I have found that the only true artifact a developer understands is coded interactive prototype. W/o one there is always ambiguity left for "cultural" interpretation.
But I do think there is a difference between "understanding" and "valuing". for example in our current studio I was sitting with an industrial designer who said something that I say everyday. Basically, "I hate working with engineers." Yup, its horrible, but true, but in many cultural environments there is a real problem in the sub-position that states that he who builds or he who buys has the final say. Now the latter one I get, though it doesn't promote a very good collaborative environment. But heck there are business run (bottom line) run companies out there that are a pain to work for for both designer and engineer (my previous employer for example.) But there is also that case where engineers in many design environments take the point of view of design as "suggestion" and they will build it as they way. This isn't about "understanding", but it is about "valuing". The example my colleague was discussing was contrasting how an engineer feels they can say, "I can't do that." and there should be no further discussion about it, but when I designer says, "This is the design," it means that this is a start for negotiation. Blah! Josh V. I disagree w/ you. Yes, in any 2-way relationship everyone is responsible for communicating, but in every 2-way relationship everyone is responsible for being respectful and being engaged. To me we have our burden, but they have theirs as well. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://gamma.ixda.org/discuss?post=22000 ________________________________________________________________ *Come to IxDA Interaction08 | Savannah* February 8-10, 2008 in Savannah, GA, USA Register today: http://interaction08.ixda.org/ ________________________________________________________________ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ....... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe ................ http://gamma.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines ............ http://gamma.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .................. http://gamma.ixda.org/help
