Re: [IxDA Discuss] On the topic of twitter - Why?
Mark: I just can't imagine that my mutterings or mundane observations would be of any interest to someone as I broadcast them. I with you on that and I've wondered why. I do think there is a lot to be drawn from Jerome Ryckborst's anthropological take in the other thread - http://www.ixda.org/discuss.php?post=23528#23563 I'm a lot like my father when it comes to a lack of motivation to mutter, make small talk, 'tweet' in social scenarios, and he like his father, however other people in the town I grew up certainly made up for that. My theory is that the twittering phenomenon is time/space agnostic. The current generation of cloud communication tools are just re-enabling needs that have not been satisfactorily met since humans moved out of the village town hall, pub where everyone knows your name, post office, etc.. Mark: The elimination of geography and time in socially connecting is proving quite valuable and will no doubt have a profound effect on us going forward. I agree but I'd turn that around. Where the comforting security of village life was a double edged sword, -everyone- knew your business, little control over privacy. We now have more say over what people know about us, and control over who is in our own personal community village. The profound change as I see it will come in an increase in personal social capital and a general trend up in collective happiness (which I understand has been in decline since the 1950's) More on Social Capital; http://www.ksg.harvard.edu/saguaro/primer.htm and I see this book mentioned a lot, haven't read it though: http://www.bowlingalone.com/ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://gamma.ixda.org/discuss?post=23553 *Come to IxDA Interaction08 | Savannah* February 8-10, 2008 in Savannah, GA, USA Register today: http://interaction08.ixda.org/ 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/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
Re: [IxDA Discuss] On the topic of twitter - Why?
There is something interesting in this ... I mean, not being interested in sharing your mundane thoughts ... If I think about the people I follow on twitter, they are mostly the same people I read their blogs of or go to their talks at conferences. There are a few exceptions, but it seems that most of the people who tweet away all day long are also the people who blog daily or at least weekly. And just like that, I bet most of them(us) have many many more followers than those that we follow. I find it s interesting that I get follower notices almost daily. It is so rare that I recipricate. Further, I almost never read the public thread. It is all about the following and posting to friends and colleagues. Someone mentioned that they mostly use social networks for business. This might be a generational thing b/c we learned about social networks most likely at a time when most of our relationships are work related and for us in particular most of our work relations are THAT digitally connected that they would even bother to use such tools and services. For people who are younger they are all connected and the line between connectivity and work and personal is almost blurred into being indistinguishable. Remember that facebook and myspace were first tools for young people way before us grand-dadies/mommies invaded their turf. To that end, for me it is about blurring my professional more and more into my personal and as a tool for bringing my personal life into my professional. The later means that if I have Twitter open at work and I'm scanning personal friend's tweets I get a new area of contact with my personal that I wouldn't have had before, namely in my professional space. The opposite is also true as I tweet as much about my personal life as I do my professional life, so colleagues like yourselves learn all about my kid as much as about my class on IxD. To my comment about entertainment. I think the main point I was making there, is about seriousness. One of the advantages of all this stuff is that it is about personal choice and personal expression. Yes, it can lead to better networking capabilities (LinkedIn and Facebook have been great for that), but they are all also about letting loose a bit. It is about letting loose the notion of privacy, creating more of a swiss-cheese effect in the walls that surround you. Sometimes you might regret a hole or two, but for the most part it is pretty cool. -- dave . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=23553 *Come to IxDA Interaction08 | Savannah* February 8-10, 2008 in Savannah, GA, USA Register today: http://interaction08.ixda.org/ 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/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
Re: [IxDA Discuss] On the topic of twitter - Why?
If the premise holds true - that this is more of a culture shift in how we communicate, then what the services is somewhat irrelevant. The services will evolve, but is it chicken or egg? interesting laboratory to see these shifts. - Yup. I find it fun to just be a part of these social experiments :) Will the same services hold our attention in the next few years? rgds, Dan in Taipei - http://twitter.com/dszuc _ Share life as it happens with the new Windows Live. http://www.windowslive.com/share.html?ocid=TXT_TAGHM_Wave2_sharelife_122007 *Come to IxDA Interaction08 | Savannah* February 8-10, 2008 in Savannah, GA, USA Register today: http://interaction08.ixda.org/ 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/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
Re: [IxDA Discuss] On the topic of twitter - Why?
That was me. Back in the late 80's and early 90's, building a cutting edge design firm in the midwest was a really silly idea. I just didn't know it. Connection with folks at conferences, and then following up with conversation on news groups, compuserve and AOL made all the difference in the world. We figured out how to benefit from Silicon Valley and New York and Chicago without actually being there. These days - that's pretty much a given. These days I live pretty far from my closest friends. But what I have gain most from these networks recently have been the reconnection with friends and former employees that I have lost track of. Not to get to heady... but that socialization through time is something I would never have anticipates. Mark On Dec 16, 2007, at 2:36 AM, dave malouf wrote: Someone mentioned that they mostly use social networks for business. This might be a generational thing b/c we learned about social networks most likely at a time when most of our relationships are work related and for us in particular most of our work relations are THAT digitally connected that they would even bother to use such tools and services. *Come to IxDA Interaction08 | Savannah* February 8-10, 2008 in Savannah, GA, USA Register today: http://interaction08.ixda.org/ 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/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
Re: [IxDA Discuss] Your favorite rating interface
On Dec 15, 2007, at 11:56 PM, Murli Nagasundaram wrote: The other problem is the implicit criteria used in a star rating as both Jonathan and Jim point out. What's an alternative though, that is simple and quick, as well as reliable? :-C:-(:-|:-):-D ;-) -- Jonathan Koren [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.soe.ucsc.edu/~jonathan/ *Come to IxDA Interaction08 | Savannah* February 8-10, 2008 in Savannah, GA, USA Register today: http://interaction08.ixda.org/ 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/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
Re: [IxDA Discuss] Your favorite rating interface
I have a problem with ratings in iTunes, as well. I've grown a couple hundred songs in my library over time, but about 98% of my library is either not rated or 5. I wouldn't really have any 1s in iTunes, or it wouldn't be there, so that rules out one whole point in the scale. What would be really nice is if they captured the relationship of different songs to each other. I tend to listen to iTunes in sessions, so when I sit down for a few hours to work, I play work songs. I have a work playlist, but it's incomplete, and I just don't have time to keep moving new songs into it. I also want different types of music depending on what kind of work I'm doing, and can't think of obvious names for different lists. If iTunes could somehow pay attention to what songs I play multiple times, and which songs I skip, in a given session, then let me play that as a playlist, I wouldn't have to manually rate them or move them over to a list myself. Over time iTunes would have compilations based on different moods and could grow them by recognizing when I'm playing songs out of a particular list. Wishful thinking, I know =] Bryan http://www.bryanminihan.com -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jonathan Koren Sent: Saturday, December 15, 2007 11:37 PM Cc: ixd-discussion Subject: Re: [IxDA Discuss] Your favorite rating interface Even a Likert scale doesn't mean the same thing to users. There's plenty of users that rank everything 5 stars, others that rank items only 1 star or 5 stars. Even in my own experience a Likert scale can be problematic. I decided to rate all my songs on iTunes. I decided I'd try to bell curve it with: 1: absolute crap, or non music track 2: don't like it 3: perfectly acceptable 4: like it 5: sublime This worked for a while, until I started to realized that there would be two songs that I liked, but weren't sublime, but I preferred one to the other. I couldn't capture that relationship. In a sense, a 7 point scale would have been better here, but I suspect I would have ended up with wanting a 9 point scale. -- Jonathan Koren [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.soe.ucsc.edu/~jonathan/ *Come to IxDA Interaction08 | Savannah* February 8-10, 2008 in Savannah, GA, USA Register today: http://interaction08.ixda.org/ 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/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
Re: [IxDA Discuss] Your favorite rating interface
There's another scheme in work on Pandora (http://www.pandora.com). It seems to work pretty well for tuning a station (music stream). There are two basic rating icons/choices, plus three other related actions associated with the rating system and station. The choices are identified by the (icon) images listed below. Ratings: (Thumb Up) I really like this song - play more like it! (Thumb Down) I don't like this song - it's not what this station should play. Related: (zzz) I'm tired of this song - don't play it for a month. (?) Why is this song playing? (+) I want to add more kinds of music 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 be really nice is if they captured the relationship of different songs to each other. I tend to listen to iTunes in sessions, so when I sit down for a few hours to work, I play work songs. *Come to IxDA Interaction08 | Savannah* February 8-10, 2008 in Savannah, GA, USA Register today: http://interaction08.ixda.org/ 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/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
[IxDA Discuss] [JOB] Interaction Designer/UI Designer - Toronto, ON - Hundredwatt Labs - Full Time
DesignAxiom has recently joined with US-based Hundredwatt Labs and we are currently developing an application platform for rich media content publishing. Our Toronto-based team is expanding and we're looking for an Interaction/User Interface Designer to join our team. _ Job Description Working in collaboration with the Product Manager, Creative Director and Development Manager, you will be responsible for creating detailed user interaction specifications, screen designs, and digital collateral for use by the development team. The position will entail a fair bit of analysis and problem solving but it will also provide opportunity for creative design. Experience with Flash/Flex and the capabilities and limitations of the Flash player would be a definite asset. _ Required Qualifications - Relevant degree, diploma, or certificate (Graphic Design, Visual Arts and Design, Interactive/Multimedia design, Industrial Design, or Visual Communication). - Formal training in Interaction Design or relevant experience. - Digital portfolio demonstrating your accomplishments specifically in the design of application user interface. - Proficient in graphic design with Photoshop. - Excellent written and verbal English communication skills. _ Desired Qualifications - Experience working in a product development environment with business, technical, and product management stakeholders. - Prior experience developing Flash-based web sites or applications. - Proficient in graphic and motion design in Flash. The environment is fast-paced and demanding, but you will be working with an enthusiastic, friendly, and supportive team who love what they do. Contact Tom George at Hundredwatt Labs: tom at 100w.com, or tgeorge at designaxiom.com. Qualified applicants at all levels of experience will be considered. *Come to IxDA Interaction08 | Savannah* February 8-10, 2008 in Savannah, GA, USA Register today: http://interaction08.ixda.org/ 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/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
[IxDA Discuss] JOB: User Experience Designers or Leads, New York City, FT/Contract, JPMorgan Chase
User Experience Leads/User Experience Designers Full-time or Contract, New York City JPMorgan Chase – Treasury and Securities Services, Client Access The user experience team is growing as we continue to deliver a broad range of improvements to customer facing technology projects within the wholesale banking division of JPMorgan Chase. We are dedicated to best practices in user-centered design as seek to revamp the way our global client base interacts with us online. We're adding a few positions to the team, mid to senior level, starting in January. We are looking for creative professionals to join our team who have demonstrated expertise in information architecture, interaction design and related disciplines. Our projects simplify our how our clients work with us, so we seek people who know how to make complex tasks seem easy. Demonstrated project work in functionally rich websites or applications is preferred. Strong consultative and communications skills are required. Interested candidates should send resumes and work samples to [EMAIL PROTECTED] *Come to IxDA Interaction08 | Savannah* February 8-10, 2008 in Savannah, GA, USA Register today: http://interaction08.ixda.org/ 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/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
Re: [IxDA Discuss] Great user personas example
Love the Red Light. That will be one of the stores I miss when I'm no longer here! Hopefully, DC will have similar shopping venues. Callie Neylan, MFA | Visual + Interaction Design | NEYLAN DESIGN COMPANY | T 206 718 9909 | F 206 400 1664 | E [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Dec 16, 2007, at 12:07 PM, Michael Micheletti wrote: He does the window displays for Red Light, a Seattle clothing store. *Come to IxDA Interaction08 | Savannah* February 8-10, 2008 in Savannah, GA, USA Register today: http://interaction08.ixda.org/ 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/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
Re: [IxDA Discuss] Seeking IxDA Board member candidates
Hi Folks, Board membership is a wonderful opportunity to work with a small group of passionate people who want to build this community. The grass roots ethos is central to IxDA. We believe passionately in community, and believe that our future leaders should come directly from the community. Are you ready to roll up your sleeves and build something great? Then please consider applying for a position on the Board. The application period will remain open until Dec 28, 2007. Thanks, JS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=23478 *Come to IxDA Interaction08 | Savannah* February 8-10, 2008 in Savannah, GA, USA Register today: http://interaction08.ixda.org/ 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/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
[IxDA Discuss] IxDA Shanghai
Hello, there! My name is Itamar Medeiros, originally from Brazil, but
living in Shanghai for the last two-and-a-half years: I first came
here to start the User Interaction Design track at the Visual
Communication Undergraduate Program at Raffles Design Institute in
Shanghai... now I'm working as a Product Designer for Autodesk.
I was wondering if there was any other IxDers based in Shanghai: I
would love to meet face-to-face with other designers and -- eventually
-- have a local group of IxDA here.
Anybody out there?
--
{ Itamar Medeiros } Information Designer
designing clear, understandable communication by
caring to structure, context, and presentation
of data and information
website ::: http://designative.info/
mobile ::: +86 13671503252
skype ::: designative
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Re: [IxDA Discuss] What tools do you use for prototyping?
Paper and pencil and then Visio is usually the way my prototypes progress. But I do a lot of work remotely which makes sharing paper and pencil drawings difficult. Niklas Wolkert's sketchy stencil for Visio to the rescue! I can superimpose drawn controls on top of an existing screenshot which communicates to my audience the early, flexible stage of the design. More information here: http://www.guuui.com/issues/02_07.php. Also includes a handy template for long webpages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=22721 *Come to IxDA Interaction08 | Savannah* February 8-10, 2008 in Savannah, GA, USA Register today: http://interaction08.ixda.org/ 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/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
Re: [IxDA Discuss] IxDA Shanghai
Hi Itamar:
This may interest:
http://hk.ixda.org/
http://www.upachina.org/userfriendly2007/default_en.htm (we plan to
organise another in 2008)
Photos from UF2007 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/tags/uf2007/
http://www.upachina.org/index_en.asp
http://uxnet.org/cat/locales/beijing
http://uxnet.org/cat/locales/hongkong
rgds,
Dan
On 17/12/2007, at 10:32 AM, Itamar Medeiros wrote:
Hello, there! My name is Itamar Medeiros, originally from Brazil, but
living in Shanghai for the last two-and-a-half years: I first came
here to start the User Interaction Design track at the Visual
Communication Undergraduate Program at Raffles Design Institute in
Shanghai... now I'm working as a Product Designer for Autodesk.
I was wondering if there was any other IxDers based in Shanghai: I
would love to meet face-to-face with other designers and -- eventually
-- have a local group of IxDA here.
Anybody out there?
--
{ Itamar Medeiros } Information Designer
designing clear, understandable communication by
caring to structure, context, and presentation
of data and information
website ::: http://designative.info/
mobile ::: +86 13671503252
skype ::: designative
*Come to IxDA Interaction08 | Savannah*
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