Hi, I just mentioned it as a lighthearted jab... a bit of fun, I didn't intend to get into an analysis of the registration process.
The biggest problem with the reg process is how disjointed it is from the Interaction08 site... more of a visual design issue rather than an interaction issue. The biggest functional issue is that while the payment is processing, refreshing the page accidentally will charge your credit card twice, something that could be easily avoided with some smart design and coding. As for your p.p.s., i agree designers shouldn't "beat up" on a coder's solution.. but if there is a designer involved and the coder is still designing then there are serious problems.... problems that rest squarely on the designer's shoulders. again, although true, I intended my original comment in a poking-fun way. My intent with this thread is to try and meet other people from the list at the conference. matt. On Tue, 4 Dec 2007 14:42:52, pauric <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Heyup Matt... > > Highlighting bad interaction design from the organisation is a fair > thing to point out. That said, one of the key traits of a good > interaction designer is their ability to explain issues to > developers. > > Being able to crit someone's work, in a constructive way, is a very > important skillset. Leading in to that, its valuable to understand > the reasons something might have failed.. the 'projects > constraints'. Personally, when I get brought in to fix a mess, I > start with questions. It brings people on board. Demonstrates a > willingness to understand why a coder created something that you view > as a 'bad design', they are human after all. > > Also, it adds a lot of value to ixda.org/discuss if we can debate bad > design instead of just pointing at it. > > Where do you feel the registration process fails, what would you do > to improve it? > > Do a screengrab and annotate it if the issues are buried in the sign > up process. That will certainly get the discussion going > > kind regards - pauric > > p.s. the irony of 'complaining' about someone who 'complains' is > not lost on me (o; > > p.p.s. I have nothing to do with the design, I just get a bee in my > bonnet when I see designers beat up coders -unless- that designer has > the goods to code a better solution themselves. > > > . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . > Posted from the new ixda.org > http://gamma.ixda.org/discuss?post=23261 > > > > ________________________________________________________________ > *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://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe > List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines > List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help > -- Matt Nish-Lapidus email/gtalk: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ++ LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/mattnl Home: http://www.nishlapidus.com ________________________________________________________________ *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://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help
