Re: [IxDA Discuss] Usability: HipHopMuseum.or or NMOH.org

2010-02-09 Thread Leon Barnard
Strong 1 for hiphopmuseum.org. hiphopmuseum.org = oh, a museum about Hip Hop NMOH.org = National Museum Of History? National Monuments Of Hawaii? No More Overweight Hippos? = totally ambiguous. If you must go with an acronym, I think that HH (or H-H) brings to mind Hip-Hop better than just H

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Usability: HipHopMuseum.or or NMOH.org

2010-02-09 Thread Leon Barnard
sorry, should be 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=49134 Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Your experience trying to connect a Bluetooth device

2009-11-23 Thread Leon Barnard
I recently tried to transfer photos that I took with my mobile phone to my computer. It was such a pain on my PC. It seemed like the software was designed to help me use my phone to connect my computer to the Internet. It basically guided me through adding my phone as a modem, which is not at all

[IxDA Discuss] \Interface Designer\ listed as one of 60 jobs that will \rock the future\

2009-08-19 Thread Leon Barnard
Just thought I'd pass on some good press for our humble and under-appreciated profession. Top 60 Jobs That Will Rock the Future - http://www.getdegrees.com/articles/career-resources/top-60-jobs-that-will-rock-the-future/ #40 is Interface Designer.

Re: [IxDA Discuss] What is a mobile phone called in your country?

2009-05-05 Thread Leon Barnard
I think in Korea it's called Hand phone Regarding SMS vs. Text message, my experience has been that nobody in the U.S. uses the term SMS (they use text as both noun and verb), but that it's quite common in Europe (also as both noun and verb).

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Wood gatherers, boat architects, or sailing experience designers?

2009-03-31 Thread Leon Barnard
For me, personally, I read the threads that interest me and skip the ones that don't. I haven't participated in, nor read much of, the what do we call ourselves discussion, so I'm not bothered by it. There are still enough topics that do interest me to keep me subscribed. - Leon

Re: [IxDA Discuss] IxD Portfolio review resources

2009-03-25 Thread Leon Barnard
I don't mean to be snide, since we're all on the same team, but I think that the portfolio of an Interaction Designer shouldn't require directions for use. If it's not blatantly obvious how to navigate, then it's not as easy to use as it should be. My 2 cents, Leon

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Best practice for touchscreen interfaces in airplanes

2008-12-10 Thread Leon Barnard
He (Alan Cooper) talks about his IFE design in 'The Inmates are Running the Asylum', so I recommend picking up that book and paging through that section. - Leon On Dec 2, 1:22 am, Nathaniel Flick [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You should have a look at Air New Zealand's in flight entertainment

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Car IxD in the media - anyone know where it's being done?

2008-09-27 Thread Leon Barnard
Thanks for the replies. Yes, I guess someone else brought this up earlier this year. Dug through the discussion and found the link to the commercial. http://www.experience-planner.com/2008/05/18/ui-designer-for-ford/ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted

[IxDA Discuss] Car IxD in the media - anyone know where it's being done?

2008-09-25 Thread Leon Barnard
interfaces for automobiles or know someone who does? I'd appreciate any info on this niche field, as I'd like to do this kind of work. Thanks in advance, - Leon Barnard, Interaction Designer By the way, I tried to find this commercial online to recall more about it, but I guess maybe it's not hip enough