Re: [IxDA Discuss] perceived problems with personas

2008-11-20 Thread Terry Fitzgerald
I am a Product Designer (UX Designer) for a major international software development company. One of my roles is the creation/updating of personas. We have about 185 of them now. The primary value of them, at least in our organization, is to provide a relatable reference to our intended

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Fan box

2008-11-17 Thread Terry Fitzgerald
www.fanbox.com If this is the home page - while the design is fairly clean - have no idea what Fanbox is so I think there is some design thinking to do Regards Terry http://www.linkedin.com/in/terryfitzgerald BLOG: http://hitsandmesses.blogspot.com

Re: [IxDA Discuss] My new webpage

2008-11-17 Thread Terry Fitzgerald
I'm not a fan of white text on black background. It's harder on the eyes. And your fonts are pretty small to overcome the reading difficulties. -- Regards Terry http://www.linkedin.com/in/terryfitzgerald BLOG: http://hitsandmesses.blogspot.com

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Kohl's Checkout

2008-11-04 Thread Terry Fitzgerald
There's more trouble here! see my blog - http://hitsandmesses.blogspot.com Terry Fitzgerald On Tue, Nov 4, 2008 at 7:03 AM, Kordian Piotr Klecha [EMAIL PROTECTED]wrote: 2008/11/3 Vicki Splaine [EMAIL PROTECTED] 3) Phone number field with formatting. Nice trick. Unfortunatelly some JS

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Advice on displaying large lists within a tree?

2008-10-31 Thread Terry Fitzgerald
friend it is the root of our potential probkem. Anyone with ideas on how to manage the display of high volumes of search results would be appreciated -- Regards Terry Fitzgerald Senior Product Designer Open Text Corporation http://www.linkedin.com/myprofile?trk=hb_side_pro

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

2008-10-31 Thread Terry Fitzgerald
Kick the bit bucket ?? -- Regards Terry http://www.linkedin.com/myprofile?trk=hb_side_pro Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Joe the Plumber as Persona

2008-10-16 Thread Terry Fitzgerald
Joe the Plumber persona Looks like the McCain campaign wrote this. They should have spent a little more time on it. According to Joe who was interviewed by CNN he is not feeling quite so victimized by Obama's tax ideas as the Maverick would have us believe. Terry F

Re: [IxDA Discuss] [Iai-Members] Your Thoughts on MyFemBot?

2008-10-14 Thread Terry Fitzgerald
I gave this to the ultimate arbitor - my wife who actually pretty much hates technology including her MacBook. To quote her: I really like it. Simple, clear and good information.. uncluttered, etc. I have subscribed now. -- Regards Terry http://www.linkedin.com/myprofile?trk=hb_side_pro

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Anyone tried balsamiq?

2008-09-08 Thread Terry Fitzgerald
(avoid Comic sans), that is the default font it uses but in the context may not prove so undesirable. It looks like it belongs. Terry Fitzgerald Product Designer Open Text On Sun, Sep 7, 2008 at 2:27 PM, Robert Hoekman Jr [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Also, there isn't the notion of master pages

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Should external links really open in the same window?

2008-07-11 Thread Terry Fitzgerald
I have encountered that condition where you left one site on activating a link. My question is, since one presumes that the web was designed to attract, capture, and retain the viewer's interest why would you allow them to leave - they might not come back for any number of reasons. If you open a

Re: [IxDA Discuss] visual design and card sort tool - help!

2008-07-04 Thread Terry Fitzgerald
Try www.optimalusability.com On 7/3/08, jalton [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Check out http://www.websort.net/ On May 14, 1:52 pm, Gomez, Marla A [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: We are looking to do a visualcardsortwith users that are geographically dispersed across the globe. Ideally, we want to find

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Is UCD Really Broken?

2008-06-26 Thread Terry Fitzgerald
, Terry Fitzgerald wrote: If I asked any of these folks or you to go out and buy me a car - could you decide without asking me (the U in UCD) what kind of car meets my needs? You're missing the point. Have you taken an industrial design class? Andrei is spot on here. Any reputable

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Is UCD Really Broken?

2008-06-25 Thread Terry Fitzgerald
Going back to school may improve their design skills. It certainly will not necessarily improve their understanding of what to design! On 6/25/08, Andrei Herasimchuk [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Jun 25, 2008, at 8:49 AM, Lee McIvor wrote: UCD is a process that aids creativity and avoids

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Is UCD Really Broken?

2008-06-25 Thread Terry Fitzgerald
If I asked any of these folks or you to go out and buy me a car - could you decide without asking me (the U in UCD) what kind of car meets my needs? On 6/25/08, Andrei Herasimchuk [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Jun 25, 2008, at 10:33 AM, Terry Fitzgerald wrote: Going back to school may improve