Janne, I think your gut is correct; the better a designer understands the constraints of the medium he is designing for, the better the end result will be.
The process of generating a "great interaction design" is a consideration that is at least as important as the final design itself. While one does not need to know the constraints of HTML, CSS, Javascript, and cross-browser compatibility to design a web site, it certainly makes things a lot more efficient. Otherwise, you'll spend a lot of time going back and forth with developers telling you what is and is not possible. And since time is a fixed resource, that is a massive opportunity cost that could otherwise be spent interating on a good design to make it even better. Also, there are many facets to "visual design". I strongly believe that all interaction designers should understand the basics of page layout, visual heirarchy, alignment, grid systems, and typography. As such, I highly recommend all interaction designers internalize the concepts in this book: http://www.amazon.com/Non-Designers-Design-Type-Books-Deluxe/dp/0321534050/&t=readishmael-20 ________________________________________________________________ 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
