[IxDA Discuss] Visual Browsing Interface

2009-10-08 Thread Jamie Bresner
I'm looking for examples of a navigation/interfaces that allow a user to browse large quantities of scanned written documents that have no associated metadata. I seem to recall a site using google earth/maps and had non-map data that a user could zoom in/out quickly and pan around to find

Re: [IxDA Discuss] HELP NEEDED: Need to find a list of military ranks for a drop down menu

2009-06-23 Thread Jamie Bresner
One thing to keep in mind...is this just soldiers (i.e. Army) or all military branches? If the latter, then there are different ranks within the different military branches to consider... On Tue, Jun 23, 2009 at 5:44 AM, Anthony Zeoli t...@zaah.com wrote: We¹re building a tribute area on an

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Tale of buying a chair

2009-05-20 Thread Jamie Bresner
If car companies can provide list prices for their products online, why can't a furniture manufacturer? However, I disagree that Herman Miller products are as ridiculous as their interface design decisions (of course, this includes some classics like the Eames chairs that Herman Miller is licensed

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Tale of buying a chair

2009-05-20 Thread Jamie Bresner
Sometimes they do, but it's always suggested retail price (usually highest price), and often times there are advertise price minimums to keep the competition from cannibalizing all the profits. That's all I'd expect from them. In the end, an individual is most likely going to purchase from

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Mobile (iPhone) Statistics

2009-04-06 Thread Jamie Bresner
Here are a couple useful links with mobile statistics: Mobile handset statisticshttp://www.mobileisgood.com/statistics.php Mobile usage stats by country http://mobileactive.org/countries Welcome to the Interaction Design

[IxDA Discuss] New York Public Library\'s Infomaki

2009-03-31 Thread jamie Bresner
Has anyone had a chance to check out the NYPL's usability software, Infomaki at http://usability.nypl.org/ Seems like a clever tool to get some quick feedback from online users. On their blog, they post some details about initial results they've been getting

[IxDA Discuss] Listing a URL in a banner

2009-03-30 Thread Jamie Bresner
I'm having a bit of a debate with some colleagues about the usefulness of adding a URL to a graphic banner or bug that we'll be making available to users to download and add to their own sites. The banner mentions the date and name of an event and if clicked, would take them to the appropriate

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Good intranet books

2009-03-25 Thread Jamie Bresner
Although it sometimes comes across more as a sales pitch, Razorfish has a free PDF titled Corporate Intranets Best Practices Report available on it's site. Here's a link to the section of the site where the report is located. The report is the last item on the page.

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Examples of UI fading in and out over content?

2009-03-18 Thread Jamie Bresner
Google Earth has its controls fade-in upon rolling over. However, in the off state, an outline of the controls remains. Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe

[IxDA Discuss] \Download Adobe Acrobat\ for PDFs

2009-03-16 Thread Jamie Bresner
What should I take into account when considering adding Get Adobe Acrobat next to a PDF link on a web page. Is this necessary? Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Examples of sites w/ dashboard info

2008-11-27 Thread Jamie Bresner
Here's an interesting example of a dashboard: http://dashboard.imamuseum.org/ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Evolution of the Obama site

2008-10-16 Thread Jamie Bresner
An old article, but it mentions that Obama's campaign raised nearly 90% of their donations from online contributions in January: http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/04/obama-sets-record-with-january-donations-online-donations-88-of-total/