Re: [IxDA Discuss] UML for UX?
Milan - I discuss OVID in the Object Modeling and User Interface Design book I mentioned earlier and update it to use UML notation (Scott Insensee, Dave Roberts and co used one of the earlier OO notations, I forget which). The OVID book is still available, BTW: OMUID - http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0201657899/syntagmltd02 OVID - http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1578701015/syntagmltd02 Regards, William -Original Message- From: discuss-boun...@lists.interactiondesigners.com [mailto:discuss-boun...@lists.interactiondesigners.com] On Behalf Of Milan Guenther Sent: 17 February 2010 09:59 To: disc...@ixda.org Subject: Re: [IxDA Discuss] UML for UX? Have a look at IBM's OVID method... Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
Re: [IxDA Discuss] Personas: how many is too many?
It sounds as they're looking for market segmentation rather than personas. Personas should be built in a way that the fewest possible can represent the needs of all. This facilitates efficiency in design. Market segmentation and resulting profiles can be quite complex, detailed and specific to facilitate marketing needs. So one way to answer the question is: no more than you can effectively and efficiently design for. Which for me tends to max out somewhere around 5, 6 or 7. -challis On Feb 17, 2010, at 6:17 AM, charles Sue-Wah-Sing charl...@nexklix.com wrote: There is this project I'm working on that is for pet owners, breeders and vets. They have identified 15 consumer types between the three main segments I've mentioned. The client is requesting we create personas for all 15. In my experience I've rarely have had to create more than 4 on any given project. For this project I believe I can get away with 3. Does anyone have any thoughts as too what is too many or too few personas? Have you come across a similar client request? And how did you deal with it? Thanks, Charles Sue-Wah-Sing www.suewahsing.com Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
Re: [IxDA Discuss] Forms design / labels inside the fields
Recently, I was trying to find someone on Facebook, I typed his name in the textbox, but... whatever the reason was, as a result I received a bunch of people who's last name was Search... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=49165 Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
Re: [IxDA Discuss] Personas: how many is too many?
Hey.. This is an interesting topic since I have been in this position myself before. I was able to convince my client that these many personas would mean additional expenses in terms of development, maintenance and management of requirements. But if your clients aren't too concerned about their budget (which is a novelty I might add.. enjoy it :)) what you could consider is to identify why they would consider 15 personas to start with. The way we do user groups is to consider all possible user groups and identify which are the primary user groups and which are secondary. Primary users would the ones that cover a majority of the tasks/requirements. This will really help identify which user groups are a mild version of each other and which ones really need to developed. Since we would need to tie back design decisions with each persona to justify decisions it would be good to design to the x number of personas that cover close to 90% of your requirements. This almost always winds down to being 3-5 personas for me. Hope this helps! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=49443 Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
Re: [IxDA Discuss] Sketching before the Wireframes
I am sitting down to start some wireframes right now. First I will sketch. Then finalize them in omnigraffle. I recently test wireframes as an interactive prototype and found several problems with the structure and layout of the site. The wireframes changed significantly and the designer was relieved. Had the changes been requested after the site was designed it would have taken twice as long to change the PSD's from the designer. I like wireframes. They focus on the functionality. Clients get too distracted by design. I've seen designers completely botch interfaces by rushing into graphics. But it seem everyone agrees on pencil and paper ( or whiteboard) to start. I'm starting now. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=48924 Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
Re: [IxDA Discuss] Personas: how many is too many?
I work on a project where there is over 60 now and to be honest they are all useful. It really depends on what you need them for. If you are interested you can find a PDF poster of most of them here: http://www.microsoft.com/dynamics/en/us/familiar.aspx Look for the The Microsoft Dynamics Customer Model. Each Persona on the poster has about 6 pages of background. It's totally overwhelming but useful when you need it. Bryce Johnson Tw: @brycej | http://powerpivotor.com On Tue, Feb 16, 2010 at 10:17 PM, charles Sue-Wah-Sing charl...@nexklix.com wrote: Does anyone have any thoughts as too what is too many or too few personas? Have you come across a similar client request? And how did you deal with it? Thanks, Charles Sue-Wah-Sing www.suewahsing.com Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
Re: [IxDA Discuss] [Job] Senior User Experience/Information Architect, Atlanta, GA - Think Interactive, Inc, Full-Time.
Hi Mr. McGuckin, I am interested in this position but had trouble accessing the job application through http://www.thinkinc.com. I would like to send you my resume and an electronic sample of my portfolio. Please contact me via email at g.s.ch...@gmail.com. Thank you for your time. Gala Chase . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=49265 Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
[JOB] Digital Architect � User Experience; Washington, DC; Powell Tate; Full-Time
Powell Tate, the Washington, DC office of Weber Shandwick, a global public relations and communications firm is expanding our Digital Communications team. We are looking for a *Digital Architect* focused on user experience to help us create intuitive, effective and engaging online experiences for our clients and their users. This is a job for someone who understands how people interact with information online and how to effectively communicate over the emerging social Web. The role focuses on the initial planning and concepting stages of a project to gather and process requirements and objectives and synthesize this information into a blueprint for the creation of a great user experience. The ideal candidate * understands how to address users' needs to ensure intuitive access to information and to drive them to take action. The work will touch on some of the most pressing issues of the day through the work of our nonprofit, corporate, association and government clients. *Job Responsibilities:* * Work with team members and clients to identify and define user needs and project objectives * Turn gathered requirements into visuals to guide design and development including use cases, personas, site maps and wireframes * Plan and execute research activities including surveys, process tests * Work with designers, developers and content editors to guide development of the ideal product for our clients * Follow and evaluate emerging Web technologies, design trends, social media and UX techniques for opportunities to apply to our client work *Required Qualifications:* * 2-3 years of relevant digital communications experience; Broad knowledge of social media and digital communications * Strong understanding of the principles of Web usability, accessibility, interface design, information architecture, user research * Knowledge of HTML, DHTML, Flash, JavaScript and related Interactions * Work well with a variety of key internal and external stakeholders * Be proficient at managing multiple projects across many teams at one time * A fun, collaborative attitude *Desired Qualifications:* * Experience with user research techniques * Proficiency in creating diagrams using applications like Microsoft Visio, OmniGraffle, Adobe Illustrator or similar * Background in Web design, development and/or human-computer interaction To apply, please send cover letter, resume and compensation history to: j...@powelltate.com Powell Tate is an equal opportunity employer. EEO/AA.M/F/D/V Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
Re: [IxDA Discuss] Creating User Interfaces to Work Within a CMS
I am working in a similar situation where we have limited page templates built in a CMS and limited developers to help create more custom pages. My biggest suggestion is to do some analysis of what your needs are, in regards to modules and templates. Use what you find to come up with 2 or 3 page templates that you believe will be flexible enough to meet your needs. Currently the site I work on has about 6 different page templates that have been created over the last year. So be strategic about when you request new templates and sometimes you will just need to make what you currently have work. I hope this helps some. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=49455 Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
Re: [IxDA Discuss] Personas: how many is too many?
I don't believe there is a such thing as too many or too few personas. Each project has it's own unique requirements. My first suggestion is to be thorough in your analysis of each role. The system needs to meet everyone's needs. If you believe you can effectively use only 3 personas then start building your argument for it. Do a cost analysis and in detail explain how 3 personas can be just as effective as 15. If they are not willing to go down to 3, try a compromise with 5 or 7. Just keep working from there until you reach an effective but most of all efficient number of personas. Also, be open to using all 15 personas, it can actually be beneficial and may help you create a great product instead of a good product. I hope this helps. Gala . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=49443 Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
Re: [IxDA Discuss] Looking for feedback on a functional banner that is always there and pinned to bottom of the browser - not context driven.
Generally, I am not a fan, but stackoverflow does something a little different: * They treat it as an alert * They let the user dismiss it It is, as you said, a visual distraction - but they use that property to intentionally gain the user's attention. http://stackoverflow.com/ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=49414 Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
Re: [IxDA Discuss] Great product pages
just a few off the top of my head. http://www.swell.com http://www.potterybarn.com and all their affiliated sites http://www.brooklynindustries.com . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=49433 Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
Re: [IxDA Discuss] How do you move from software to hardware UX? Care to share your insights? experience?
Hi Jay Maybe the first step could be to start playing with Arduino ( http://www.arduino.cc/) a simple hardware board to control any type of device. Just search the web and you will find several experiences and tutorials how to use it. -- Tiago Correia Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
Re: [IxDA Discuss] Personas: how many is too many?
I've not been following the whole conversation, but of course even 15 personas would be preferable to 15 market segment/user needs analyses. The point of personas is that they promote empathy - or would do if we make them 'believable', hence the need for seemingly unimportant details. I wrote a blog about this a few months back for a different reason, but I think it's relevant here, too. http://www.syntagm.co.uk/design/blog/?p=89 Regards, William Hudson Syntagm Ltd Design for Usability UK 01235-522859 World +44-1235-522859 US Toll Free 1-866-SYNTAGM mailto:william.hud...@syntagm.co.uk http://www.syntagm.co.uk skype:williamhudsonskype Syntagm is a limited company registered in England and Wales (1985). Registered number: 1895345. Registered office: 10 Oxford Road, Abingdon OX14 2DS. Attend our courses on Ajax design usability, card sorting and web usability: CHI 2010 Conference (Atlanta, Georgia) http://www.chi2010.org UPA 2010 Conference (Munich, Germany) http://bit.ly/8x9NU Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org 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, UK, Super User Studio, Contract
Super User Studio [http://www.superuserstudio.com] is looking for a freelance User Experience Designer with a broad and rich knowledge of the UX field. You should be highly motivated, disciplined and genuinely passionate about User Centred Design. You should adept at creating the following: - Personas - User Scenarios - Information Architecture - Site maps - Task Flows - User Journeys - Wireframes (both low and high fidelity) - Interactive Prototypes - Visual Design Other requirements: - 5+ years as an Interaction Designer with an IA, UX or visual design background - Strong conceptual skills - Experienced in implementing effective design solutions to meet user needs business objectives - Hands on experience of working on large websites applications - Good knowledge of modern web standards, JavaScript libraries and AJAX - Excellent interpersonal communication skills - Expert working knowledge of the following software; Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, Axure, Visio / OmniGraffle The following would also be useful: - BA / BSc in graphic design, HCI or related degree or equivalent work experience - Experience of Stakeholder Workshops - Conducting User Research - Undertaking Usability Testing creating Usability Reports - Creating Heuristic Reviews - Producing Competitor Analysis - Experience of applying User Experience design to cross platform projects Evidence - URL needed for portfolio review – please specify level of contribution for each item and include information about your process. Apply Please send an email to: joi...@superuserstudio.com _ Tell us your greatest, weirdest and funniest Hotmail stories http://clk.atdmt.com/UKM/go/195013117/direct/01/ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
Re: [IxDA Discuss] How do you move from software to hardware UX? Care to share your insights? experience?
Jay - Are you interested in designing software user interfaces for hardware platforms or interested in designing hardware interfaces (e.g. physical controls)? If it's the former and you already have strong interface design skills, then the transition can be relatively seamless. If it's a case of learning about hardware, you need to get involved with people and organizations that design hardware. I'd suggest the Industrial Designers Society of Ameria (IDSA.org) as a starting place. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=49472 Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
Re: [IxDA Discuss] Can anyone point me to research about hiding interface elements?
I am also a supporter of the guideline of graying out any fields or controls that are not available in the current context, but can be made available to the user by shifting the context. Among other reasons stated above, another advantage is that tooltips can be displayed on the inactive fields or controls about how to make them active. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=49270 Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
Re: [IxDA Discuss] Can anyone point me to research about hiding interface elements?
A couple of references to progressive disclosure have already been made in this thread, and I wanted to point you to some of the applied examples I've come across specifically regarding progressive disclosure and progressive reveal: The Xerox Star: A retrospective http://members.dcn.org/dwnelson/XeroxStarRetrospective.html Training Wheels in a User Interface http://portal.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=358218 also http://www.useit.com/alertbox/training-wheels.html Hope these help! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=49270 Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
Re: [IxDA Discuss] Eye tracking software
Sunil, Just returned from IRWD conference and had the chance to shop various eye tracking solutions. Was totally blown away by the accuracy and logical application of SMI. It's German technology and the precision is definitely there. http://www.smivision.com/en/eye-gaze-tracking-systems/about-smi/news/article.html?tx_ttnews[tt_news]=210tx_ttnews[backPid]=78cHash=c613005fc9 Ultimately it comes down to the analysis of the eye movement but in comparing this tool to others represented, when we acquire we will go with this solution. I'd def take Jennifer's offer to intro you to other IxDA users as that is where you will get the rest of the story (account service, reliability, ease of start up). Good luck. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=49276 Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
Re: [IxDA Discuss] Great product pages
I agree with Mike; I love peer input as much as the next person but you have to involve target buyers in this discussion. The examples provided here are a great springboard for mockup ideas. Start by asking target customers to react to product page examples or mockups (as opposed to just asking them what they want, which they may not be able to articulate). With the mockups, seek feedback about what information will move your customer closer to (or further from) making a purchasing decision...technical data sheets? Strong visuals with options for close-ups? Social proof? If you provide them with what they need to make a confident decision up front, you minimize the chances of buyer's remorse and returns. Only your customer can give you insight into what those elements are. Talk to your customer service team too, and see what kinds of commonly asked questions they get about products. They could also have insight that would be worth mocking up and testing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=49433 Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
Re: [IxDA Discuss] Sketching before the Wireframes
I think this has been wholly answered, but I'll add my two cents: - I always, always, always sketch first. I do a ton of sketching. It allows me to get all of my ideas out (the what if phase), and allows me to have more focus when I get into wireframing. Sketching is portable, cheap and fast. - I do show my sketches (and even involve in my sketching phase) my direct manager, other creatives, and the developers - I don't show the sketches to high-level stakeholders; mostly because I don't get that many meetings with them, and so it's better use of their time to show something more refined. They're more interested in the scenarios/research behind the wireframes than seeing how sketches led to those wireframes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=48924 Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
Re: [IxDA Discuss] Personas: how many is too many?
That's for everyone's input. All valid. Navid, I really like your summation of personas you used with your group. The problem here as with most online initiatives is that the marketing team is at the table. And it is an education challenge. Personas are not a means to understand marketing opportunities within new audiences. Though that can be a pleasant side effect - it is not the intention. I'm still of belief 15 personas is too much for most projects I've been on. But could be very necessary if the scale and complexity of the project demands so. And I like some of your suggestions about weeding out personas based on overlapping goals, intentions and needs. Thanks All Charles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=49443 Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
Re: [IxDA Discuss] HCI Masters in the UK - City University vs. University of York
Thank you both so much for your answers. I have also been accepted to UCL so now i'm even more confused. I like the fact that both York and City have technical components but I don't think that's the case for UCL, which seems to be more theory based. But UCL is one of the top universities in the world, and although that is appealing, I'm not convinced that it should be the main factor. The course content is the most important, followed by whether the university is reputable...and I know York is great for compsci. I think I need to sit down and ask myself what I really want from the course. With 6 years of web development/UI experience, does it really matter if the has a programming aspect or not? I need to figure out exactly what i'm looking for in the degree. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=49361 Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
[IxDA Discuss] (JOB) UX in NYC for Perm to 110K
apply to j...@alistplacement.com Our Client is looking for an Information Architect who is passionate about building great user experiences and committed to client success. The candidate we seek will hit the ground running and possess a strong interpersonal dynamic and energy level to match. As a member of the User Experience community, the Information Architect will: Work with multidisciplinary teams to create smart, innovative online solutions for our clients. Provide data driven insights into customer behavior and an actionable plan for meeting user needs online. Champion process and methodology as well as research and evangelize the latest tools, best practices and trends that relate to the field. Reporting to the Director of User Experience, day-to-day responsibilities include: Generate project requirements definition by leading client working sessions, reviewing the competitive landscape, and participating in creative brainstorming sessions with the project team. Lead user personae research and documentation. Define functionality, content, navigation, and interaction models through page level wireframes, site-maps, process flowcharts, use cases, and content matrices. Present deliverables and recommendations to clients and lead related meetings. Contribute to the development of content/data models, nomenclature and taxonomies. Design, develop and conduct usability tests to validate information architecture and design. Contribute to the overall strategic direction and vision of projects, making positive contributions in a tightly-knit, multidisciplinary team environment. Requirements: Bachelor's degree preferred in design-related discipline: Interaction, Information or Interface design; Human-Computer Interaction; Communications. 3+ years of industry experience Candidates must be well-versed in user-centered design methods and techniques Proficient to expert in: Visio, PowerPoint, Photoshop Must have been in a client-facing role and have project experience working with teams on large scale, long-term projects Excellent analytical and process-oriented skills Excellent verbal and written skills Experience in working on multiple projects simultaneously Prior experience in a consulting firm or interactive agency preferred Work samples Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
[IxDA Discuss] [JOB]: UX Design and Technical Interns; Chicago; The Legal Balance; Internship
Interns needed immediately to build and maintain a membership website for a new startup company. The membership website will be built using Drupal and we are looking for both UX design and technical students to help design and build the site. Ideally, we are looking for students experienced with UX principles and capable of doing technical development with Drupal modules and PHP, however students skilled in only UX design or technical development will be considered. Additionally, the student will ideally be active in the IxDA and attending school in the Chicago area. Agile based experience is also a plus as this project will leverage SCRUM and other Agile principles. Interns should be available a minimum of 10 hours a week and be available for regularly scheduled daily SCRUMs. This is a non-paying internship, but we are willing to work with a university internship/co-op program to ensure that interns receive appropriate school credit. Also willing to write letters of recommendation and provide strong reference for successful interns. Please submit your resume to sc...@thelegalbalance.com Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
[IxDA Discuss] Seeking stellar examples of Beta/Pilot invitations
Hi all I am looking for inspiration on how to invite users to participate in a limited product launch. Im looking for examples that would get users excited about the service while engaging them to participate in making it better (while gracefully setting expectations that it wont be perfect.) We will not be doing structured activities, but we will be doing observational research with a subset of the users. Any examples are greatly appreciated! Thanks, Dawn Nidy Experience Design :: Quicken Health Group :: Intuit dawn_n...@intuit.com Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org 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 Professional Location: Chicago, IL Company: Tribune Employment Type: Temp-to-Hire
Tribunes User Experience (UX) Team is seeking a highly talented senior level user experience professional, who possesses an extreme passion for usability, great visual design, a superb aesthetic sense, and an exceptional eye for detail. If you are up for a challenging, ever-changing workplace that is focused on user-centered product development please read on. Responsibilities: Work closely with product managers and business owners to plan, direct, and implement the user interface design, aesthetic direction, and usability efforts for next generation web mobile products. Think and work like an IA/Interaction Designer to make sure that the end product is not just aesthetically beautiful but also functionally usable. With the goal of creating intuitively usable products, drive user interface designs from concept through prototypes to implementation and develop high level, and/or detailed storyboards, mock-ups, and prototypes to effectively communicate designs. Work with other user experience professionals in the group providing a positive influence to the creative direction of the group. Design user interfaces that are engaging, follow usability best practices, and reinforce a visual brand across a product. Contribute to a culture of innovation and teamwork with measurable positive results. Champion user-centered design and conceive, set, and implement user interface guidelines and standards. Implement usability processes and methodologies, evaluate designs, conduct usability tests, provide feedback to project teams and propose solutions. Work with other user experience professionals to create, maintain and build an interaction design pattern library required to expedite prototyping efforts and user experience maturity. Perform other duties as assigned. Required Qualifications: At least 5 to 7 years of experience creating professional, visually stunning design with a focus on creating rich, high-volume websites and web applications. Experience in social media e-commerce is a plus. Bachelors degree or higher degree in Graphic/Visual Design, UxD, HCI, or significant professional experience in a related field. Experience in creating concept sketches, storyboards, wire framing, prototyping, and design specs using tools like Omnigraffle, Flash Catalyst or Balsamiq Mockups. Strong experience using Photoshop Illustrator and other Adobe Creative Suite products. Clear understanding of the difference between designing for the web and print. Sensitivity to all elements of user experience. Good sketching and illustration skills to create logos brand definition are a plus. HTML/CSS/Javascript/Flash/Actionscript experience not required, but the right person will at least have understanding of each medium and the inherent limits All interested candidates must submit a portfolio with links to work samples. Must apply through www.tribjobs.com Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
[IxDA Discuss] [JOB] Information Architect, NYC | 80-120k
This is a full time, on-site, salaried position located in New York City (Tribeca) paying $80,000 to $120,000 (dep on exp) + benefits. US Citizens, Green Card holders, EAD or CAN only please. Local candidates preferred. No telecommuting. Thank you. Our client is a full service interactive firm and digital production studio with 10 years experience, 50 employees, 2 offices, 52 Industry Awards, 1 sister company, 90% Direct-to-Client relationships and 10% Agency Partnerships. They believe in quality over quantity. Full company information disclosed to qualified candidates. Our client is looking for an Information Architect who is passionate about building great user experiences and committed to client success. The candidate we seek will hit the ground running and possess a strong interpersonal dynamic and energy level to match. As a member of the User Experience community, the Information Architect will: * Work with multidisciplinary teams to create smart, innovative online solutions for our clients. * Provide data driven insights into customer behavior and an actionable plan for meeting user needs online. * Champion process and methodology as well as research and evangelize the latest tools, best practices and trends that relate to the field. Reporting to the Director of User Experience, day-to-day responsibilities include: * Generate project requirements definition by leading client working sessions, reviewing the competitive landscape, and participating in creative brainstorming sessions with the project team. * Lead user personae research and documentation. * Define functionality, content, navigation, and interaction models through page level wireframes, site-maps, process flowcharts, use cases, and content matrices. * Present deliverables and recommendations to clients and lead related meetings. * Contribute to the development of content/data models, nomenclature and taxonomies. * Design, develop and conduct usability tests to validate information architecture and design. * Contribute to the overall strategic direction and vision of projects, making positive contributions in a tightly-knit, multidisciplinary team environment. Requirements: Bachelor's degree preferred in design-related discipline: Interaction, Information or Interface design; Human-Computer Interaction; Communications. * 3+ years of industry experience * Candidates must be well-versed in user-centered design methods and techniques * Proficient to expert in: Visio, PowerPoint, Photoshop * Must have been in a client-facing role and have project experience working with teams on large scale, long-term projects * Excellent analytical and process-oriented skills * Excellent verbal and written skills * Experience in working on multiple projects simultaneously * Prior experience in a consulting firm or interactive agency preferred * Work samples and/or portfolio To be considered, please submit your RESUME and PORTFOLIO along with your SALARY requirements to beau[AT]open-source-staffing.com Thank you, Beau J. Gould -- Open Source Staffing beau-AT-open-source-staffing.com http://www.open-source-staffing.com http://www.facebook.com/beau.gould Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
[IxDA Discuss] Metrics for mobile websites/apps
Hi, all, I'm going to be gathering some metrics for a site meant to be accessed by mobile phone. (Users will follow a link sent to them in a text message or email.) So I need to understand what types of metrics can be collected by a service like Omniture, Webtrends, or Google Analytics specifically for mobile devices. Anyone have any good resources? As a clarification, I assume that most of the normal metrics (page views, unique visitors, visits, length of visit, etc.) can be collected -- though tell me if I'm wrong (for example, visit length may be calculated differently on an iphone than on a computer). And what about mobile-specific data like: - device type - geographic location of mobile device - browser type, if applicable - web connection (wireless, 3G, etc.) - phone carrier - anything about the mobile plan subscriber - etc. Any help you can give me would be most appreciated. Thanks, Hilary Hilary User Experience Hilary Bienstock, Principal hil...@hilaryue.com Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
[IxDA Discuss] [JOB] UI/UX Designer/Developer - 100% Telecommute - Rate 100% Open (dep on exp)
UI/UX Designer/Developer - 100% Telecommute - Rate 100% Open (dep on exp) When applying, please have ALL of the required bulleted experience below: * Seasoned UI/UX designer/developer who has worked on SOCIAL COMMUNITY SITES * Practices SIMPLISTIC approaches * Can work IMMEDIATELY * Friendly professional * Can deliver as promised * Can design with creating design that is based on engaging the user, easy to use (we have 65% older users), with a penchant for typography This position will start as soon as tomorrow. It's not a very long gig, but depending on how well you sell my client, it could turn into something juicy. To be considered, please submit your RESUME and PORTFOLIO along with your HOURLY requirements to beau[AT]open-source-staffing.com Thank you, Beau J. Gould -- Open Source Staffing beau-AT-open-source-staffing.com http://www.open-source-staffing.com http://www.facebook.com/beau.gould Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
