Re: [IxDA Discuss] On the topic of twitter - Why?

2007-12-17 Thread Bill DeRouchey
My angle on Twitter is very similar to the chunk below that I quoted from Dave. My initial reaction to Twitter was "damn that's narcissistic." But some people I respected liked it so I tried it. It took a week or so, but then I got it. It's not business networking, it's probably social networking

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Bring your OLPC XO laptops to Interaction08!

2007-12-21 Thread Bill DeRouchey
Brilliant idea, Jim. That would be a perfect place to experiment with them. I hope mine shows up in time! On Dec 21, 2007 9:29 AM, James Leftwich, IDSA <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I just got my new OLPC XO laptop as part of their Buy 1 Get 1 program. > These laptops can automatically create their

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Twitter IxDA

2008-01-15 Thread Bill DeRouchey
You can follow interaction08 on Twitter for the latest news on the upcoming IxDA conference. I imagine it will get a lot busier over the next three weeks, be feverish for a week, and then slow back down after that. On Jan 15, 2008 4:11 PM, Christian Crumlish <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > twitter do

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Liquid Blueprint

2008-01-22 Thread Bill DeRouchey
> On Jan 21, 2008, at 11:32 PM, Marco Plaisier wrote: > > I would like to add that forms are a gray area. It is possible to > > construct the layout of form pages with CSS, but it can easier to do > > with tables. On Jan 22, 2008 9:37 AM, Dan Harrelson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > While it may _se

[IxDA Discuss] Interaction08 + Crowdvine = Good

2008-02-11 Thread Bill DeRouchey
Crowdvine turned out to be an incredible tool for Interaction08. It served as a great pre-mingling before the conference to get the ball rolling, especially the want-to-meet feature. But it could be greatly improved with post-conference features. - Like others have stated, a Met (or Meeted) featur

Re: [IxDA Discuss] “The Most Frequently Used Featu res in Microsoft Office”

2008-02-19 Thread Bill DeRouchey
> the most used features in Microsoft Word 2003 […]: > > 1. Paste (11% of the usage) > 2. Save (5.5% of the usage) > 3. Copy > 4. Undo > 5. Bold That's funny. I would've thought that this list should have started... The most used features in Microsoft Word 2003 are […]: 1. Typing in words 2. Readi

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

2008-02-27 Thread Bill DeRouchey
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. B

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Nokia Morph & Nanotechnology

2008-02-27 Thread Bill DeRouchey
This is pure awesome. The simple idea of haptic surfaces, where the surface reshapes itself on context, alone solves the single biggest problem with touchsurfaces: you can't feel the difference between "buttons." I've been saying for a while that materials science in combo with nanotech will revo

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Nokia Morph & Nanotechnology

2008-02-28 Thread Bill DeRouchey
> But I do think that it signifies something, a desperate need for attention, > a need to be seen as relevant, a distraction from the design of the actual > products? I disagree. Creating concept videos like this is a common tool in the product design world to understand how an idea may be craz

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Power icon

2008-02-29 Thread Bill DeRouchey
It's interesting that people want to rethink the Power icon even though it's not a literal metaphor of "power." Yes, it's not globally accepted yet, but it's as close to a standard as we've got. We have so few standards, I prefer to adapt wherever possible. I'd rather spend time trying to rethink

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Design at Apple

2008-03-12 Thread Bill DeRouchey
>From the article... "Apple designers come up with 10 entirely different mock ups of any new feature. Not, Lopp said, "seven in order to make three look good", which seems to be a fairly standard practice elsewhere. They'll take ten, and give themselves room to design without restriction. Later th

Re: [IxDA Discuss] History of Interaction?

2008-04-08 Thread Bill DeRouchey
Hey Jeff, Well, a version of this book is in my head, but that doesn't do you any good today. Bill Moggridge's Designing Interactions could be close to what you want. A lot of interviews with people who were there early on. // plug: I cover some of these topics in my blog History of the Button (.

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Interaction Designer in new Ford Commercial

2008-05-08 Thread Bill DeRouchey
Wow, I have to see that commercial. That's great news for what we do. I had the same reaction when seeing the Deborah Adler ads on Target. "I made this prescription bottle easier to understand." Such a simple thing, and yet it's amazing when it's highlighted. Bill > On Thu, May 8, 2008 at 9:42

[IxDA Discuss] JOB: Sr. Interaction Designer (Portland, OR) Ziba Design

2008-08-04 Thread Bill DeRouchey
Come work in my group! View more info and apply at: http://www.ziba.com/Careers.aspx?currentNav=6&subNav=5 Ziba is looking for a Senior Interaction Designer who will join our Portland, Oregon based Interaction Design (IxD) team. The right designer will have experience across a broad spectrum

Re: [IxDA Discuss] IxDA iPhone users straw poll

2008-08-13 Thread Bill DeRouchey
Checking Gmail more often, and actually organizing it better. Checking my bus times from anywhere. This is huge. A local guy in Portland (Matt King) made a quick Trimet Transit Tracker that scraped local arrival times into an elegant little iPhone site. Accurate. Beautiful. Taking more random lit

Re: [IxDA Discuss] The UX Challenge organizers might be insane

2009-02-11 Thread Bill DeRouchey
It sounds like the key UX Challenge here is Affordance. Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines .

[IxDA Discuss] Interaction 10: Now Accepting Submissions!

2009-08-05 Thread Bill DeRouchey
support the IxDA community and put your brand in front of thousands of interaction design professionals. Thank you, Bill DeRouchey and Jennifer Bove co-chairs, Interaction 10 Web: http://interaction.ixda.org Twitter: http://twitter.co

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Questions about Ix10 Proposals

2009-09-07 Thread Bill DeRouchey
Hey Dante, 1. We weren't explicit around the number of proposals you can submit, and a couple people have submitted two. So... you can submit more than one, but nobody will have two selected. That being said, it's still better to go with your best one! 2. We had a little back-and-forth on the tec

[IxDA Discuss] Interaction 10 Submissions Deadline: Last week!

2009-09-08 Thread Bill DeRouchey
tee using input from the public opinion. Our goal is a variety of session types, a variety of new and experienced interaction designers, and a variety of international voices. Thank you! See you in Savannah. Bill DeRouchey Jennifer Bove

[IxDA Discuss] Interaction 10 Submissions Deadline: Tomorrow!

2009-09-14 Thread Bill DeRouchey
essions be selected? Selections will be curated by the conference committee using input from the public opinion. Our goal is a variety of session types, a variety of new and experienced interaction designers, and a variety of international voices. Thank you! See you in Savannah. Bill DeRouchey Jenn

[IxDA Discuss] Interaction 10 - Launching Monday 10/19

2009-10-15 Thread Bill DeRouchey
We're still cranking through the site content, registration process, and a 1,000 little details. Rather than open up registrations and have you experience frustrating issues, we're planning on opening up registrations for Interaction 10 on Monday, October 19. We know you're all as excited as we ar

[IxDA Discuss] Interaction 10: Announcing the Program and Opening Registration!

2009-10-29 Thread Bill DeRouchey
ition and lend your voice to the growing discussion of interaction design. Registrations are now open <http://interaction.ixda.org/register/pricing/>. Early bird pricing of $649 lasts through until November 30. See you in Savannah. Bill DeRouchey and

[IxDA Discuss] Only 3 Weeks until Interaction10, and 50 Slots Left!

2010-01-14 Thread Bill DeRouchey
red by Adobe - A conference taking place in a theater, a restaurant, a public square, a pharmacy, a library and a blacksmith's quarters - And a crazy number of social opportunities and receptions Register today at http://interaction.ixda.org/register We'll see you in Savannah! Bil