design Concept Mockups on video - which software tools?

In most cases Camtasia will do :) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=48679 Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To pos

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Editing of profile details

Good question Maybe there is not one and only correct answer to this question. I think the main thing is maintaining the consistency of the methods. Similar operations should always look and feel the same to the user so that he can utilize his prior experience and knowledge. You can introduce ne

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Interaction Design Concept Mockups on video - which software tools?

Hi There is a screen capture tool called Camtasia studio its ideal for capturing onscreen interaction and creating video from that which you can export in different fornats. link below http://www.techsmith.com/camtasia.asp If your requirement afterwards is to edit these videos there are two sof

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Interaction Design Concept Mockups on video - which software tools?

Hi there. Still having doubts. For example, if they want to simulate the interface on a "white" object, do they need to export the interface animation as a movie, and if so, is it possible to mount it on another clip (the one about the people interacting with the product)? I'm taking as reference