Re: [IxDA Discuss] Looking for social media/social anxiety reference material

2009-10-01 Thread chris heckler
Gretchen, I couldn't find specific reports from Social Technologies but there are some newsletters and blog postings that look promising and interesting. Elin, that must have been a great talk. I'll definitely look up more from John Cacioppo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Wizard/Form Design Inspiration

2009-10-01 Thread chris heckler
I saw this neat filter recently at http://www.sixwineseight.com that changes wine choices based on selected criteria and uses a graphic image to provide instant feedback. It's a much simpler form than you're probably looking for but I think it's a nice example of graphic feedback that's fun and

[IxDA Discuss] Looking for social media/social anxiety reference material

2009-09-29 Thread Chris Heckler
I know there's a few people with a psych background of some sort and many readers with a broad net around here so I thought I'd ask: Have you heard of any research/researchers, articles, books, etc. dealing with social media and social anxiety? General social psychology with relation to social

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Looking for social media/social anxiety reference material

2009-09-29 Thread Chris Heckler
Good call Bryan. That's a topic you here of in the news every so often but my brain hadn't pulled it out as a search term. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=46184

Re: [IxDA Discuss] 10 Useful Usability Findings and Guidelines

2009-09-25 Thread Chris Heckler
Hopefully next time smashbox will do a Top 10 Accepted Usability Guidelines and the Arguments Against Them type article. It's a much better read when you add in this type of feedback. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org

Re: [IxDA Discuss] What are your principles for making digital products/services

2009-09-18 Thread Chris Heckler
I like this thread because it made me realize I do not have an articulated list of principles that I can point to. While I'm working on that here's a couple of thoughts: Give a crap and remember that nice people will have to use your design to accomplish something--don't ruin their day and

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Designing a long list of items that people must choose from.

2009-09-01 Thread Chris Heckler
Oops looks like Bryan already submitted the auto complete idea. :) Darn my distracted typing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=45250

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Complementary skillsets?

2009-08-21 Thread Chris Heckler
Maybe you could combine several of these interests and work on a user test with prototypes or wireframes you create. Being able to test your solutions with your intended audience is something that is a big part of all IXD work and is such a great learning experience. It would also give you a

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Interface Prototyping and Usability Testing

2009-08-20 Thread Chris Heckler
Silverlight 3 might be helpful for high-fidelity prototypes as it supposed to have touch capability. http://timheuer.com/blog/archive/2009/07/30/silverlight-3-multi-touch-introduction-fundamentals-basics.aspx We haven't tried it yet, but I've heard our developers make some oh cool comments. If

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Onceability

2009-08-12 Thread Chris Heckler
What an interesting way to look at this experience. I'm particularly thinking of onceability for web sites. You know the ones you fill out a form for once so you can look at your second cousin's wedding pictures. Or that iPhone app you downloaded and it was kind of neat and you never touched it

Re: [IxDA Discuss] How To Host an IxDA Speed Mentorship Night!

2009-08-11 Thread Chris Heckler
That sounds so awesome! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=44569 Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this

Re: [IxDA Discuss] iRise: Fast prototyping tool?

2009-07-30 Thread Chris Heckler
Stu, I had a similar feeling after trying Flash Catalyst. I attempted to build a prototype with it and quit pretty early in the process, hanging my head in frustration. I couldn't seem to get it to do anything. (Granted my ActionScript skills are limited at best.) For the past couple of weeks

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Nested Table Alternatives?

2009-06-12 Thread Chris Heckler
Hi Marcus, We're working with WPF/Visual Studio 2008. The user can edit only one thingy at a time a time and they are able to edit all cells of the table. Hi Chris, In the instance of this table, I'm looking at how the data is displayed which is tablular rather than how the code is formatted.

[IxDA Discuss] Nested Table Alternatives?

2009-06-11 Thread Chris Heckler
Does anyone have any good examples of alternatives to nested tables or decent implementations of nested tables? My problem table is made of rows of thingies and there are 3-4 property columns for the thingies. Now each thingy has multiple widgets with 3 or 4 properties that can be added to the

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Using Interaction Design to Change Behavior

2009-04-01 Thread Chris Heckler
I think some of the fun ways we're using interaction design to affect behavior now is in our personal life and productivity. The WiiFit example is great because it takes something we don't necessary like to do and makes it into a game. I disagree that a dvd will give you feedback and game play

Re: [IxDA Discuss] 100 Ideas for Envisioning Powerful, Engaging, and Productive User Experiences in Knowledge Work

2008-11-27 Thread chris . heckler
This is a great resource! Thanks for sharing...(running to email to coworkers now). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=35950 Welcome

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Client education

2008-06-19 Thread Chris Heckler
I just read an article yesterday about the User Experience Iceberg that looks useful in explaining the work it takes to go from point A to the pretty, friendly interface. It's not a new concept but it was new to me and the article links to slides you can download for your own presentations. It's