[IxDA Discuss] A list of conference dates/deadlines with relevance to our community

2010-02-25 Thread Mads Soegaard
Dear all, [apologies for cross-postings] I\'ve compiled a list of conference dates/deadlines with relevance to our community. I aim to send an updated overview every once in a while. There\'s a printerfriendly version (for hanging on your wall at

[IxDA Discuss] [JOB]:Software Manager- Usability: SAS RD India. Pvt. Ltd: Pune

2010-02-25 Thread Yogesh Bhide
SAS RD India (Pvt.) Ltd. seeks a Software Manager, usability for its RD Usability team. About SAS SAS is the leader in business analytics software and services, and the largest independent vendor in the business intelligence market. Through innovative solutions delivered within an integrated

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Have you worked with RD or research users?

2010-02-25 Thread Adam Fellowes
As a follow up it maybe worth considering this group to be labeled as Knowledge Workers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=49644

[IxDA Discuss] [JOB] Senior Interaction Designer, NutsOnline.com - On or Offsite (NYC metro area)

2010-02-25 Thread Melissa Lau
Interaction Experience Designer (IxD) – Freelance or Temp to Perm Encompassing UX + Information Architecture + Wireframing + Creative *** Overview *** - Are you passionate about food, health and wellness, and making people smile? - Do you hunger to be meaningfully engaged in your work

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Practical question on MS Visio stencils (or masters) ...

2010-02-25 Thread D . Lambert
I'm not positive what sort of dynamic behavior you need, but I'm reasonably certain you can get there -- given enough effort. There's a pretty rich programming model for building shapes in Visio if you need to move beyond the basics. I'd recommend flipping through www.visguy.com to see if

Re: [IxDA Discuss] The state of UI/UX employment.

2010-02-25 Thread mark schraad
I hope this is not too much of a tangent... Over the last month I have probably looked at close to a hundred resumes. This is only partially specific to the Chicago area, but there is a ton of talent out there. There are a lot of folks with excellent educational background, wonderful experience

Re: [IxDA Discuss] The state of UI/UX employment.

2010-02-25 Thread Will Evans
Yes, Mark - and at the end of the day, we are measured by our execution. That's it. Great ideas, designs, collaboration, theory - wonderful - that's the ante at this table. You can't execute - all the way through to launch (with all the compromise and constraints and politics and bullshit

Re: [IxDA Discuss] The state of UI/UX employment.

2010-02-25 Thread Anne Hjortshoj
This is where experience enters the discussion, I think. There are a few skills that can only be learned through exposure. The ability to sell a design solution -- and adjust that solution, and partner with business and development to move that solution to market -- is critical, as is the ability

Re: [IxDA Discuss] MadLib form increases conversion

2010-02-25 Thread Oleh Kovalchuke
Conversation vs. barking orders. Two thumbs up. -- Oleh Kovalchuke (816) 808-6177 Skype: tangospring On Thu, Feb 25, 2010 at 11:35 AM, Brandon E.B. Ward brandonebw...@gmail.com wrote: I thought this was an interesting (i.e. more fun) take on the traditional web form. I also find it

Re: [IxDA Discuss] The state of UI/UX employment.

2010-02-25 Thread Susan Doran
I'm going to risk Will Evans trying to order coffee from me for being too theoretical (^_^) but a few things. As a profession, we're still defining ourselves. We started out as disparate professions and academic disciplines prior to c. 2001-2002. Then we started being drawn to and blending with

[IxDA Discuss] Recruiters and Other Employment Posters

2010-02-25 Thread Joe Sokohl
When the new site launches next week, a key enhancement is the addition of a job board. This board allows you to post details of your job offering within a clear, directed form. You will be able to define the job title, details, full- or part-time or contract, and rich-text details. You can also

Re: [IxDA Discuss] MadLib form increases conversion

2010-02-25 Thread Susan Doran
I also appreciate it for its literal/actual implementation. And, as Stephen says, for its idea and feel--it's engaging, respectful, low-key, and evocative of play! It's also gently, radical, which I *love*. It is completely user-centric rather than corporate data collection-centric. I'm

[IxDA Discuss] Quick easy methods for usability testing micro-interactions?

2010-02-25 Thread Josh Evnin
Hey everybody, I'm looking for suggestions for ways I can usability test some micro-interactions on the site I'm working on. We've worked out a bunch of the big questions - the flow and IA seem to be working, the visual design is adding to the content, and users are enjoying themselves on the

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Quick easy methods for usability testing micro-interactions?

2010-02-25 Thread Hilary Bienstock
Josh, At Yahoo!, they treated these types of issues by running a Rolling Study every month -- a usability study where anyone could throw in a topic. Money for this study came out of a central budget rather than from any team's individual budget. There were usually 4-6 topics per test. The

[IxDA Discuss] New product launch - inspiration sites needed

2010-02-25 Thread elana
I'm working on a site for an electronic product launch (pretty much will be its own category). Think of the launch of Tivo, Blu-ray, GPS devices, iPhone… I'm looking for inspirational sites (or sections of a site) that did the some, or all, of the following really well: - Explanation of

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Quick easy methods for usability testing micro-interactions?

2010-02-25 Thread Laura Klein
I just want to second Hilary's mention of the use of bucket testing (aka. multivariate or a/b testing) for these sorts of small things. You can quickly get significant results, and once you start a/b testing things, you'll find all sorts of little tweaks you can make to dramatically increase

[IxDA Discuss] The Waiting Is the Hardest Part

2010-02-25 Thread Joe Sokohl
We’re almost there. Almost. The new ixda.org is about to launch. Check out Liz Bacon's blog entry about Conan: http://bit.ly/9kxQAn To make the change, we have to let ixda.org go dark for a bit. Starting at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (GMT – 5 hours), ixda.org will not be available. In