Hi!
On a scale where 100% = 16px, I prefer 85%/13px as a base copy size because it
means I can still comfortably drop to 80%/12px as required. I never use any
size lower than that, but it's worth saying that for a long time now I've
worked on resources whose user experience consists of a lot
Hi again!
I have a (very) general principle that, for web-based resources at least,
designers shouldn't attempt to replicate the inherent functionality of the
software by which users accesses the resource.
For me, it doesn't help the cause of users if some resources provide these
'widgets',
Hi Tom,
I'm an Information Designer and I use Cmap Tools for sitemapping and all my
other ontology/taxonomy tasks.
Plus:
- It's very easy to use
- Ontology version boasts OWL/XML export
- Cross-platform, 17 languages
- Free for commercial and non-commercial use
- Great documentation
Minus:
-
CAPTCHAs in their normal sense are not typically accessible either, being
entirely visual in nature:
http://www.w3.org/TR/turingtest/
Thanks,
Mike
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Harry, I don't have any numbers for you, but I will say that my previous
employer's conversion rates
Ahoj, AJ!
The theme of last year's UPA World Usability Day (November 2008) was
transportation and here in Belgium, I attended a lecture evening to mark the
occasion.
One of the presentations discussed a case study for Brussels Airlines that
preceded their recent web refresh. I would think
Hi Marcus,
You're on the right track! What I think is happening here is that you're
looking at that silly WCAG wording and thinking there's something else in there
you haven't seen. It reads like a standard pre-nuptial agreement for Donald
Trump, doesn't it?
The statement: any information or
that you go grassroots and build some basic
XHTML/CSS focusing on the specific functionality you want to test (rather than
building whole page layouts, for example).
Mike Padgett
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1. My experience (myself and a production designer) has
Should be OK, Maria, I think I can figure it out!
Thanks
Mike
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Looks great, Kai, thanks!
Mike
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Hi Mike,
This forum is for people who want to discuss issues, theories, methods, etc.
about interaction design practice.
(http://www.ixda.org/discuss.php)
Um, so how do *you* qualify?
Actually, I am interested in free design advice. I attached a
survey, which will qualify the person giving the
Hi, Judy!
I have a few (general and entirely personal) comments on this subject. First
thing I'd say is: lucky you! Having had a bit of first-hand relevant
experience, I'm a closet nut for business process analysis where once I might
have yawned at it. Why? Well, the analogy is irresistible:
elaborating just a little on that? I remember reading it for
general interest (at the same time as Mary Roach's marvellous Stiff: I think
I must have been having a mortality check) and I'm wondering now if I need to
take a second look!
Thx,
Mike
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Strictly speaking, I think of myself as an Information Designer, which means I
allow myself the luxury of being a little more vague and abstract:
My job is to convert data into knowledge
Of course you can see that it's probably more effective at stopping awkward
elevator conversations than
. If
that's a misquote, it's probably better advice than the correct one!
Bonne chance,
Mike Padgett
www.mikepadgett.com
Hi IXDA list
A few questions for UK based UE freelancers / recruitment agencies...
*About the current UE industry*
• It seems to me there's lots of work about at the moment
(encouragement is also welcome ;-D) or
cautionary tales along the lines described above?
It's a long post, so thanks for your patience if you read this far! I'd love to
hear your thoughts now.
Thx,
Mike Padgett
www.mikepadgett.com
Welcome
. If the team (and that's a team, not a dictatorship) can break down tasks
in a project properly, then it can easily involve a junior team member properly.
Thx,
Mike Padgett
www.mikepadgett.com
Mike Padgett wrote:
I like to work in the tried-and-tested law firm format:
a senior who provides
composite of all of the above and you will be a better professional
for it.
Thx,
Mike Padgett
www.mikepadgett.com
Great inputs from all.
Another item I want to throw into the mix here, is, where in the
organization are you and how much sponsorship for UX ? That alone
would set the tone to how
Well, I'd be interested to hear the opinion of others since I'm doing the
same thing as you right now and sometimes I wonder if there's a better way
to do it. I was thinking about writing something on this for my site but
I'll tell you the story here.
It's important to remember that navigation
! ;-)
Thx,
Mike Padgett
www.mikepadgett.com
Hello everyone,
I am interested in learning / hearing about building UX teams. What makes a
³good² UX team? Have you been part of a ³great² UX design department? How
would you go about building an ³excellent² UXD team?
If you will share your stories
it
comes to documentation, I simply take a lot of photos of the wall!
Walls are great. Just ask Shirley Valentine.
Thx,
Mike Padgett
www.mikepadgett.com
It is not a great solution, but we keep it all in our internal wiki
(Confluense).
Mostly it is just minor changes to existing product
Hi,
I totally agree with Christine and I think it's right on topic. Like her, I
wasn't formally trained in visual design and like many in our line of work, I
sort of fell into this thing when there were no accepted qualifications and
the technology was still open doors to everyone.
I really
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