Re: [IxDA Discuss] IxDA Board Retreat Discussion - we need your input
Thanks to all who have provided their thoughts on this thread. Feel free to continue providing input here or privately, particularly as we continue to build out our agenda. We will share back our discussion at the conference as well as online. From the original email: On Wednesday, February 3, the IxDA Board of Directors will be holding a day-long retreat prior to Interaction10 in Savannah. We will also be holding a discussion on Friday afternoon called The Future of IxDA is You. For both of these events, it will be a time for us to reflect on several things, such as: How have the past six months have gone for the community? How well are our platforms supporting the community (be it ixda.org, IxDA LinkedIn group, local groups, conferences)? Are we appropriately supporting the mission http://www.ixda.org/ that IxDA has put forth? Have we followed the strategies and completed the tasks we put forth to continue meeting the mission? Where do we want to be a year from now? Five years from now? As a volunteer-supported organization, we rely heavily on the community to achieve what we set forth. In order to do this well, we need to be more transparent in our work, we need to be sure we are achieving what the community needs, and we need more support. To that end, I invite you to voice comments, questions, concerns, and opportunities you think the IxDA Board of Directors should be considering at our retreat and discussion, either publicly here or privately to board (at) ixda.org. Best regards, Janna DeVylder President, IxDA Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
[IxDA Discuss] IxDA Board Retreat Discussion - we need your input
On Wednesday, February 3, the IxDA Board of Directors will be holding a day-long retreat prior to Interaction10 in Savannah. We will also be holding a discussion on Friday afternoon called The Future of IxDA is You. For both of these events, it will be a time for us to reflect on several things, such as: How have the past six months have gone for the community? How well are our platforms supporting the community (be it ixda.org, IxDA LinkedIn group, local groups, conferences)? Are we appropriately supporting the mission http://www.ixda.org/ that IxDA has put forth? Have we followed the strategies and completed the tasks we put forth to continue meeting the mission? Where do we want to be a year from now? Five years from now? As a volunteer-supported organization, we rely heavily on the community to achieve what we set forth. In order to do this well, we need to be more transparent in our work, we need to be sure we are achieving what the community needs, and we need more support. To that end, I invite you to voice comments, questions, concerns, and opportunities you think the IxDA Board of Directors should be considering at our retreat and discussion, either publicly here or privately to board (at) ixda.org. Best regards, Janna DeVylder President, IxDA Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
[IxDA Discuss] One month until Interaction10!
Today marks the one-month countdown to Interaction10! Will you be joining us? http://interaction.ixda.org/register/pricing http://bit.ly/8ax2jA IxDA and SCAD, Savannah College of Art and Design, beckon you back to Savannah, GA for the third installation of IxDA's Interaction conference. On Thursday, Feb. 4th, participate in hands-on workshops : http://interaction.ixda.org/program/workshops http://bit.ly/7itdg6 Starting Friday, Feb. 5th to Sunday, Feb. 7th, attend inspiring keynotes, sessions and receptions: http://interaction.ixda.org/program/schedulehttp://bit.ly/4r2Unc Conference Chairs Bill DeRouchey and Jennifer Bove, along with an amazing core group of volunteers and SCAD, have been pulling together a weekend full of inspiration, from the speakers presenting, the spaces we'll gather, all the way to the food on our plates. The venue, location, and great program are only one part of the conference experience: we also need you to provide your vibrancy, energy and passion. Come be a part of it! See who else is attending... http://interaction10.crowdvine.com/http://bit.ly/4M5OZV if you are coming, set up a profile on the Crowdvine site so you can start making plans with others! Read interviews with some of the Interaction keynotes at JohnnyHolland.orghttp://bit.ly/8KnLDd . Follow @ixd10 http://www.twitter.com/ixd10 for the latest updates. Looking forward to meeting you there! Janna DeVylder President, IxDA Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
[IxDA Discuss] Announcing the IxDA Board of Directors for 2010
Dear IxDA Members, We are very happy to announce the IxDA Board of Directors for 2010 with the addition of four new Directors. Please join us in welcoming our incoming Directors Nick Gould, Matt Nish-Lapidus, Kendra Shimmell, and Joe Sokohl. We also welcome back Janna DeVylder who will be continuing for a further term. Their term will officially begin January 1, 2010. Thank you to all of the candidates who put themselves forth. We look forward to their contributions to the Board and the efforts they will catalyze for our entire community. Here are short biographies of the new Directors: *Janna DeVylder* Janna DeVylder is the Director of Interactive Communication at SCAD (Savannah College of Art and Design) in Savannah, Georgia. She manages a multi-disciplinary team overseeing the university's websites and contributes to how SCAD utilizes digital channels to meet its brand and communication strategies. Prior to SCAD, Janna directed a team of interaction designers for Arc Worldwide, a Leo Burnett company. In addition, she has led large-scale strategy, information architecture and user experience projects for Orbitz, McDougal Littell and Giant Step. Janna started the IxDA local group in Chicago, then joined the IxDA Board, serving as the Director for IxDA Local Groups and now as President. Janna received her master's degree from the University of Chicago with an emphasis in psychology and anthropology, and holds a Bachelor's degree with honors in psychology from the University of Iowa. *Nick Gould* For the last 10 years, Nick has been CEO at Catalyst Group, a User Experience Design and Research consultancy based in New York City. Among other duties at Catalyst, Nick is the one who explains user experience concepts, processes, and deliverables to (sometimes skeptical) clients and helps them to see that caring about their end user is ultimately in their best interests. Prior to Catalyst, Nick held Internet Strategy and Product Development roles at Prodigy, Citigroup, Bertelsmann, and Scholastic. Before that, he practiced corporate and securities law and was an expert at using WordPerfect for MS-DOS. Nick was a staff columnist at the venerable Digital Web Magazine and has also written for TechCrunch and Silicon Alley Insider. *Matt Nish-Lapidus* As a designer and consultant at nForm User Experience, Matt helps clients navigate the often unfamiliar territory of interaction design to deliver solutions to complex problems. Matt has worked as a designer, artist, programmer, teacher, and consultant in a number of industries, and loves cutting across disciplines. He has been involved in design and art, both personally and professionally, for over ten years, and holds a degree from Ryerson University in experimental fine art. Along with a dedicated team, Matt is a local leader for the IxDA in Toronto. He is passionate about community building, education, and idea sharing, and is an unabashed music nerd, bike junkie, Mac evangelist, and of course, design geek. *Kendra Shimmell* Kendra is a User Experience Design Director at Lextant, a design research consultancy in Columbus, OH. Active in the local design community as a guest lecturer for the Department of Design at The Ohio State University (OSU), as a local leader for the Interaction Design Association (IxDA), and as a mentor to local design students for the Columbus chapter of the Industrial Design Society of America (IDSA). On the client level, Kendra aligns interdisciplinary teams around a common goal by facilitating communication across the disciplines of marketing, business, design, and engineering. She has established productive partnerships with companies such as Cardinal Health, CheckFree (now part of Fiserv), Cordis, Dell, Diebold, GE Healthcare, Hewlett-Packard, Hollister, Hunter, Microsoft, Moen, and Nationwide Insurance. Prior to joining Lextant in 2004, Kendra was a User Experience Designer for Nationwide Insurance, collaborating on client and financial management tools, as well as the consumer facing Nationwide.com that was ranked by Gomez in the top three insurance sites for ease of use and over-all performance for two consecutive years. In addition, Kendra worked on a range of consulting projects including rich Internet applications, retail experiences, and translation of dance choreography into multi-media, interactive performances. *Joe Sokohl* For more than 18 years, Joe Sokohl has concentrated on crafting excellent user experiences by using information architecture, interaction design, and user research. His academic background in literature and langauges helped frame his attention to the needs, desires, and visions of people as people. Currently the principal and UX architect for Regular Joe Consulting, LLC, in Richmond, VA,Joe's UX-oriented work has taken him to companies based in Boston, MA; Hamburg, Germany; Richmond, VA; Chicago, IL; and Durham, NC. His involvement in the wider UX community comes out in writings
[IxDA Discuss] Reviewing nominations for the 2010-2012 IxDA Board of Directors
I'm happy to let the community know that 20 people (which includes 2 current board members) have put their names forth for consideration for the IxDA Board of Directors. IxDA relies on the leadership that emerges from the community, so we are very thankful for this show of support. Next steps: We plan on notifying the nominees of the Board's decision no later than December 18th, 2009. After acceptance of the position, we will then announce the 2010-2012 Board to the community. You will also have an opportunity to meet the current board, along with the new Directors, at Interaction10. In the meantime, if you have any questions, please contact us at bo...@ixda.org. Thank you again! Janna DeVylder President, IxDA Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
[IxDA Discuss] Deadline tomorrow: Nominations for the 2010-2012 IxDA Board of Directors
Reminder: all nominations for the IxDA Board of Directors positions are due tomorrow, Monday, December 7th, at 11:59 pm ET. Nominations for this global board are open to all, from any part of the world. -- IxDA is now accepting Board member nominations for the 2010-2012 IxDA Board of Directors term. Nominations will be accepted until December 7, 2009, at 11:59 pm ET. http://bit.ly/8BxbcD The Interaction Design Association is a global community focused on discussing and growing the discipline of interaction design, and the community of interest is growing at an amazing pace. This growth reflects the increasing importance and interest in interaction design worldwide. The IxDA Board of Directors are a nine-person executive committee comprising of IxDA members who are serving as leaders of IxDA globally. The mission the IxDA Board supports is: We believe that the human condition is increasingly challenged by poor experiences. IxDA intends to improve the human condition by advancing the discipline of Interaction Design. To do this, we foster a community of people that choose to come together to support this intention. IxDA relies on individual initiative, contribution, sharing and self-organization as the primary means for us to achieve our goals. As a volunteer-lead and supported organization, with no paid membership, IxDA relies on leadership emerging directly from the community. We are seeking highly motivated and passionate individuals, ready to shape and guide the organization in furthering IxDA's goals and mission. OPEN SEATS: There are five eligible seats open for the upcoming term, with two vacancies and three current board members up for a second term. Liz Bacon will be stepping down, Bill DeRouchey will not be seeking a second term, and Nasir Barday, Jeremy Yuille and Janna DeVylder are seeking a second term. Each director's term is two years, with the opportunity to take on a second consecutive term. Current Board members who are up for their second consecutive term must also complete the nomination process. New directors filling these seats will serve a term from January 2009 to February 2011, which includes a one-month long overlap with retiring Directors. ROLES RESPONSIBILITIES: The four executive positions of President, Vice-President, Treasurer and Secretary have defined responsibilities according to IxDA's official incorporation as a non-profit entity. These roles are currently occupied by Janna Hicks DeVylder, Elizabeth Bacon, Bill DeRouchey (who is also co-chair of Interaction'10), and Jeremy Yuille, respectively. The other IxDA Directors are Nasir Barday, Steve Baty, Amyris Fernandez, Jon Kolko and Kevin Silver. Every director is responsible for one or more major initiatives, currently including communications, fundraising, mentorship, local leaders, outreach, conference, infrastructure, and education. To see the Board's current focus, see the Board Retreat notes: http://bit.ly/or04N. The director role requires the following commitment: --Participation in a monthly virtual Board meeting --Active participation in setting strategic direction for the organization --Responsible for leading at least one major initiative --Average of four hours attending to IxDA business a week --Attend the Board of Director's retreat, held once a year --Attend the Interaction conference SELECTION PROCESS: After all nominations are received, the current Board will review all nominations and vote to fill the five positions. Any current Board member up for a second term is not allowed to vote for himself/herself. After nominations are received on Monday, December 7th, new Board members will be notified by Friday, December 18th. The new term will begin January 1st, and new Board members will be expected to attend IxD10 in February, expenses covered. Nominations will be accepted until December 7, 2009, at 11:59 pm ET. Nominate yourself or someone you know (and we'll reach out to them): http://bit.ly/8BxbcD Do you have feedback or questions about the current Board, or the process? http://bit.ly/5y0NZw Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
[IxDA Discuss] Reminder: Nominations now open for the 2010-2012 IxDA Board of Directors
Reminder, all nominations for the IxDA Board of Directors positions are due next Monday, December 7th, at 11:59 pm ET. Nominations for this global board are open to all, from any part of the world. -- IxDA is now accepting Board member nominations for the 2010-2012 IxDA Board of Directors term. Nominations will be accepted until December 7, 2009, at 11:59 pm ET. http://bit.ly/8BxbcD The Interaction Design Association is a global community focused on discussing and growing the discipline of interaction design, and the community of interest is growing at an amazing pace. This growth reflects the increasing importance and interest in interaction design worldwide. The IxDA Board of Directors are a nine-person executive committee comprising of IxDA members who are serving as leaders of IxDA globally. The mission the IxDA Board supports is: We believe that the human condition is increasingly challenged by poor experiences. IxDA intends to improve the human condition by advancing the discipline of Interaction Design. To do this, we foster a community of people that choose to come together to support this intention. IxDA relies on individual initiative, contribution, sharing and self-organization as the primary means for us to achieve our goals. As a volunteer-lead and supported organization, with no paid membership, IxDA relies on leadership emerging directly from the community. We are seeking highly motivated and passionate individuals, ready to shape and guide the organization in furthering IxDA's goals and mission. OPEN SEATS: There are five eligible seats open for the upcoming term, with two vacancies and three current board members up for a second term. Liz Bacon will be stepping down, Bill DeRouchey will not be seeking a second term, and Nasir Barday, Jeremy Yuille and Janna DeVylder are seeking a second term. Each director's term is two years, with the opportunity to take on a second consecutive term. Current Board members who are up for their second consecutive term must also complete the nomination process. New directors filling these seats will serve a term from January 2009 to February 2011, which includes a one-month long overlap with retiring Directors. ROLES RESPONSIBILITIES: The four executive positions of President, Vice-President, Treasurer and Secretary have defined responsibilities according to IxDA's official incorporation as a non-profit entity. These roles are currently occupied by Janna Hicks DeVylder, Elizabeth Bacon, Bill DeRouchey (who is also co-chair of Interaction'10), and Jeremy Yuille, respectively. The other IxDA Directors are Nasir Barday, Steve Baty, Amyris Fernandez, Jon Kolko and Kevin Silver. Every director is responsible for one or more major initiatives, currently including communications, fundraising, mentorship, local leaders, outreach, conference, infrastructure, and education. To see the Board's current focus, see the Board Retreat notes: http://bit.ly/or04N. The director role requires the following commitment: --Participation in a monthly virtual Board meeting --Active participation in setting strategic direction for the organization --Responsible for leading at least one major initiative --Average of four hours attending to IxDA business a week --Attend the Board of Director's retreat, held once a year --Attend the Interaction conference SELECTION PROCESS: After all nominations are received, the current Board will review all nominations and vote to fill the five positions. Any current Board member up for a second term is not allowed to vote for himself/herself. After nominations are received on Monday, December 7th, new Board members will be notified by Friday, December 18th. The new term will begin January 1st, and new Board members will be expected to attend IxD10 in February, expenses covered. Nominations will be accepted until December 7, 2009, at 11:59 pm ET. Nominate yourself or someone you know (and we'll reach out to them): http://bit.ly/8BxbcD Do you have feedback or questions about the current Board, or the process? http://bit.ly/5y0NZw Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
[IxDA Discuss] US Design Policy Advocacy team
As a part of the US Design Policy Summit, I have been asked to bring a list of IxDA members that would be interested in making up a Design Policy Advocacy team, representing IxDA in any projects that may need cross-organization support. If you would like to be named on that list of supporters, please add your name: http://bit.ly/6tUVnt For more information about the US Design Policy initiative and summit (being held Tuesday, December 1st): http://www.designpolicy.org/ Thanks, Janna DeVylder President, IxDA Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
[IxDA Discuss] Nominations now open for the 2010-2012 IxDA Board of Directors
IxDA is now accepting Board member nominations for the 2010-2012 IxDA Board of Directors term. Nominations will be accepted until December 7, 2009, at 11:59 pm ET. http://bit.ly/8BxbcD The Interaction Design Association is a global community focused on discussing and growing the discipline of interaction design, and the community of interest is growing at an amazing pace. This growth reflects the increasing importance and interest in interaction design worldwide. The IxDA Board of Directors are a nine-person executive committee comprising of IxDA members who are serving as leaders of IxDA globally. The mission the IxDA Board supports is: We believe that the human condition is increasingly challenged by poor experiences. IxDA intends to improve the human condition by advancing the discipline of Interaction Design. To do this, we foster a community of people that choose to come together to support this intention. IxDA relies on individual initiative, contribution, sharing and self-organization as the primary means for us to achieve our goals. As a volunteer-lead and supported organization, with no paid membership, IxDA relies on leadership emerging directly from the community. We are seeking highly motivated and passionate individuals, ready to shape and guide the organization in furthering IxDA's goals and mission. OPEN SEATS: There are five eligible seats open for the upcoming term, with two vacancies and three current board members up for a second term. Liz Bacon will be stepping down, Bill DeRouchey will not be seeking a second term, and Nasir Barday, Jeremy Yuille and Janna DeVylder are seeking a second term. Each director's term is two years, with the opportunity to take on a second consecutive term. Current Board members who are up for their second consecutive term must also complete the nomination process. New directors filling these seats will serve a term from January 2009 to February 2011, which includes a one-month long overlap with retiring Directors. ROLES RESPONSIBILITIES: The four executive positions of President, Vice-President, Treasurer and Secretary have defined responsibilities according to IxDA's official incorporation as a non-profit entity. These roles are currently occupied by Janna Hicks DeVylder, Elizabeth Bacon, Bill DeRouchey (who is also co-chair of Interaction'10), and Jeremy Yuille, respectively. The other IxDA Directors are Nasir Barday, Steve Baty, Amyris Fernandez, Jon Kolko and Kevin Silver. Every director is responsible for one or more major initiatives, currently including communications, fundraising, mentorship, local leaders, outreach, conference, infrastructure, and education. To see the Board's current focus, see the Board Retreat notes: http://bit.ly/or04N. The director role requires the following commitment: --Participation in a monthly virtual Board meeting --Active participation in setting strategic direction for the organization --Responsible for leading at least one major initiative --Average of four hours attending to IxDA business a week --Attend the Board of Director's retreat, held once a year --Attend the Interaction conference SELECTION PROCESS: After all nominations are received, the current Board will review all nominations and vote to fill the five positions. Any current Board member up for a second term is not allowed to vote for himself/herself. After nominations are received on Monday, December 7th, new Board members will be notified by Friday, December 18th. The new term will begin January 1st, and new Board members will be expected to attend IxD10 in February, expenses covered. Nominations will be accepted until December 7, 2009, at 11:59 pm ET. Nominate yourself or someone you know (and we'll reach out to them): http://bit.ly/8BxbcD Do you have feedback or questions about the current Board, or the process? http://bit.ly/5y0NZw http://bit.ly/5y0NZw Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
[IxDA Discuss] IxDA the 2009 U.S. Design Policy Summit
Hello out there, On Tuesday, December 1st, in Washington DC, I will be representing IxDA at the US. Design Policy Summit, the annual Summit of the U.S. National Design Policy Initiative (NDPI). There will be around 30 people attending, representing professional design organizations, design education and government, including: AIGA, the professional association for design American Architectural Foundation (aaf ) American Institute of Architects (aia) American Society of Interior Designers (asid) Design Management Institute (dmi) Industrial Designers Society of America (idsa) International Interior Design Association (iida) Society for Environmental Graphic Design (segd) Association for Collegiate Schools of Architecture (acsa) Association of Independent Colleges of Art and Design (aicad) Interior Design Educators Council (idec) National Association for Schools of Art and Design (nasad) Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum National Park Service (nps) U.S. General Services Administration (gsa) U.S. Government Printing Office The objectives for the summit are: - Develop the 2010 strategic priorities for the U.S. National Design Policy Initiative - Finalize membership of an “American Design Council” - Gain a sense of the priorities for design from the Department of Commerce - Engage the wider design community in national design policy decision making - Develop a set of case studies that demonstrate the value of design for publication There are ways for you to participate as well: 1. Vote for the top policy proposal: http://bit.ly/39NazT You have an opportunity to influence which of the existing design policy proposals should be NDPI's priority for 2010. 2. Participate in the Summit virtually: Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/group.php?gid=50332103806 Twitter: @usdesignpolicy Youtube page: http://www.youtube.com/user/USDesignPolicy We will be streaming almost the entirety of the Summit via UStream.tv. More details will be shared. I'll also be documenting my experiences and sharing back with you after the Summit. 3. Provide a case study We've each been asked to bring a case study brief of a project from the past 3 years that demonstrates design's positive social, economic, and environmental impact (i.e one-page description of the project goal, client, design team, time frame, and its social, economic, and environmental impact). Do you have a project that you'd like to seen held up as such an example? Please contact me directly at janna.devylder (at) ixda.org by November 25th. --- This is one opportunity for us within the U.S., but we know that in order to truly keep our reach global we need to find opportunities such as these in other countries as well. Please, as you come across them, share back with the community. Thanks, Janna DeVylder President, IxDA Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
[IxDA Discuss] Mozilla Design Challenge: Fall '09 – Mozilla Weave Project
IxDA is pleased to announce it has again partnered with Mozilla Labshttp://labs.mozilla.com/and Johnny Holland http://johnnyholland.org/ for this Fall's Mozilla Design Challengehttp://bit.ly/148VEG : *Visualizing your browser data - How can we provide intuitive and useful visual representations of your browser data (such as bookmarks, history, tabs, stored credentials etc.) on a web page?* http://bit.ly/148VEG From the site: Welcome The Mozilla Labs http://labs.mozilla.com/ Design Challenge is a series of events to encourage innovation, and experimentation in user interface design for the Web. Our aim is to provoke thought, facilitate discussion, and inspire future design directions for Firefox, the Mozilla project, and the Web as a whole. [morehttp://labs.mozilla.com/2009/01/introducing-the-design-challenge/ ]Once again we teamed up with the wonderful folks at IxDAhttp://www.ixda.org/, a network dedicated to the professional practice of Interaction Design and Johnny Holland http://www.johnnyholland.org/, an open collective, talking, sharing and finding answers about all aspects of interaction design and invite the wider community to join us in this challenge, develop concepts and submit them to our site.The Brief For this Design Challenge, we are looking for innovative solutions to answer the question: *Visualizing your browser data - How can we provide intuitive and useful visual representations of your browser data (such as bookmarks, history, tabs, stored credentials etc.) on a web page?* As we spend more time on the web, we accumulate more data. We bookmark sites we like, we create accounts on various social networks, we have multiple tabs open as we follow wikipedia loops and so on. We are also browsing the web from multiple devices, on the go. This presents some unique challenges that end up fragmenting our browsing experience. We aren't able to successfully take our entire browsing experience with us, suspend and resume where we left off as we may with our Tivos. The Mozilla Weave project helps address some of these issues by allowing you to securely store and synchronize all of that magic - the bookmarks, passwords, tabs etc - seamlessly as you go about your life. It does impose one requirement though - access to Firefox. As much as we love Firefox and want to see it everywhere, we also recognize there may be valid everyday scenarios where that isn't practical - airport kiosks, libraries, parts of Redmond, WA etc. That doesn't mean *you*, as a Firefox user, should suffer. We want you to have access to your important data, always, at your fingertips, from anywhere. Since the web is ubiquitous, the simplest way we could imagine making this possible is via a web page. However, since we are talking about various types of data accumulated across years, across multiple devices, we would love to get some fresh, creative ideas on how to visually present this information. How It Works The program starts in the first week of September and runs for 10 weeks. The Design Challenge is divided into two phases - each running for five weeks. During the first phase we ask you to produce a concept, mockup and an explanation of your thinking behind it. A mockup can be anything from a low-fi sketch on a napkin to a high-fi video presenting your concept. The Mozilla Labs Weave team will provide feedback to participants at two check-in points in week three and four. At the end of phase one the Weave team will select the most promising concepts, which will move forward into phase two. In this phase you will refine your mockup and turn it into an interactive HTML/CSS/JavaScript prototype (don't worry - we can help you doing this!). During phase two the Weave team will provide regular feedback, weekly check-ins and support via email/irc. Participants are encouraged to share their ideas, approach and progress on their blogs - we will aggregate this information and provide a forum for open discussion, ideation and exchange. At the end of phase two the Weave team will again select the most promising concepts and work with their respective creators on integrating them into Weave. Important Dates - *First week of September 2009* - Launch of Weave Web UI Design Challenge - *Last week of September 2009* - Selection of participants for phase 2 - *First week of November 2009* - Program ends, the Weave team will select the most promising concepts and work with their creator on integrating them into the Weave product Learn more submit: http://bit.ly/148VEG Let us know if you're participating! Janna DeVylder President, IxDA Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
[IxDA Discuss] Reminder: IxDA needs your input and feedback this week
On Friday the IxDA Board of Directors will be gathering in San Francisco for our annual retreat through Sunday, and we will be meeting with the local IxDA group on Saturday evening. We will be coming from Australia, Brazil, and every time zone in the US. In preparation, we'd like to gather any feedback, comments, questions, and ideas you may have for us. Your thoughts could have great impact on our agenda. You may remain anonymous, or you may share your name so we may follow up with you. Share your thoughts: http://bit.ly/1a5IyC Some topics of conversation already slated are: 1. How do we maintain and sustain IxDA as a volunteer-based, no-membership-fee organization? 2. How do we best support local groups around the world? 3. How can we encourage more people to shift from being passive recipients to more active participants, both with IxDA online, locally and at the conference level? IxDA is supported 100% by volunteers, at every level of the organization. As such our efforts to tackle and complete all that we want to is naturally inhibited by the amount of time and support the community can provide. We have had quite a successful year, but we know there are a lot of areas in need of improvement. We need to hear from you so we can prioritize where our time and energy should be focused. You should expect to hear thoughts coming out of the retreat during the weekend, as well as the week following. If you're not already, follow @ixda on Twitter. Thank you in advance, Janna DeVylder President, IxDA Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
[IxDA Discuss] IxDA needs your input and feedback
Next week the IxDA Board of Directors will be gathering in San Francisco for our annual retreat Friday through Sunday, and we will be meeting with the local IxDA group on Saturday evening. We will be coming from Australia, Brazil, and every time zone in the US. In preparation, we'd like to gather any feedback, comments, questions, and ideas you may have for us.Your thoughts could have great impact on our agenda. You may remain anonymous, or you may share your name so we may follow up with you. Share your thoughts: http://bit.ly/1a5IyC Some topics of conversation already slated are: 1. How do we maintain and sustain IxDA as a volunteer-based, no-membership-fee organization? 2. How do we best support local groups around the world? 3. How can we encourage more people to shift from being passive recipients to more active participants, both with IxDA online, locally and at the conference level? IxDA is supported 100% by volunteers, at every level of the organization. As such our efforts to tackle and complete all that we want to is naturally inhibited by the amount of time and support the community can provide. We have had quite a successful year, but we know there are a lot of areas in need of improvement. We need to hear from you so we can prioritize where our time and energy should be focused. You should expect to hear thoughts coming out of the retreat during the weekend, as well as the week following. If you're not already, follow @ixda on Twitter. Thank you in advance, Janna DeVylder President, IxDA Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
[IxDA Discuss] Mozilla Design Challenge: Summe r 09 – “Best in Class” honors and “People ’s Choice” award
Two months ago, IxDA partnered with Mozilla Labs and Johnny Holland to sponsor this summer's design challenge, “*Reinventing Tabs in the Browser – How can we create, navigate and manage multiple web sites within the same browser instance?*“. We were completely overwhelmed with the response, almost 130 entries. It was amazing to see entries come in from all over the world, varying wildly in approach, context and execution. Narrowing down this set into some best-in-class selections did not come easily. Take a look: http://labs.mozilla.com/2009/07/design-challenge-summer-09-honors/ You may very well recognize some names from our community: Best in Class: Innovation For the solution that has the newest / most original interaction models. - TabViz http://design-challenge.mozilla.com/summer09/#bic-innovationby Liz Blankenship, Jakob Hilden Kerry Kao Best in Class: Execution For the solution that has the most expressive prototype, a combination of polish as well as functional availability. - Collapsible Tab Groupshttp://design-challenge.mozilla.com/summer09/#bic-executionby Martin Polley Best in Class: Interaction For the solution that feels provides the best human-computer interaction model. - Wave Concepthttp://design-challenge.mozilla.com/summer09/#bic-interactionby Darby Thomas, Danielle Kanastab Alex Mattice Best in Class: Producible For the solution that would be the easiest to ship to users immediately. - Favitabs http://design-challenge.mozilla.com/summer09/#bic-producibleby Grady Kelly People’s Choice Award For the first time we invited the wider community to vote on their personal favorite – the “People’s Choice” award for the Design Challenge: Summer 09 goes to - CubeZilla http://design-challenge.mozilla.com/summer09/#bic-people by Faber Ludens Many thanks to our friends at Mozilla and Johnny Holland for partnering with us on this. Most importantly, thanks to the participants for sharing their concepts with all of us! I look forward to seeing some of these ideas come to life. Janna DeVylder President, IxDA Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
[IxDA Discuss] 4 1/2 hours left of Give a Little Back
It's the last push. So far, with the generous contributions of 681 people, we have raised $14, 031! If we get to at least $15,000, we will have reached half of our goal. Every little bit helps. For those of you who have graciously embedded the widget in your site, you may notice that ChipIn ended the event LITERALLY at 12:00am PST on the 26th, and there is no way to restart an event. To tide us over for the next 4 1/2 hours, we're directing all contribution traffic to this link: http://bit.ly/1979o5 But never fear, most of the links you have out and about will all lead to the board blog, where this link is already embedded. We won't let this glitch end our final push! So put some matching challenges out there! Remember, anyone that contributes today is eligible for the final IxD'10 drawing, as well! http://bit.ly/1979o5 Thank you again, Janna Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
[IxDA Discuss] Raise $600 and the IxDA Board will match
We're getting there! 2 1/2 hours left, we're almost to $15,000. As of 2:30 GMT, we are at $14,547 and we have 695 contributors. Those contributors have been individuals, businesses and other representatives from other organizations, like our friends at the IAI and UPA. Let's keep going! The IxDA Board has pooled together another round of contributions to challenge you to match us. We will match the contributions from now until the end of the support drive, up to $600. So go ahead, we challenge you. http://bit.ly/1979o5 This is a volunteer organization. Every single person that contributes their time and energies to IxDA (and there are a lot of you out there) does it because they think this community is an important one to foster, and that the mission is worth it. So many volunteers have also contributed funds on top of their time. Thank them when you see them! Janna DeVylder President, IxDA Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
[IxDA Discuss] Only 1 1/2 hours left of the Give a Little Back support drive
Only an hour and a half left! The IxDA Board has a challenge out, raise $600 by the end of this and we'll match up to that amount. We're $270 away from the $600 mark, let's push it! http://bit.ly/1979o5 Remember, anyone that contributes today is eligible for the final IxD'10 drawing, as well! And there are two donations left of The Usability Kit http://www.sitepoint.com/kits/usability1/ - valued at close to $200 USD - to those who donate $100 or more to IxDA fundraiser, to help us deliver our next-generation Website. *Apogee Usability Asia* http://apogeehk.com/ - based in Hong Kong, China -is Asia's leading Usability Research consulting services provider. Apogeeassists companies like Yahoo China, FedEx, eBay, Cathay Pacific, HSBC, PCCWand others with User Research. http://bit.ly/1979o5 Thank you again, Janna Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
[IxDA Discuss] Thank you for all of your support
Since Sunday, together as a community we have raised $15,813, by 717 contributions! This includes the $600 match by the IxDA Board, as you well-exceeded the call. We can't thank you enough, and are thankful that so many of you stepped up to chip in. What's next: We'll be holding the drawing for the last IxD'10 registration later this evening, as well as the 40 books from Morgan Kaufmann, and the licenses from ArtinSoft and the Usability Kit from Apogee Usability Asia. Be on the look out for an official thank you, and a request for us to publicly acknowledge your support. We'll soon be creating a space where we can keep you updated specifically about our infrastructure project, where the money is going, who we choose to work with and opportunities for you to participate. While we are now officially closing our support drive, you can still contribute, but now we will spare your inboxes. http://bit.ly/1979o5 If you have any ideas or feedback, or want to get more involved, let us know! Thank you again! Janna DeVylder President, IxDA Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
[IxDA Discuss] Raise $500 and Rosenfeld Media will match
With little over three hours left to our official fundraiser, we have a challenge from a good friend of IxDA, Lou Rosenfeld from Rosenfeld Media. *Rosenfeld Media publishes short, practical, and useful books and webinars on user experience design. Their products explain the design and research methods that web professionals need to make informed design decisions.* If we can raise $500 in the next three hours, Rosenfeld Media will also donate $500! Right now, we are at $12,037. Get us to $12,537, and he will match! Contribute now! http://bit.ly/17AJoE As an added incentive, Lou has set up a discount code good for 30% off at http://rosenfeldmedia.com through June 30. So spread the word! Let's push for at least $500 (even more)! Janna DeVylder President, IxDA * * Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
Re: [IxDA Discuss] Raise $500 and Rosenfeld Media will match
The discount code is for everyone, thank you, Lou! As an added incentive, Lou has set up a discount code good for 30% off at http://rosenfeldmedia.com through June 30. Use IXDA30 and take advantage of this great offer! Janna On Thu, Jun 25, 2009 at 9:50 AM, IxDA Board of Directors bo...@ixda.orgwrote: With little over three hours left to our official fundraiser, we have a challenge from a good friend of IxDA, Lou Rosenfeld from Rosenfeld Media. *Rosenfeld Media publishes short, practical, and useful books and webinars on user experience design. Their products explain the design and research methods that web professionals need to make informed design decisions.* If we can raise $500 in the next three hours, Rosenfeld Media will also donate $500! Right now, we are at $12,037. Get us to $12,537, and he will match! Contribute now! http://bit.ly/17AJoE As an added incentive, Lou has set up a discount code good for 30% off at http://rosenfeldmedia.com through June 30. So spread the word! Let's push for at least $500 (even more)! Janna DeVylder President, IxDA * * Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
[IxDA Discuss] End of Day 4, now onto bonus Day 5!
The response has been overwhelming. People are actually *asking* that we extend the fundraiser so we can get IxDA even closer to the goal amount and to give people more time to support. We have decided to extend the formal fundraiser ONE MORE DAY. In one hour, we will be starting our 5th day of fundraising. After that, we will keep the links up for contributions, so we welcome them, as you are able. To kick-start our bonus day, I'm also happy to announce that we will be drawing for another IxD'10 conference registration winner for Day 5 as well! This day needs to be different. We need people to do challenge matching. How could you challenge the community? Post it to the list, post it to Twitter, let me know and we will get the word out about your challenge! contribute! http://bit.ly/17AJoE Read more about the project here: http://www.ixda.org/discuss.php?post=43056 Every contribution is being used specifically for our infrastructure project. thank you! Janna Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
[IxDA Discuss] Announcing the Give a Little Back Day 4 Winner!
I am happy to announce that out of 169 contributors, Jamie Bresner is the winner of the complimentary pass to interaction'10 ( http://interaction.ixda.org/)! Will you be a part of the last day of contribution? The fundraiser ends on Friday at 5pm GMT. Contribute today! http://bit.ly/17AJoE How it works: We pull all the names, in order of contribution, into an excel file. Each name then has a number associated with it. We use a research randomizer to generate a single number within the span of contributions. Today's number: #40 Thanks, Janna DeVylder President, IxDA Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
[IxDA Discuss] Announcing the Give a Little Back Day 2 WinnerS!
I am happy to announce that out of 143 contributors, Penny Hagen is the winner of the complimentary pass to IDEA2009 (http://ideaconference.org), and Pradeep Nayar is the winner of a complimentary pass to interaction'10 ( http://interaction.ixda.org/)! Will you be a part of the Day 3 pool of contributors? We have two more passes to give as thanks! Contribute today! http://bit.ly/17AJoE How it works: We pull all the names, in order of contribution, into an excel file. Each name then has a number associated with it. We use a research randomizer to generate a single number within the span of contributions. Today's numbers: #99 #112! Thanks, Janna DeVylder President, IxDA Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
[IxDA Discuss] Give a Little and you may just get a little back from Morgan Kaufmann
We have a late-breaking incentive for all who have contributed to the Give a Little Back fund! All of you will be eligible for a drawing of one of 40 (forty!) copies of Visual Thinking: for Design by Colin Warehttp://www.amazon.com/Visual-Thinking-Kaufmann-Interactive-Technologies/dp/0123708966/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8s=booksqid=1245816164sr=8-1immediately following the end of the fund drive on Thursday. I hope you're one of the lucky ones! Thanks to Morgan Kaufmann for such a generous contribution to IxDA! Some information about Morgan Kaufmann Since 1984, Morgan Kaufmann has published the finest technical information resources for computer and engineering professionals. Our audience includes the research and development communities, information design (IS/IT) managers, and students in professional degree programs. We publish in book and digital form in such areas as databases, computer networking, computer systems, human computer interaction, computer graphics, multimedia information and systems, artificial intelligence, and software engineering. See what other titles they have to offer http://www.elsevierdirect.com/specialty.jsp?iid=16lid=14sid=100032 Join their LinkedIn Group http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=1833644trk=hb_side_g Thanks, Janna DeVylder President, IxDA Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
[IxDA Discuss] Announcing the Give a Little Back Day 1 Winner!
I am happy to announce that out of 265 contributors, Christian Mogensen is the winner of a complimentary pass to interaction'10 ( http://interaction.ixda.org/)! Will you be a part of the Day 2 pool of contributors? We have three more passes to give as thanks! Contribute today! http://bit.ly/17AJoE How it works: We pull all the names, in order of contribution, into an excel file. Each name then has a number associated with it. We use a research randomizer to generate a single number within the span of contributions. Today's number: #201! Thanks, Janna DeVylder President, IxDA Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
[IxDA Discuss] Day 2 Give a Little Back: IDEA2009 IxD'10
Day 2 is turning out to be an interesting one! For those who have contributed today, as well as those of you who still will contribute (http://bit.ly/17AJoE), there is a new way for us to potentially say 'thank you'! Not only will you be eligible for the second pass to Interaction'10, you'll also now have the opportunity to get a pass for IDEA2009! From our friends at the IAI, the Information Architecture Institute ( http://iainstitute.org): http://ideaconference.org/2009/Home (site was launched today!) From the site: *IDEA2009* brings together the world’s foremost thinkers and practitioners: sharing the big ideas that inspire, along with practical solutions for the ways people’s lives and systems are converging to affect society. These days, you can’t be socially engaging without considering the experience design. IDEA2009 brings together like-minded people who want to continue the exploration of Social Experience Design. Thanks to them! Note: You can't get both, no matter how hard you wish you could. One pass per selected person. We'll select IDEA2009 first, then IxD'10. All individuals who contributed between Monday, June 22nd, 5pm GMT and Tuesday, June 23rd 4:59pm GMT are eligible. Keep it up! http://bit.ly/17AJoE Janna DeVylder President, IxDA Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
[IxDA Discuss] Give a little back
For the price of a cup of coffee you can help IxDA deliver our next-generation platform to serve the needs of the interaction design community. We can't do it without your help. http://bit.ly/17AJoE Since its inception as a mailing list in 2003, IxDA now supports over 10,000 discussion list http://www.ixda.org/discuss.php subscribers, 80 IxDA Local Groups http://www.ixda.org/local.php from around the world, an annual conference (with a regional conference on the way in South America), several budding community initiatives and over 12,000 people affiliated via LinkedInhttp://www.linkedin.com/groupRegistration?gid=3754. Despite our ambitions, our current technology infrastructure is no longer able to support our needs, nor expand to meet our future ones. You have the opportunity to expand IxDA's capability to provide the next-generation website that will take us beyond the mailing list of today. We aim to develop a solid, extensible platform for our community of practice to meet and enrich one another and grow the discipline. IxDA has chosen Drupal as the technology framework for our new infrastructure. The Drupal framework will allow the IxDA community to grow and thrive with improved digital communications capabilities, easy sharing and searching of all types of content, local group sites, and member profiles. However, we can't build the new website ourselves. This is where your financial support is crucial. I am IxDA. You are, too. Without the generous contributions, participation and support of the interaction design community, IxDA wouldn't be where it is today. IxDA is a member-supported organization, not a membership-supported organization, so we collect no dues. You are a member if you say you are. It's that simple. Beyond the generous contribution of volunteer time, financially this means we rely heavily on revenue-generating events like our annual conference and on fundraising efforts such as this, which we haven't held since 2007. Our goal is to collect $30,000 over the next four days, until June 26th. Ambitious, I know, but not impossible. Consider this: If 10,000 subscribers contributed $3, a fancy cup of coffee in some parts, we'd be done. Or 1,000 contributed $30, often less than a good book these days. If you gain anything from IxDA, won't you please give a little back? No amount is too big or small. As a thank you to all that contribute, we will hold a drawing each day and select one name to receive a complimentary registration to interaction'10, being held in Savannah, GA next February! (Note: Each day starts at 12:01 am GMT. No IxDA Board Members are eligible for the drawing. All registrations are transferable but not eligible for cash exchange.) Please contribute now! http://bit.ly/17AJoE Tell the community that you're supporting IxDA! Retweet your support: http://bit.ly/V7kdV We would love to hear why you're a part of IxDA. Create your own IxDA Support widget for your blog or site while you're at it: http://bit.ly/12uHaE How the money will be spent: We want to be able to select a highly qualified development partner who can help sustain our organizational growth over the long term. The funds gathered will be used to build, deploy and maintain the new website. Any funds not used in the current round of development will be used for ongoing website support and development. You can expect updates throughout the build process for how things are progressing. Our goal is to have the first phase of work done by this Fall. On behalf of the IxDA Board of Directors and all who care about this community, I thank you! Janna DeVylder, President, IxDA Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
[IxDA Discuss] Announcing our new IxDA Board Member
Dear IxDA Members, We are very happy to announce that Steve Baty will be joining the IxDA Boardof Directors, effective immediately, filling our Communications vacancy. We look forward to his contributions to IxDA, the Board and our entire community. Please see his bio below: Steve Baty, UX Strategist, has over 13 years’ experience in the design and delivery of e-business products and services. Steve is a well-known practitioner in the area of experience strategy and architecture, with extensive skills in research, analysis and strategy. Steve is a regular contributor to UXMatters.com; serves as an editor and contributor to interaction design magazine Johnny Holland ( johnnyholland.org), and is a founder of UX Book Club - a world-wide initiative bringing together user experience practitioners in 48 locations to read, connect and discuss books on user experience design. Steve is the founder and principal of UX consultancy Meld Consulting, based in Sydney, Australia. And previously served as the Director of UX Strategy for Web agency Red Square. Steve holds post-graduate degrees in electronic commerce (M.Ec) and business administration (MBA) from the Macquarie Graduate School of Management; and a bachelor’s degree in Mathematics (Applied Physical Mathematics Applied Statistics) from UTS. He likes to fish, but doesn't get to very often. Steve will be joining Directors Liz Bacon, Nasir Barday, Bill DeRouchey, Janna DeVylder, Kevin Silver, Jon Kolko, Amyris Fernandez and Jeremy Yuille. The number of Directors on the Board as of 2009 will be our full complement of 9 individuals. IxDA Directors serve for staggered, 2-year terms with a two-term limit. IxDA is a non-profit organization and is required to have a Board of Directors, but the Board is just one component of the success of IxDA. It is through the conference, initiatives, local groups and individual involvement that the IxDA network thrives. Our organizational structure is based on two simple ideas: local grassroots involvement and global stewardship through the Board. We encourage all our members to organize at the local level. We encourage all our members to contribute your thoughts to the advancement of our discipline. Again, please join us in extending a warm welcome to Steve! Thanks, Janna DeVylder President, IxDA Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
[IxDA Discuss] Last call: Call for applications for IxDA Board of Directors vacancy
Applications for our IxDA Board of Directors vacancy are due in no later than Sunday, May 3rd, at 11:59 pm EDT. http://alturl.com/npsd See the original call for participation below: --- The invitation is now open for inspired, creative and active leaders in our community to apply for an open position on our IxDA Board of Directors. With much regret, one of our current IxDA Board members, Jim Leftwich, has decided to step down. We thank him for his service to the organization and will miss his presence. For this particular position, we are looking for someone who has a strong interest in the communications / PR / marketing needs of IxDA. With over 10,000 members and new channels opening up to us everyday, particularly internationally, we need to have a strong communications strategy that looks at both internal and external needs. IxDA Board Directors are responsible for providing leadership in key roles important to ensuring the strength of our organization and network. Board Directors must be willing to devote an average of four hours per week, involving communication and coordination with fellow Directors and the community toward our goals and associated initiatives. This position would start immediately and end in February 2011. We're confident that effective leaders will emerge from our vibrant community! If you feel you've got what it takes to work with others to help guide IxDA toward bigger and greater goals, we invite you to apply by completing the application questionnaire. http://alturl.com/npsd In order to expedite this process, we would like to receive applications no later than Sunday, May 3rd, at 11:59 pm EDT. Many thanks for your consideration and time. If you have any questions about the position, please do not hesitate to ask. Janna DeVylder President, IxDA Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
[IxDA Discuss] Call for applications for IxDA Board of Directors vacancy
The invitation is now open for inspired, creative and active leaders in our community to apply for an open position on our IxDA Board of Directors. With much regret, one of our current IxDA Board members, Jim Leftwich, has decided to step down. We thank him for his service to the organization and will miss his presence. For this particular position, we are looking for someone who has a strong interest in the communications / PR / marketing needs of IxDA. With over 10,000 members and new channels opening up to us everyday, particularly internationally, we need to have a strong communications strategy that looks at both internal and external needs. IxDA Board Directors are responsible for providing leadership in key roles important to ensuring the strength of our organization and network. BoardDirectors must be willing to devote an average of four hours per week, involving communication and coordination with fellow Directors and the community toward our goals and associated initiatives. This position would start immediately and end in February 2011. We're confident that effective leaders will emerge from our vibrant community! If you feel you've got what it takes to work with others to help guide IxDA toward bigger and greater goals, we invite you to apply by completing the application questionnaire. http://alturl.com/npsd In order to expedite this process, we would like to receive applications no later than Sunday, May 3rd, at 11:59 pm EDT. Many thanks for your consideration and time. If you have any questions about the position, please do not hesitate to ask. Janna DeVylder President, IxDA Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
[IxDA Discuss] Opportunities with Mozilla Labs and IxDA
Hi everyone, We have been talking with Mozilla about how our two communities can tap into each other, and I think there are some exciting ideas in the works. I've seen some calls for a more open source approach to the work we do, so here's your chance. We're talking about co-sponsored design challenges (even in conjunction with JohnnyHolland.org), maybe events, creating our own space for IxDA.org innovation...We'll keep you posted as things progress (and naturally contact any of the Board members with ideas you may have). One opportunity that is on the table right now is working with them to build out what they're calling The Chocolate Factory, an area for sharing and tapping into innovation. For starters on that, I'd like you to take a look at the following call for participation from Pascal Finette of Mozilla Labs: Hi Everybody, Since a little while we are working on a super-exciting project -- and now we would love to get your feedback and (if you want) your help: The basic idea is to replace the current Concept Series forum with a tool which allows users to post ideas/mockups/prototypes; discuss, rate collaborate on them and move them forward through the process. Further the tool aggregates content from the wider web to allow users to host their concepts on their own blogs and sites such as flickr. You'll find our current thinking about this tool on the Mozilla wiki: https://wiki.mozilla.org/Labs/Site_2.0/Concept_Series_Tool_-_Specs2.0 How can you help? First off all - we would love to get your feedback on this. Does this make sense to you? Is the tool - as described - something you would like to use? What could we do better? Any specific ideas? We would love to hear them! Secondly - we're going to start developing this soon. And we would love your help. Currently we plan to build this as a combination of a lightweight RESTful API and a Javascript client (similar to the architecture of Bespin). Atul and I will start hacking on this - and we welcome everyone who would like to hack with us on this. And we need more than just hackers - we need to build wireframes, design the interface, create a great user experience. In short: Everything from start to finish. If you're interested - ping me via email (pfinette [at] mozilla [dot] com), twitter (@pascalfinette) or IRC (pascalf on irc.mozilla.org / #labs). -Pascal - let us know what you think! Janna President, IxDA Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
