[IxDA Discuss] Choosing fonts for mobile phones

Hi, Is anyone in the group aware of any guidelines for choosing fonts for mobile phones? Thanks Sachendra *Come to IxDA Interaction08 | Savannah* February 8-10, 2008 in Savannah, GA, USA Register today: http://interaction08.ixda.org

[IxDA Discuss] Forward/reverse in a mobile phone's music player

unnecessary feature creep which can be dropped? -- Sachendra Yadav *Come to IxDA Interaction08 | Savannah* February 8-10, 2008 in Savannah, GA, USA Register today: http://interaction08.ixda.org

[IxDA Discuss] Why has micro-blogging become so popular

Hi, I can relate to people asking questions, posting experience/views, promoting product/ideas etc; in blogs. What I cannot understand is why "What are you doing right now" (Twitter, Pownce, Jaiku) has become so popular. What value does micro-blogging add which conventional blogging lacks? -Sac

[IxDA Discuss] Is "By invitation only" a better way to get converts to your service in a marketplace with an established player?

I guess the trend was started by Gmail ...you couldn't just sign up and start using, you had to have an invitation. The same concept is being used by "Jaiku" and "Pownce". Does this feeling of exclusivity drive more converts to a new service in a marketplace with an already established player? -S

[IxDA Discuss] Documenting interaction design specification

What tools do you use for documenting interaction design specification. I create the interaction model for screens and the flow diagrams and in MS Visio and import them in MS Word where the interaction model and flows are described in detail. Is there a better, more efficient way to do this? Che

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Collaborative Design Tools

I've used WebEx for similar meetings, I find it very effective. Sachendra *Come to IxDA Interaction08 | Savannah* February 8-10, 2008 in Savannah, GA, USA Register today: http://interaction08.ixda.org/ __

[IxDA Discuss] What do you expect from a Mobile 2.0 App

Besides offering the functionality it offers on the web, I expect the mobile 2.0 Apps to integrate with mobile phone's native Apps and provide a seamless experience. i.e. take a picture from mobile's camera and upload it to Flickr or Facebook..etc; without opening the application. What are your ex

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Outcome of rich UI?

ribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe > List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines > List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help > -- Sachendra Yadav 9963755560 Welcome to the Inte

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Design at Apple

I agree with Dave, the relevance of Apple article is it gives insights into the process they follow, and it's good to know it's not much different from the rest of the industry. This article on "Secrets of UX Design Productivity from Google" goes another insight into the process followed by another

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Use Case / Requirements Management Tools

You might want to check out Enterprise Architect, it matches your requirements very well. For requirements management and output to multiple formats we use a plugin "RAQuest" which integrates with EA and provides richer functionality. Total cost comes to about ~$500 per floating license. www.sparx

[IxDA Discuss] Usability or user experience - what's the difference ?

Stumbled upon this great post by Tom Stewart. http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/365349/usability-or-user-experience--what-s-the-difference.html -- Sachendra Yadav sachendra.wordpress.com Welcome to the Interaction Design

[IxDA Discuss] Limitations of twitter

yping space is left What limitations do you face? -- Sachendra Yadav sachendra.wordpress.com Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Limitations of twitter

es something similar. -- Sachendra Yadav sachendra.wordpress.com . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=27964 Welcome to the Interaction Desi

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Raising awareness for Interaction Design in a corporate IT company

I had recently written a post about the need to evangelize Usability in organizations: Easy is good but it is not enough http://sachendra.wordpress.com/2008/05/06/easy-is-good-but-it-is-not-enough/ You might find the links on "analyzing the business case for Usability (important to convince the b

[IxDA Discuss] The Rise of Contextual User Interfaces

ic, contextual interfaces" and the Web's move to the Contextual, AJAX-based UIs -- Sachendra Yadav sachendra.wordpress.com Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... [EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Why isn't voice-based UI mainstream?

I think Voice UI will not become primary mode of interaction in the near future for obvious reasons. It'll be used mostly when Visual UI is difficult to use i.e while driving a car, taking care of babies, performing surgical procedure etc Sachendra Yadav http://sachendra.wordpres

[IxDA Discuss] Use cases and user scenarios

Is there a concrete distinction between use cases and user scenarios? -- Sachendra Yadav sachendra.wordpress.com Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Users' ability to predict features they "need"

t a way to reduce it to 3 steps — or eliminate the process altogether. http://www.goodproductmanager.com/2008/05/06/stop-gathering-requirements/ -- Sachendra Yadav http://sachendra.wordpress.com Welcome to the Interaction Design A

[IxDA Discuss] Mobile Social Networking....the experience is not really complete

-want-from-my-mobile-social-network/ Would love to hear your thoughts on the list and also what else might be done for a better mobile social networking experience. -- Sachendra Yadav http://sachendra.wordpress.com Welcome to the

[IxDA Discuss] Why haven't video calls taken off

in a big way…no one wants people nearby snooping in on their conversations. Would love to hear your thoughts on why it hasn't taken off yet? I will make a post about the responses I receive and will publish them in a few weeks for all to see (names are anonymous) -- Sachendra

[IxDA Discuss] What do I want from ‘Local Sear ch’ on your mobile

achendra.wordpress.com/2008/06/06/what-i-want-from-local-search-on-my-mobile/ What about you? I will make a post about the responses I receive and will publish them in a few weeks for all to see (names are anonymous) -- Sachen

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Why haven't video calls taken off

things going for it... I'll be covering those in a post FOR video calling in the next 2-3 days Sachendra Yadav http://sachendra.wordpress.com Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... [EMA

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Is blogging about work OK?

I'd say get it cleared from your company on what you should or shouldn't blog about, so as not to face any complications later. -- Sachendra Yadav http://sachendra.wordpress.com Welcome to the Interaction Design Associa

Re: [IxDA Discuss] I love the "cloud," but...

out down time and instead invested their energies in bettering the twitter user experience. I've covered the benefits of cloud computing to application developers in my blog http://sachendra.wordpress.com/2008/06/23/cloud-computing-offers-power-to-the-people/ Sachendra -- Sachendra Yadav

[IxDA Discuss] Understanding ‘User Needs’ a Mobile Social Network can satisfy

d or overlooked Thanks Sachendra -- Sachendra Yadav http://sachendra.wordpress.com Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/u

Re: [IxDA Discuss] A New Browser: Google Chrome

a.wordpress.com/2008/09/03/googles-chrome-is-aimed-at-windows-not-ie/ - Sachendra Yadav http://www.sachendra.com Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe ..

Re: [IxDA Discuss] A New Browser: Google Chrome

lligent page navigation in comparison to other more widely adopted browsers. When combined with Google Gears technology, this is as close as you can get to replicating the desktop experience with web applications -- Sachendra Yadav http://sachendra.wordpress.com

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Twitter

able on twitter @sachendra -- Sachendra Yadav http://sachendra.wordpress.com Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/u

Re: [IxDA Discuss] PC Suites and mobile handsets

tions) can be upgraded] You also might want to consider having only those features that make sense for the market to which the phone is targeted. Nokia PC Suite, for example, overwhelms me. I'd say "less is more" when it comes to PC Suites. Best Sachendra --

[IxDA Discuss] What extensions would you like to see in a mobile browser?

experience on mobile? -- Sachendra Yadav http://sachendra.wordpress.com Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubsc

Re: [IxDA Discuss] What extensions would you like to see in a mobile browser?

, Cone <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'd like to see an extension for taking screenshots of pages in the browser. > That's one thing I can immediately think of. > Cone > www.conetrees.com > www.twitter.com/conetrees > > On Tue, Nov 11, 2008 at 10:51 AM, Sachen

[IxDA Discuss] Mobile phone as a fashion accessory

for a fashion phone? -- Sachendra Yadav http://sachendra.wordpress.com Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe

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

engage the customers so that you can meet business goals, and I can’t think of any Product Manager or UX designer not trying to do that from the outset. Is it just me or do you think that this is what we’ve been doing all along anyway? -- Sachendra Yadav http://sachendra.wordpress.com

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Google Wave

Thank God someone solved the "See comments inline" problem -- Sachendra Yadav http://sachendra.wordpress.com Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org U

Re: [IxDA Discuss] good read: Jonathan Ive on The Key to Apple's Success

Couldn't agree more, Alain Breillatt of Pragmatic Marketing wrote a very elaborate post on why not everyone can innovate like Apple, it needs a shift in the company's DNA. http://www.pragmaticmarketing.com/publications/magazine/6/4/you_cant_innovate_like_apple Sachendra -- Sache

Re: [IxDA Discuss] More "characteristics of UX"

Went through the blog, great work indeed. Look forward to seeing something on mobile phones soon -- Sachendra Yadav http://sachendra.wordpress.com Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list

[IxDA Discuss] Design with Intent - How designers can influence behavior

n and Performance Design http://designmind.frogdesign.com/articles/power/design-with-intent.html -- Sachendra Yadav http://sachendra.wordpress.com Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ...

[IxDA Discuss] Netbooks lead the way on how we ’ll be using our mobile phones in the near futu re

on why we’ll not see Netbooks being phased out to give way for the next generation of mobile phones. Is this thought too outlandish? What do you think? -- Sachendra Yadav http://sachendra.wordpress.com Welcome to the Interactio

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Any good book on interaction Design/UX

A couple of good ones listed here http://www.linkedin.com/groupAnswers?viewQuestionAndAnswers=&gid=72842&discussionID=5874416&goback=%2Eanh_72842 Sachendra -- Sachendra Yadav http://sachendra.wordpress.com We