Re: [IxDA Discuss] Facebook on Google Buzz: How Well Does That Friendship Model Work?

2010-02-11 Thread Michael Micheletti
, artificially or otherwise, know that Buzz is the point at which you overstretched and went too far for my comfort. Michael Micheletti On Wed, Feb 10, 2010 at 10:42 PM, John Romano jrom...@capstrat.com wrote: As a long time Facebook and (intermittent) Twitter user, I was completely frustrated by the lack

Re: [IxDA Discuss] iPad.

2010-01-27 Thread Michael Micheletti
: one normal everyday focus group session would have brought out the sniggers when they said the name the first time. Michael Micheletti . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=48704

[IxDA Discuss] The nuts and bolts behind 4636 in Haiti

2010-01-22 Thread Michael Micheletti
-in-haiti/ The system is in place and working now, having been designed and implemented in a matter of days. Most impressive whole-system design work I've run across in a very long time. -- Michael Micheletti michael.michele...@gmail.com

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Toward a search dominant wayfinding paradigm (worth it?)

2009-09-25 Thread Michael Micheletti
products, and do your best to help them succeed. Thanks, Michael Micheletti On Wed, Sep 23, 2009 at 4:10 PM, David Hatch ha...@adobe.com wrote: Hi all, For the past several months I have been perseverating on the concept of creating a search-dominant wayfinding system for my web site: Adobe.com

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Microsoft Courier ...

2009-09-23 Thread Michael Micheletti
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Re: [IxDA Discuss] Design -- Development pipeline/tools?

2009-09-01 Thread Michael Micheletti
loose to do great stuff. Hope this helps, Michael Micheletti On Mon, Aug 31, 2009 at 5:54 AM, Billie Mandel billie.man...@purplelabs.com wrote: Hey folks - What's your company's process/pipeline/set of tools for delivering and communicating designs (and associated visual design assets

Re: [IxDA Discuss] What are common Application Software Development Team sizes?

2009-07-24 Thread Michael Micheletti
the nether coding regions of software products. Michael Micheletti On Thu, Jul 23, 2009 at 4:27 AM, Lindsey Berdan lindsey.ber...@fluke.comwrote: I am one of two interaction designers at a hardware company, and am curious about the interaction design teams who work at software companies

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Colors and Usability

2009-07-15 Thread Michael Micheletti
://colorusage.arc.nasa.gov/design_lum_0.php These guys have great info and examples at their site, recommended. Michael Micheletti On Tue, Jul 14, 2009 at 11:24 PM, C K Vijay Bhaskar ckvijaybhas...@gmail.com wrote: One of the sites that talks on color and usability is : http://www.colormatters.com

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Expression Blend 3.0 with SketchFlow Released Today

2009-07-13 Thread Michael Micheletti
, hack them until they look right, and try not to break something. Life as a designer in the 21st century... Michael Micheletti -- Michael Micheletti michael.michele...@gmail.com Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA

Re: [IxDA Discuss] [Conan Team to IXDA members]: Paying job posts to fund IXDA activitiesother issues

2009-05-21 Thread Michael Micheletti
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Re: [IxDA Discuss] Black background interfaces...

2009-05-04 Thread michael . micheletti
Larry, thanks for the NASA visual design links. These resources will be very helpful on a project I'm just getting going with. All the best, Michael Micheletti On May 3, 2009 10:51pm, Larry Tesler tes...@pobox.com wrote: Gavin, See NASA's Designing with luminance contrast at http

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Inspirations from art

2009-05-04 Thread Michael Micheletti
Strong influences on my current work include backlit indicator lights, jewel boxes with hidden little drawers and compartments, international signs and icons, telephones, and two-way radios. Nothing I can show yet, apologies for the tease, Michael Micheletti On Mon, 4 May 2009 16:59:41, Mike

Re: [IxDA Discuss] I'm designing in Visio for the last time

2009-03-31 Thread Michael Micheletti
to be built. -- Stewart Dean -- Michael Micheletti michael.michele...@gmail.com Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org

[IxDA Discuss] I'm designing in Visio for the last time

2009-03-29 Thread Michael Micheletti
up. Ok, I'm all screeded-out now. Time to go back to work (in, um, Visio, yes...), Michael Micheletti -- Michael Micheletti michael.michele...@gmail.com Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Fun with comics (or storyboards!)

2009-03-09 Thread Michael Micheletti
Check out Pippo Lionni's Facts of Life font from Linotype. He's one of my personal design heros. It's really fun to play with these images. http://www.linotype.com/275/linotypefactsoflife.html Michael Micheletti On Mon, Mar 9, 2009 at 12:07 AM, dnp607 dnp...@pacbell.net wrote: Hi Troy, I

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Knowledge and Skill Requirements of the Industry

2009-03-08 Thread Michael Micheletti
Micheletti -- Michael Micheletti michael.michele...@gmail.com On Sun, Mar 8, 2009 at 5:40 AM, David Little da...@littled.net wrote: snip / Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Blackberry Storm

2009-02-06 Thread Michael Micheletti
Thank you all for the thoughtful comments. They make me want to go back and give the thing another chance. Tami your comments reminded me of when my wife converted from PC to Mac laptops. For some weeks there it was tough sledding and then suddenly she was a fan. Much appreciated, Michael

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Tablet PC vs PC+Wacom ?

2009-02-04 Thread Michael Micheletti
of those Vista Capable machines that MS got sued for though, undoubtedly yours will be better behaved. My recommendation: Wacom tablet for desk work and a Moleskine notebook and a nice pen for sketching in the field. Scan when you get back. Hope this helps, Michael Micheletti On Tue, Feb 3, 2009 at 6

[IxDA Discuss] Blackberry Storm

2009-02-04 Thread Michael Micheletti
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Re: [IxDA Discuss] What to do in an environment run by engineers??

2009-01-27 Thread Michael Micheletti
these suggestions are helpful, have fun, Michael Micheletti On Tue, Jan 27, 2009 at 4:38 AM, ali naqvi a...@amroha.dk wrote: Interesting comments from all of you. Thank you. I have had a few conversations with the department managers, other co-workers and even prepared a powerpoint presentation for my

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Living the Job Enterprise UX Research by Doing (vs. Observation)

2009-01-23 Thread Michael Micheletti
projects I've tried to get similar experience, but the domains generally didn't permit this. I'm also a big fan of participatory design, where one or two real live users are on the design team - that's worked well in projects too. Michael Micheletti On Wed, Jan 21, 2009 at 2:55 PM, Julez huj

Re: [IxDA Discuss] How many alternatives, concepts, or sketches are enough?

2009-01-19 Thread Michael Micheletti
variations of whatever it is we were drawing. But maybe we were bad and she wanted to punish us... Michael Micheletti Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe

Re: [IxDA Discuss] IxD Portfolios @ Interviews: What Do You Do?

2009-01-15 Thread Michael Micheletti
, but have no expectation that busy interviewers or hiring managers will have visited them. Hope this is helpful, Michael Micheletti Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Usability of accordions

2009-01-06 Thread Michael Micheletti
. :-) Michael Micheletti Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org

[IxDA Discuss] Whole system interaction I appreciated over the holidays

2009-01-02 Thread Michael Micheletti
that this is also a cost savings for the post office - if more people schedule pickups from their postman (who's coming around anyway) then they don't need so many post offices, employees... US-based folks maybe give it a try when you need to send a parcel: http://www.usps.com/ Happy new year, Michael

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Interaction Designers: What is your elevator pitch?

2008-12-18 Thread Michael Micheletti
crazy. I often get an earful, and learn something. Michael Micheletti On Wed, Dec 17, 2008 at 1:40 PM, R. Groot rein.gr...@gmail.com wrote: Interaction Designers, how do you introduce the work you do when you have a social introduction? Curious regards, Rein

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Design for impulse Behavior Economics

2008-12-09 Thread Michael Micheletti
the car's ignition more secure, but the impact seems to endanger the car's occupants. Michael Micheletti On Mon, Dec 8, 2008 at 1:17 PM, David Malouf [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hey there, Robert Fabricant of frog design write this nice piece on an designing to change behavior. http

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Inactive UI elements: disable or disappear?

2008-12-08 Thread Michael Micheletti
support conferences, the application will still display a conference button in a disabled state. Michael Micheletti On Sat, Dec 6, 2008 at 12:49 PM, Jack Moffett [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Bart, Your instincts are correct. Here's a post I made on my blog awhile back: Developers often ask me

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Interaction Design Career Path

2008-11-25 Thread Michael Micheletti
can variously debug network traces, author patents, write interesting low-level software, test phone gateways, give good presentations, and do terrific tech support. So perhaps finding a supportive environment with generalist tendencies is helpful. Michael Micheletti On Mon, Nov 24, 2008 at 8:13 AM

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Declaration of User Rights by Dan Saffer

2008-11-19 Thread Michael Micheletti
otherwise have great difficulties in life, but only if we design with them in mind. This is something that we as designers can do, ourselves, if only we remember and make the commitment. Add Article 11 please, Dan. Thanks, Michael Micheletti On Tue, Nov 18, 2008 at 2:01 PM, Jeremy Yuille [EMAIL

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Language\Culture-based Keyboard

2008-11-10 Thread Michael Micheletti
after page of stickers. Hope this helps, Michael Micheletti On Mon, Nov 10, 2008 at 3:58 AM, majid dadgar [EMAIL PROTECTED]wrote: *Greetings,* I am about to search/research/(re)design some keyboard tailored to the local/native language and culture (of my own country). I'm in the first stage

Re: [IxDA Discuss] What to choose? (technical writer or technical tester)

2008-11-09 Thread Michael Micheletti
to fix something and keep them company. Maybe I'm missing out on the joys of testing, having never done it as a steady diet, but I'd go writer if given the choice. Best of luck, Michael Micheletti Welcome to the Interaction Design

Re: [IxDA Discuss] question for tablet pros -- where do you use it?

2008-11-04 Thread Michael Micheletti
first says Mister Clumsy here... Michael Micheletti Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines

Re: [IxDA Discuss] In the Event of My Death

2008-11-02 Thread Michael Micheletti
On Sat, Nov 1, 2008 at 9:46 PM, Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Another issue -- how to inform people that you are only in contact with online that you have passed on? A Final Tweet? Perhaps instead we should call that a Croak? :-) Michael Micheletti

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Can an interaction designer creat (great) interaction without (great) visual design skills?

2008-10-29 Thread Michael Micheletti
I've seen end users invent their own content navigation into a repository that's half paper and half digital and entirely spontaneous. I have noticed that both of them take deliberate concise notes in a neat hand. Scrawlers/doodlers like me probably would have some trouble with it. Michael

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Can an interaction designer creat (great) interaction without (great) visual design skills?

2008-10-16 Thread Michael Micheletti
as well. Michael Micheletti On Thu, Oct 16, 2008 at 3:34 AM, Will Evans [EMAIL PROTECTED]wrote: But to argue that a designer can't be both? I'm sorry, Will, but you don't have a leg to stand on. I did not argue that they can't be both - I merely argues that I have not seen one that is Great

[IxDA Discuss] Joe the Plumber as Persona

2008-10-16 Thread Michael Micheletti
for? Other secondary personas to consider? Just wondering what you wise and witty folks will come up with... Michael Micheletti Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Flash and Silverlight

2008-10-14 Thread Michael Micheletti
. And David's right about the layout controls in WPF. The WrapPanel is exactly perfect, right out of the box. Michael Micheletti On Mon, Oct 13, 2008 at 5:14 PM, David Malouf [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: uh? The first part is easy. W/o a doubt Silverlight and C# work much more tightly. You can do all your

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Expression Blend advice please

2008-09-29 Thread Michael Micheletti
Thanks Ambrose, this is great information. The Infragistics control set caught my eye the other day. Much obliged for the kind help, Michael On Mon, Sep 29, 2008 at 3:12 PM, J. Ambrose Little [EMAIL PROTECTED]wrote: See perspectives and other stuff I referenced. HTH. --Ambrose

Re: [IxDA Discuss] browser text zoom inconsistency

2008-09-26 Thread Michael Micheletti
the news, buy a plane ticket, pay bills online, search for new music... and we, in our role as designers, are uniquely situated to help them succeed. All the best, Michael Micheletti On Fri, Sep 26, 2008 at 8:20 AM, Abhishek Bhor [EMAIL PROTECTED]wrote: Is there a best practice to handle text

Re: [IxDA Discuss] on Critique (was G1 Android - case study in inconsistency)

2008-09-25 Thread Michael Micheletti
help to make critiques successful for their teams. Recommended. Michael Micheletti On Thu, Sep 25, 2008 at 10:34 AM, David Malouf [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ... I think one of the big issues is one that Jared Spool's latest Webinar is trying to address in the UX community. Where is critique

Re: [IxDA Discuss] IxD and the Resistance of the Material

2008-08-29 Thread Michael Micheletti
Hi Jonas, Thanks for sending this link, I didn't know about We Feel Fine before. The idea of an art project based on datastreams that has an API is somehow very deviously appealing to me. Might have something to do with the Processing language books on my bookshelf, demanding I read them. Or with

Re: [IxDA Discuss] IxD and the Resistance of the Material

2008-08-28 Thread Michael Micheletti
the materials, little by little, as we can. It may be a while before we reach that happy place on the far side. But I follow these conversations, hoping for glimpses, and am happy to celebrate small steps in the right direction. Michael Micheletti On Wed, Aug 27, 2008 at 12:25 PM, David Malouf [EMAIL

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Rugby.com

2008-08-20 Thread Michael Micheletti
Hey Will, I think you should ask Christine and Benjamin to join the team... Michael Micheletti On Tue, Aug 19, 2008 at 7:04 PM, Will Evans [EMAIL PROTECTED]wrote: Yes. they are indeed nancy boys - better suited to the OC or some other special on the WB - certainly less badass than any male

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Off Topic: how will rising gas prices affect e-commerce?

2008-07-18 Thread Michael Micheletti
luxuries purchased online? Ouch. Michael Micheletti On 7/11/08, Angel Anderson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: A friend is a writer for an LA-based appeal newspaper and he was wondering what the folks in the Interaction Design community might have to say about this question: how will rising gas prices

Re: [IxDA Discuss] [Off-topic] Alarm Clock Recommendations

2008-06-20 Thread Michael Micheletti
are better than the little portable ones with the lids IMHO. Michael Micheletti On 6/20/08, Jonathan Abbett [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: There was a list discussion a couple years ago about alarm clocks... http://www.ixda.org/discuss.php?post=5934 ...and it made me wonder-- what do usability

Re: [IxDA Discuss] give content to get community

2008-06-03 Thread Michael Micheletti
a look at microstock photography communities like Stock Exchange (http://www.sxc.hu) that encourage comments, reviews, and submissions. Michael Micheletti Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Introducing design to a dev team for the first time

2008-05-22 Thread Michael Micheletti
a bit new to you, I'd recommend that you focus more on facilitating design processes and communications than on higher fidelity prototypes, at least during the early phases of the project. Good luck! Michael Micheletti Welcome

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Why isn't voice-based UI mainstream?

2008-05-15 Thread Michael Micheletti
on other controls is interesting, but I'll admit I'm glad my older 3-series has pushbuttons. Michael Micheletti Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe

Re: [IxDA Discuss] What Colors do Designers like on a Website's Home Page?

2008-05-09 Thread Michael Micheletti
time. Hope this is helpful, all the best, Michael Micheletti Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Iron Man

2008-05-08 Thread Michael Micheletti
favorites can only, inexplicably, be operated by middle school students. Michael Micheletti Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe http

Re: [IxDA Discuss] the UX hall of shame

2008-05-06 Thread Michael Micheletti
the candidate puts on a clinic - you're in awe after. Other times... not. But the GoDaddy home page is fine raw materials for such an exercise. Michael Micheletti Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Difference b/w online installed apps

2008-04-29 Thread Michael Micheletti
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Re: [IxDA Discuss] Username vs. email for business users

2008-04-26 Thread Michael Micheletti
to simply go to your account, change the email listed there (maybe confirm it a second time) and press the save button. I hope this is helpful, Michael Micheletti On Thu, Apr 24, 2008 at 4:25 PM, Anthony Hempell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: anyone with an opinion on this? It's commonplace to have email

Re: [IxDA Discuss] The American People / Politicians = The Users / Developers (?)

2008-04-13 Thread Michael Micheletti
On Sat, Apr 12, 2008 at 6:46 PM, W Evans [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: To Oleh's point -- the best article to read on language and politics by Orwell is his article in 1946 - Politics and the English Language, which is even more true today then in 46 - since at that point, most politicians, at

[IxDA Discuss] The American People / Politicians = The Users / Developers (?)

2008-04-12 Thread Michael Micheletti
)? If this doesn't make any sense, my apologies, it may be the antibiotics cough medicine talking... Michael Micheletti Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Committing changes to a database

2008-04-10 Thread Michael Micheletti
perspective, though, inconsistent save and commit behavior is more of a problem than a solution. Hope this helps, Michael Micheletti Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... [EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Windows -- what would you change in interaction?

2008-04-03 Thread Michael Micheletti
the next time. Michael Micheletti Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http

Re: [IxDA Discuss] what helped most in your career?

2008-03-17 Thread Michael Micheletti
kind helpful people have all been valuable, irreplaceable even, but nothing can supplant practice. From practice grows competence, confidence, and what I hope may be the early beginnings of wisdom. Michael Micheletti Welcome

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Table Row Interactions and .ico files

2008-03-12 Thread Michael Micheletti
sizes in Photoshop, so I haven't spent much time with the IcoFX editing or scaling tools. Good luck, Michael Micheletti Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Security on the web: how far do we go?

2008-03-08 Thread Michael Micheletti
in the book are the humans in the system; a security education awareness program helps them make better decisions. Michael Micheletti Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... [EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Design Deliverables and Developers

2008-03-04 Thread Michael Micheletti
development requirements docs and use them for their own nefarious purposes. So I've been putting this information in tables lately in an intro section to make it easier for them. Michael Micheletti Welcome to the Interaction Design

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Interaction Design and Theatre

2008-03-03 Thread Michael Micheletti
community. The rest of us will move along and design stuff. Michael Micheletti Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Career tips for a high-schooler

2008-02-29 Thread Michael Micheletti
suggested we trade places, but when I told him what sort of math grade to expect he changed his mind. If you ever get invited to host a curious youngling for a day do give it a try. Was pretty fun. All the best, Michael Micheletti

[IxDA Discuss] Career tips for a high-schooler

2008-02-27 Thread Michael Micheletti
or design students on this list who are just now starting out about what is working (or not) for you. Thank you on behalf of my visitor, Michael Micheletti Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Offtopic: What music do you listen to while you design

2008-02-26 Thread Michael Micheletti
by Palestrina. I typically blast trip-hop in the car on the way home, and play quiet music on the piano once I get there. Michael Micheletti Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... [EMAIL PROTECTED

[IxDA Discuss] Silverlight work?

2008-02-22 Thread Michael Micheletti
with Silverlight development skills. I've been wondering what they're building. I'm especially curious to learn about success creating rich internet front-ends in Silverlight. Please brag or share links if you know of strong work out there. Thanks, Michael Micheletti

Re: [IxDA Discuss] friday fun: what's the coolest thing you've designed?

2008-02-15 Thread Michael Micheletti
On Feb 15, 2008 2:18 PM, Michael Micheletti [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Not sure you can count scripture as cool but I remain rather fond of the Lutje Baha'i (Baha'i Prayers in Armenian) website I did a couple years ago: http://www.bahaiprayers.org/sq/ Oops senior moment that's Albanian. Sigh

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Other Discussion Lists Like This One?

2008-02-08 Thread Michael Micheletti
what Information Architecture patterns might be and how they might best be described. Membership in the organization is required; if I remember correctly it is $50/year for professionals. Learn more here: http://iainstitute.org/en/network/discuss_ia.php Michael Micheletti

Re: [IxDA Discuss] When to go backwards

2008-02-08 Thread Michael Micheletti
that the company didn't really have a career ladder, it was more like a career monkey-bars. In my experience, the entire modern technology world seems to work like that. Swing, let go, and catch yourself. Repeat if you need to. The experience builds strength. All the best, Michael Micheletti

Re: [IxDA Discuss] flash books

2008-02-04 Thread Michael Micheletti
Actionscript 3.0 http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Flash-CS3-Professional-Demand/dp/0789736926/ Scripting and coding reference with examples and sample code. Have fun! Michael Micheletti *Come to IxDA Interaction08 | Savannah* February 8-10, 2008

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Pen Tablet recommendations sought

2008-01-29 Thread Michael Micheletti
to get it back where it needs to be. Michael Micheletti *Come to IxDA Interaction08 | Savannah* February 8-10, 2008 in Savannah, GA, USA Register today: http://interaction08.ixda.org

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Differnce between user interface and interaction design?

2008-01-29 Thread Michael Micheletti
of a few years back. Paper-based interaction design writ large. Michael Micheletti *Come to IxDA Interaction08 | Savannah* February 8-10, 2008 in Savannah, GA, USA Register today: http://interaction08.ixda.org

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Criteria?

2008-01-26 Thread Michael Micheletti
mind is very powerful and everyone on the team will grow as a result. Michael Micheletti *Come to IxDA Interaction08 | Savannah* February 8-10, 2008 in Savannah, GA, USA Register today: http://interaction08.ixda.org

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Why do crappy interfaces sell?

2008-01-25 Thread Michael Micheletti
On Jan 25, 2008 3:00 PM, Jared M. Spool [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: A fart in the wind, when well placed, can certainly matter. A couple more syllables in the second clause and you've got a fine Haiku, Jared :-) Michael Micheletti

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Ajax product configurator examples

2008-01-21 Thread Michael Micheletti
- they're giving us lots of ideas on how to simplify and do a good job. Much appreciated, Michael Micheletti *Come to IxDA Interaction08 | Savannah* February 8-10, 2008 in Savannah, GA, USA Register today: http://interaction08.ixda.org

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Ajax product configurator examples

2008-01-21 Thread Michael Micheletti
engaged in your craft. All the best, Michael Micheletti *Come to IxDA Interaction08 | Savannah* February 8-10, 2008 in Savannah, GA, USA Register today: http://interaction08.ixda.org

Re: [IxDA Discuss] FW: Sharepoint

2008-01-18 Thread Michael Micheletti
and is available online.. iGoogle lets you move self-selected content chunks around on the page. Content includes gmail, this-and-that-of-the-day, news streams, all sorts of fun stuff. This might be a good proof-of-concept demo to show your devs: http://www.google.com/ig Michael Micheletti

[IxDA Discuss] Ajax product configurator examples

2008-01-18 Thread Michael Micheletti
free or affordable code libraries that do something like this? Thanks for your help, Michael Micheletti *Come to IxDA Interaction08 | Savannah* February 8-10, 2008 in Savannah, GA, USA Register today: http://interaction08.ixda.org

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Icons VS Labels and Localization ...

2008-01-09 Thread Michael Micheletti
mostly knew what I was getting into. Unexpected benefit: the eye-candy aspect of making the symbols light up pretty for the various control states got our dev team excited about the redesign. Hope this helps, Michael Micheletti *Come

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Is user research a band-aid for the listening deficit?

2008-01-08 Thread Michael Micheletti
now as the day's quote. All the best, Michael Micheletti *Come to IxDA Interaction08 | Savannah* February 8-10, 2008 in Savannah, GA, USA Register today: http://interaction08.ixda.org

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Arial vs Vernada?

2008-01-07 Thread Michael Micheletti
something agreeable. For instance: p.lovely {font: normal 1em Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif;} I hope this is helpful. All the best, Michael Micheletti *Come to IxDA Interaction08 | Savannah* February 8-10, 2008 in Savannah, GA, USA

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Poorly designed product detail pages

2007-12-31 Thread Michael Micheletti
to a mysterious random place after placing an item in the cart Other frustrating quirks: - Inability to bookmark a product detail page URL (flash site, product goes away, etc) - Popup windows (for enlarged views) that don't popup Thanks, Michael Micheletti On Dec 31, 2007 7:27 AM, Dan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Design in Interaction Design?

2007-12-20 Thread Michael Micheletti
speak. Michael Micheletti On Thu, 20 Dec 2007 04:27:07, Lucy Buykx [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Since most of the participants *do not have psychology background,* I have to ask this question of the people you work with. How many of your colleagues have studied psychology? *Do you consider

[IxDA Discuss] Interesting tab navigation example

2007-12-20 Thread Michael Micheletti
Not sure I've seen navigation tabs with a scroll bar before. You'll want to narrow the width of your browser window to get the full effect. http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/vs2008/default.aspx Comments? Michael Micheletti *Come

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Interesting tab navigation example

2007-12-20 Thread Michael Micheletti
On Thu, 20 Dec 2007 16:22:01, Jake Zukowski [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm shooting from the hip here, but my guess is developers aren't going to have a screen resolution below 1024 x 768 if viewing the site on a CRT, flatscreen, or other monitor type. Why bother going through the effort of

Re: [IxDA Discuss] The mighty UX guru has spoken - Discuss!!

2007-12-19 Thread Michael Micheletti
one of the key goals. Thanks for posting this link, Jeff; highly recommended reading. Michael Micheletti On Dec 17, 2007 10:59 PM, Jeff Seager [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: If you read far enough in the Alertbox missive he sent out today, you'll see he's giving away a 150-page study that includes

Re: [IxDA Discuss] When/Where/How did you decide to be a designer?

2007-12-18 Thread Michael Micheletti
I was in the process of becoming. Now rather more circumspect with modal popups, Michael Micheletti On Dec 18, 2007 12:35 PM, pauric [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I think many of us took the long winding path actually. I was wondering if we could hear some stories about those pivotal moments

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Your favorite rating interface

2007-12-16 Thread Michael Micheletti
to this station. Pandora is one of the rare websites/web services that all the demographics in our house love. I think that's partly because it's so easy to rate content. Thumb's up or thumb's down. Michael Micheletti On Dec 16, 2007 10:16 AM, Bryan Minihan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What would

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Co-Relations between Graphic - Digital Media Design

2007-12-13 Thread Michael Micheletti
and skills plus a masters degree in one of the related design fields will make you an interesting job candidate. I hope this is helpful, Michael Micheletti On Dec 13, 2007 4:59 AM, aleaylin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hey Hey, Currently, I am thinking about how does graphic design(ers) change

Re: [IxDA Discuss] FW: Office or Vista - That is the Question

2007-12-12 Thread Michael Micheletti
software startups on the edge who may want to take the dare and hope that the Microsoft sales force benefit outweighs the '07 Ribbon annoyance. Michael Micheletti On Dec 11, 2007 3:16 PM, Katie Albers [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: At the moment Vista has a very low adoption rate and a very high Oh

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Suitable icon for freeze

2007-12-03 Thread Michael Micheletti
for a crackerjack designer/writer to create the definitive book on icon and symbol design for software and hardware products. You'll sell at least one copy to me. Michael Micheletti *Come to IxDA Interaction08 | Savannah* February 8-10

Re: [IxDA Discuss] UI Architect vs. Business Manager

2007-11-30 Thread Michael Micheletti
ever been a product manager, but have worked with some good ones. PMs and friends on the list please correct or clarify if you can. Thanks, hope this helps, Michael Micheletti On Thu, 29 Nov 2007 09:11:57, ELISABETH HUBERT [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In response to Michael what exactly do you refer

Re: [IxDA Discuss] UI Architect vs. Business Manager

2007-11-29 Thread Michael Micheletti
to serve you. Good luck with your new role, Michael Micheletti On Nov 28, 2007 5:38 PM, ELISABETH HUBERT [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ...Meaning I'll bring the project teams the requirements, make sure they are fulfilled. In these cases our strategy team really is the business. I'm curious as to whether

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Some form fun, to lighten the mood

2007-11-29 Thread Michael Micheletti
your spouse as you begin the form isn't your spouse when you're finally finished with it? And maybe they should also ask for your address several times, in case you move before you're done. :-) Michael Micheletti *Come to IxDA

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Paper is not a prototyping tool

2007-11-13 Thread Michael Micheletti
will apply to your wonderful wireframes and interaction designs. Your informed designs are more likely to be built as-designed rather than recrafted on the developer's forge or tossed as unbuildable (and take it from me this can sure puncture and deflate your poor old ego). Michael Micheletti On Nov

Re: [IxDA Discuss] What font organizer do you use?

2007-11-09 Thread Michael Micheletti
they have a Mac version now too. Michael Micheletti On Nov 9, 2007 7:21 AM, Bryan Minihan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Can anyone recommend a good Font organizer for Windows? Free would be nice but I'd pay for something really useful

[IxDA Discuss] Microsoft Sync article in the Seattle Times

2007-11-09 Thread Michael Micheletti
in). Don't know if maybe a few 'softies on this list might have worked on the project and would like to comment. For your Friday reading pleasure: http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/motoring/2004002472_fordfocus09.html Michael Micheletti

Re: [IxDA Discuss] What font organizer do you use?

2007-11-09 Thread Michael Micheletti
the list down, work from a smaller set, and then reset the font list for the next job. Michael Micheletti On Nov 9, 2007 2:37 PM, Bryan Minihan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I agree that the need for a Font organizer seems to have gone by the wayside over the years. I recently found myself more

Re: [IxDA Discuss] HTML Prototypers

2007-11-07 Thread Michael Micheletti
Dreamweaver. Used to be a Homesite fancier but the more recent versions were such deaders that I decided to take the Adobe/Macromedia hint and use Dreamweaver instead. Michael Micheletti On Nov 6, 2007 8:10 PM, Mike Scarpiello [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What editor do you use

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