Re: [IxDA Discuss] What are the skills of an Interaction Designer

2009-07-07 Thread jason
this site for their mentorship page. Feel free to email me, or anyone else in the industry for advice. We're all pretty friendly! Cheers, Jason R. -- Jason Robb Experience Designer Implementor http://jasonrobb.com http://uxboston.com http://uiscraps.tumblr.com

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Interaction design can affect everyone, not just people who own a computer. What does this mean for IxD?

2009-07-07 Thread jason
they can follow his administrations lead? Cheers, Jason R. -- Jason Robb http://jasonrobb.com http://uxboston.com http://uiscraps.tumblr.com . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from ixda.org (via iPhone) http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=43446

Re: [IxDA Discuss] User reaction to a lack of ratings and reviews

2009-07-15 Thread jason
provide value when you have it, and avoid giving the impression that nobody is home when you don't have ratings/reviews. Good luck, Jason R. -- Jason Robb http://jasonrobb.com http://uxboston.com http://uiscraps.tumblr.com

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Do grid systems also apply to application interfaces?

2009-07-29 Thread jason
Apparently, we have entered... The Twilight Zone... Jason R. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from ixda.org (via iPhone) http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=44190 Welcome to the Interaction

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Company goals vs. user goals

2009-08-07 Thread jason
Design Strategy from Market Maturity by Jared Spool -- http://www.uie.com/articles/derivingdesignstrategy/ Good luck with convincing your bosses that your customers want different things than they do, and have hope you'll make that difference clear. Cheers, Jason R. -- Jason Robb ja

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Just Because You Can Innovate Doesn\'t Mean You Should

2009-08-12 Thread jason
stuff, Jason R. -- Jason Robb Experience Design Implementation ja...@jasonrobb.com www.jasonrobb.com www.uxboston.com http://uiscraps.tumblr.com . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from ixda.org (via iPhone) http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=44405

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Anyone tried out GuiMags?

2009-08-14 Thread jason
on. Though they might be effective on my fridge at home to remind me we need mustard. *shrugs* Cheers, Jason R. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from ixda.org (via iPhone) http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=44678

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Persuasiveness of showing goals and rewards

2009-08-21 Thread Jason
Don't have specific research to hand off, but video game GUI development could be interesting area to look at; status bar, health meters, etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=44855

Re: [IxDA Discuss] On the topic of Recruiters

2009-09-18 Thread jason
Good points, Josh. I agree, and there's plenty of room for improvement on this topic. A scrappy way to circumvent the problem in the mean time could be to create a rule in your mail app that archives emails from IxDA with [Job] in the headline. Jason R

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Great IxD sites [was: Core77 equivalent for interaction design?]

2009-11-02 Thread Jason
Great list, missing: UX Booth: http://uxbooth.com Jason R. http://jasonrobb.com . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from ixda.org (via iPhone) http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=47105

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Regarding Table

2010-02-02 Thread jason
and when they click the delete button the get presented with a page listing all the items selected for deletion with a confirmation button to complete the action. Be very interested in how your exploration turns out! Regards, Jason

Re: [IxDA Discuss] User Experience job levels.

2010-02-24 Thread Jason
Check out Fred Beecher's posts on the matter, I found them enlightening. http://userexperience.evantageconsulting.com/2010/02/user-experience-design-career-path/ http://userexperience.evantageconsulting.com/2010/02/more-user-experience-design-career-development-options/ Cheers, Jason R. http

[IxDA Discuss] Tips on breaking into IA/ID/UxD industry for recent graduates?

2007-10-30 Thread Jason Barbarich
First time I've actually created my own message here, just wanted to preface it by saying thanks so much to all the users who make the IxDA list as awesome as it is (which is very awesome). Anyway, I graduated from the School of Communication, Information and Library Studies (SCILS) at Rutgers

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Verifying a user is human

2007-11-29 Thread Jason Zietz
to this hack as well. I think the only way you can absolutely verify that there's a non-nefarious human on the other end is via biometrics, and I'm guessing that that won't be a feasible option. jason *Come to IxDA Interaction08

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Default value in chekbox

2008-02-23 Thread Jason Zietz
are selected or deselected by default, it's certainly not a bad idea to have a one-click select all/deselect all toggle if you have more than a few options available. jason Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA

Re: [IxDA Discuss] friday fun: what's the coolest thing you've designed?

2008-02-26 Thread Jason Conness
://www.helio.com/#videos http://2luo.com/watch?v=itidlBMAsk4feature=user - Jason On Fri, Feb 15, 2008 at 12:02 PM, Ari Feldman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: be it desktop app, game, CD, website, web app, mobile app, etc. there are some heavy hitters on this list and i'm sure everyone is curious what

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

2008-02-26 Thread Jason Zietz
I HIGHLY recommend The Mercury Program and Mogwai. Both are especially good in the morning with coffee. I never think of fun topics to talk about (frequent complaint at work), but have been wondering what folks like to listen to while they work, if anything. I recently found an online

[IxDA Discuss] Emotional Response Testing

2008-02-28 Thread Jason Richardson
also interested in reporting these findings and how they're accepted by management/clients. Thanks for the input! Jason Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Usability is more than...

2008-03-04 Thread Jason Richardson
, that satisfaction plays a critical role in usability. I've observed many sessions where users aren't thrilled with certain aspects and become reluctant to use it. Jason . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=26788

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Design Deliverables and Developers

2008-03-04 Thread Jason Zietz
I view design deliverables in the same way as I view whatever it is that I'm designing: I'm building something for *someone*, so in order to get it right, I must consult with them and understand their needs. It's more important to me that I deliver something that conveys functionality and

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Remote usability testing

2008-03-06 Thread Jason Richardson
or emailed the question to a participant if they were proficient at reading English but had trouble understanding the question over the phone. Jason On Thu, Mar 6, 2008 at 10:43 AM, Kevin Doyle [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've been recently tasked with testing users on a call center

[IxDA Discuss] JOB: UX Lead Rock Start - NYC - Temboo - FT

2008-03-19 Thread Jason Loup
Do you want to sell sugar for the rest of your life or do you want to change the world? Steve Jobs We're Temboo. We're creating world class software that has the potential to radically change the way people look at software creation. But before we do that, we need some help. Our

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Displaying search results

2008-03-27 Thread Jason Conness
This may be somewhat to Dante's first point but I have designed a scenario where a user is searching for favorite Celebreties, Programs, and Channels. The use case is not intended to take the user to a separate page to learn more information. It is intended as a selection tool. Search Select

[IxDA Discuss] what would you call this, a submenu, subtab, or something else?

2008-06-06 Thread Jason Zietz
Design in this example? Clearly Design is a tab, but Current Design and its siblings don't look like tabs, though they do *behave* like tabs. I started calling them subtabs but then switched to submenus and now I can't decide between either or something else altogether. Thanks! jason

Re: [IxDA Discuss] what would you call this, a submenu, subtab, or something else?

2008-06-06 Thread Jason Zietz
A bit of clarification: I'm writing instructions, hence the need to know what to call these things. What would you call Current Design in this example? A link? That could work, but a link could be anywhere on the page. I could call it a Navigation Link, but that sounds awkward.

Re: [IxDA Discuss] what would you call this, a submenu, subtab, or something else?

2008-06-09 Thread Jason Zietz
out with as little ambiguity as possible is paramount. These types of interfaces are quite common, so I was hoping to have a name for them that makes as much sense as possible since they show up in the instructions frequently. Thanks again! Any more feedback is greatly appreciated. jason

[IxDA Discuss] JOB: UX Focused Senior Program Manager: Chicago, Schaumburg: Macrovision: Full Time

2008-06-17 Thread Jason Conness
The Senior Program Manager will work interactively with the UX team, Product Managers, Engineering Managers, and Executive Management to track projects and strategic initiatives. This person will be responsible for tracking and escalating issues, prioritizing and managing change requests, and

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Register vs. Sing-Up vs. Join Us

2008-07-14 Thread Jason Zietz
For some good data on this subject, check out Smashing Magazine's two-parter on Sign-Up Forms: http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2008/07/04/web-form-design-patterns-sign-up-forms/ AmirBehzad Eslami wrote: Hi, I'm developing a new website for a client. The website, like many other websites,

[IxDA Discuss] JOB: Senior User Interactive Design Lead: Full Time: San Francisco: Jason Sica (Recruiter)

2008-10-07 Thread Jason Sica
] * Compensation: Willing to get the best with excellent comp package and stock that has value * Principals only. Recruiters, please don't contact me. Jason Sica Phone: 415 670 9300 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED

[IxDA Discuss] Interface Design vs Interaction Design

2008-10-23 Thread Jason Pamental
and importance of the various distinct disciplines then there will always be a danger of important tasks and roles being eliminated from the world. Cheers, Jason Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post

[IxDA Discuss] Would you use shared home activity data? (CHI Workshop CFP)

2008-10-27 Thread Jason Nawyn
representing the designer's perspective. http://web.mit.edu/datasets/CFP.html Thanks for reading this far! Jason Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe

[IxDA Discuss] JOB; Graphic/interaction designer; Barcelona(Spain); The Node Company

2008-11-19 Thread Jason Li
We are looking for a graphic or interaction designer who has experience in interface design (websites, mobile, TV, etc.) to complement our team on an interactive TV project.   The candidate should be able to supplement our team in creating high quality graphics and structuring information

[IxDA Discuss] JOB; Arabic speaking graphic designer; Barcelona(Spain); The Node Company

2008-11-19 Thread Jason Li
We are looking for a graphic designer who is fluent in English and Arabic and who has experience with Arabic typography (very important).   The candidate should be able to create high quality visual work and ideally also be familiar with interaction design (e.g. website design, interactive CDs,

[IxDA Discuss] JOB: Interaction Designer, Santa Barbara, CA, AppFolio, Inc., Full Time

2008-11-27 Thread Jason Randall
and success? Email your resume and portfolio to Jason Randall at [EMAIL PROTECTED] Headquartered in Santa Barbara, California, AppFolio, Inc. was founded by a team of technology leaders with proven backgrounds in creating revolutionary software that businesses love to use. With investors including

[IxDA Discuss] Google SearchWiki

2008-12-02 Thread Jason Pamental
. And I did find myself clicking on a result or two voting them 'up' before I really knew what the feature was all about. Pretty easy to grasp. Cheers, Jason Jason Pamental director, interactive/technology (add)ventures 117 chapman street providence, ri 02905 e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED

[IxDA Discuss] stop trying

2008-12-03 Thread Jason Pamental
the experience from there. Cheers, Jason Jason Pamental director, interactive/technology (add)ventures 117 chapman street providence, ri 02905 e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.addventures.com Welcome to the Interaction Design

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Public Transportation Experiences

2008-12-04 Thread Jason Young
Try looking at the Portland Oregon Tri Met site as well. We did a project recently that included some transportation questions as well. The route planning part of this site was something we looked at because it integrated their bus system, light rail and trolleys when giving route information and

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Exporting Illustrator Layers

2008-12-05 Thread Jason Conness
I use Multipage by Hotdoor.com: http://hotdoor.com/index.php?content=multipagenavcontent=multipage Simple/easy Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Profile picture for multiple social networks

2008-12-30 Thread jason z
Check out Gravatar: http://en.gravatar.com/ On Tue, Dec 30, 2008 at 1:37 PM, Sebi Tauciuc stauc...@gmail.com wrote: Hi all, This may be obvious to others, but it's not clear to me: Is there a good enough reason why when I want to change my profile picture for Google, Yahoo!, Skype,

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Profile picture for multiple social networks

2008-12-30 Thread jason z
: Hi Jason, Thanks, this looks like a good step, however nothing about the giants I mentioned - it only seems to work on blogs. Is that right? Sebi On Tue, Dec 30, 2008 at 9:40 PM, jason z mydogisaro...@gmail.com wrote: Check out Gravatar: http://en.gravatar.com/ On Tue, Dec 30, 2008

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Experimental Commenting System on my Blog

2009-01-09 Thread jason z
Good stuff. A quick thought: rather than scroll the page to the bottom when replying to a comment, can you instead put the 'create comment' interface in a floaty panel just below the comment you are responding to? (Inline below might be confusing). As for jQuery resources, I am really digging

[IxDA Discuss] JOB: Lead Experience Architect - Design, Denver, CO, Full-time Employment

2009-01-26 Thread Jason Berumen
design you have created that demonstrates the above requirements. Any additional artistic or creative work outside of the scope of UI design, even if it's for personal enjoyment, is definitely a plus for evaluation. Jason Berumen Director of Human Resources EffectiveUI 303-217-0922

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Toggling (on/off) best practices

2009-02-09 Thread jason z
I think it's important to avoid programmer-ese (listeners, events, et cetera) and stick with terms/phrases that people understand (e.g., You will be notified of changes). If there are multiple ways of being notified (e.g., email, pop-up alert) and/or multiple times when they can be notified

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Favorite tool for sitemapping?

2009-03-09 Thread Jason Young
I have to agree that Omnigraffle is much preferable to Visio, though I spend a fair bit of time going between platforms and end up using Visio about as much as I am using Omnigraffle at the moment. Just depends on what the clients want. Omnigraffle is, in my opinion, easier and has a slicker final

[IxDA Discuss] Interaction design and propaganda

2009-03-30 Thread Jason Morrison
I am periodic lurker on this list, but I thought this might prompt some interesting discussion. I just wrote a post on my blog (http://www.jasonmorrison.net/content/2009/propaganda-maps-live-interactive-on-the-web/) about an interactive Flash map created by the Sri Lanka Ministry of Defence

[IxDA Discuss] JOB - Experience Architect - Denver, CO - EffectiveUI - FT

2009-04-06 Thread Jason Berumen
We are looking for a senior level Lead Experience Architect with strong interests and capabilities in the rapid development of Rich Internet Applications. The ideal candidate will thrive in a work environment that requires strong problem solving skills and independent self-direction, coupled

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Two Delete behaviors - one type of label?

2009-04-16 Thread Jason Robb
clicked. Cheers, Jason R. http://www.jasonrobb.com . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=41286 Welcome to the Interaction Design

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Sixth sense from MIT labs

2009-04-19 Thread Jason Robb
See Andy Rutledge's article on this talk. http://www.andyrutledge.com/blind-leading-the-blind.php#fragment-4 He claims this talk demonstrates a measure of irresponsibility, misrepresented facts, and shallow thinking... Definitely worth a read! Cheers, Jason R. www.jasonrobb.com

Re: [IxDA Discuss] The role of detailed footers

2009-04-22 Thread Jason Robb
Me too, I'd love to hear more about this UI pattern from someone who's tested it. Thanks for bringing this up, Jason R. http://jasonrobb.com . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=41412

Re: [IxDA Discuss] The role of detailed footers

2009-04-22 Thread Jason Pamental
content. It's only relevant for larger more complex sites though - I doubt it really would play an important role in more modestly sized web sites. Jason . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=41412

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Who codes your production HTML/CSS/JS?

2009-04-24 Thread Jason Pamental
, right? ;) Cheers everyone, and happy Friday- Jason . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=41475 Welcome to the Interaction Design

[IxDA Discuss] [EVENT] UX Book Club Boston (with Steve Krug) - May 6th

2009-04-30 Thread Jason Robb
have a few copies of Subject to Change to raffle off, which will be the next book we read and discuss for the month of June. (Pardon the late notification, but I just arranged this event this week. I'm spontaneous like that. You'll get used to it. ;) Thanks, Jason Robb ja...@jasonrobb.com http

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Label location

2009-05-09 Thread Jason Robb
on top are the fastest way to get people through a form. With two columns, people have to jump from column to column to read the label and fill in the input. Based on what you've mentioned, labels on top might be your best option. I'll let you be the judge of that though! =) Best, Jason R. -- Jason

Re: [IxDA Discuss] [Conan Team to IXDA members]: Paying job posts to fund IXDA activitiesother issues

2009-05-18 Thread Jason Robb
looking for someone in IxD/UX then that would be fine to post in the same stream. Additionally, I agree the totally-free philosophy should remain intact. I'd suggest keeping this somehow. Thanks, Jason R. -- Jason Robb http://jasonrobb.com http://uxboston.com http://uiscraps.tumblr.com

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Who am I?

2009-05-23 Thread Jason Robb
, Jason Robb http://twitter.com/jasonrobb http://uxboston.com . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=42068 Welcome to the Interaction Design

[IxDA Discuss] UX Generalists Specialists

2009-05-23 Thread Jason Robb
, Jason Robb http://jasonrobb.com http://uxboston.com http://twitter.com/jasonrobb Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Wireframing with pencil and paper

2009-05-29 Thread Jason Robb
, indeed, aren't submitted to any clients but the stakeholders in our startup. It works for us. Cheers, Jason R. http://jasonrobb.com http://uxboston.com - ux book club http://uiscraps.tumblr.com - good, bad, and noteworthy interface designs

[IxDA Discuss] Do you use location-based applications?

2009-06-06 Thread Jason Wiese
them know about the study too! The interview will last no longer than 90 minutes and you will be compensated with a $15 iTunes gift card for your time. http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~jwwiese/lbs-form.html Cheers, Jason Welcome

[IxDA Discuss] Language picker examples

2009-06-10 Thread Jason Robb
Hi all, I'm new to building internationalized web sites, and so I'm looking at design patterns for language pickers. Have you seen any good ones? Much appreciated. Thanks! Jason R. -- Jason Robb http://jasonrobb.com http://uxboston.com http://uiscraps.tumblr.com

[IxDA Discuss] Education for a team of none

2009-06-18 Thread Jason Robb
awareness and get people talking about their processes. If you are a solo designer without a team of experts, I hope you'll start talking about your design processes and sharing with the rest of the community. Thank you so much for your time. I greatly appreciate it! Cheers, Jason R. -- Jason Robb ja

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Education for a team of none

2009-06-21 Thread Jason Robb
Jared: You are correct in asserting that I%u2019m not working alone. My reason for using the title of %u201Ca team of none%u201D was purely for contrast. I was merely jesting at the fact that I%u2019m a solo UX designer working with engineers and stakeholders, not a UX designer working with other

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Education for a team of none

2009-06-21 Thread Jason Robb
As a follow up to this post: http://jasonrobb.com/2009/06/21/ux-examples-for-start-ups/ I've decided I'm going to write about how I approach UX problems at my start-up company. Stay tuned! Jason R. -- Jason Robb http://jasonrobb.com http://uxboston.com http://uiscraps.tumblr.com

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Interviewing sales teams and customer call centers for project research

2009-06-30 Thread Jason Robb
Erin, I'm at the footstep to a similar problem, I'm so glad you asked this! Phillip, that's an excellent start! Much appreciated. Thanks everyone. Jason R. -- Jason Robb ja...@jasonrobb.com http://jasonrobb.com http://uxboston.com http://uiscraps.tumblr.com

Re: [IxDA Discuss] References to clients/colleagues/managers/companies in social networking discussions/posting

2009-07-01 Thread Jason Robb
. If it's on the internet, there's a chance it will come back to me. If not, I'm naive at best, or careless at worst. Either way, it's bad manners, but it's a personal choice/approach to life. And I respect that freedom over any enforcement of etiquette. Live and let live. Cheers, Jason R. -- Jason

Re: [IxDA Discuss] CONAN Design Review

2009-07-07 Thread Jason Robb
Yep, sign me up. Email address is jason at jasonrobb dot com. Much appreciated that you extend this offer to everyone. Happy to help, Jason R. -- Jason Robb http://jasonrobb.com http://uxboston.com http://uiscrap.tumblr.com

Re: [IxDA Discuss] CONAN Design Review

2009-07-07 Thread Jason Robb
Also, instead of just project Conan can we call it Project code name: CONAN as this sounds more spy-like and will attract more participants? ;) -- Robb, Jason Robb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Research methods when you only have 2-3 hours or 2-3 days

2009-07-08 Thread Jason Robb
, Jesse? Cheers, Jason R. -- Jason Robb Experience Design Implementation http://jasonrobb.com http://uxboston.com http://uiscraps.tumblr.com . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=43514

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Research methods when you only have 2-3 hours or 2-3 days

2009-07-09 Thread Jason Richardson
I grab some time with the stakeholder at the beginning to get a sense of the context of the goal. Who the users might be, what they need to accomplish, what they don%u2019t need to do, etc. are the main points to get down. They may not have all the answers but it%u2019s a start. I also turn

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Digitial newspaper/magazine editions user experience

2009-07-14 Thread Jason Pamental
. A different experience than the web - not as 'browsable' as viewing a whole front page together, but much less clutter when your focus is just on the article itself. I wonder if anyone has tried the Kindle experience with the NY Times? Cheers, Jason

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Going beyond Usability: The need to design for Persuasion, Emotion, and Trust

2009-07-14 Thread Jason Pamental
Another book worth mentioning is 'Subject to Change' from the people at Adaptive Path (including Peter Merholz). The focus on experience design and user empathy is really compelling, and has had a big influence on my thinking as a designer. Cheers- Jason

Re: [IxDA Discuss] User reaction to a lack of ratings and reviews

2009-07-15 Thread Jason Robb
. Hiding the ratings in this case for unrated shoes reduces the noise on the page. This is helpful, and well done, I think. Cheers, Jason R. -- Jason Robb http://jasonrobb.com http://uxboston.com http://uiscraps.tumblr.com . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Design Pattern: Language Toggle

2009-07-15 Thread Jason Robb
Hi Erin, By language controls do you mean something like a drop-down box to select the translation of the site? If so, I started a thread on this recently. Here: http://www.ixda.org/discuss.php?post=42722 And see this, too: http://www.ixda.org/discuss.php?post=42588 Cheers, Jason R

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Usability review of sharepoint application

2009-08-10 Thread Jason Pamental
' that are easier/less costly and keep resources available for some of the tougher challenges on your list. Good luck! Jason . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=44420

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Just Because You Can Innovate Doesn\'t Mean You Should

2009-08-10 Thread Jason Robb
not convince-able. Would be interested in hearing war stories/ammunition against the won't let me innovate case. Thanks for sharing, great food for thought! Cheers, Jason R. -- Jason Robb Experience Design Implementation ja...@jasonrobb.com http://jasonrobb.com http://uxboston.com http

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Just Because You Can Innovate Doesn\'t Mean You Should

2009-08-10 Thread Jason Robb
, and implement the design, it's active innovation. Does this change anything? Am I just stating the obvious? Jason R. -- Jason Robb Experience Design Implementation jason at jasonrobb.com http://jasonrobb.com http://uxboston.com http://uiscraps.tumblr.com

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Just Because You Can Innovate Doesn't Mean You Should

2009-08-12 Thread Jason Robb
before those two.) But Edison made it economically viable. Jason R. -- Jason Robb Experience Design Implementation http://jasonrobb.com http://uxboston.com http://uiscraps.tumblr.com . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Screen Resolution Sources

2009-08-12 Thread Jason Robb
http://twitter.com/jasonrobb if you'd like to converse about elastic/liquid/fluid/whatever layouts. I'm tickled pink by the subject! =) Cheers, Jason R. -- Jason Robb Experience Design Implementation ja...@jasonrobb.com http://jasonrobb.com http://uxboston.com http://uiscraps.tumblr.com

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Dynamic graphics

2009-08-13 Thread Jason Pamental
... Jason . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=44540 Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Latimes.com Redesign - No Link Colors

2009-08-14 Thread Jason Pamental
of the site with and without visual cues in the design. Cheers, Jason . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=44633 Welcome to the Interaction

Re: [IxDA Discuss] IxDA Boston Event September 24th: Designing for Life: A Lecture and Design Workshop.

2009-08-20 Thread Jason Robb
Wow, very awesome topic and speaker, way to go IxDA Boston. I'm really looking forward to this. See you there! Jason Robb http://jasonrobb.com http://uxboston.com http://uiscraps.tumblr.com . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http

Re: [IxDA Discuss] UX Team Collaboration

2009-09-01 Thread Jason Robb
Tom, Great question, would love to hear what others are using for version control. What about an SVN repository? I've heard from various front-end developers, visual designers, and UX-ers that using a code repo works. I haven't personally tried it, but it sounds doable to me. Cheers, Jason R

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Preferred Font for a logo and index page

2009-09-01 Thread Jason Robb
Kristen, You should take a look at www.typophile.com - the definitive typographic community. Read this before posting: http://typophile.com/design_readme Cheers, Jason R. -- Jason Robb Experience Design Implementation 617-899-6400 ja...@jasonrobb.com http://jasonrobb.com http://uxboston.com

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Color palette / scheme for use at night ?

2009-09-23 Thread Jason Robb
Wow. Another reason why I love the IxDA list: Such an awesome range of problems worth discussing. Thanks for the links, ideas and suggestions, folks! Keep it up. As you were, Jason R. http://jasonrobb.com http://twitter.com/jasonrobb

[IxDA Discuss] [JOB] UX design / Visual design / Front-end dev. (Generalist role) in Boston, at Language International, full-time.

2009-10-19 Thread Jason Robb
AND JQUERY You’ve worked with Drupal and jQuery. That’s what we use. Send your resume/portfolio to Karen Ong (karen at languageinternational dot com). And read the full job post here: http://jasonrobb.com/2009/10/17/work-with-me/ Thanks, Jason R. http://jasonrobb.com http://uxboston.com http

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Distinguishing between UCD, UX, and usability

2009-11-02 Thread Jason Maxham
I have had a variety of titles throughout my career, the person signing my paycheck can call me whatever they want. I will continue to use a user-centered design approach to find the best solution for the interface we are are designing. Trying to argue the differences is just silly, organizations

[IxDA Discuss] [EVENT] IxDA Colorado - User Experience education: from workshops to conferences to degrees

2009-11-16 Thread jason zietz
Want to learn (or learn more) about User Experience Design -- Interaction Design, Usability, and related fields? In this meeting, we'll sort through our choices for education in User Experience fields -- ranging from free to thousands of dollars -- from seminars to conferences to college degrees.

Re: [IxDA Discuss] [EVENT] IxDA Colorado - User Experience education: from workshops to conferences to degrees

2009-11-16 Thread jason zietz
/maps?q=1011+Walnut+St.%2C+2nd+floor+above+Brasserie+TenTen+restaurant%2C+Boulder%2C+CO+80302+%28Boulder+Digital+Works%29 ) On Mon, Nov 16, 2009 at 9:41 PM, jason zietz mydogisaro...@gmail.comwrote: Want to learn (or learn more) about User Experience Design -- Interaction Design, Usability

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Software for transcription?

2010-01-24 Thread Jason Pamental
incredibly reasonable - and in my experience extremely accurate. They even sort out the names of the speakers and offer it in text, HTML, PDF, etc. Cheers, Jason . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=48573

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Showcase/Portfolio examples

2010-01-29 Thread Jason Richardson
Looks like sortfolio is just lining clients up with vendors and taking a hands free approach. From their about page: Does Sortfolio make any guarantees? Any web design firm is free to place their ad on Sortfolio, but Sortfolio doesn't review the ads, censor the ads (unless they are offensive), or

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Sketching before the Wireframes

2010-02-02 Thread Jason Robb
an interface outline. You need to know exactly what data you're working with BEFORE you start pushing pixels, else you'll waste far more time. I wrote an article about sketching that might be of some help: http://www.uxbooth.com/blog/tools-for-sketching-user-experiences/ Cheers, Jason R. http

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Sketching before the Wireframes

2010-02-02 Thread Jason Richardson
Putting ideas on paper might seem like a waste to a stakeholder. But the one point to get across is that you're less likely to self edit and clean up your ideas while sketching. Pen and paper allows you the ability to throw out ideas quickly and not necessarily worry about the final deliverable

[IxDA Discuss] JOB: San Francisco, Interaction and Visual design, Smart Design, Full Time

2010-02-08 Thread Jason Short
Smart Design is looking for designers with top-notch skills and experience creating user interfaces for a variety of consumer electronic products and services. Our teams include design researchers, industrial designers, graphic designers, and engineers working to produce the best possible user

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Forms design / labels inside the fields

2010-02-09 Thread Jason Robb
Here's an interesting approach to implementing help text within the field with jQuery: http://www.csskarma.com/blog/sliding-labels/ Best, Jason R. http://jasonrobb.com. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Location/Geographic Search Design Patterns

2010-02-15 Thread Jason Pamental
cool, but might be more difficult to implement (I haven't explored the maps API though, so maybe there actually is something relevant there). Having the combination of an embedded Google Map with live click/zoom and a sorted list next to it could be a nice solution. Cheers, Jason

[IxDA Discuss] UX Field trips

2010-02-20 Thread Jason Richardson
you held this kind of session before and was it valuable. At this point anything is on the table and open for discussion. Finally, anyone in the NEO region up for talking or setting up plans? Jason Welcome to the Interaction

[IxDA Discuss] Job: Jr. to Mid-Level Interaction Designer (NY)

2008-01-31 Thread Jason Wei Lee
Contact me off list if you are interested. JUNIOR TO MID-LEVEL INTERACTION DESIGNER Responsibilities include, but are not limited to: * Work with clients to understand their business models and goals and help define strategy, content, and features for the design of their web site. * Analyze,

[IxDA Discuss] Email Registration

2008-03-04 Thread Jason Wei Lee
address if possible), but sometimes various stakeholders want to capture other data like name and location so it can be used for other marketing efforts. Any thoughts/research on this? Like are people people deterred when they see too many fields? Thanks, Jason

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Skip or not

2008-03-27 Thread Jason Witenstein-Weaver
to it?). So, there is an argument to be made that force can actually cause the inverse of the desired effect on the user. Be Well, Jason On Mar 26, 2008, at 10:58 AM, Lin Min wrote: I am working on a setup wizard for a consumer product. Somewhere toward the end of the wizard we have a two

[IxDA Discuss] JOB: JUNIOR TO MID-LEVEL INFORMATION ARCHITECT

2008-05-02 Thread Jason Wei Lee
In addition to the normal IA/interaction design skill set, this job will require a fair amount of documentation. We are looking for someone detailed oriented with experience writing Functional Requirements for both experiential Flash sites, and large scale e-commerce and portal sites. JUNIOR

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Ability to Adjust Font Sizes on Web Pages

2008-06-04 Thread G . Jason Head
Personally I am against having increase font size on a website I design. In this day and age, I would that most people who need to increase their font sizes in their web browser already know how to do it. Even more, they probably have increased their font size long before they got to your web

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