Re: [IxDA Discuss] Retain obvious instructions?
Hi Jon, In this case, I'd say it doesn't depend. It used to be that we couldn't assume users had this basic understanding of how to use Web sites, but these days, this sort of helpful text really does nothing but increase visual noise, page complexity, and cognitive load by adding elements that the user has to ignore to complete their tasks. Links are for clicking, and users know this. Beyond that, I tend to treat in-place instruction as a last resort, even when usability testing shows that users are having problems. The problem with in-place instruction is that users read it once (maybe), after which it's just persistent visual noise, muddying up the interface. A better solution is to make the interface itself communicate it's function so that the instructional text isn't needed. Cheers! Sylvania User Experience Designer TechSmith Corp. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jonathan Abbett Sent: Monday, November 24, 2008 4:38 PM To: IxDA Subject: [IxDA Discuss] Retain obvious instructions? I've been working on a redesign of the web-based user interface for a personal health record platform, and I began to wonder -- do I need to retain the one-line instruction that seems to be on the top of every major data listing (medications, lab tests, immunizations, etc.): Click any item in the list to see more detail (or something similar to that effect) The title of each list item is hyperlinked with underlined, blue text. I guess the bigger questions are: Do I assume my users' basic browsing abilities at my own peril? Does even a basic task of web usage need to be field-tested? I'm already prepared for the it depends answers! ;) Thanks, Jon 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] Interaction Design Career Path
Hi Allison, I'm guessing that the generalist path occurs most easily in a small shop, perhaps where the entire design department numbers 1 (like where I am). Opportunities present for graphic design, application design, coding, writing, prototyping, testing, giving presentations, and some research. I'm sure that designers who hang out a shingle and start their own consulting business also get a good deal of general business-related experience along the way. I have done design work in a larger company, and was more narrowly focused there. It gave me an opportunity to gain depth in a couple of areas, but it took some effort on my part to incorporate other specialties of the design craft into my work. I seem more suited to a generalist role by nature. I've noticed that other successful senior members of our technical team here have generalist tendencies as well. For instance, our CTO can variously debug network traces, author patents, write interesting low-level software, test phone gateways, give good presentations, and do terrific tech support. So perhaps finding a supportive environment with generalist tendencies is helpful. Michael Micheletti On Mon, Nov 24, 2008 at 8:13 AM, allison [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In really large companies, at some point you sort of make a decision to either go the specialist route or the generalist route. Does this phenomenon exist in the IxD career path? If so, what are the generalist options? snip/ 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] perceived problems with personas
Not to beat a dead (or dying?) horse, but you might enjoy Steve Portigal's article in interactions, Persona Non Grata [the piece mirrors his presentation content of Personas are User Centered Bullshit] - http://interactions.acm.org/content/?p=262 for more details. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=35624 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] Head of UX, San Francisco | Relo OK
Job Title: Head of User Experience Location: San Francisco - Relocation assistance provided Duration: Full Time/Permanent Salary: 150-190k Our client is home to a new type of search that makes it easy to find subjective information. Starting in early 2008 the company raised seed financing from a number of premier angel investors and carefully grew a high-caliber engineering team. Today, the company includes founders from more than a half-dozen successful startups, four AI Ph.D.s, and engineers from Silicon Valley's major technology companies. They are looking for a Head of User Experience to help set the direction, tone, and strategy for our products. They are seeking someone who will contribute directly in their particular areas of expertise (interaction design, usability research, UI design, etc.) -- but also someone who can help guide the broader product development. Responsibilities: The unique nature of our core service presents an exciting opportunity for a UX Lead to shape the fundamental offering: * Design interactive mockups for a variety of media and platforms (web, IM, etc.) * Interact directly with users via interviews or usability tests * Assist in the development of effective and understandable messaging * Analyze user behavior data we've gathered * Think creatively about product features and evolution General requirements: * Proven experience designing new user interfaces, shipping consumer products we would recognize, and leading teams (in order of importance) * Formal background in HCI or closely related field * Broad exposure to usability and user experience design in general * Both academic and industry experience preferred * Affinity for rapid prototyping * Flexibility when faced with complex challenges To be considered, please submit your resume and/or portfolio along with your salary requirements to bg @ capitalmarketsp.com Beau Gould Executive Advisor Capital Markets Placement 718-598-1411 bg @ capitalmarketsp.com -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/-JOB--Head-of-UX%2C-San-Francisco-%7C-Relo-OK-tp20685357p20685357.html Sent from the ixda.org - discussion list mailing list archive at Nabble.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] [JOB] User Experience Designer - Citrix Online - Santa Barbara, CA
Citrix Online is growing and we're looking for UX Designers for our User Experience team! We're passionate about our simpler is better design philosophy, so we're looking for someone with a knack for creating clean, intuitive, and usable interfaces to join our team of talented and highly collaborative designers. As a user experience designer, you will be responsible for defining and documenting the user experience of award-winning Citrix Online software products including GoToMyPC, GoToMeeting and GoToAssist. The User Experience Designer specializes in visual design or interaction design, working within an agile user-centered design process to create intuitive and easy-to-use software and web interface designs. Responsibilities: You will work on a variety of projects under the GoTo umbrella which require creative problem solving, a passion for the user experience and an eye for detail. The User Experience Designer works to understand business and user needs, then concepts and documents the design of proposed interactions and interfaces for software development teams. You will also work with user experience researchers to translate usability study findings into improved interface designs. Experience: Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Graphic Design, Human Computer Interaction, Computer Science, Human Factors or related fields with at least 1 year experience in visual design, interface design, information architecture or interaction design for web or software applications. You must have a strong ability and passion for the user experience, having created deliverables such as page flows, wireframes, UI specifications, web page mockups or software interface elements for complex web or software applications. You get extra points for obsessive attention to detail and a proven ability to communicate and collaborate with others. About Citrix Online: Citrix Online offers a casual work environment, flexible scheduling, and a generous benefits package including 401(k) plan; health, dental and vision insurance; and other benefits to eligible employees. We're also located just a few blocks from the beach in Santa Barbara, California. Apply online at www.citrixonline.com/jobsoutbind://238/www.citrixonline.com/jobs to Req. #6108. Please include a link to work samples or an online portfolio. If you are unable to submit through the website, please send your resume and work samples to [EMAIL PROTECTED] This is a full-time on-site position in the Santa Barbara area. No agencies or freelancers please. 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] Announcing IxDA’s 2009 Board of Directors
Dear IxDA Members, We are very happy to announce the IxDA Board of Directors for 2009 with the addition of three new Directors. Please welcome Amyris Fernandez, Jon Kolko and Kevin Silver. We look forward to their contributions to the Board and the efforts they will catalyze for our entire community. Here are short biographies of the new Directors: Amyris Fernandez Amyris has 27 years of work experience. Today she owns an IxD consultancy, teaches Interaction Design at two main universities and is part of the IxDA local group leadership in São Paulo, Brazil. She started her career in marketing, and in the early 90’s began to focus on the Internet. In 1996 she decided to travel to the United States to take on a Master’s degree in E-commerce from the Rochester Institute of Technology, NY - EUA. During her post-graduate studies she started to work with HCI and usability. She completed her Ph.D. by studying cell phone game playability, part of which was pursued at the Information Technology at Copenhagen, Denmark. Jon Kolko Jon is a senior design analyst at frog design. He has worked extensively in the professional world of interaction design, working around complicated technological constraints in order to best solve the problems of Fortune 500 clients. The underlying theme of his work in both consumer and enterprise domains was the creation of a design solution that was useful, usable and desirable. His present research investigates the process of design, with a focus on various methods of synthesis used to translate research into insights. Prior to working at frog, Kolko was a professor of interaction and industrial design at the Savannah College of Art and Design, where he was instrumental in shaping the interaction and industrial design programs. He is the author of the book Thoughts on Interaction Design [http://www.thoughtsOnInteraction.com ], and is the editor-in-chief of interactions Magazine [http://interactions.acm.org ], published by the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). Kevin Silver Kevin is an empathetic champion of the end user and has been involved in designing the behavior of digital products since 1995. He has worked on a diverse range of projects for the government, software companies and many nationally recognized brands providing strategic direction and interaction design goodness. As a passionate advocate for Interaction Design, Kevin has led the charge in forming an IxDA local group in New Mexico. Amyris, Jon and Kevin will be joining returning Directors Liz Bacon, Nasir Barday, Bill DeRouchey, Janna DeVylder, Jim Leftwich and Jeremy Yuille. Both Josh Seiden and Greg Petroff will be completing their second terms and departing in February. They represent the last Directors who comprised the original IxDA founding team. We look forward to thanking them for their tremendous service at the Interaction’09 conference. The number of Directors on the Board as of 2009 will be our full complement of 9 individuals. IxDA Directors serve for staggered, 2- year terms with a two-term limit. While the new IxDA Board will officially form on January 1, 2009, we are allowing for one month of overlap with the departing directors to facilitate knowledge transfer. IxDA is a non-profit organization and is required to have a Board of Directors, but the Board is just one component of the success of IxDA. It is through the conference, initiatives, local groups and individual involvement that the IxDA network thrives. Our organizational structure is based on two simple ideas: local grassroots involvement and global stewardship through the Board. We encourage all our members to organize at the local level. We encourage all our members to contribute your thoughts to the advancement of our discipline. Again, please join us in extending a warm welcome to our newest Directors! Best Regards, Liz Bacon Vice-President, IxDA 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] Announcing IxDA’s 2009 Board of Directors
Congratulations to the incoming (and continuing) board members! And to the founders, for steering their baby through this exciting transition. -x- On Tue, Nov 25, 2008 at 11:12 AM, Elizabeth Bacon [EMAIL PROTECTED]wrote: Amyris Fernandez Jon Kolko Kevin Silver Amyris, Jon and Kevin will be joining returning Directors Liz Bacon, Nasir Barday, Bill DeRouchey, Janna DeVylder, Jim Leftwich and Jeremy Yuille. -- Christian Crumlish http://xianlandia.com Yahoo! pattern detective http://design.yahoo.com Yahoo! Developer Network evangelist http://open.yahoo.com IA Institute treasurer http://iainstitute.org Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
Re: [IxDA Discuss] Announcing IxDA%u2019s 2009 Board of Directors
Congratulations to all who were chosen for boardship. Thanks for being willing to put yourself out there. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=35953 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] Announcing IxDA%u2019s 2009 Board of Directors
Great lineup! Very nice to see the IxDA grow. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=35953 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] Announcing IxDA%u2019s 2009 Board of Directors
Congrats, but more importantly, thanks for volunteering! It's great to see this organization not just functioning, but flourishing. I'm quite excited about where this ship is heading. Best, Jack Jack L. Moffett Interaction Designer inmedius 412.459.0310 x219 http://www.inmedius.com Some men see things as they are and say why? I dream of things that never were and say why not? - George Bernard Shaw 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] Announcing IxDA%u2019s 2009 Board of Directors
Woot!!! What a great group of peeps!!! I'm so very excited! as we move towards another HUGE milestone in this organization. I really look forward to see what these new energized players do for/with IxDA in the coming years. Exciting times. -- dave . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=35953 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] Announcing IxDA%u2019s 2009 Board of Directors
Congratulations! A great group of people that I am convinced will guide IxDA to become an even stronger entity for interaction designers all over the planet. Hope to see you all in Vancouver! Niklas Wolkert Interaction designer http://ergonomidesign.com Stockholm, Sweden . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=35953 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] Flash Catalyst
Wow... sounds like a pretty powerful tool. Now if only the windows beta were available. Then I could see where this would fit in with our design and development process. I love the roundtrip capability, but unfortunately I happen to be stuck in a .NET shop. :( On Fri, Nov 21, 2008 at 11:33 AM, Gabor Vida [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I just picked up a copy while I was at Adobe MAX. Fantastic program so far, but definitely an alpha. The big surprise for me is that Catalyst is actually a very powerful wireframing tool. I could see it replacing Omnigraffle for me. I attended a session that discussed using Catalyst for wireframing and it's amazing how easy it is to create an interactive wireframe and deploy it as a swf for user testing and client validation. You can then take the Catalyst file and give it the dev team and they then import it into Flex Builder as a project and can start building the business logic right away. The entire work flow is round-trip in that I can make changes to a wireframe and give those changes to the dev team and have them update the working files to reflect the changes very easily. Design is then a process of essentially skinning the wireframe, which then again feeds into the dev team and eliminates a lot of tedious work by developers implementing a design. The feature set is limited, but you can create custom components for it to add as much functionality as you'd like. The interaction is a bit clunky and there are a few things clearly missing - most of which the Adobe team is aware of and is working on. Our shop does 90% of our work in Flex, so for us this could potentially be a game changer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=35670 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 -- Art provokes thinking, design solves problems w: http://www.davidshaw.info 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] Announcing IxDA%u2019s 2009 Board of Directors
Congrats, gang! Looking forward to another two exciting years of IxD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=35953 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] Announcing IxDA%u2019s 2009 Board of Directors
Congrats to the new Directors! What an outstanding group of talented people. Looking forward, Russ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=35953 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] Designing a boolean search interface
This is a part Computer Science question, part Design question (apologies if some of the logic doesn't make sense) So, I need to design a search interface that would eventually spit out a boolean query without typing it out. For Eg: D= Data Field D1 AND D2 OR D3 AND D4 (D1 OR D2) AND (D3 OR D4) D1 AND (D2 OR D3) AND D4 To put it in context, assume its a library search and the user wants to search books by Author A OR Author B that have Keywords A AND Keywords B and are published between a certain date range. Is anyone aware of design patterns for such an interface. -Vishal Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
[IxDA Discuss] [IxDA SF EVENT] High Fidelity Holiday: an interactive seasonal celebratory experience (aka PARTY) Thursday, 12/11
Over the past year and a half, IxDA SF has brought you quality monthly programming, featuring topics and speakers to challenge your thinking and promote professional growth. You’ve learned enough for the year. It’s time to burn off a few brain cells. Our celebratory experience at the world-famous Hotel Utah will include performances by bands with members who are interaction designers-by- day, including My First Earthquake (http://www.myfirstearthquake.com), Nobody from Ipenema (http://www.nobodyfromipanema.com), and The Invisible Cities (http://www.theinvisiblecities.com), and MORE! Plus other surprises throughout the night. 6:30-8:30p Social 8:30-11:00p Bands, raffle prizes and community celebration! Save the date now! Stay tuned for more details… http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/1363575 Hope to see you there! -- the IxDA SF team 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] Designing a boolean search interface
Google's search Hoffman codes for the most common case: ANDing. Every search term you type in a box is automatically ANDed together. Only ORs are explicit and bind tightly like a binary operator. Consider that your search capabilities need not be expressively complete due to the potential lack of need. That is, what are the odds 1) your users need that type of query 2) they're capable of learning, retaining, and using that vocabulary. On Tue, Nov 25, 2008 at 4:16 PM, Vishal Iyer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This is a part Computer Science question, part Design question (apologies if some of the logic doesn't make sense) So, I need to design a search interface that would eventually spit out a boolean query without typing it out. For Eg: D= Data Field D1 AND D2 OR D3 AND D4 (D1 OR D2) AND (D3 OR D4) D1 AND (D2 OR D3) AND D4 To put it in context, assume its a library search and the user wants to search books by Author A OR Author B that have Keywords A AND Keywords B and are published between a certain date range. Is anyone aware of design patterns for such an interface. -Vishal 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] Designing a boolean search interface
A recet thread about interfaces for advanced search queries, with examples and demos: http://www.ixda.org/discuss.php?post=32274 -- Santiago Bustelo // icograma Buenos Aires, Argentina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=35964 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] Announcing IxDA%u2019s 2009 Board of Directors
Congratulations to the incoming board members! It's really nice to a Brazilian in the board. Hope to see you guys in Vancouver! :-D Gawry On Tue, Nov 25, 2008 at 6:30 PM, Ali Naqvi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: `She completed her Ph.D. by studying cell phone game playability, part of which was pursued at the Information Technology at Copenhagen, Denmark.` HEY I completed my MSc from there! nice to see a former ITU person here!! Ali . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=35953 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 -- Gustavo Gawry Interaction Designer Mobile: +55 21 9498-7923 Email: gustavogawry at gmail.com Blog: http://gawry.com (in portuguese) Twitter: gawry 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] Announcing IxDA%u2019s 2009 Board of Directors
Mazel tov to the new board of directors, and thanks to Josh and Greg for all their amazing work. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=35953 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] Designing a boolean search interface
One implementation I didn't see mentioned is the OS X 10.5 addition of boolean logic using the more friendly any of or all of terminology. http://arstechnica.com/reviews/os/mac-os-x-10-5.ars/12 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] Retain obvious instructions?
For what class of users can we assume that? I ask because I'm around a few 60+ people who have trouble with many sites on the web and the feeling they have to re-learn how to use the bank website because it changed. Can you better define the people who are going to be using this? It would seem that if you're working on a product designed for professionals in a business setting, I can see where maybe you can make more assumptions about skill-sets. (But don't make too many, my dentist's receptionist still uses a paper date book with a pencil... :-) Dye, Sylvania wrote: In this case, I'd say it doesn't depend. It used to be that we couldn't assume users had this basic understanding of how to use Web sites, but these days, this sort of helpful text really does nothing but increase visual noise, page complexity, and cognitive load by adding elements that the user has to ignore to complete their tasks. Links are for clicking, and users know this. Beyond that, I tend to treat in-place instruction as a last resort, even when usability testing shows that users are having problems. The problem with in-place instruction is that users read it once (maybe), after which it's just persistent visual noise, muddying up the interface. A better solution is to make the interface itself communicate it's function so that the instructional text isn't needed. Cheers! Sylvania User Experience Designer TechSmith Corp. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jonathan Abbett Sent: Monday, November 24, 2008 4:38 PM To: IxDA Subject: [IxDA Discuss] Retain obvious instructions? I've been working on a redesign of the web-based user interface for a personal health record platform, and I began to wonder -- do I need to retain the one-line instruction that seems to be on the top of every major data listing (medications, lab tests, immunizations, etc.): Click any item in the list to see more detail (or something similar to that effect) The title of each list item is hyperlinked with underlined, blue text. I guess the bigger questions are: Do I assume my users' basic browsing abilities at my own peril? Does even a basic task of web usage need to be field-tested? I'm already prepared for the it depends answers! ;) Thanks, Jon 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 -- J. Eric jet Townsend, CMU Master of Tangible Interaction Design '09 design: www.allartburns.org; hacking: www.flatline.net; HF: KG6ZVQ PGP: 0xD0D8C2E8 AC9B 0A23 C61A 1B4A 27C5 F799 A681 3C11 D0D8 C2E8 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] Designing a boolean search interface
Thanks for the link! Being a MacOS user, I was unaware of Leopard's Finder supporting of boolean logic. A manual -or arstechnica article- is required to know that things can happen when option-clicking on a widget... In the aforementioned thread, I posted a demo that works in roughly the same way (without option-click ;-): http://www.icograma.com/demos/rulebuilder/?new Also discussed in that thread about all/any of implying actually a different grammar (prefix vs. infix notation). To define and construct an operation language is a fascinating matter. At least, for geeks like me ;-) -- Santiago Bustelo // icograma Buenos Aires, Argentina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=35964 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 Copywriter, Seattle - Recruiter - Permanent Employment
Big Fish is looking for a confident User Experience Copywriter to join a growing internal team in Bellevue. A strong writer is needed to help with ongoing needs including instructional copy, error message copy as well as functional specs, and documentation of user interface requirements. This role will work closely with Designers, Art Directors and User Experience Architects to shape customer experiences that are aligned with internal brand and business goals. This role requires a knack and a passion for humanizing technical information for the end user. Employment is permanent. Salary is DOE. Please apply with Big Fish online; Job # 4991 http://gobigfish.com/jobDetail.aspx?jobid=4991 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] Examples of sites w/ dashboard info
You can preview the book above mentioned *Information Dashboard Design ** By Stephen Few *in Google Book Search at this link http://books.google.com/books?id=NomqOzZfHqoC You might want to search some examples from the industrial control. The industry uses a lot of dashboard design to display the numbers at the glance for the operator. Regards, CHAN On Tue, Nov 25, 2008 at 2:47 AM, ELISABETH HUBERT [EMAIL PROTECTED]wrote: Thanks everyone for the very helpful advice! If there are more ideas keep 'em coming please. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=35854 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
[IxDA Discuss] [EVENT] IxDA Los Angeles DDB Agency present Storytelling: The Art of Communicating Design, Wednesday December 10th, 7-9pm
Another fun IxDA Los Angeles event! This time we'll be talking about the art of Storytelling. As interaction designers, we should always be honing our storytelling skills. Steve Portigal spoke about this need in his article on Core77 called Design Research: Practice noticing stuff and telling stories, http://www.core77.com/hack2school/portigal.asp. This salon will focus on how we can use storytelling in our design practice to create better interactions and communicate our designs in a way that resonates with our audiences. We'll hear from seasoned, storytelling experts over yummy food, cookies and hot cocoa. Get into the holiday spirit with us as we learn from our terrific speakers: A team from Disney will be sharing their fantastic techniques for using storyboards to communicate design. They'll explain how and when to incorporate storyboarding into your design process to make the most impact. We'll also hear from a trans-media storyteller who has been spearheading a project to breath new life into storytelling by telling tales from classic literature through new media (Think Pride Prejudice told via Facebook!). More details to come… Join us to learn how storytelling can bring YOUR designs to life in the minds of your stakeholders and customers. 50 person max. RSVP today: http://www.evite.com/app/publicUrl/DKPPGGSBMISVIAFHSLNO/IxDA_storytelling *WHEN:* Wednesday, December 10th, 7-9pm *WHERE:* DDB Agency Los Angeles, located in Frank Gehry's Binocular Building 340 Main Street Venice, CA 90291 http://www.ddbla.com/get_in_touch/our_offices/ *PARKING * Parking is free in the DDB garage. From Main Street - drive into the binoculars building. Most employees leave by 7pm so there should be plenty of space but carpooling is recommended. Park on the 1st level (level A) and then take the elevator to the 1st floor. (It's a secure building so you have to check in on the 1st floor.) From there, the guard will let you go the 3rd floor. The Interaction Design Association (IxDA) is a member-supported organization committed to serving the needs of the international interaction design community. Subscribe to the IxDA discussion list to discuss issues, theories and methods about interaction design practice. about ::: http://www.ixda.org/about.php join::: http://www.ixda.org/discuss.php email ::: [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] perceived problems with personas
There's a presentation Death To Personas! Long Live Personas! to (partially) answer the Personas are User Centered http://www.slideshare.net/ebacon/death-to-personas-long-live-personas-presentation It's a well done. Regards, Jarod On Wed, Nov 26, 2008 at 12:37 AM, Jon [ GMAIL ] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Not to beat a dead (or dying?) horse, but you might enjoy Steve Portigal's article in interactions, Persona Non Grata [the piece mirrors his presentation content of Personas are User Centered Bullshit] - http://interactions.acm.org/content/?p=262 for more details. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=35624 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 -- http://designforuse.blogspot.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
