I agree with Andrei and Dave - we should all broaden our skills, but just as important, we MUST standardize our terminology! What's the difference between (and how do you help an HR director understand the difference between):
Interface Designer (my first choice) Interaction Designer User Experience Designer Information Architect Usability Engineer Human Factors Engineer ... How many different names are there for Product Manager? Admittedly maybe a few for programming: Software Engineer Software Programmer But still... Our field is misunderstood and undervalued... and obviously from comments on this list we ourselves are fractured. Some keep saying not to get hung up on "names"... "it doesn't matter"... but it DOES matter. We have to help educate others on the value and role of good design. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=39701 ________________________________________________________________ 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
