2009/2/3 Jared Spool jsp...@uie.com
That's a really good question. In my experience, it's a core competency of
any journalism or ethnography program.
I've seen good stuff over the years, but am hard pressed to put my finger
on anything current. Years ago, we had Ellen Isaacs (a UX
2009/2/5 Jared Spool jsp...@uie.com
Taking notes during interviewing is a different set of skills, because (as
Katie aptly pointed out) you need to stay present in the moment and be
working on the dialogue with the participant *while* you're making the
notes.
The best resources are going
2009/2/10 Todd Zaki Warfel li...@toddwarfel.com
Because right click is a common and known action for applications. We've
seen it and used it a number of times in RIA and web-based applications. In
fact, we've seen participants look for it in web-based applications that
look more like desktop
We are a software development company who recently employed a rather
brilliant contract Information Architect to do some Interaction Design for
us.
I was so impressed by her work that I decided to retrain from programming
and technical communications to IxD, and see if I could shepherd her design
If it's a thing that shows stuff, rather than being stuff
itself, then it's a prototype - regardless of what I might use to
create it.
There's an interesting report in 2005 (
http://www.usability.gov/pubs/062005news.html) reviewing research into the
effectiveness of low-fi (paper) v. hi-fi
Hi Petra,
Given your college's emphasis on IT, digital media and design, Interaction
Design certainly looks like it would make a good fit.
I'm currently studying IxD at undergraduate level with the Open University (
http://www3.open.ac.uk/courses/bin/p12.dll?C01M364) so am not qualified to
Hi Francis,
2009/3/8 Francis Storr fst...@gmail.com
I took M364 last year and really enjoyed it.
Did you take it as part of a career development? If so, has it helped you
make the move you were trying to make?
Thanks -
Francis (same name, same course!)
Open University course M364 (
http://www3.open.ac.uk/courses/bin/p12.dll?C01M364) is an undergraduate
course in Fundamentals of Interaction Design. I think it's good for someone
who wants to get the basics right, maybe not so good if you're looking for
state of the art technology - in fact we get
We often have to provide the Terms and Conditions of financial products as a
PDF for compliance. Anybody know a better way of them to the user with
controlled content and format?
2009/3/16 Sascha Brossmann | brsma : designificance 0...@brsma.de
First question that comes to my mind: is the PDF
2009/3/17 Sascha Brossmann | brsma : designificance 0...@brsma.de
On Tue, Mar 17, 2009 at 08:16, Francis Norton francis.nor...@gmail.com
wrote:
We often have to provide the Terms and Conditions of financial products
as a
PDF for compliance. Anybody know a better way of them to the user
2009/3/17 James Page jamesp...@gmail.com
Anybody know a better way of them to the user with controlled content
and
format?
FlashPaper 2 document, the user will need Flash. Flash seams to have higher
penetration than Acrobat.
Have a look at http://www.adobe.com/products/flashpaper/
2009/3/17 Sascha Brossmann | brsma : designificance 0...@brsma.de
If you think, that THIS was a real problem, the concerning
person/company urgently needs a competent lawyer before deciding
anything further on IxD. ;-)
Trust me, they have!
I'm really checking the technical options out of
2009/3/19 Alan Cooper a...@cooper.com
Dave,
Here are some excellent books that I recommend. They don't address
mental models directly, but then what would be the fun of that? They all
shed light on the inescapable fact that mental models are things
inside the head of human beings.
If you
(As I just commented on Nathaniel's post)
I googled define:elicit and got some interesting definition - my favourite
(in this context) was:
To evoke, educe (emotions, feelings, responses, etc.); to generate, obtain,
or provoke as a response or answer; To draw out, bring out, bring forth
You don't mention whether this is for an internal or external site - how
much choice do the users have to use an alternative with simpler
registration requirements?
If it is for an external site, have you considered using OpenID (
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Openid)?
Francis.
--
Tigers walk
Just for the record (since it's probably the same in Australia), Mobile or
Mobile phone here in the UK
2009/5/5 Morten Just morten.j...@genstart.dk
mobile phone in Denmark
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Posted from the new ixda.org
2009/5/12 Troy Gardner t...@troyworks.com
If the pawns were cattle instead of people, or glass vases instead of
cattle. I doubt people would have the same reaction.
I was thinking about this article last night at the London-IA Show and Tell
- Personas event (a big Thankyou! to Jane Austin
Whoops - the article is at http://blogs.zdnet.com/microsoft/?p=2787, with a
link to the relevant slides at http://blogs.zdnet.com/microsoft/?p=2787.
2009/5/18 Francis Norton francis.nor...@gmail.com
According to a leaked slide deck, Windows mobile 7 supports using a
hand-held device's camera
According to a leaked slide deck, Windows mobile 7 supports using a
hand-held device's camera to recognise user gestures even when it is not
being held.
Interesting opportunities for IX designers!
--
Tigers walk behind me, they're there to remind me - I'm lost but I'm not
afraid David Byrne and
Out of curiosity, why do people use URL shrinkers when posting to mail
lists? I like being able to inspect a URL before I click on it - compressing
and thus disguising it seems to me to be a UX degradation in any context
other than Twitter where it's pretty well unavoidable - am I missing
I'd add automated waiting-room queueing systems - at my local National
Health Service health centre there is a brilliantly simple multi-lingual
touch-screen for checking in your arrival together with a rather less
helpful overhead three-line dot-matrix sign calling checked-in patients to
their
Hi,
I have many years of programming and technical communication and I'm
currently learning Interaction Design on an Open University course (
http://is.gd/2rpHx) which ends in October.
Because we all have to prioritise our time, I'd be interested in your
opinions about which of the following
Thanks for the suggestion. However, given that I'm holding down a day job
and have a family at home, I think I am going to have to focus my efforts on
one or maybe two of these if I'm to have any realistic chance of walking the
walk as well as talking the talk.
On the other hand, you've certainly
Thank you Adrian - I've been assuming I'll get an opportunity to do
some IxD at work, but if I can't work out how to get it as a result
of me completing this course with an adequate grade then I seriously
need a Plan B. And, as you point out, I should be pushing ahead with
some IxD project or
I'm a big fan of the yellow arrow-out-of-a-box icon for exit signs, as used
in UK railway stations
2009/9/2 Adrian Howard adri...@quietstars.com
On 2 Sep 2009, at 00:17, Diana Wynne wrote:
[snip]
Only on an airline would you refer to lavatories and illuminating the
seat belt sign rather
25 matches
Mail list logo
