[IxDA Discuss] Yahoo! Pipes

2008-12-03 Thread john
Why have we not discussed this [http://pipes.yahoo.com] yet? It looks hugely useful, I'd like to know how this community are using it both personally and for projects. John. Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Any thoughts on placement of company contact information?

2008-11-18 Thread John Romano
I think it really comes down to the goals of the site and way users use it. Many brochure ware sites exist as a one time destination where the entire purpose is to entice users to contact the company. In those cases putting the contact info on at the top of EVERY page makes sense. On sites that

[IxDA Discuss] Lessons for UX Consultants from Barack Obama

2008-11-12 Thread John Yesko
New blog post at Roundarch: http://impost.roundarch.com/2008/11/10/lessons-for-user-experience-consultants-from-barack-obama/ impost.roundarch.com Enjoy! John Yesko Roundarch [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/Lessons-for-UX-Consultants-from-Barack

Re: [IxDA Discuss] What to use for rapidly generating HTML prototypes from concept model diagrams to test interactive search.

2008-11-12 Thread Bonnie John
I believe CogTool can do what you want. Although CogTool started life as a tool for making predictions of skilled behavior on interfaces, it has evolved into a rapid prototyping tool that generates HTML and, oh, BTW, gives you predictions of skilled execution time at a touch of a button. To

[IxDA Discuss] New Jersey World Usability Day 2008, November 13th at Rutgers University, 4-9 PM

2008-11-11 Thread John Chin
' Association is an international, non-profit, professional association with more than 2000 members in the US and 35 other countries. For more information, visit *www.upassoc.org*http://www.upassoc.org/and *www.worldusabilityday.org*. http://www.upassoc.org/ -- John Chin User Experience Professional [EMAIL

Re: [IxDA Discuss] [EVENT] Chicago IxDA November 12 %u2013 Social to Mobile

2008-11-07 Thread John Alton
Hi! Will this event be recorded for later viewing? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=35132 Welcome to the Interaction Design

[IxDA Discuss] Interesting drag interface

2008-11-07 Thread John Gibbard
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

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

2008-11-05 Thread John Romano
My company is putting together a panel submission for SXSW. If you think this topic deserves more attention, check it out: http://panelpicker.sxsw.com/ideas/view/1359 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Prospective IxD student seeking some portfolio / grad program advice

2008-11-03 Thread John Vollmer
for students without design undergrad degrees who have had some (or even no) design experience before coming. I'm doing Foundation, and it's been great digging into communication design, product design, photography and design planning. Feel free to get in touch. John

[IxDA Discuss] cfp: CHI WS on Experience Design | Deadline Extended to November 6

2008-10-24 Thread John Zimmerman
framework or theory that allow designers to better select appropriate methods. Please send submissions by Thursday, November 6, 2008 to John Zimmerman johnz at cs.cmu.edu We will notify authors of acceptance by November 28, 2008 Link to the CHI publication format (please use archival format

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Web 2.0 for Banking and Insurance industry

2008-10-17 Thread John Gibbard
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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Web 2.0 for Banking and Insurance industry

2008-10-17 Thread John Gibbard
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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Re: [IxDA Discuss] KUDOS: IxDA NYC!

2008-10-17 Thread John Chin
not being able to recall everyone's names - I do want to express my appreciation for this event. Yours, John On Fri, Oct 17, 2008 at 2:12 PM, Kim Bieler [EMAIL PROTECTED]wrote: Kudos to the IxDA New York group for putting on such a fun and instructive workshop last night. Definitely time well spent

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Site Map - How important is it as a link?

2008-10-02 Thread John Gibbard
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? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

[IxDA Discuss] Best left-nav ever

2008-10-01 Thread john
I love this [http://www.mondex.org/] left-nav. One to chalk-up for screen grabbing opportunities to demonstrate worst-case-scenarios. Anyone care to share any other website howlers? (in a vain attempt to add some levity to this list for the first time in weeks). J.

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Site Map - How important is it as a link?

2008-10-01 Thread John Gibbard
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]

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Site Map - How important is it as a link?

2008-10-01 Thread John Gibbard
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

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Communicating Design, Visualizing non-linear task flow

2008-09-24 Thread John Gibbard
. A difficult thing to describe but if you'd like to drop me a mail I can send you the specific diagrams. John. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=33428

[IxDA Discuss] Needs-based paginated wizard

2008-09-18 Thread John Gibbard
. Examples of this approach much appreciated! John. -- John Gibbard (User Experience Architect) t. +44 (0)7957 102577 skype. johngibbard Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... [EMAIL

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Needs-based paginated wizard

2008-09-18 Thread John Gibbard
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Needs-based paginated wizard

2008-09-18 Thread John Gibbard
that criteria. It still asks 'natural' customer-orientated questions though. Keep the examples coming ... John * (I am seriously at pains to avoid another semantic debate, I think those of us subscribed to the IAI list this week are a little definition-weary

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Needs-based paginated wizard

2008-09-18 Thread John Gibbard
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

[IxDA Discuss] Emogrifier - Convert HTML CSS into gmail friendly emails

2008-08-27 Thread John Reeve
sending it. Check it out at http://www.emogrifier.com/ Thanks! - John _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ John Reeve www.pelagodesign.com http://www.pelagodesign.com/ www.myintervals.com http://www.myintervals.com/ p 805.568.5346 ext. 115 f 805.568.5347

[IxDA Discuss] Glassdoor

2008-08-22 Thread john
of our peers I thought you'd all be interested. John. [1] http://www.ixda.org/discuss.php?post=30153#30153 [2] http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7576284.stm Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post

[IxDA Discuss] Mixed Signals

2008-08-22 Thread john
Mixing iconography with religious symbolism. An interesting article [1] from Swedish site The Local (published in English) concerning the use of a pointed index finger on traffic signals . where does this leave our ubiquitous hand pointer [2] [1] http://www.thelocal.se/13872/20080822/ [2]

Re: [IxDA Discuss] ING sues PNC over alleged similarities of Web sites

2008-08-15 Thread John Vaughan
Jared said: Um, no. You just can't use round orange shapes to represent elements of a financial services product and then try to compete against ING who has made round orange shapes integral to their look. Feel free to use round orange shapes for anything else. John says

Re: [IxDA Discuss] help with categorization/client relation

2008-08-13 Thread John Chin
need to account for the fact that people will choose the wrong category initially. Yours, John John Chin User Experience Professional [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.johnpchin.com Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA

Re: [IxDA Discuss] IxDA iPhone users straw poll

2008-08-13 Thread Bonnie John
Things I do now: 1. Making three-way calls, because it is so obvious how to do it. Add-Call button, dial the next number however you usually dial, Merge-Calls button (in the same place the Add-Call button was). It just works! 2. Taking pictures with the phone instead of the digital camera in

[IxDA Discuss] Call for Abstracts - Design for Engagement - 29th August

2008-08-08 Thread Knight, John, VF-Group
Dear all, Please send your abstracts for consideration for inclusion in the 4th International Conference on Design for Engagement. Abstracts should be a maximum of 250 words in either document format or as an email to John Knight on or before 29th August 2008. The following topics

[IxDA Discuss] Conference - Design for Engagement - Call for contributors

2008-07-31 Thread Knight, John, VF-Group
4th September Final version of Conference Deliverable 12th September Publication of Proceedings 20th November CONFERENCE CHAIRS John Knight (Vodafone) Magnus Haake (Lund University) John Knight User Experience Manager Vodafone Global

Re: [IxDA Discuss] NYC thanks Luke Williams, Icon Nicholson, and all event attendees

2008-07-25 Thread John Chin
Thanks to MJ and the rest of the organizing committee and hosts for this event. I appreciate all of the effort in making it all happen! Yours, John Chin On Fri, Jul 25, 2008 at 2:03 PM, MJ Broadbent [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: NYC IxDA sends out kudos to Luke Williams of frog design, who gave

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Masters Programs in the DC Area

2008-07-24 Thread John Chin
fields. I didn't take all of the heavy theory computer science courses. Instead I took many of the courses related to Cognitive Science and Statistical analysis. I hope that gives you some more insights. Feel free to contact me off-line if you like. Yours, John Chin [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Tue, Jul

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Blogger versus WordPress versus TypePad

2008-07-24 Thread John Chin
and their credentials. We feel that this focus will help ensure that authors get credit for their work, make the content more credible. I'm curious what people think of this. Does typepad or wordpress make this distinction? Thanks, John On Thu, Jul 24, 2008 at 12:31 AM, TPvsWP [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote

[IxDA Discuss] Contextual Marketing

2008-07-15 Thread john
Very nice little 'application' on CNN. (http://www.cnn.com/) Click on the little t-shirt icons. Done by the http://www.barbariangroup.com/ Such a simple interaction device; intriguing and marketable. Welcome to the

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

2008-07-11 Thread John Vaughan
may display different structure, behaviors and terminology. John Vaughan http://www.jcvtcs.com BTW: We've all been frustrated when we encounter the counter-productive barriers identified in Whitney's example of unneccessary corporate information silo-ing: Yes, anything - anything at all

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

2008-07-09 Thread John Vaughan
my site, then I should take responsibility for helping you to manage those new browser windows, too). The tabbed browsers we have now are a step in the right direction, but a more robust multiwindow management feature/tool could be very useful to our craft... John Vaughan The Communication

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

2008-07-09 Thread John Vaughan
Even when I don't have a preference, the behavior is usually unexpected because by default external links look no different than internal links. If an object behaves differently it should look different. Some sites get this right but generally there's no way to anticipate whether a link is going

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Web based project management

2008-07-09 Thread john reeve
Check out Trac: http://trac.edgewall.org/ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=31121 Welcome to the Interaction Design Association

[IxDA Discuss] Hotel Websites: Flagship User Experience

2008-07-02 Thread John Gibbard
of facilities yadda yadda. Anything from chic boutique, country resorts, urban bolt-holes and budget chains gratefully received, on or off-list. Thanks! -- John Gibbard (User Experience Architect) t. +44 (0)7957 102577 skype. johngibbard

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Hotel Websites: Flagship User Experience

2008-07-02 Thread John Gibbard
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

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Pie Menu Spotted on the Web

2008-06-26 Thread John Chin
. Chauncey On Thu, Jun 26, 2008 at 12:07 AM, John Chin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: When I saw pie menu, I immediately thought of the pie menus designed at the University of Maryland by Don Hopkins et. al. https://drum.umd.edu/dspace/handle/1903/442

[IxDA Discuss] Pie Menu Spotted on the Web

2008-06-25 Thread John Gibbard
of the slightly bewildering shopping/filter elements detracts from the overall experience. How do the IxDA community feel about this site (ignoring the nauseating soundtrack)? John. [1] http://www.converse.com/connectivity/ Welcome

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

2008-06-25 Thread Bonnie John
I agree with that a sunrise alarm clock is delightful. Absolutely my last alarm clock. Mine doesn't make any sound and allows any lamp to be plugged into it, so it is a lovely as the lamp you choose (if you hide the box). It is a small black box (~3inx5inx2in), with a red digital clock, 6

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Pie Menu Spotted on the Web

2008-06-25 Thread John Chin
a pie menu really is! John ---Original Message--- From: Laura Francis [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [IxDA Discuss] Pie Menu Spotted on the Web Sent: Jun 25 '08 18:18 Oops! When I read the title of this post this is what came to mind... http://www.simplesimonspies.co.uk

[IxDA Discuss] Opportunity to switch to academia and give back to HCI/IxDA community

2008-06-24 Thread Bonnie John
/ ... information about the department at http://www.hcii.cmu.edu/ ... and information about the masters program at http://www.hcii.cmu.edu/Academics/Masters/masters.html We hope to hear from you, Bonnie Bonnie E. John Professor and Director of the MHCI Program School of Computer Science Carnegie Mellon

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Sketching as a Wireframing Tool

2008-06-20 Thread John Gibbard
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

Re: [IxDA Discuss] isometric navigation and perspective

2008-06-18 Thread John Gibbard
no perceived affordance or at least invites a click action doesn't seem fair, IMHO. John. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=30320 Welcome

[IxDA Discuss] JOB: Sr UX Designer, Method, NYC San Francisco, Full Time

2008-06-18 Thread John Turnberg
, attitudes, and expectations. * BA or MA in Interaction Design, Graphic Design, or HCI, or related experience. John Turnberg, Recruiting Manager P 646.825.5214 [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.method.com Welcome to the Interaction Design

[IxDA Discuss] JOB: Sr UX Designer, Method, NYC San Francisco, Full Time

2008-06-17 Thread John Turnberg
. --- John Turnberg, Recruiting Manager P 646.825.5214 C 860.713.9333 [EMAIL PROTECTED] skype john.turnberg --- Method 151 Lafayette St, 5th Floor New York, New York 10013 http

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Prototyping GOMS

2008-06-13 Thread Bonnie E . John
menu systems and systems of related widgets like radio buttons and list boxes. And you can export your prototypes to HTML to share with folks who don't want to download CogTool or use as a basis for quick-and-dirty user testing. So please keep watching and let us know what you think. Bonnie John

Re: [IxDA Discuss] [Book Review] Web Form Design, Filling in the Blanks

2008-06-12 Thread John Gibbard
Great, comprehensive review Will. I'm about half-way through (the book) and still finding great things. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=30171

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Prototyping at Apple

2008-06-12 Thread John Gibbard
where - if we've got the time and space to do it - we can do hundred of iterations too. That's not to say it's everyone's bag and we do have to be careful that iteration doesn't just mean repeat but includes incremental, quantifiable improvement. John

[IxDA Discuss] JOB: Interactive User Interface/Experience Designer -- San Francisco -- liveBooks -- Full Time

2008-06-12 Thread John Felleman
Position Overview: We are looking for a passionate, experienced, creative and innovative user interface and experience designer that can lead the design of our company’s web applications. Our clients are talented and creative individuals who are moved by solutions that combine inspiring

[IxDA Discuss] IxDA Twitter Stream

2008-06-11 Thread John Gibbard
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/

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Online Inspiration?

2008-06-09 Thread John Gibbard
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

Re: [IxDA Discuss] qualitative and quantitative research

2008-06-09 Thread John D'Ignazio
This is called content analysis. It's a recognized research method that was developed for texts but has been applied to video or images. The best strategy for consistent coding in content analysis is to create a codebook of what it is your looking for and keep to it. Good luck! On Fri, May 30,

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Expense and income tracking apps?

2008-06-09 Thread John Reeve
Also check out Intervals: http://www.myintervals.com/ Intervals does handle expense and income, but is more inclined toward time tracking and task management. Might be a good fit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Sites with good examples of bad UIs?

2008-06-05 Thread John Vaughan
. John - Original Message - From: Chauncey Wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Al Selvin [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, May 26, 2008 10:14 AM Subject: Re: [IxDA Discuss] Sites with good examples of bad UIs? There is the site www.webpagesthatsuck.com There is a book

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Usability = Predictability

2008-06-05 Thread John Vaughan
Belated comment on this thread: Consistency : Predicatbility : Usability might be expressed as more of a Venn diagram? Or perhaps more nuanced, with Expectations and Anticipation somewhere in the mix. I've always felt that the most successfully generous UI's are the ones that provide a

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Profile vs. Persona

2008-06-04 Thread John Vaughan
Scenarios in a Business Requirements doc. Tech side wants Requirements docs, Tasks Use Cases - Roles, of course, help them understand manage Profiles Permissioning . John Vaughan The Communication Studio LLC - Original Message - From: Lee McIvor [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL

[IxDA Discuss] Contextual FAQs

2008-05-23 Thread John Gibbard
friends! John. Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Keyboard Shortcuts - use of Cntrl or Alt keys

2008-05-19 Thread John Christopher
to have shortcuts that were similar to ViM bindings. Yuck! I do like the use of single key shortcuts for navigation (google's k,j,n, and p keys). - John On May 19, 2008, at 3:13 AM, Apar Maniar wrote: Alok I would say it depends on the application, in a word processor like MS Word

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Hello.....is there any university which offer UXD???

2008-05-09 Thread John Zimmerman
=2t=3 Masters of Communication Planning and Information Design: Joint between English and the School of Design: http://design.cmu.edu/ show_program.php?s=2t=2 Masters of HCI: in the HCI Institute in the School of Computer Science: http://hcii.cmu.edu/Academics/Masters/masters.html john John

Re: [IxDA Discuss] [Event] Venue change - RSVP - London IxDA meeting, guest starring Dave Malouf

2008-05-06 Thread John gibbard
discussion as well as the usual free-form banter and networking. Don't forget the pub is open to ALL so if you couldn't make it for the event at Dare [1] (08/MAY, 18:30) then join us from about 20.30 in the Yorkshire Grey (Fitzrovia). [2] Cheers, John. *VENUE* dare digital (corner of Margaret St

Re: [IxDA Discuss] how to position a new beta feature -- examples?

2008-04-29 Thread John Gibbard
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.

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Awesome Bar

2008-04-28 Thread John Romano
I've always thought that Safari had a great location bar auto complete function. It simply suggests a completed URL in the location bar as you type based on history and bookmarks. A drop down list appears below that filters as you type. You can either continue typing, hit enter to select the

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Do you ask for Functions or Scenarios?

2008-04-25 Thread John Romano
I would say give programmers all the results of your work as they move into development. Don't make assumptions regarding what they will find useful or what they will understand. The best programmers get it and want all the info. The best thing you can do is bring programmers into the project

[IxDA Discuss] Physical world IxD: Kitchen design

2008-04-22 Thread John Gibbard
outside of web-orientated thinking... John. (thanks Kottke.org for the heads-up) [1] http://www.metropolismag.com/cda/story.php?artid=3253 Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... [EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: [IxDA Discuss] [Event] London IxDA meeting

2008-04-22 Thread John Gibbard
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] http

Re: [IxDA Discuss] What to call The User?

2008-04-21 Thread John Vaughan
works on Documentation. Just contextualize by identifying which Role you're addressing. Value-added: by encouraging you (the documentation reader) to put yourself in the shoes of several user roles, we've helped everyone to embrace the very essence of UxP. Y'all have a good time now, John

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Is Eye Tracking too expensive or complicated?

2008-04-18 Thread John Gibbard
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

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Fighting trolls

2008-03-27 Thread John Gibbard
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

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Digital patina

2008-03-25 Thread John Gibbard
Kim, Boing Boing must be reading your mind, from today's output: http://www.boingboing.net/2008/03/25/japanese-ads-downpla.html snip -- John Gibbard (User Experience Architect) t. +44 (0)7957 102577 skype. johngibbard

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Godin Interaction Design

2008-03-24 Thread John Vaughan
Huzzah When you want to make toast, the site should get out of the way and let you make toast. .. and then we can all make some bread. Which, as you know, is raw toast. Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To

[IxDA Discuss] Digital patina

2008-03-20 Thread John Gibbard
to see how it could relate to online journeys. John. [*] Thanks to Kottke for the heads-up Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe http

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Coming Soon Pages

2008-03-20 Thread John Gibbard
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

[IxDA Discuss] IxD: Mac Resources

2008-03-18 Thread John Gibbard
that those of us who are converts won't know about but seasoned Mac-users find helpful in their IxD day-jobs. Thanks guys, -- John Gibbard (User Experience Architect) t. +44 (0)7957 102577 skype. johngibbard Welcome to the Interaction

Re: [IxDA Discuss] What tools do you use for prototyping?

2008-03-17 Thread John Vaughan
Dreamweaver: Templates, HTML, a little Layout, Navigation CSS: most Layout, visual Themes Fireworks: Illustrative Graphics, Icons, Logos, Photos, Backgrounds Javascript Extensions: prepackaged screen-level Behaviors MS Word: Documentation support materials Adobe (MM) Contribute:

Re: [IxDA Discuss] An Idea about Drawing Wireframes

2008-03-13 Thread John Gibbard
into defined modular sections. I normally acheive this in Visio by setting up a grid of blue 'ruler' lines (not sure what their technical name is) and then snap elements into them. Of course this isn't quite as slick as your demo but it's a reasonable workaround. Best wishes, John * - or 'rearranging

[IxDA Discuss] Art Craft (was Interaction Design and Theatre)

2008-03-09 Thread John Vaughan
Which begs the classic IA/UxP/IxD question: So, are you a Technician or an Artist? I prefer craft vs. art. The difference is in the goal: Artists create to please themselves, with accurate or authentic self-expression one of the important tests of the finished work. Craftspersons

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Interaction Design and Theatre

2008-03-09 Thread John Vaughan
of notation systems. ...and I've often found myself thinking that the public's expectation of game-quality interaction is the primary justification for our craft. Dancin' playin'. (I feel better already) John Welcome

Re: [IxDA Discuss] web app messaging

2008-03-06 Thread John Gibbard
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

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

2008-03-05 Thread John Gibbard
... Not representative? then add your taste to the blend by joining the Last.fm group which then provides us all with an IxDA radio station of 'music to design interactions to'. *Probably* the last post on the topic ;) With best wishes, John

Re: [IxDA Discuss] IxDA Announces New Board of Directors for 2008-2009

2008-03-04 Thread John Gibbard
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Interaction Design and Theatre

2008-03-01 Thread John Vaughan
of the dance of interaction resonated. Spatial dynamism, etc. Just a thought. John Vaughan The Communication Studio LLC website: http://www.jcvtcs.com In the vein of participatory design using collaborative gaming technique, there's always Buckminster Fuller's Worldgame http

Re: [IxDA Discuss] IxDA Announces New Board of Directors for 2008-2009

2008-02-28 Thread John Gibbard
://www.ixda.org/help -- John Gibbard (User Experience Architect) t. +44 (0)7957 102577 skype. johngibbard Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe

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

2008-02-28 Thread John Dailey
No music... Just the purring of my cat. I find that music continues, but always changes or stops. My cat purrs then goes to sleep. Both her purring and her sleeping are more soothing than any style of music to me. Now, get me out of the office and I'm ready for live jazz... . . . . . . . .

Re: [IxDA Discuss] iPhones on Campus

2008-02-28 Thread John Dailey
We're designing a video news interface for the iPhone. Sort of a way to do interactive TV on a small screen. Everyone on campus could watch a live stream of local headline news. Stories are linked to meta data so an appropriate news item could call your iPhone and play itself. Think IM for

[IxDA Discuss] Calendar IA

2008-02-27 Thread John Gibbard
, full URL: http://www.amorgos.plus.com/blog/calendar_IA_25-Feb-08.pdf -- John Gibbard (User Experience Architect) t. +44 (0)7957 102577 skype. johngibbard Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list

Re: [IxDA Discuss] User stories vs. user personas

2008-02-25 Thread John Wood
, and I presume you mean (a) rather than (b). John . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=26430 Welcome to the Interaction Design

[IxDA Discuss] I despise extraneous frippery, but...

2008-02-25 Thread John Vaughan
HEMA is a Dutch department store. The first store opened onNovember 4, 1926, in Amsterdam. Now there are 150 stores all over the Netherlands. HEMA also has stores in Belgium, Luxemburg, and Germany. In June of this year, HEMA was sold to British investment company Lion Capital. Take a look at

Re: [IxDA Discuss] I despise extraneous frippery, but...

2008-02-25 Thread John Gibbard
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

Re: [IxDA Discuss] I despise extraneous frippery, but...

2008-02-25 Thread John Vaughan
). Did anybody here deconstruct THAT one? Anyhooo... From a UxP perspective, I found the RubeGoldberg-esque / The Incredible Machine animation mini-narrative of the Hema thingie MUCH more compelling than many other invasive site intros. Just a thought. - Original Message - From: John

[IxDA Discuss] Enough said...

2008-02-23 Thread John Vaughan
http://www.underconsideration.com/MaketheLogoBigger.mp3 Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List

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

2008-02-23 Thread John Vaughan
1989 - 1992: The Electronic Sales Assistant (ESA) provided a complete suite of sales presentation creation tools, newspaper industry information, and an easy-to-use interface to the Newspaper Association of America's electronic bulletin board-based membership marketing support service.

Re: [IxDA Discuss] How to transition from technical writer to interaction designer?

2008-02-11 Thread John Wood
of these courses and was not terribly impressed. In fact we are now resolved to hire self-directed learners with clear passion for the role, putting relevant experience and education second and third in priority. I'm not sure this was much help, Martin, best of luck. John

[IxDA Discuss] Wii Would Like to Play... Minority Report

2008-01-30 Thread John Vaughan
Just got this in off the wire from a longtime colleague: A penny and a couple of vodka seltzers for your thoughts. http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~johnny/projects/wii/ *Come to IxDA Interaction08 | Savannah* February 8-10, 2008 in

[IxDA Discuss] [JOB] - Sr. User Experience Design Consultant - Dublin, Ireland - iQ Content - Full Time

2008-01-21 Thread John Wood
iQ Content (www.iqcontent.com) is a user experience design consultancy based in Dublin, Ireland. We help smart organisations design and build websites and web applications that are better for their users and better for their businesses. We have an opportunity for a senior user experience

Re: [IxDA Discuss] live chat best pratices

2008-01-11 Thread John Pritchard
. think, trust or confidence building (as realistically appropriate) plus a margin of protective insulation for both parties.. (and the backend should be the same visual).. Thanks for the help! Jeff Stevenson is that interesting? john

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Dayparting for newspaper sites

2007-11-12 Thread John Vollmer
/archives/101185.asp John Vollmer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://gamma.ixda.org/discuss?post=22414 *Come to IxDA Interaction08 | Savannah* February 8-10, 2008

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