Re: [IxDA Discuss] Usability in software products aimed for kids

2009-09-30 Thread Cindy Chastain
Hi Harikrishna, Last summer I worked on a site for BBC Worldwide targeted for 2-6 year-olds and their parents. I have a ton of articles I could share as well as the links below. Will send you pdfs of other articles directly. Cheers, Cindy BBC. (2006). *BBC Children’s Design Guidelines*.

[IxDA Discuss] [EVENT] UX Book Club NYC: Thursday, July 30

2009-07-15 Thread Cindy Chastain
Hello Gentle Readers, If you haven't started reading, now's the time to do it! We've had a bit of a stretch since the last gathering so we wanted to remind you of our next one, just two weeks away. And if you haven't RSVP'd it's still not too late to grab a copy of Nudge, get in a read and join

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Where do Gen Y Mom's go online?

2009-03-04 Thread Cindy Chastain
Did you try http://www.urbanbaby.com/? The message boards are HUGE on this site. Cheers, Cindy Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe

Re: [IxDA Discuss] iBrain: Surviving the Technological Alteration of the Modern Mind

2008-12-04 Thread Cindy Chastain
Hi Ali, The Atlantic magazine published an article about this same subject in their July/August issue called Is Google Making us Stupid. http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/200807/google I went back to look over the article and it doesn't mention Small's book, but does present an interesting and

Re: [IxDA Discuss] iBrain: Surviving the Technological Alteration of the Modern Mind

2008-12-04 Thread Cindy Chastain
to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help -- Cindy Chastain 917-848-7995

Re: [IxDA Discuss] iBrain: Surviving the Technological Alteration of the Modern Mind

2008-12-04 Thread Cindy Chastain
Ahh...before someone jumps on the last comment, let me just say that there have been more than a few blog posts that have caused me to sit down and think for a long time. From many of you on this list in fact. I'm not saying they don't. It just flew out as an example, but the argument is not

Re: [IxDA Discuss] iBrain: Surviving the Technological Alteration of the Modern Mind

2008-12-04 Thread Cindy Chastain
Hi Alex, Thanks so much for providing the words of someone who actually seems to know something about this topic. As a mother of a four-year-old and someone who's been working on a website for the pre-school set, I've been reading a certain amount about how children's minds are formed. It's

[IxDA Discuss] UX Bookclub: NYC (Essential links)

2008-12-02 Thread Cindy Chastain
Hey folks, New York has a new page up on the UX Bookclub wiki as well as a Facebook group to facilitate communication. Please check out: *The wiki:* http://uxbookclub.org/doku.php?id=new_york *The Facebook group:* http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=52191216814 *The Survey:* Also, if you

Re: [IxDA Discuss] UCD process diagrams

2008-10-28 Thread Cindy Chastain
, a process matrix in Cooper's About Face - 3. Not really a diagram, but helpful nonetheless. Cheers, Cindy -- Cindy Chastain 917-848-7995 Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... [EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Children and the Web - Question and Survey

2008-07-16 Thread Cindy Chastain
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Re: [IxDA Discuss] Children and the Web - Question and Survey

2008-07-16 Thread Cindy Chastain
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[IxDA Discuss] Children and the Web - Question and Survey

2008-06-30 Thread Cindy Chastain
you may have. And thanks to all the parents who have the time to respond this this survey: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=9D3fR_2f9tNnzPFNNp3b1WPQ_3d_3d Cheers, Cindy Chastain User Experience Director Interactive Partners, NY 917-848-7995 -- Cindy Chastain 917-848-7995