[IxDA Discuss] IxDA in flyover territory?
I'm curious as to whether people doing interaction design live in places other than Chicago or the coasts? Is this profession like music or theatre, in which living in flyover territory is a career-limiting factor. Billy Cox Old World Spices [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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] Offtopic: What music do you listen to while you design
I agree with Lisa. I can't listen to anything with recognizable words when I'm trying to focus. In other moods I love to listen to Johnny Cash, but I can't work to the man. Or it could be something so familiar like a warm blanket that I don't register the words, like the Minutemen or the Clash. But lately, it's radio via iTunes. Either 1.FM Reggae Trade or African Music Radio. Going for the happy. Or dublab, Orbital Grooves, Proton Radio. With bursts of Brian Eno and Radiohead. 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 Announces New Board of Directors for 2008-2009
Congrats to the new Board and its officers! Can't wait to see where you take IxDA in the next year. And woo, Interaction09! Dan 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 Announces New Board of Directors for 2008-2009
And many thanks to the officers who have tirelessly dedicated their time and efforts in the past! ~Lisa On Wed, Feb 27, 2008 at 9:30 AM, Dan Saffer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Congrats to the new Board and its officers! Can't wait to see where you take IxDA in the next year. And woo, Interaction09! Dan 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 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] Offtopic: What music do you listen to while you design
I'm finding that chaotic experimental music works great for working through an especially difficult problem or coming up with a new approach. I non-scientifically declare that it helps my electroencephalographic impulses jump neurons and reach conclusions I'd otherwise not reach. Aphex Twin, UNKLE, Skinny Puppy, Swans and The Legendary Pink Dots - to name drop (behold my obscurity!) - all feed the musical brain-monkey. Scott -- 'Life' plus 'significance' = magic. ~ Grant Morrison 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 Announces New Board of Directors for 2008-2009
I want to second Dan's congrats to the new board! I also want to encourage people to see new opportunities for volunteership around the world. Whenever there is change in leadership, there comes new opportunities for engagement (or re-engagement). It will be great to see new local leaders emerge, and people to find initiatives that they feel passionate about, and want to bring to reality. I said when I presented the Board at Interaction08 that we are not really a volunteer-based organization, as much as an initiative-based organization. Individuals with passion about their ideas make IxDA happen. They drive our best initiatives: the web site, local groups, the conference, etc. What do you want to see happen that will further help IxDA fulfill its missions (http://www.ixda.org/about.php)? Bounce the idea off the board, or better just do it and see if it sticks. We are still filled with more possibilities and a longer future of growth. I know already that under Josh's leadership and the rest of the board's energy and guidance, we are off to a great start. Join the fun!!! -- dave . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=26528 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 in flyover territory?
On Wed, Feb 27, 2008 at 8:17 AM, Billy Cox [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm curious as to whether people doing interaction design live in places other than Chicago or the coasts? Is this profession like music or theatre, in which living in flyover territory is a career-limiting factor. Kansas City has a few resources: VML (interactive agency) Hallmark Handmark Sprint, and some local offices for Sprint suppliers Kansas City Art Institute (some good designers have come from there) University of Kansas interaction design program Little Springs Design Other web shops agencies And, apparently, you. -- Barbara Ballard [EMAIL PROTECTED] 1-785-838-3003 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] Usability testing at a user conference
Check out Mindcanvas...they have several gamelike elicitation methods that meet the same objective as a traditional card sort. http://www.themindcanvas.com/ 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 in flyover territory?
While this topic is incredibly US-centric, I guess I'll answer it: The short answer is that if you want a midwestern lifestyle, your options decrease. But here are cities that I'm pretty sure have some good stuff going on: Cincinnati Austin Dallas St. Louis Minneapolis Detroit Pittsburgh Salt Lake City Denver/Boulder I'm sure there are more centers in the Central Mountain Timezones (Yes, I realize that Detroit and Pittsburgh are EST). -- dave . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=26529 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] Career tips for a high-schooler
List friends, A high-school sophomore with an interest in a software design career will be job-shadowing me Friday as part of a career day assignment. Any tips I should pass along about education or breaking into the business would be welcomed. I'm especially curious to hear from designers 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 ... [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] Usability testing at a user conference
Jerome - did you see my posts on this? Techsmith interview (Morae): http://www.dexodesign.com/2008/01/techsmith-interview-on-morae-usability.html Usability testing at conferences: http://www.dexodesign.com/2007/07/usability-testing-at-conferences.html On Tue, Feb 26, 2008 at 2:28 PM, Jerome Ryckborst [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Our Marketing dep't wants me to do usability testing at an upcoming user conference -- a gathering of our software users. The conference's purpose: for users to improve their software skills and to learn about upcoming product advancements. I proposed a card sort, because it's low-tech, relatively quick, and needs little setup. This meets y needs (I have something I need sorted), but does not meet the conference goals; it won't help users improve their skills or learn about upcoming product advancements. So it got lots of thumbs down. I think it's also about the lack of glamour that a card-sort has -- users must leave with the right impression of Usability work. I can think of something else -- Morae-based usability testing of an upcoming feature -- but I... is there a glamourous or edu-taining Usability activity that I can do, instead? [Hey! I saw that. Stop rolling your eyes!] 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 -- Russell Wilson Vice President of Product Design, NetQoS Blog: http://www.dexodesign.com 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] Re. IxDA in flyover territory?
I have to confess that my resume is that of a software engineer, but I am the IT department in my current assignment, so I have to be conversant with more fields than the average code monkey at a large company. I also find IxDA (or whatever the proper term is) interesting since it's more closely related to my educational background than writing code and monkeying around with databases. I enjoy reading this list. Usability is one of those specialties that I could see myself possible transitioning to at some point in the future. It might be hard to give up the perks that go with being an IT generalist. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Barbara Ballard Sent: Wednesday, February 27, 2008 9:38 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: IxDA list Subject: Re: [IxDA Discuss] IxDA in flyover territory? Kansas City has a few resources: VML (interactive agency) Hallmark Handmark Sprint, and some local offices for Sprint suppliers Kansas City Art Institute (some good designers have come from there) University of Kansas interaction design program Little Springs Design Other web shops agencies And, apparently, you. -- Barbara Ballard [EMAIL PROTECTED] 1-785-838-3003 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 in flyover territory?
Yes, my apologies for the US-centric topic. I suppose that the more inclusive question would be to identify cities that are not A-list, but which have a viable usability community. Anyone in Mainz Germany? I'm going there in July. :) -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of dave malouf Sent: Wednesday, February 27, 2008 7:53 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [IxDA Discuss] IxDA in flyover territory? While this topic is incredibly US-centric, I guess I'll answer it: The short answer is that if you want a midwestern lifestyle, your options decrease. But here are cities that I'm pretty sure have some good stuff going on: Cincinnati Austin Dallas St. Louis Minneapolis Detroit Pittsburgh Salt Lake City Denver/Boulder I'm sure there are more centers in the Central Mountain Timezones (Yes, I realize that Detroit and Pittsburgh are EST). -- dave . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=26529 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 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 Announces New Board of Directors for 2008-2009
On Feb 27, 2008, at 8:00 AM, Jack Moffett wrote: I've noticed that a lot of professionals have been complaining about the state of design education. It seems to me that this organization would be the perfect entity to formalize a method of advising educational institutions on what we would like to see incorporated into their curriculum. This shouldn't be done in a way that seems like we know better than the leaders of those programs, of course, but as a genuine effort to advise them on the current state of the industry. I would hope that they would find it a valuable resource and a welcome collaboration. I'd like to hear if others believe this would be a good fit for the overall IxDA mission. This would be an excellent idea. There is so much talk now about the lack of undergraduate programs in IxDA. It might be a great starting place for the IxDA to suggest what the curriculum for such a program might be. What are the foundations, the set of advanced classes, etc. Dan 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] Off: Where do you read news?
Jeff White said: http://www.marumushi.com/apps/newsmap/newsmap.cfm Good combo of news and design. Sweet! Bears repeating. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=26457 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] Heft and depth of content (was Portfolios)
Do you find a danger, without a walk-thru, that the person you want to see the portfolio doesn't get to the full depth of what you have to show? I see this as almost an inherent problem with interactive navigation and the limitation of the screen boundaries to be able to convey what sort of material is behind any given screen Firstly, I think this is an excellent point. Elsewhere you used the word 'heft' to describe the way physical media can convey the amount of content, and the progress made through that content. It seems to me there could be a conflict between keeping interfaces simple and conveying heft - most web interfaces are displaying small chunks of massive databases - keeping that complexity at bay. This is fine in cases where users only care about a small sub-section, for instance on a news site, but when a user should be making their way through more content, for instance a training course, conveying heft could be useful. I'm currently working on an online learning resource, and one way I've thought about implementing this idea is in a dynamic index page - this shows the extent of the course in one page, and indicates which pages and sections have been read. Any other thoughts on this? Joe --- http://formd.net 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 in flyover territory?
I used to live in Columbus. There is enough going on in that city that I would add it to this list. On Feb 27, 2008, at 7:52 AM, dave malouf wrote: While this topic is incredibly US-centric, I guess I'll answer it: The short answer is that if you want a midwestern lifestyle, your options decrease. But here are cities that I'm pretty sure have some good stuff going on: Cincinnati Austin Dallas St. Louis Minneapolis Detroit Pittsburgh Salt Lake City Denver/Boulder 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 Announces New Board of Directors for 2008-2009
Jack, YES! YES! YES! The only undergrad program I know of is a minor of IxD as part of their Industrial Design program at SCAD. I'd love to hear about other programs no matter how tangential (in this case), but DESIGN SCHOOL, not HCI programs from CompSci or CogPsy programs. There might be some good media design programs around, but since they don't talk up IxD they are hard to identify. What keeps these programs which are in such obvious need (I mean the job market discussions and lack of Jr. talent should be a huge indicator of need.) Why is it assumed that IxD is relegated to the masters degree level? -- dave . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=26528 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] Career tips for a high-schooler
When I started getting into HTML and CSS coding more seriously in 2006, I found various blogs to be extremely helpful. I know this isn't really groundbreaking advice, but it's great to be able to refer to those especially since the good ones are up to date. While the information that blogs present doesn't always fit into your methodology, it can at least introduce you to a new way of thinking, causing what you know and hopefully solidifying your understanding of not only how to do something but why. - Scott 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] Off: Where do you read news?
IBNLive NDTV (for Indian News). BBC for World News Sunil 9916120664 http://sunilshri.blogspot.com/ http://flickr.com/photos/sunilshri/ - Original Message From: Maxim Soloviev [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: IXDA list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2008 10:28:44 PM Subject: [IxDA Discuss] Off: Where do you read news? Hi, I'm wondering where you guys news on the web? I mean business/politic/hitech/world news... CNN? Google/Yahoo News? MSNBC? Thank you. -- Maxim 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 Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your home page. http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs 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] Curriculum changes for Interaction Design program
Hello everyone, I am a graduate student Interaction Design at the Utrecht School for the Arts in The Netherlands. Today I've been asked to attend a seminar on the way the pre-graduate curriculum for Interaction Design should evolve in the coming years. Currently the curriculum is mainly focused on a practical form of Interaction Design and design of multimedia in particular. The last years the theoretical approach has been scaled down dramatically, for example a course into Cognitive Psychology has been pulled from the curriculum. Information on the Utrecht School of the Arts can be found here (most information is only available in Dutch, graduate school information is available in English): http://www.hku.nl/web/English.htm I am very interested in your vision and ideas on the way a pre-graduate Interaction Design curriculum should be constructed. Where would you put focus on? For example: I am going to talk about my experience with Alan Coopers goal directed design approach. Later on this year I am planning to host a symposium on the working field of Interaction Design and the different approaches of today and possibly the future. Any input on this will be more than welcome. Thanks in advance, Paul Reijnierse 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] Offtopic: What music do you listen to while you
If I am designing I can listen to anything from Jazz to Goth/Industrial to Classical, but when coding I can't really listen to stuff with distinct vocals so it tends to be lots of ambient and trip-hop, with the odd splash of techno or drum'n'bass thrown in. Sigur Ros seem to make me most productive. 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] Calendar IA
I've just pulled together the design for a calendar 'page' on an extranet I'm working on. It is designed to show forthcoming and historical events but also needs to show competitions. Take a look at the page as it standshttp://www.amorgos.plus.com/blog/calendar_IA_25-Feb-08.pdf . Now, competitions can have a start and closing date. I had anticipated just showing the competition end date in the 'results' panel on the right but perhaps the start and end date should be shown. Any general critiques of the IA/IxD much appreciated. J. PS. In case the hyperlink doesn't make it through, 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 ... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
[IxDA Discuss] row selection and interaction in a table or list
Has anyone read or discussed about design patterns for selecting and/or interact a record row in a table or list? I'm working on a project that a user needs to interact with single record (edit/view and delete) in a table most of the time. However once we get into the discussion of interaction consistency, it gets more complicated. I would like to know if anyone has done any research in this area. We can generally categorize the interaction into 3 types: Case 1: A user needs to manipulate each record/row one at a time. The action is limited to one thing (two at most) only. For example, a user will select a row in master table to view/edit it in a detail panel. In our case, we have edit (or view depend on the status of the record if it is still editable) and delete actions. We are discussing a few approaches: a) a user can click anywhere on a row to view or edit the detail, a trash can icon will be available on the same row for deleting the record. The drawback for this option is that there's no direct link or button to spell out edit action even though we can provide mouse over highlight to hint the rows can be clicked on. In our field studies and usability tests, we have found that sometimes users didn't get the clue that they could interact with the grid. b) provide edit/view and delete links on each row. The drawback for this approach is that some users may get used to click on the row from other application experience and expect the same here and also edit and delete links take more pixel real estate than option a. Case 2: A user needs to manipulate each record/row one at a time. There are more actions can be done for each record. Design approaches for this case are: a) similar to option b in case 1, provide action icons/links on each row. Other than the links, the row is not clickable. Links can take too much space in this case. b) provide links on each row as option a, but the row is clickable as well. In this case, a single click on anywhere on a row and load detail record immediately in detail panel can be problematic and slow down performance. c) Since there are more actions now, each row can get cluttered with action icons/links, so move the actions to a top action bar may make sense which is similar to outlook. The drawback on this approach is that each action takes two clicks now, select the row first, then click on the action button. This approach makes more sense for aggregated or batch editing as in the following case 3. Case 3: A user needs to do mass edit to multiple records at a time in the grid. The solution seem to be more unified in this case: provide checkbox on each row and allow user to select multiple items then perform actions by click on actions on top or bottom of the grid. So is there a magic formula that provides intuitive yet consistent user experience for all 3 cases? Should the whole row be clickable? When provide action buttons on each row, which way is better practice: to put the buttons on the far right or far left of the table? Will it cause confusion if action buttons are on top for mass edit grid and then on each row for other cases? By the way, lots of our end users are novice computer users, they don't use outlook or surf on web. And yes we are going to do usability test eventually on this, but for this project we don't have time and budget to do it with end users now, so I'm asking you interaction guru's opinion now. J Thanks, Kun This e-mail is confidential and is intended solely for the use of the addressee(s). Opinions expressed are solely those of the author and may not be those of RedPrairie. Content is not to be relied upon by any person other than the addressee(s), without prior written approval of RedPrairie. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify us immediately, destroy any copies and delete from your computer systems. If you have received this e-mail in error, any use, disclosure, dissemination, forwarding, printing or copying is strictly prohibited. Although this email and any attachments are believed to be free of any virus or other defects which might affect any computer or IT system into which they are received, no responsibility is accepted by RedPrairie for any loss or damage arising in any way from the receipt or use therein. 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 Announces New Board of Directors for 2008-2009
the undergrad BFA program in New Media at Ryerson here in Toronto has lots of IxD related stuff in it, although I don't think they really make the association. i've actually been trying to get in there to do a talk for their 4th years students, we'll see how it goes. undergrad education is a big issues .. there was also some discussion in savannah about a mentoring program, which would also be amazing. On Wed, 27 Feb 2008 09:32:58, dave malouf [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Jack, YES! YES! YES! The only undergrad program I know of is a minor of IxD as part of their Industrial Design program at SCAD. I'd love to hear about other programs no matter how tangential (in this case), but DESIGN SCHOOL, not HCI programs from CompSci or CogPsy programs. There might be some good media design programs around, but since they don't talk up IxD they are hard to identify. What keeps these programs which are in such obvious need (I mean the job market discussions and lack of Jr. talent should be a huge indicator of need.) Why is it assumed that IxD is relegated to the masters degree level? -- dave . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=26528 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 -- Matt Nish-Lapidus work: [EMAIL PROTECTED] / www.bibliocommons.com -- personal: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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] Undergraduate Interaction degree
A couple of thoughts on this topic... A few years ago I was doing research in the retail pharma industry. At that time the standard degree for a pharmacist changed from 5 years to 6 years. The effect was that the demand for pharmacist went through the roof (partly due to a year with no new graduates), and the market value of a pharmacist went through the roof... and has pretty much stayed there. If there was a 4 year degree for IX, would it have the opposite effect in our industry? The masters graduates from CMU and IIT are in very high demand - even before graduation. Talking with faculty, there are companies lobbying for them to increase class size. So the question is, would an undergraduate standard be good for our profession? Second question... Can it be done well? Interaction design is more demanding than say, graphic design. Can you get a balanced design education in a four year degree with the addition of social science, cognitive science... and research? Any current design faculty want to take a shot at this? Mark On Wed, 27 Feb 2008 09:32:58, dave malouf [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Jack, YES! YES! YES! The only undergrad program I know of is a minor of IxD as part of their Industrial Design program at SCAD. I'd love to hear about other programs no matter how tangential (in this case), but DESIGN SCHOOL, not HCI programs from CompSci or CogPsy programs. There might be some good media design programs around, but since they don't talk up IxD they are hard to identify. What keeps these programs which are in such obvious need (I mean the job market discussions and lack of Jr. talent should be a huge indicator of need.) Why is it assumed that IxD is relegated to the masters degree level? -- dave . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=26528 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 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] Undergraduate Interaction degree
On Feb 27, 2008, at 12:59 PM, mark schraad wrote: Can it be done well? Interaction design is more demanding than say, graphic design. No, I must disagree. It's only different. When I tell people that my wife has a Ph.D. in Human Genetics, they are extremely impressed. Now, I'll be the first to claim that she is an impressive person, but it's actually just a matter of the interests and path she chose to pursue. I do believe it is just a matter of designing the curriculum appropriately. I'm not saying it's trivial, by any means, but it is definitely do-able. Jack Jack L. Moffett Interaction Designer inmedius 412.459.0310 x219 http://www.inmedius.com If there's anything more annoying than a machine that won't do what you want, it's a machine that won't do what you want and has been programmed to behave as though it likes you. - Don Norman 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] Offtopic: What music do you listen to while you design
Minimalist, quiet, ambient, repetitive music. Steve Reich, Shuttle358, Sakamoto, Oval, Harold Budd, etc. Something to fill the air without being annoying or sappy. Scott McD- I saw LPD live while in college. Weird show. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=26467 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 Announces New Board of Directors for 2008-2009
A mentoring program would be huge. There are many talented and experienced designers on this board, and many new entrants to the field. The juniors have a lot to learn from the seniors, but the sheer size and maturity of this list can make posting intimidating. I've heard of creating some other smaller conversation spaces, such as a job board (still a great idea). Something similar geared toward mentoring or IxD development may help encourage more personalized discussion and relationship building. 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] Undergraduate Interaction degree
Jack: No, I must disagree. It's only different Yep - having been a graphic designer early in my career, it is difficult (if not impossible) for me to imagine practicing interaction design without those visual thinking tools. Hey Brian, when I was running my company, we participated in the co-op program with Cincinnati. What a fantastic approach. There is no substitute for time spent actually doing the work in the real world! On Wed, Feb 27, 2008 at 1:17 PM, Brian Herzfeldt [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I think it can be done well. However a with a four year program would preclude a lot of students financially so there would have to be some kinf non gov subsidation. Maybe something like the design co-op program in Cincinnati. I went to IIT Institute of Design and three years about killed me both emotionally and financially. Not sure I could have done four at that level of intensity :) but then again I was in mid 30's and couldn't pull the all nighter like I could in my 20's. I believe you could get a well rounded education in 3-4 years. Basics of design, some research and prototyping skills, teams skills, learning the tools then a big dose of UI/IxD. I like the co-op idea because design school prepares you to do the thinking and the basic skills to do the work but fails in preparing one for doing that work in the context of a real business. There is so much more to learn about executing design projects that you just don't get exposed to until you are out there in it. This might be one reason its tough for new graduates as its tough, unless you are lucky enough to have prior design work experience, to really be able to hit the ground running. On Wed, Feb 27, 2008 at 9:59 AM, mark schraad [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: A couple of thoughts on this topic... A few years ago I was doing research in the retail pharma industry. At that time the standard degree for a pharmacist changed from 5 years to 6 years. The effect was that the demand for pharmacist went through the roof (partly due to a year with no new graduates), and the market value of a pharmacist went through the roof... and has pretty much stayed there. If there was a 4 year degree for IX, would it have the opposite effect in our industry? The masters graduates from CMU and IIT are in very high demand - even before graduation. Talking with faculty, there are companies lobbying for them to increase class size. So the question is, would an undergraduate standard be good for our profession? Second question... Can it be done well? Interaction design is more demanding than say, graphic design. Can you get a balanced design education in a four year degree with the addition of social science, cognitive science... and research? Any current design faculty want to take a shot at this? Mark On Wed, 27 Feb 2008 09:32:58, dave malouf [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Jack, YES! YES! YES! The only undergrad program I know of is a minor of IxD as part of their Industrial Design program at SCAD. I'd love to hear about other programs no matter how tangential (in this case), but DESIGN SCHOOL, not HCI programs from CompSci or CogPsy programs. There might be some good media design programs around, but since they don't talk up IxD they are hard to identify. What keeps these programs which are in such obvious need (I mean the job market discussions and lack of Jr. talent should be a huge indicator of need.) Why is it assumed that IxD is relegated to the masters degree level? -- dave . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=26528 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 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 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] Off: Where do you read news?
Here here... Netvibes I also found that to keep up with the various design websites that I prefer, with there infrequent posting, and often times similar articles. I built a yahoo pipes(http://pipesw.yahoo.com) to aggregate the content into a single feed, which I then subscribe to via netvibes. -- Rob Brown Sr. Information Architect Web Design Technology Adobe Systems Incorporated P. 415.832.5245 C. 510.207.7835 E. [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: Angel Marquez [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Tue, 26 Feb 2008 20:19:20 -0800 To: Mario Bourque [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: IXDA list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [IxDA Discuss] Off: Where do you read news? http://www.netvibes.com/ 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 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] Calendar IA
Two things: 1 - I think you should add the range on the right for competitions. I'm thinking about the case when it is showing up because the end date hasn't passed, but I'm actually too early and it hasn't started yet either. There needs to be some visual cue that I can't enter the competition and I need to know when I could. I think changing the text that is the link to: This competition hasn't started. Learn More or the like would do that and then if the dates were listed in a range I would be able to figure out when it would start, without clicking through. 2 - I think the bigger issue might be how competitions and dates are displayed on the left hand calendar. I think it would be better if competitions were shown as blocks of days with the same colour. Of course this could get rather rainbow if there are a bunch of competitions in a month, so perhaps just switching between two colors to differentiate. Don't know if you are going to be producing this as well, but the YUI calendar component could make things a bit easier: http://developer.yahoo.com/yui/calendar/ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=26554 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] Off: Where do you read news?
[plug] I have a private label semantic web 3.0 news portal with seriously cool clustering coolness. HiveFire will go outa stealth mode in 2 months. will evans user experience architect [EMAIL PROTECTED] 617.281.1281 On Feb 27, 2008, at 1:34 PM, Rob Brown [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Here here... Netvibes I also found that to keep up with the various design websites that I prefer, with there infrequent posting, and often times similar articles. I built a yahoo pipes(http://pipesw.yahoo.com) to aggregate the content into a single feed, which I then subscribe to via netvibes. -- Rob Brown Sr. Information Architect Web Design Technology Adobe Systems Incorporated P. 415.832.5245 C. 510.207.7835 E. [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: Angel Marquez [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Tue, 26 Feb 2008 20:19:20 -0800 To: Mario Bourque [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: IXDA list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [IxDA Discuss] Off: Where do you read news? http://www.netvibes.com/ 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 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 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 Announces New Board of Directors for 2008-2009
First off, I know I speak for the entire Board when I say thanks for the good wishes. This good will and energy is just another reflection of what makes this community is a special one. I personally am in awe of what this community has accomplished in the last few years. The discussion list, the Local Groups programs, our first conference--all of this happened because we were able to harness our collective energy. The outlook for the future is amazing! The discussion is thriving, and we have great momentum for Local Groups and Interaction '09. One of the great assets that we have--as a community of designers--is a wealth of good ideas. Our challenge is to do justice to them! We can't do everything, but we have already done amazing things--because people got involved. If you'd like to get more involved, or want to pitch a proposal, email volunteers [at] ixda [dot] org. Thanks, JS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=26528 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] Offtopic: What music do you listen to while you
That describes my process exactly. When in the depths of some convoluted, confusing 3D logic path I require either absolute silence or at the most some classical, ambient, trance. Vocals have a tendency to knock the whole cardhouse down. (unless it's Sigur Ros, which one can't really sing along to in the head) Absolute silence is difficult at times with 3 other workstations directly beside me, which is when the earplugs come out and the 'No Coheed and Cambria' sign goes up. When up here on the surface and doing the more visually creative aspects however, things get quite a bit more upbeat. Industrial, old Skinny Puppy, the Cramps, Interpol, She Wants Revenge etc. I Love Yahoo Music's artist fan station for streaming. It's almost as good as MusicMatch used to be. I do find, however, that I have to keep watch on how much industrial I'm listening to when in 'graphics land' due to the possibility of the design incorporating too much of a 'barbed wire and concrete' style. Does anybody else find that the creative process can be greatly influenced by what's currently playing? On Wed, Feb 27, 2008 at 3:18 AM, James Leslie [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: If I am designing I can listen to anything from Jazz to Goth/Industrial to Classical, but when coding I can't really listen to stuff with distinct vocals so it tends to be lots of ambient and trip-hop, with the odd splash of techno or drum'n'bass thrown in. Sigur Ros seem to make me most productive. 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 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] Career tips for a high-schooler
One thing I'd be sure to mention is how important it is for our profession to think like others. So although the basic knowledge is SUPER important I'd pass on how you interact and work with non-design partners. Hope this helps!! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=26541 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] Calendar IA
If I am reading your design correctly, the calendar on the left and the categories below it control the list on the right. If that is the case, I think that a user's comprehension would be improved if the design could visually show that relationship. Right now they look like three independent boxes. Charlie 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] Nokia Morph Nanotechnology
I was watching the Nokia Morph Concepthttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IX-gTobCJHsvideo this afternoon, and it got me thinking on a tangent. Perhaps it's only because there was only one character in the video, but I am having a hard time seeing how this sort of tool would benefit human interaction...the kinds we all potentially will design. I guess my broad question is, in your opinions, how will Nanotechnology impact Interaction Design? For the uneducated, is Nanotechnology just about mobile phones that you can fold up and put in your pocket (or wrap around your wrist), or will there be bigger interaction benefits as well? Looking forward to your forward-thinking opinions. Josh -- http://josh.ev9.org/weblog 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] iPhones on Campus
Just found this article on AppleInsider: Apple holds big plans for 'iPhone University' on college campuses: http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/02/27/apple_holds_big_plans_for_iphone_university_on_college_campuses.html You can follow a link from the article to this page: http://www.acu.edu/technology/mobilelearning/index.html Interesting video on the 2nd link, showing how an average freshman student at the university could use an iPhone as a lifeline to the university. For such uses as: interactive maps, class schedule, ebooks for classes, class podcasts, sms messages from teachers, links to facebook/myspace, etc... The video was kinda cheesy at times, but overall, a powerful concept. I remember the stress and agony of being a freshman at university, not knowing anyone, and not knowing where anything was. I can imagine this would seem second-nature for a modern freshman, already used to sms'ing their friends and utilizing a multitude of social networking options. 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 Announces New Board of Directors for 2008-2009
Hi folks, Education is a very important issue, and totally appropriate for IxDA to tackle. As we mentioned at the end of our Board Retreat minutes from Nov 2007 (see , the Board at that time did not have the capacity to tackle such a major initiative as education. That's why we asked people who were interested to step up! Happily, it's an issue that new board member Jeremy Yuille is particularly passionate about, and I echo his sentiments as well as the hopes of the group in this regard. We'll start investigating this area further and the Board *sincerely* and *eagerly* welcomes further volunteer support ideas. I'm also pleased to say that the Mentoring program concept is moving forward. A member of our community is putting together a proposal that has great potential and I'm personally committed to helping move this idea forward. It will take intense involvement from many individuals to make it happen, so I hope that you all can start to open your minds to the possibilities and that many of you will elect to participate Thanks in general for all the support! As we all saw at Interaction 08 in Savannah, this IxDA group can make for a *really* great team. Cheers, Liz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=26528 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] Career tips for a high-schooler
Learn to draw and sketch. And, dare I say it, maybe code. This will help get them into a good design school, where that skill will be (hopefully) refined and combined with problem solving and additional design skills. Dan 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] Career tips for a high-schooler
On Feb 27, 2008, at 12:15 PM, Dan Saffer wrote: Learn to draw and sketch. And, dare I say it, maybe code. I think Hell just froze over. 8^) -- Andrei Herasimchuk Principal, Involution Studios innovating the digital world e. [EMAIL PROTECTED] c. +1 408 306 6422 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] row selection and interaction in a table or list
Hi Kun, We are dealing with very similar issues, and have come up with some interaction idioms and general rules, and base the overall design on assumptions which need to be tested. Certain overarching design concepts dictate a higher level of interaction, such as: Which ever way we go, keep it consistent, for usability and learnability. Keep it as simple as possible, especially with interaction, (this is where it can get problematic). Design for the target user, (our target is the somewhat computer literate intermediate user, who uses the system 1 + hour every day). Regarding your case 1 - single action on single row: We have row onfocus bringing up the Detail, which can then be edited, no need for edit links at the end of row. Regarding your case 2 - multiple actions on one row: We use top buttons like Outlook. Originally we thought of going with an underlay, which opened with row onfocus, but as these actions would be mostly hidden, we went with making the functioanlity more obvious by displaying persistent buttons at top of grid, (note actions placed at top of grid allow more horizontal real estate for row data, then putting all actions at end of rows). With edits, we have edits accessible by clicking at the cell level within a row, which opens the detail. Regarding your case 3 - one or more action(s) on one or more rows: This is a tricky one. We are using check boxes with the above interaction paradymes. This brings into question, what does onfocus mean, when. For example, when a user is prospecting rows for which row to select, we have designed the following onfocus interactions of an unchecked row: A: Clicking on a row does NOT select the row for the multiple row actions, (does not auto check the check box). B: Clicking on an unchecked row allows standard view/edit of that row, regardless if other rows have been checked for multi select or not. C: Clicking on an unchecked row does NOT uncheck other rows, which had been previously been checked. Regarding Checked rows: A: The only way to multi select a row is to check the check box, (we're also looking into key board short cuts such as shift click). B: Checking a checkbox does NOT place this row onfocus, only clicking on the row, outside the checkbox puts the row onfocus. C: Clicking on one checked row puts all checked rows onfocus, and allows aggregate edits with this onfocus, (note this is still contraversial, any thoughts on this are appreciated). D: To view the details of a single checked row, the user must uncheck the row then click this row for onfocus. This is as far as we got with the single/multiple row selection actions. OK so that's how we're looking to design tthis, any ideas/comments are welcome, Rich On 2/27/08, Ma, Kun [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Has anyone read or discussed about design patterns for selecting and/or interact a record row in a table or list? I'm working on a project that a user needs to interact with single record (edit/view and delete) in a table most of the time. However once we get into the discussion of interaction consistency, it gets more complicated. I would like to know if anyone has done any research in this area. -- Joseph Rich Rogan President UX/UI Inc. http://www.jrrogan.com 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] Nokia Morph Nanotechnology
Wow! what isn't IxD here. Not sure why the single user makes a difference. But the fact that form is not static in a physical device, that fact that there are innovations in sensing, imaging, etc. will drastically change the way we interact with devices and what functionality we conceive to put on devices. Contextually aware physical interfaces? Wow! I want one now! -- dave . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=26576 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] row selection and interaction in a table or list
Kun, This is how we have solved it in past: - On mouseover of the individual row, we display actions. - In addition there is a shortcut for edit - doubleclick - Multiple rows can be selected by just clicking on them , all shortcuts are supported - Ctrl + Click, Shif + Click - something like http://extjs.com/deploy/dev/examples/grid/xml-grid.html As multiple rows are selected, the actions appear on the last row - Right Click Menu and keyboard shortcut for each actions is also supported Please note, our entire application works this way.. - AJ On Feb 27, 2008, at 11:27 AM, Ma, Kun wrote: Has anyone read or discussed about design patterns for selecting and/ or interact a record row in a table or list? I'm working on a project that a user needs to interact with single record (edit/view and delete) in a table most of the time. However once we get into the discussion of interaction consistency, it gets more complicated. I would like to know if anyone has done any research in this area. We can generally categorize the interaction into 3 types: Case 1: A user needs to manipulate each record/row one at a time. The action is limited to one thing (two at most) only. For example, a user will select a row in master table to view/edit it in a detail panel. In our case, we have edit (or view depend on the status of the record if it is still editable) and delete actions. We are discussing a few approaches: a) a user can click anywhere on a row to view or edit the detail, a trash can icon will be available on the same row for deleting the record. The drawback for this option is that there's no direct link or button to spell out edit action even though we can provide mouse over highlight to hint the rows can be clicked on. In our field studies and usability tests, we have found that sometimes users didn't get the clue that they could interact with the grid. b) provide edit/view and delete links on each row. The drawback for this approach is that some users may get used to click on the row from other application experience and expect the same here and also edit and delete links take more pixel real estate than option a. Case 2: A user needs to manipulate each record/row one at a time. There are more actions can be done for each record. Design approaches for this case are: a) similar to option b in case 1, provide action icons/links on each row. Other than the links, the row is not clickable. Links can take too much space in this case. b) provide links on each row as option a, but the row is clickable as well. In this case, a single click on anywhere on a row and load detail record immediately in detail panel can be problematic and slow down performance. c) Since there are more actions now, each row can get cluttered with action icons/links, so move the actions to a top action bar may make sense which is similar to outlook. The drawback on this approach is that each action takes two clicks now, select the row first, then click on the action button. This approach makes more sense for aggregated or batch editing as in the following case 3. Case 3: A user needs to do mass edit to multiple records at a time in the grid. The solution seem to be more unified in this case: provide checkbox on each row and allow user to select multiple items then perform actions by click on actions on top or bottom of the grid. So is there a magic formula that provides intuitive yet consistent user experience for all 3 cases? Should the whole row be clickable? When provide action buttons on each row, which way is better practice: to put the buttons on the far right or far left of the table? Will it cause confusion if action buttons are on top for mass edit grid and then on each row for other cases? By the way, lots of our end users are novice computer users, they don't use outlook or surf on web. And yes we are going to do usability test eventually on this, but for this project we don't have time and budget to do it with end users now, so I'm asking you interaction guru's opinion now. J Thanks, Kun This e-mail is confidential and is intended solely for the use of the addressee(s). Opinions expressed are solely those of the author and may not be those of RedPrairie. Content is not to be relied upon by any person other than the addressee(s), without prior written approval of RedPrairie. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify us immediately, destroy any copies and delete from your computer systems. If you have received this e-mail in error, any use, disclosure, dissemination, forwarding, printing or copying is strictly prohibited. Although this email and any attachments are believed to be free of any virus or other defects which might affect any computer or IT system into which they are received, no responsibility is accepted by RedPrairie for any loss or damage arising in
Re: [IxDA Discuss] Nokia Morph Nanotechnology
I sort of agree w/ Wired's take on the whole thing, albeit very cool to think about. Nokia's Morph concept phone offers an image of the future. It is a future where, despite nanotechnology being so advanced we can fabricate integrated circuits, displays and physical interfaces that are able reconfigure themselves in a dynamic freeform substrate, we are still making phone calls. http://blog.wired.com/gadgets/2008/02/10-uses-for-the.html B 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] iPhones on Campus
I watched half of the iPhone University movie, Part 1. Random thoughts: * Shooter on campus. With everyone having an iPhone -- provided by the university?! -- it no doubt gives the administration an instant channel to all students when someone goes ballistic with a gun. [Sarcasm: Who needs gun control when everyone on campus has iPhone?] * Think green. The key to broad adoption of these devices would lie in the quality of the services that the university offers via iPhone -- changing course sections, GPS-style wayfinding with a campus map, e-mailing your professors, finding the syllabus for each course, and finding your book list. it's all paper free. If it weren't for the books themselves, the paper-free university would have arrived last year. Is the iPhone itself green? * Hand me my cane. A device + service like that would have made my student life So Much Easier, but I went to school last century. 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] Nokia Morph Nanotechnology
On Wed, Feb 27, 2008 at 4:54 PM, Josh Evnin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I was watching the Nokia Morph Concept http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IX-gTobCJHs video this afternoon, and it got me thinking on a tangent. Perhaps it's only because there was only one character in the video, but I am having a hard time seeing how this sort of tool would benefit human interaction...the kinds we all potentially will design. I guess my broad question is, in your opinions, how will Nanotechnology impact Interaction Design? For the uneducated, is Nanotechnology just about mobile phones that you can fold up and put in your pocket (or wrap around your wrist), or will there be bigger interaction benefits as well? Hi Josh, I was very impressed with the video. Not because of the product itself, but for the possible applications that I could imagine after seeing it. I'm not familiar with nanotechnology, but it seems to me that is another step towards accomplishing a pervasive/ubiquitous computing world. It seems to me that nanotechnology would make it possible to really think about embedded computers. Any sort of object could have some kind of computer on it. Clothes, glasses, wires...any object could became smart. You may ask: is that something we would want? I guess we already do! Just look around... There are some key values that I see in our lifes that would be enhanced with this technology. Information is one key value. We design information systems. We design tools to make easier to find and use information. We produce information. We share information. More than ever, we consume information. Another key component of our lifes is mobility. To be able to access, to communicate, to connect with each other in different spaces is something that is vital to many of us today. Twittering on the way home. Checking emails on the airport. Taking pictures, sending them to our Flickr account in real time etc. Still we have to deal with many devices that are not so different from our desktops computers. Laptops, iPhones...these are different sizes of a not so different conceptual product. We still have to phocus very hard on the object to use it. It still demands our attention. They concentrate hundreds of functions, programs. They are more likely a swiss knife. Many tools in one device. I guess with nanotechnology we would be able to create products that could rely on a calm technology approach, to quote Mark Weiser...As any object can have an embedded computer, being able to access information, to exchange data within the environment and within other objects, we start to have dynamic contexts of interaction. Our products could sense the environment, and respond to it. Change under the influence of the context. Less effort from us. Nanotechnology is definitely not about mobile phones. That is Nokia business, so that's how they use it. Nanotechnology is about wearable computers. Hands-free devices. Dynamic environments that change upon your influence. The interaction benefits I can imagine for nanothecnology are beyond my wildest dreams. :-) -- prof. mauro pinheiro universidade federal do espírito santo centro de artes depto. de desenho industrial 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] iPhones on Campus
Not a manual typewriter, but an electric portable Smith Corona. Then again, I seem to recall I usually wrote them out longhand. Paul On Wed, Feb 27, 2008 at 4:24 PM, Kim Bieler [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Oooh, geezer thread! I remember what a pain it was to type my term papers on a manual typewriter with two fingers and no correction ribbon. Footnotes, anyone? -- The truth is more important than the facts - Frank Lloyd Wright http://www.flickr.com/photos/paultrumble/ 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] Nokia Morph Nanotechnology
I have to agree with Dave here. The prospect of having devices that behave in a completly different way based on context would be earth shattering. An example is one of the first iPhone commercials that came out with the guy that was complaining about having to always carry around 3 different devices, phone, mp3, and something else I can't remember. The point of the commercial was you now had all the power in a single device the iPhone. With the concept of this technology a single device could replace countless devices that we all need to carry around on any given day. The interaction of each of these context would then need to be considered during the design of the device. For each context the device is made to handle, the design time for the overall device would increase. Goes back to there is never going to be a single Golden Design. Star Trek thinking here: A single device could take the place of your keys by unlocking your car/house/door/etc, mp3 player, digital camera/cam corder, PDA, watch, GPS, TV Remote, etc. The options are almost limitless. Too bad the technology isn't here yet, maybe when I am an old man :D (24 here) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=26576 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 Designer - SF Bay Area (San Ramon, CA) - Accela, Inc. (full time)
The User Experience Designer will be involved in all aspects of front-end product development working closely with the Product Management team to develop and enforce interaction and style standards across the entire Accela software suite. This is an excellent opportunity for those interested in making a major impact at a rapidly growing company. You will play a principal role in shaping the product direction and in helping to promote a culture of usability. Job Responsibilities: * Design user interaction models and detailed user interfaces such as screen-flow diagrams, UI components, and behaviors * Author detailed design specifications with screen mock-ups * Conduct user and task analyses to define user needs (user scenarios, persona/profile building and interpretation) * Collaborate with engineers to ensure designs can be effectively implemented while meeting intended user interactions and maintaining a consistent look-and-feel Required Qualifications: * 1-3 years usability experience including prototype development and usability testing * Degree from a 4-year college, preferably in a related field such as computer science, human-computer interaction, psychology, or graphic design * Fluency in hand-coding HTML and a mastery of CSS * Some graphic design experience and an appreciation for the aesthetic of the product * A team player with excellent communication skills Desired Qualifications: * Experience designing enterprise software applications * Experience with cross-browser compatibility, accessibility, and internationalization issues * Experience designing for mobile interfaces * Familiarity with DHTML, AJAX, .NET, other Web 2.0 technologies * Knowledge of government processes and the public sector Qualified applicants may submit a cover letter, resume, and samples of your work (online portfolio, URLs, or screenshots will suffice) in confidence to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Applications without prior work samples will not be considered. About Accela: Accela is the leading provider of enterprise software solutions that allow government agencies to reduce workload, increase efficiencies, and provide citizens with easier, more convenient access to services. We offer competitive salaries, 401(k), stock options, and excellent benefits. Qualified applicants must enjoy the challenge of working in a multi-task environment and have the desire to grow with our company. Accela is an Equal Opportunity Employer. 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] Power icon
Interesting. Unless I was designing something with the understanding that my ENTIRE audience was comprised of electrical engineers, I doubt I would think this is a very good design. Which brings me back to 'How did this awful thing get to be so widespread and popular? Was there a particular product that used it once, way back in the dark ages, that injected it's branding and just beat the world population into understanding that this means power? On Wed, Feb 27, 2008 at 2:43 PM, William Evans [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From electrical engineering. Its a closed circuit. will evans user experience architect [EMAIL PROTECTED] 617.281.1281 On Feb 27, 2008, at 5:37 PM, Shaun Bergmann [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: A discussion came up at the office today that got me wondering. Do any of you know the history of the 'Power' Icon? You know the one: The circle with the vertical bar pointing up and overlapping the top edge of the circle. This icon was being incorporated into an interface and the argument was made that not everybody is going to know what that icon means That's totally possible. If anything stands out as a good example of the statement that there are no intuitive interfaces -- all interfaces are learned -- it's this icon. The only reason people are going to know that it's the power button is because they know it's the power button. I looked at it's design from a fresh perspective today and really have to question WHY it's become so prevalent? Visually, it doesn't say power to me. Where'd this thing come from? 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 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] Power icon
That is interesting, because even knowing what it is, my mind has to close the circuit on what does that mean? -which I guess brings up the question if widespread use translates to true usability, or just dancing-bear familiarity. Scott On Wed, Feb 27, 2008 at 5:58 PM, Shaun Bergmann [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Interesting. Unless I was designing something with the understanding that my ENTIRE audience was comprised of electrical engineers, I doubt I would think this is a very good design. Which brings me back to 'How did this awful thing get to be so widespread and popular? Was there a particular product that used it once, way back in the dark ages, that injected it's branding and just beat the world population into understanding that this means power? -- 'Life' plus 'significance' = magic. ~ Grant Morrison 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] Power icon
Bill DeRouchey asked this question just a few weeks ago and got some pretty authoritative answers. It traces back, most recently, to a harmonized standard that has been given different numbers by ISO and the IEEE. You can see the comments from industrial designers at http://www.historyofthebutton.com/2007/01/30/printer-icons-design-by-habit/ According to the standards, the two components are a vertical stroke and a circle. When the vertical stroke goes through the top of the circle, the meaning is standby. Best wishes, Bruce Esrig On 2/27/08, William Evans [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From electrical engineering. Its a closed circuit. will evans user experience architect [EMAIL PROTECTED] 617.281.1281 On Feb 27, 2008, at 5:37 PM, Shaun Bergmann [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: A discussion came up at the office today that got me wondering. Do any of you know the history of the 'Power' Icon? You know the one: The circle with the vertical bar pointing up and overlapping the top edge of the circle. This icon was being incorporated into an interface and the argument was made that not everybody is going to know what that icon means That's totally possible. If anything stands out as a good example of the statement that there are no intuitive interfaces -- all interfaces are learned -- it's this icon. The only reason people are going to know that it's the power button is because they know it's the power button. I looked at it's design from a fresh perspective today and really have to question WHY it's become so prevalent? Visually, it doesn't say power to me. Where'd this thing come from? 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 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 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] Power icon
Thanks Bruce! that's exactly what I was looking for. The source art for all the icons was extremely specific, and to be used in its exact form and for its prescribed purpose. Circle used discretely was for off; bar used discretely was for on; bar inside the circle was reserved for controls that provided power on/off on a single control, like a push on/push off switch. As far as I know, anything else is a stylized modification that was inspired by the ISO standard but does not conform to it. Sounds to me like they decided to simply go with binary. 0/1 (or as put here, Circle / Bar) Neat idea, but I still don't like it. I won't even start about the issues I have with the 1/0 power toggle on the back of most computers. So, it's a standard. Suppose it's a bit of an uphill climb at this point changing a standard, but it begs to question: What would have been better? On Wed, Feb 27, 2008 at 3:09 PM, Bruce Esrig [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Bill DeRouchey asked this question just a few weeks ago and got some pretty authoritative answers. It traces back, most recently, to a harmonized standard that has been given different numbers by ISO and the IEEE. You can see the comments from industrial designers at http://www.historyofthebutton.com/2007/01/30/printer-icons-design-by-habit/ According to the standards, the two components are a vertical stroke and a circle. When the vertical stroke goes through the top of the circle, the meaning is standby. Best wishes, Bruce Esrig On 2/27/08, William Evans [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From electrical engineering. Its a closed circuit. will evans user experience architect [EMAIL PROTECTED] 617.281.1281 On Feb 27, 2008, at 5:37 PM, Shaun Bergmann [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: A discussion came up at the office today that got me wondering. Do any of you know the history of the 'Power' Icon? You know the one: The circle with the vertical bar pointing up and overlapping the top edge of the circle. This icon was being incorporated into an interface and the argument was made that not everybody is going to know what that icon means That's totally possible. If anything stands out as a good example of the statement that there are no intuitive interfaces -- all interfaces are learned -- it's this icon. The only reason people are going to know that it's the power button is because they know it's the power button. I looked at it's design from a fresh perspective today and really have to question WHY it's become so prevalent? Visually, it doesn't say power to me. Where'd this thing come from? 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 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 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 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] Power icon
Id say that the only awful thing about about the power symbol is that it is misused by designers who presumably don't like the look of it. Its like saying I don't like the letter A because visually it doesn't say a to me. The symbol is a standard. Power as such does not have any visual component so the world has agreed on a fairly easily recognizable symbol and people have just learned the meaning of it. The symbol consists of a 1 which means on state and a 0 that means off state. If the 1 is inside a 0 it means toggle on/off. The symbol you describe is the standby symbol. You may of course invent your own, but if you are going to use the power symbol, please use it correctly. Check wikipedia here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_symbol Morten On Wed, Feb 27, 2008 at 11:58 PM, Shaun Bergmann [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Interesting. Unless I was designing something with the understanding that my ENTIRE audience was comprised of electrical engineers, I doubt I would think this is a very good design. Which brings me back to 'How did this awful thing get to be so widespread and popular? Was there a particular product that used it once, way back in the dark ages, that injected it's branding and just beat the world population into understanding that this means power? On Wed, Feb 27, 2008 at 2:43 PM, William Evans [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From electrical engineering. Its a closed circuit. will evans user experience architect [EMAIL PROTECTED] 617.281.1281 On Feb 27, 2008, at 5:37 PM, Shaun Bergmann [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: A discussion came up at the office today that got me wondering. Do any of you know the history of the 'Power' Icon? You know the one: The circle with the vertical bar pointing up and overlapping the top edge of the circle. This icon was being incorporated into an interface and the argument was made that not everybody is going to know what that icon means That's totally possible. If anything stands out as a good example of the statement that there are no intuitive interfaces -- all interfaces are learned -- it's this icon. The only reason people are going to know that it's the power button is because they know it's the power button. I looked at it's design from a fresh perspective today and really have to question WHY it's become so prevalent? Visually, it doesn't say power to me. Where'd this thing come from? 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 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 -- Morten Hjerde http://sender11.typepad.com 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] Nokia Morph Nanotechnology
The Nokia Morph concept is awesome! I just wrote an article for a class assignment on nanotechnology for new medical drug uses. It was my first time learning what nanotechnology actually was, and the potential of its abilities. I find it amazing, and a little scary at the same time. I agree with Dave. The Nokia Morph concept encompasses everything interactive. Nanotechnology may be a flexible type of technology, but what it can do for or show to a user still needs to be designed programmed into it. It still needs information architecture and an interface. The value of the flexible phone itself may seem to be useless to some, but to me, so are video games (no offense to video gamers out there). It's entertainment, fun, and most important to IxDers, interactive. The concept of technology like this one, clear walls and table top surfaces with touch applications in them is what's gotten me so interested in interaction design. I would love to work on things such as the Nokia Morph! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=26576 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] Nokia Morph Nanotechnology
Hi Josh -- Thanks for sharing the video, I also found it to be really interesting. From a future interaction point of view, I find this concept very short sighted. Not only is does the concept not demonstrate more social interaction (as you have mentioned), but the interaction is still focused on a single tangible object. Can we not imagine a world were we might not have to carry around objects (even cool bendy ones), but rather seamlessly be able to accomplish our tasks through the embedding of nanotechnology in our surrounding environment? Isn't one of the goals of good interaction design to be so transparent that there is basically no interface. I see this is a definite possibility with nanotechonology. -- http://allaland.wordpress.com . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=26576 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] Nokia Morph Nanotechnology
I have a theory that anytime that a company has to resort to making videos of products, rather than making products, it's in serious trouble. Can anyone think of a company that made a visionary video and later made a visionary product? The examples of companies that ran into trouble after making their concept videos are: Apple: Knowledge Navigator Sun: Starfire HP: not sure of the name, but that one with that crap built into the fridge :) ATT: You Will campaign I know that there are a bunch more, but I can't find them right now. So are there any companies that have benefited from these vision videos? All of the above went into serious decline after the videos were made. Don't get me wrong I think that they are wonderful (except for ATT's), but it seems that are an indication that the company can't actually deliver, so they fake it. The best way to predict the future is to invent it. Alan Kay 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] Nokia Morph Nanotechnology
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Re: [IxDA Discuss] Power icon
What an interesting little journey into the depths of the ISO/IEEE Power Control User Interface standard this topic started. The links that have been posted here have been great, and I'm glad to see this topic has been visited time and time again in various forums over the years, and that I'm not the first person to have questioned it. (It certainly goes to prove once again that sometimes the most seemingly simple functions can be deviously shrouded in all sorts of complications.) The reference to the standard that the Wikipedia link has four different symbols for 'power on', 'power off', 'power on/off toggle' and 'power on/standby toggle'. Whether correctly implemented or not, it's the last of the above symbols (the 'standby toggle') that we see most commonly applied to refer to 'power'. According to the original standard, as Morten has pointed out, the symbol I'm referring to would only be correctly implemented if it was strictly referencing a toggle between standby and power. The power on symbol is simply a single vertical bar. Well, the interface I am currently designing is a touchpanel which resides in a lecturn for a large, publicly available conference room. The user will be anybody who rents the space for a presentation, and they will not have the luxury of being trained in how to use the system. The complexity of all the equipment needs to be completely invisible to them, and the Power on symbol on the only available button perfectly satisfied this requirement. Until, of course, I realized that symbol would 'break' the standard. It's not a toggle. The correct symbol is the vertical bar for that function. I quickly redesigned the interface to be the vertical bar and held a quick and dirty survey (ie: anybody walking past my workstation): Nobody had any idea what the button meant, (one person said I dunno, is that the Eye of Sauron?) yet when I showed them the other 'wrong' interface, they instantly recognized the standby toggle to mean power. I read the addendum on the standard, I was incredibly relieved to find that there has been some pushes to incorporate the 'standby toggle' to simply mean power if possible. If there are safety considerations in the equipment you are controlling where it's absolutely essential to indicate whether or not the hardware is still being supplied by power there's a need to use the 4-state standard and be very clear about the differences between 'power on', 'power off', 'power on/off toggle' and 'power on/standby', but when possible it suggests using the 'standby toggle' to simply mean power. Phew. Here's another concise link for some of the same topic: http://eepn.com/Locator/Products/Index.cfm?Ad=1Ad=1ArticleID=31710 Shaun On Wed, Feb 27, 2008 at 3:38 PM, Morten Hjerde [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Id say that the only awful thing about about the power symbol is that it is misused by designers who presumably don't like the look of it. Its like saying I don't like the letter A because visually it doesn't say a to me. The symbol is a standard. Power as such does not have any visual component so the world has agreed on a fairly easily recognizable symbol and people have just learned the meaning of it. The symbol consists of a 1 which means on state and a 0 that means off state. If the 1 is inside a 0 it means toggle on/off. The symbol you describe is the standby symbol. You may of course invent your own, but if you are going to use the power symbol, please use it correctly. Check wikipedia here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_symbol Morten On Wed, Feb 27, 2008 at 11:58 PM, Shaun Bergmann [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Interesting. Unless I was designing something with the understanding that my ENTIRE audience was comprised of electrical engineers, I doubt I would think this is a very good design. Which brings me back to 'How did this awful thing get to be so widespread and popular? Was there a particular product that used it once, way back in the dark ages, that injected it's branding and just beat the world population into understanding that this means power? On Wed, Feb 27, 2008 at 2:43 PM, William Evans [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From electrical engineering. Its a closed circuit. will evans user experience architect [EMAIL PROTECTED] 617.281.1281 On Feb 27, 2008, at 5:37 PM, Shaun Bergmann [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: A discussion came up at the office today that got me wondering. Do any of you know the history of the 'Power' Icon? You know the one: The circle with the vertical bar pointing up and overlapping the top edge of the circle. This icon was being incorporated into an interface and the argument was made that not everybody is going to know what that icon means That's totally possible. If anything stands out as a good example of the statement that there are no intuitive interfaces -- all interfaces are
Re: [IxDA Discuss] IxDA in flyover territory?
I live in Minneapolis, and I can confirm that we do indeed have a thriving interactive community here. We have a few product/industrial design firms, which is probably as close as you'll get to doing pure IxD here. But we do have a number of interactive agencies consultancies doing the whole range of UX research design activities. These places are almost always looking for people to fill additional roles. Minneapolis is also a Northwest Airlines hub, so we're actually more fly-through territory than fly-over, really. : ) F. On Wed, 27 Feb 2008 07:52:59, dave malouf [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: While this topic is incredibly US-centric, I guess I'll answer it: The short answer is that if you want a midwestern lifestyle, your options decrease. But here are cities that I'm pretty sure have some good stuff going on: Cincinnati Austin Dallas St. Louis Minneapolis Detroit Pittsburgh Salt Lake City Denver/Boulder I'm sure there are more centers in the Central Mountain Timezones (Yes, I realize that Detroit and Pittsburgh are EST). -- dave . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=26529 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 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
