I got both my undergrad and postgrad from York. It's an incredible
University, a beautiful city and the Dept. of Psychology and the
Dept. of Computer Science are both world class. I would recommend
them without hesitation.
In fact, I'm delighted to see they're running a pure HCI masters as
mine
Some classic 'Choice Architecture' in here using primacy/recency
effects, framing and suchlike. I maintain that there is much to
discuss in the world of Behavioural Psychology (specifically Choice
Architecture [1]) that gets scant attention from those of us so
digitally minded.
Many thanks for
As we continue to investigate the role of choice architecture in interaction
design, this post struck me today
::
http://nudges.wordpress.com/2009/12/04/a-nudge-especially-for-delivery-drive
rs/
Rather like the sequencing design that returns your card at the ATM before
your cash in order
I used to use pictures of 'real life interaction design' in my
presentations to clients and colleagues to explain what it is I do.
I've always used analogies to explain things and showing something
broken/unusable is great. But, in order to put a positive spin on
things when problems have been
Ikea uses them in their second-tier navigation (left nav.)
I would look through the examples on PatternTap [1] and Konigi [2].
[1] http://patterntap.com/tap/collection/icons
[2] http://konigi.com
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Correction, Ikea USED to use icons [1] but evidently have shifted away
from this as the pressures on their second-tier navigation grew with
an increasing amount of content.
[1] http://konigi.com/interface/ikea-navigation
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A guy just sent it around the office here, I'd not seen it before. A
1hr 20 min video might be a bit much but hey, I've signed-up and
will watch it later. What's the basic premise/elevator pitch?
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Not sure I agree that pannable interfaces like this are not useful
for retail. Retail isn't always about the purchase or acquisition
task - it can be about 'immersive', exploratory interfaces too.
Some more inspiration can be found at the universally useful Konigi
[1]
John
[1]
Ok, ok, so I was thinking more about the *concept* of 360 degree
movement rather than the specific executions which - although
interesting - are not particularly great.
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About 30 of us are signed up to a group, helpfully called Ixda on
last.fm which tracks the music we listen to. Granted it makes no
allowances for filtering out the music you listen to in the bath, on
your walk to work or bungee jumping at the weekend but as a general
soundtrack to interaction
There are a host of these Augmented Reality (AR) experiences showing
up online (GE's Smart Grid is quite nice) [1] and I'm working on
one at the moment.
A key challenge we face is making the application download a seamless
experience. Unfortunately the technology is not as universal as
Acrobat,
Released today, this Toyota AR application is Mac compatible:
http://snipurl.com/ck4tx
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All,
c.f some interesting discussion about Sitemaps as/in footers in this
discussion [1] from October 2008.
J.
[1] http://www.ixda.org/discuss.php?post=33722search=footer
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Online Banking that doesn't frustrate!
I have it on good authority that that one's going to be ticked-off
this year :)
J.
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Whilst I have used them in Excel reports on metrics (Bissantz
Sparklines plugin) I was (coincidentally) struck by this piece of
information design yesterday when browsing a flickr set. The use of
sparklines here also demonstrates issues with scale though - as I
believe Tutfte points out - scale is
I have no idea what this site is selling/promoting/describing/explaining as
it's in Dutch and more than a little weird but I love the exploratory
interface. Highly playable for a Friday, ultimately pointless but shows me a
new executional approach.
http://www.bio-bak.nl/
John (baffled)
I can confidently assert that there are major financial institutions
in the UK that are working very hard, and are very close to
delivering much of what is being discussed above
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Oh, and if you'd like 10 reasons as to why social media should align
with banking then read this chap's blog ... he works in the
Innovation dept. at Lloyds TSB in the UK:
http://clanglois.blogs.com/internet_banking/2008/09/banking-20-10-g.html
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Hmm, my only further addition to this would be to say what *harm* does
it do to have both a well-thought out primary nav and a strong global
footer? It's a safety net after all and if it adds any sense of
'completeness' what's a few pixels at the bottom of the page?
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Sitemaps don't need to live on separate pages and they don't just
serve lost users.
Sitemaps can live comfortably at the foot of the page [1],[2],[3],[4]
and are particularly powerful from an SEO perspective [5]. It's there
when you need it, and it's out of the way when you don't.
[1]
Three things -
1. I believe that the 'lost user' will have scrolled to the bottom
of the page and, if executed as well as the Plusnet example ([3] in
my previous post), they will find the sitemap.
2. Sitemaps in the footer are a safety net - not a principle
navigation tool
3. Footer sitemaps are
Earlier this year I had exactly the same problem (involving repeated
browsing and posting on an interactive map) and corresponded with Dan
Brown about it. The long and short of it was that I demonstrated this
using clusters of 'pages' linked by a circular arrow to show
'within page' recursion. A
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Examples of this approach much appreciated!
John.
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I mean that it's a paginated wizard (which I'm familiar with) but,
more than that, it actually addresses user needs (I like acidic
tasting coffee) vs. facet/features (I want coffee with bean type x).
J.
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Ok, so there's a fine line between things like 'needs',
'features' and so on. Perhaps motivations needs is better* ...
moving away from the coffee analogy let's try IT:
Motivation: I want to edit movies on my computer
Need: High RAM good graphics card
The point is that the Starbucks tool
I'm not suggesting the approach is groundbreaking or anything that we
don't already do when working through personas and task flows but
what is novel - and this is indicated by the distinct paucity of
comparable examples - is the execution of this natural-questioning
approach.
As Marielle alluded
of facilities yadda yadda.
Anything from chic boutique, country resorts, urban bolt-holes and
budget chains gratefully received, on or off-list.
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The bathroom point is interesting. It also made me think about
property brochures where it's unfeasible to show the actual rooms
(e.g. not built) so they focus on example fixtures and fittings in
macro which helps provide an assurance of quality and finish. We've
been considering approaches like
I've been trying to shoe-horn a pie/radial menu into just about every
experiential site I've worked on this year so it's nice to see someone
actually get one out [1]. However, this Converse example isn't the greatest
execution (I'm not keen on the dynamic element of the menu) and the context
of
Does anyone else use sketches in their workflow,
either for internal use or sharing with clients?
I'm curious. Here's a post from a while ago on my personal
blog about sketching:
Mike, I've admired your sketches since seeing your Flickr set of
moleskine sketches from SEED 3, an
If your email had not indicate there would be navigation
in perspective I don't think I would have clicked
on anything in the image. I almost didn't anyway.
There is no affordance and I thought it was just artwork.
No disrespect Brett but, to test my assumption I asked a colleague to
Great, comprehensive review Will. I'm about half-way through (the
book) and still finding great things.
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[Talking of Apple-related books, has anyone read iWoz? Really not sure
what I made of that, partly fascinating partly self-aggrandizing
peacock-prose.]
In terms of prototyping fortunately with tools like iRise (ahem),
Axure, DENIM and Thermo jostling for position we're in the fortunate
situation
A few of us have been using the Twitter stream [1] for IxDA. It's kinda nice
(and less noisy than the list :-/ ). This visualisation [2] shows who post
the most . stand-up Mr. D. Malouf!
[1] http://www.twitter.com/IxDA
[2] http://www.flickr.com/photos/smorgasbord-design/2570905384/
Some great links in these posts ...
I look at
:: Various design pattern libraries (Welie, Yahoo etc.)
:: An array of blogs (too many to mention) but include information
aesthetics, data visualisation, print (e.g. Creative Review)
:: Colour Lovers (http://www.colourlovers.com/)
:: Design
The daily call for examples goes out .
Examples of good *contextual* FAQs . I've had a look in the usual pattern
libraries but these only have examples of FAQs that exist on their own page,
I'm looking for ones that are contextual to the process you are engaged
with.
Many thanks my good
We're full.
Thanks to everyone who has RSVP'd. I'm sorry to have to call time
on any more attendees, even our capacious meeting room will struggle.
I have seen from Twitter that Dave's enjoying Britain (nice weather
we're having!) and I'm pulling some ideas together about having a
structured
Can anyone think of any sites that are currently offering
two versions of a particular feature, classic and
beta?
Microsoft's download service is currently being offered-up in two
flavours with a pop-up/overlay inviting you to try the 'enhanced'
version.
Just in time for XP SP3 :-/
J.
Great little article for some inspiration [1]. Interviews with four chefs
about the (interaction) design of their kitchens and how, in some cases,
this contributes to the customer experience within the restaurant.
I love this kind of (albeit cursory) ethnographic observation. Helps me step
We're awaiting confirmation but we HOPE to hold this meeting at the company
where I work, Dare [1]. It's a nice, non-stuffy environment...
Please stay tuned via the Crowdvine list [2] and listen out for
announcements on here nearer the time.
John
[1] http://www.daredigital.com
[2]
Thanks for sending this Andre, really interesting post.
I was watching a user session this week in one room at the Ux agency we use
and the moderator announced that, in the second room, they had setup eye
tracking so we could observe that. Everyone else rushed through to watch it
and I sat where
This very issue has been bugging me on the myStarbucksIdea forum, I really
wish they'd develop a way of combining ideas (or at least proposing that
ideas are combined) because at the moment the world and his wife seem to be
posting the same 'free wireless' idea.
On mailing lists this is much much
Kim,
Boing Boing must be reading your mind, from today's output:
http://www.boingboing.net/2008/03/25/japanese-ads-downpla.html
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Had a look at this Flickr set today:
http://www.flickr.com/groups/desire_paths [*]
It shows examples of when humans have eschewed the predefined path to take a
shortcut instead. Really nice visualisation of the path of least resistance.
How have you observed this happening online? Have you used
Another good example of teasing compelling content/functionality is the very
2.0 practise of tagging 'Beta' to the end of unfinished stuff. Songbird was
'coming soon' for ages (http://www.songbirdnest.com/), and we can all track
down other apps that seem to have been in Beta for ages.
The key is
that those of us who
are converts won't know about but seasoned Mac-users find helpful in their
IxD day-jobs.
Thanks guys,
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I'd like to hear your comments. Is it going to speed
up wireframing? What are the other pro and cons of
this approach?
Oleg, I liked the idea. Many of the sites I've worked on have been
template driven and this can feel a bit like Tetris at times*, trying
to get new ideas to fit into
Web2.0 translucent overlay? A dialogue box that centres to the screen with
the background greyed-out
example*: http://nerd.metrocat.org/wp-content/uploads/2006/04/screen2.jpg
* - not one of mine :)
J.
Welcome to the Interaction
The first view of what a small, but growing, sample of us listen-to
has been generated this week by our Last.fm IxDA group. So for those
of you that are interested:
http://www.last.fm/group/IxDA/charts
Sigur Ross, Portishead, Air, Bjork ... I'm sensing an electronic
downtempo theme...
Not
Just a little follow-up. Having had a response from the IAI it seems
their mentoring process *is* robust and intact ... it seems it might
be my email service that isn't/wasn't.
Happy to clarify on their behalf.
John.
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You can't order anything and it's in Dutch but just
wait a couple of seconds and watch what happens
I doubt I'll be the first but this has been around a while John ...
sadly it's just a viral.
http://laughingsquid.com/amazing-coming-soon-page-for-hema-online-store-relaunch/
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