Re: [IxDA Discuss] Proper Etiquette
I already don't like Nanny Bot. -- ~ will Where you innovate, how you innovate, and what you innovate are design problems - Will Evans | CrowdSprout tel +1.617.281.1281 | fax +1.617.507.6016 | [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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
Re: [IxDA Discuss] Proper Etiquette
snark *Shaping*: A technique used to teach a desired behavior by reinforcing increasingly accurate approximations of the behavior. Complex behaviors, such as trimming one's post, can be difficult to teach (stubborn people like designers). Shaping is a strategy whereby complex behaviors (being a good member of the IxDA list), are broken down into smaller, simpler sub-behaviors (trimming), and then taught one by one. The behaviors are reinforced (e.g. feeding), and ultimately chained together to achieve the desired result (Godwin's law on the list - for instance). See also Classical Conditioning and Operant Conditioning. /snark On Mon, Mar 17, 2008 at 8:11 AM, Annie Rex [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I think she's cute. - A. -- ~ will Where you innovate, how you innovate, and what you innovate are design problems - Will Evans | CrowdSprout tel +1.617.281.1281 | fax +1.617.507.6016 | [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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
Re: [IxDA Discuss] Proper Etiquette
On 3/17/08, W Evans [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: snark ... The behaviors are reinforced (e.g. feeding)... /snark You'll change your tune once they've got the cake-over-IP working, you mark my words! Alex 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
Re: [IxDA Discuss] Proper Etiquette
Dear IxDA Nanny Bot, if you had been lurking around in this list for a while now, you would have probably known that users (of all things, including mailing lists), are very complicated creatures that will usually ignore any advice or instructions unless they can see how it contributes to the completion of their task. As you are a bot, I expect you haven't had the chance to do any design research, so let me give you some hints: 1) I am using GMail to read this list, and GMail conveniently groups all discussions in a thread, and hides by default all previous quoted conversation included after the main body of the mail. It's not 100% accurate, but it works most of the time, so I haven't personally noticed any issue with the accumulation of replies. I suppose the same applies to many of the list members who read the list on GMail. It may be a bit difficult to ask some people to solve a problem that they don't even notice. 2) A lot of the subscribers on the list have got a day job to get on with, or are using some of their personal time to compose a reply. And that's exactly what their task is, to compose a reply. It only takes a moment is a lousy excuse for bad interaction design. 3) Please tell your robotic overlords to remove all the junk (or shall I use Edward Tufte's term, computer administrative debris) that they add on the bottom of every e-mail: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=26978 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 Or you can at least replace this by a link to the thread page online, which should also offer clear pointers to all the list admin info. Good luck with your new job, Alex On Sun, 16 Mar 2008 20:54:53, IxDA Nanny Bot [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Ladies and Gentlemen, Please allow me to introduce myself. I am your new Nanny Bot and my job is to help keep this discussion list clean and tidy. I'm very sorry to intrude on your quiet Sunday evening, but please remember to trim your e-mail replies to include only the most relevant bits before hitting send. It only takes a moment, and helps keep the list in good order. I know this can be frightfully difficult to remember so I shall chime in with a helpful quote or snippit of verse now and then to remind you. Let's begin: Any fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius - and a lot of courage - to move in the opposite direction. -- Albert Einstein -- Please remember to trim your posts. If you'd like to contribute a helpful quote send word to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Carry on. 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 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
Re: [IxDA Discuss] Book: Mental Models - Aligning Design Strategy with User Behavior
I haven't bought it yet - but I would love an objective review of this book. Chauncey - you said you had started it - have you finished iet yet - and is it worth it? On Sun, Mar 16, 2008 at 10:16 PM, Howie C. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, Have anyone read this yet? Any thoughts or comments? There is no single methodology for creating the perfect product—but you can increase your odds. One of the best ways is to understand users' reasons for doing things. Mental Models gives you the tools to help you grasp, and design for, those reasons. Adaptive Path http://adaptivepath.com/co-founder Indi Young http://www.rosenfeldmedia.com/books/mental-models/author/biography/has written a roll-up-your-sleeves book for designers, managers, and anyone else interested in making design strategic, and successful. -- ~ will Where you innovate, how you innovate, and what you innovate are design problems - Will Evans | CrowdSprout tel +1.617.281.1281 | fax +1.617.507.6016 | [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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
Re: [IxDA Discuss] What tools do you use for prototyping?
Sorry, Will -- I wasn't aware of this topic already being kicked like a dead horse. I'm a bit of a noob on this message board... I joined months ago, but only recently became active on it. Does IxDA have a wiki or something where we can take some of the terminology debates and actually have a log of discussion..? k. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=27140 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
Re: [IxDA Discuss] Proper Etiquette
That's it... You're in timeout. :) -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of W Evans Sent: Monday, March 17, 2008 7:07 AM To: IxDA Nanny Bot Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [IxDA Discuss] Proper Etiquette I already don't like Nanny Bot. -- ~ will 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
Re: [IxDA Discuss] Proper Etiquette
I think she's cute. - A. -Original Message- From: W Evans [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, March 17, 2008 8:07 AM To: IxDA Nanny Bot [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [IxDA Discuss] Proper Etiquette I already don't like Nanny Bot. -- ~ will Where you innovate, how you innovate, and what you innovate are design problems - Will Evans | CrowdSprout tel +1.617.281.1281 | fax +1.617.507.6016 | [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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 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
[IxDA Discuss] JOB - Web/GUI designer - New York City - SpeechCycle - Contract (short term)
Freelance Designer/Developer - Immediate need Are you a standout Web/GUI designer who can create and code usable, clean interfaces? SpeechCycle is an exciting, fast-paced company with great people and innovative technology. We have an immediate opening for an accomplished, motivated freelance designer who will be responsible for designing and creating the front-end for complex web-based products. The right candidate for this position has strong people- and activity-centered interaction design and communications skills, as well as mastery of CSS, XHTML, JavaScript, and the desire and ability to infuse Ajax into the design. You will develop the user interface from wireframe layouts and work closely with the Product Management and Engineering teams during an iterative development phase that incorporates user feedback and brand reinforcement. If you're a critical thinker with a good design sense, a strong technical background, and a detail-oriented eye for making things better, then this is the role for you. Be prepared to share your digital portfolio. Required Skills/Experience: * 3 or more years experience in graphical and web design * Degree or equivalent in a related field * Expert in Web standards and cross-browser issues deployed on large-scale, high-volume websites * Master of hand-coded CSS and JavaScript * Passion for clean code, clear naming conventions, and documentation * Ability to evolve concepts with design team from comp to template ( and possibly to final build) * Ability to design comps and prototypes via Photoshop, Illustrator, etc. * Strong visual and conceptual design sense * Ajax experience on Microsoft platform (Atlas) a plus * Experience with business analytics, dashboards, and complex database and content management systems a significant plus * Web site design architecture experience, knowledge of usability test methodologies and processes * Appreciation for how this work fits into business strategies SpeechCycle is an equal opportunity employer. To apply for this position, please email resume, rates, and samples of work to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Phillip Hunter VP, Voice Interaction Group ofc 646-792-2194 mob 469-853-9016 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
Re: [IxDA Discuss] UX/IxD terminology: Prototype
Hmm... okay, I think I'm getting it. When I was at AOL, for usability testing, we'd create a Flash version and test users on it. It wasn't the application at all, really -- just something that looked and behaved like what we wanted to develop. That Flash version, if I'm understanding the input here, is really a prototype... right? On Mon, 17 Mar 2008 03:51:46, John Wood [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I don't think of prototypes in trms o the fidelity of representation, but rather in terms of functionality. Any flat, drawn representation is a wireframe, whether turned out as a series of grey boxes or as a luscious photoshopped mock-up. Add behaviour at any stage, even something as simple as links in Visio or Omnigraffle, and you have a prototype. I think this is the key to he difference in the minds of software engineers. To them, a prototype is created in code and therefore has moving parts (even if they lack full functionality). To them, a drawing is a drawing, a prototype is something you can play with. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=27157 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 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
Re: [IxDA Discuss] UX/IxD terminology: Prototype
I'm into what John said; Add behaviour at any stage, even something as simple as links in Visio or Omnigraffle, and you have a prototype. In a mac-environment, I mostly use Omnigraffle and can actually use it for all phases we're going through. I start by making a flowchart, turning some pages into wireframes linking it to the flowchart so I can easily make an 'interactive' presentation. It actually shows how it's all structured and specifies some of the page's layout functionality in the wireframes. To really get a hold on how the application will interact with the user, I create additional wireframes that are linked to eachother. It's a really quick easy way to visualise and you can re-use what you already made. Surplus, you got a finished document with the whole application-layout. On Mon, 17 Mar 2008 03:51:46, John Wood [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I don't think of prototypes in trms o the fidelity of representation, but rather in terms of functionality. Any flat, drawn representation is a wireframe, whether turned out as a series of grey boxes or as a luscious photoshopped mock-up. Add behaviour at any stage, even something as simple as links in Visio or Omnigraffle, and you have a prototype. I think this is the key to he difference in the minds of software engineers. To them, a prototype is created in code and therefore has moving parts (even if they lack full functionality). To them, a drawing is a drawing, a prototype is something you can play with. 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
Re: [IxDA Discuss] what helped most in your career?
On Sun, Mar 16, 2008 at 1:21 PM, Sebi Tauciuc [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: If you were to name one thing (or a few) that contributed most to your success, that brought a lot of value to your work, that greatly improved your design skills (you get the idea), what would it be? I'd say that practice, practice, practice has made the most difference to me. In design and music both. A steady stream of design projects of all stripes over years, with some succeeding, some flopping. Some as solo efforts, some as a tiny cog in a great machine. Education, professional associations, reading, and many kind helpful people have all been valuable, irreplaceable even, but nothing can supplant practice. From practice grows competence, confidence, and what I hope may be the early beginnings of wisdom. Michael Micheletti 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
Re: [IxDA Discuss] Proper Etiquette
I got the Nanny-bot message this morning and wasn't too happy with the language. It's actually an automated message that gets sent to the list periodically from the mail server, set up a while back by a frustrated moderator. I probably would have done the same thing. I've honestly never understood why, on any e-mail list, the list manager didn't trim posts automatically. Gmail seems to do this elegantly, so a machine must be able to get it right *somewhere*. I've also gotten frustrated, on certain other lists, having to remember to thunk my mail client to Plain text so that my (already plain text) message wouldn't get rejected from a list, just because it was MIME formatted. Anything that serves to make the machine's life easier gets in the way of an interaction, and these things should be taken care of by the machines themselves. Of course, I say that as our board's technical lead, so ultimately this task would fall under me. Me and my big mouth :). Anyway, just a little something I'm thinking about for the long-term ... - Nasir 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
Re: [IxDA Discuss] Thoughts on Interaction Design - free digital version available
Why not save a tree and donate to the authors instead? ~Lisa On Sun, Mar 16, 2008 at 6:18 PM, William Evans [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Just to let you know that if you read and enjoy the free version - you have a moral obligation to get the tree version. will evans user experience architect [EMAIL PROTECTED] 617.281.1281 On Mar 16, 2008, at 5:00 PM, Jon [GMAIL] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, Just a quick note to let ya'all know that Thoughts on Interaction Design is now available for free in digital format; you can grab it at http://www.thoughtsoninteraction.com/contents.php Thanks, - Jon Kolko Author, Thoughts on Interaction Design http://www.thoughtsOnInteraction.com/ Co-Editor-In-Chief, interactions http://interactions.acm.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 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 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
Re: [IxDA Discuss] Thoughts on Interaction Design - free digital version available
Why not save a tree and donate to the authors instead? Here, here! -r- 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
Re: [IxDA Discuss] Thoughts on Interaction Design - free digital version available
Normally I'd complain that donating to the authors didn't help the rest of the publishing system (publisher, editor, copywriter, etc.), but in this case the book is published by an author's own small press, so that'll work. Jennifer Berk On Mon, Mar 17, 2008 at 12:22 PM, Lisa deBettencourt [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Why not save a tree and donate to the authors instead? ~Lisa On Sun, Mar 16, 2008 at 6:18 PM, William Evans [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Just to let you know that if you read and enjoy the free version - you have a moral obligation to get the tree version. will evans user experience architect [EMAIL PROTECTED] 617.281.1281 On Mar 16, 2008, at 5:00 PM, Jon [GMAIL] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, Just a quick note to let ya'all know that Thoughts on Interaction Design is now available for free in digital format; you can grab it at http://www.thoughtsoninteraction.com/contents.php Thanks, - Jon Kolko Author, Thoughts on Interaction Design http://www.thoughtsOnInteraction.com/ Co-Editor-In-Chief, interactions http://interactions.acm.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 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 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 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
[IxDA Discuss] Survey : Your daily work life in Interaction Design / Usability / UX Field
Hi all, I'm working on my graduation project about prototyping and usability testing tool. Could you help me fill in a short survey about your daily work life in IxD / usability / UX field (14 questions, about 3-5 minutes to fill in) You can access the survey here: http://www.paperprototype.eu/clients/flibz/ By the way, this survey is intended only for people that (ever) work in website development sector. Thanks for your help. Best regards, Lya Santoso Front-end Web Developer l.santoso[at]fleea.nl 0647137057 http://www.fleea.nl _ Probeer Live Search: de zoekmachine van de makers van MSN! http://www.live.com/?searchOnly=true 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
[IxDA Discuss] IxDA Colorado -- new local chapter of IxDA
Hello fellow IxDers, This message is for those of you living in Colorado, USA. Have you ever wondered, if there are any others on this list in Colorado? Would you like to meet them? Now you can! Laurie Lamar and I have started an IxDA chapter in Colorado. We plan our first F2F for the second week in April. Meanwhile, to meet the others virtually, and sign up for Colorado job leads and announcements, please visit this CollectiveX groupsite: http://ixdacolorado.collectivex.com/. You can use Collective X for professional networking, as a traditional mailing list, or both. Poke around, make your own profile if you like, post jobs in Colorado, share experiences about the Interaction Design scene in Colorado, suggest speakers for our meetups, make fun of the organizers' photos! See you there, Oleh Kovalchuke and Laurie Lamar IxDA Colorado http://ixdacolorado.collectivex.com/ 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
Re: [IxDA Discuss] what helped most in your career?
In no particular order: 1. Not caring in what others think of me. 2. Not caring in the outcome of projects. 3. Being comfortable with uncertainty. 4. Having a personal code of honor to abide by. 5. Learning about Servant Leadership and other professional development topics to apply to everyday life. 6. Staying current with everything related to IxD and Usability, from blogs, articles, videos, courses, meetings. 7. HFI Certification. 8. Letting the evidence speak for itself. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=27160 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
Re: [IxDA Discuss] Proper Etiquette
The bot is created by a human, so here's hoping there's a simple UI attached to it. A switch called OFF. =] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=27177 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
[IxDA Discuss] User experience designers wanted for early stage start-ups in Silicon Valley
I'm currently working at a venture capital firm (Venrock) on a small incubation team focused on consumer-based experiences for the web, mobile, and devices. We are continually working on new ideas; we toss out the ones that don't work (while of course learning from the experience) and pull together a team of entrepreneurs around the ones with promise. Design is a key differentiator for all of our projects. There are 5 people on the incubation team: a product manager, a designer (me), and three developers. I think it says a lot about the vision behind this incubator that a designer occupies such key role on the team. I partner closely with the product manager to ensure that design is an integral the vision and business model of every single venture we take on. This is unique in the world of start-ups. Most start-ups don't invest much in the design until they've already gotten their Series A funding, hired a technical team, product, sales, marketing, etc. Our first seed-funded company hired a full-time designer as the 3rd employee—after the CEO and CTO—before they even pitched for their Series A funding. This is very early stage, indeed! The other advantage to joining a start-up from our incubation team is that you get ongoing support from me (and the whole incubation team) when needed. If you need someone to bounce ideas off of, someone to talk about overall design vision, or even just need some help with some tactical design work, we can help. If this sounds like the kind of environment you'd be passionate about working in, send me a note; I'd like to talk with you. ·Dave 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
[IxDA Discuss] The Mobile Twitter Effect
So, not sure how many of you tracked the Zuckerberg keynote last week at SXSW, but while I was there in Austin, an odd thing happened. It seemed to me to be the first time I saw Twitter used in a way that had a negative impact. Maybe I'm reading too much into it, but the anger of the crowd at Zuckerberg's keynote interview seemed to be fueled further by the fact people were venting in Twitter at the same time. In this instance, Twitter seemed to be like pouring gasoline on a fire, making the reaction to a poor interview far worse than it was in reality. (IMHO of course.) Further, I have to say... the whole use of Twitter and mobile devices at the conference really depressed me. It seemed like every ten seconds no matter who you were with, they all kept looking down at their iPhones and basically taking themselves out of whatever was going on. I know I'm becoming a Luddite and all, but honestly... put down the damn iPhone, Blackberry or whatever it is you use already! It's really becoming beyond annoying. Getting too old before my time I guess. -- Andrei Herasimchuk Principal, Involution Studios innovating the digital world e. [EMAIL PROTECTED] c. +1 408 306 6422 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
Re: [IxDA Discuss] What tools do you use for prototyping?
Dreamweaver: Templates, HTML, a little Layout, Navigation CSS: most Layout, visual Themes Fireworks: Illustrative Graphics, Icons, Logos, Photos, Backgrounds Javascript Extensions: prepackaged screen-level Behaviors MS Word: Documentation support materials Adobe (MM) Contribute: value-added during stakeholder presentations - allows the client to do some hands-on fiddling w/ content. very empowering (oh lordy, i actually used the term empowering...) use the medium to describe the medium and deliver a rich model with efficiency speed plus most of it's readily leveragable 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
Re: [IxDA Discuss] The Mobile Twitter Effect
Handset induce ADHD? On Mar 17, 2008, at 5:44 PM, Andrei Herasimchuk wrote: Further, I have to say... the whole use of Twitter and mobile devices at the conference really depressed me. It seemed like every ten seconds no matter who you were with, they all kept looking down at their iPhones and basically taking themselves out of whatever was going on. I know I'm becoming a Luddite and all, but honestly... put down the damn iPhone, Blackberry or whatever it is you use already! It's really becoming beyond annoying. Getting too old before my time I guess. 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
Re: [IxDA Discuss] The Mobile Twitter Effect
If there was a quiz at the end of the interview - what percentage of Twits would have utterly failed because only 50% of their attention (if that) was on the interview. This reminds me completely of an article a while back about people's mediated experience of reality - for instance the dad that goes to Disney world - and observes the entire experience through his camcorders viewfinder. Yoda would not be please at all. If you are twittering - chances are you are not listening. By mediating your experience of reality - you only get to actually percieve (qualia), a significantly smaller about of what is happening. I realize Andre you were speaking more to the Mob mentality of the twittering going on during the interview - which of course runs counter to the wisdom of crowds, but i still think back to even Interactions08 - and the number of people sitting in the audience listening to a speaker - when in fact they were writing blogs (unrelated to the speaker) and reading blogs (again - unrelated to the speaker) - which is why I don't bring my laptop to conference speeches and seminars. 1. I learn less; 2. it's F*%ing rude to the speaker. My humber 2 cents. On Mon, Mar 17, 2008 at 5:44 PM, Andrei Herasimchuk [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: So, not sure how many of you tracked the Zuckerberg keynote last week at SXSW, but while I was there in Austin, an odd thing happened. It seemed to me to be the first time I saw Twitter used in a way that had a negative impact. Maybe I'm reading too much into it, but the anger of the crowd at Zuckerberg's keynote interview seemed to be fueled further by the fact people were venting in Twitter at the same time. In this instance, Twitter seemed to be like pouring gasoline on a fire, making the reaction to a poor interview far worse than it was in reality. (IMHO of course.) Further, I have to say... the whole use of Twitter and mobile devices at the conference really depressed me. It seemed like every ten seconds no matter who you were with, they all kept looking down at their iPhones and basically taking themselves out of whatever was going on. I know I'm becoming a Luddite and all, but honestly... put down the damn iPhone, Blackberry or whatever it is you use already! It's really becoming beyond annoying. Getting too old before my time I guess. -- Andrei Herasimchuk Principal, Involution Studios innovating the digital world e. [EMAIL PROTECTED] c. +1 408 306 6422 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 -- ~ will Where you innovate, how you innovate, and what you innovate are design problems - Will Evans | CrowdSprout tel +1.617.281.1281 | fax +1.617.507.6016 | [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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
[IxDA Discuss] JOB: Manager of Interaction Design, San Francisco, Recruiter, Full Time
Title: Manager of Interaction Design Location: San Francisco Salary: competitive base + bonus + stock options + out standing be An innovative, global financial institution is seeking a Manager of Interaction Design with experience in Web applications, interaction design, product development and usability. This is a unique opportunity to join a small creative group with enormous influence in shaping one of the most commonly used financial sites globally. You will be part of a team that works on many unique business projects. The Manager of Interaction Design works closely with design platform and production management team, usability engineering, customer experience quality management leaders and reports to broader design teams and their leaders (e.g., user experience design studio director). Responsibilities: * Responsible for supporting the growth and development of in-discipline expertise * Manage design resource pool and of resource augmentation capability process via vendor relationships * Managing a team of designers who specialize in interaction design and information architecture who are responsible for project deliverables * Generate high-quality conceptual and detailed design deliverables * Ensuring that staff members are trained and adhere to all requirements Requirements: * More than five years of experience * Experience managing a turnaround situation, startup and mature business * Bachelor's degree in Graphics, Human Computer Interface, UI, Fine Arts, or Technology (Master's degree desired) If you feel that you are qualified for this position, please email me a Word doc or PDF version of your resume and a link to your portfolio. Please note: *Resumes submitted without a portfolio will not be reviewed. *Not all resumes will receive a response. Jessie Stehle Creative Recruiter Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Site: http://www.cm-recruiting.com LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/jstehle *If you know of someone who you would like to refer for this position, please have him or her email me directly and mention your name. If you would like to refer someone confidentially, please mention this in your email. I can pay a $1,000 - 3,000 referral fee for each hired candidate.* 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
[IxDA Discuss] IQ captcha?
i realize that it's part of our job to help people figure out how to use things but in my years on this planet, it never ceases to amaze me how some people still defy common logic or sense. so i was wondering if there was such thing as an IQ test in the form of a simple captcha that could exclude those who fall below the median IQ from say, signing up for a website? -- -- www.flyingyogi.com -- 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
Re: [IxDA Discuss] what helped most in your career?
Experience. My first boss 25 years ago said that he was leery about hiring a guy with 20 years in one job. He did not see that as 20 years experience, but rather 2 years experience and 18 years repetition. I've taken this, perhaps too much to heart, by frequently changing not only jobs, but careers and countries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=27160 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
Re: [IxDA Discuss] Thoughts on Interaction Design - free digital version available
I look forward to reading these bits of wisdom from a fellow CMU MHCI-er :) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=27167 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
[IxDA Discuss] List vs. Wizard
I don't have any solid user data on this. However, we redesigned a major web application and used both list and wizard view. Use wizard patterns only when the application is complex enough and users have to complete the task in a specific order. Our users (IT administrators) preferred to view information in a list rather than a wizard because of the ability to add/manipulate the information quickly -Suba Periyasami 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
Re: [IxDA Discuss] IQ captcha?
Just copy the captcha type system that Yahoo has designed to sign up for Flickr. I always thought I was relatively average - but that system is so darn convoluted that you must have to be a genius to figure it out. I tried to sign up for Flickr after it was purchased by Yahoo -- after 30 minutes and 3 failures - i gave up. Imagine having to get a yahoo email address that I will never ever ever use - just to post my pictures that system is either for geniuses - or totally wack. On Mon, Mar 17, 2008 at 6:08 PM, Ari Feldman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: i realize that it's part of our job to help people figure out how to use things but in my years on this planet, it never ceases to amaze me how some people still defy common logic or sense. so i was wondering if there was such thing as an IQ test in the form of a simple captcha that could exclude those who fall below the median IQ from say, signing up for a website? -- -- www.flyingyogi.com -- 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 -- ~ will Where you innovate, how you innovate, and what you innovate are design problems - Will Evans | CrowdSprout tel +1.617.281.1281 | fax +1.617.507.6016 | [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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
Re: [IxDA Discuss] IQ captcha?
true but i want one that then displays a message that says sorry, if you couldn't figure this out, you're probably not smart enough to use our product sigh, that would be cool. sadly, i suspect the humor would be lost on them. i guess that would lead to scads of law suits for discriminating against intellectually challenged people. On 3/17/08, W Evans [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Just copy the captcha type system that Yahoo has designed to sign up for Flickr. I always thought I was relatively average - but that system is so darn convoluted that you must have to be a genius to figure it out. I tried to sign up for Flickr after it was purchased by Yahoo -- after 30 minutes and 3 failures - i gave up. Imagine having to get a yahoo email address that I will never ever ever use - just to post my pictures that system is either for geniuses - or totally wack. On Mon, Mar 17, 2008 at 6:08 PM, Ari Feldman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: i realize that it's part of our job to help people figure out how to use things but in my years on this planet, it never ceases to amaze me how some people still defy common logic or sense. so i was wondering if there was such thing as an IQ test in the form of a simple captcha that could exclude those who fall below the median IQ from say, signing up for a website? -- -- www.flyingyogi.com -- 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 -- ~ will Where you innovate, how you innovate, and what you innovate are design problems - Will Evans | CrowdSprout tel +1.617.281.1281 | fax +1.617.507.6016 | [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- -- www.flyingyogi.com -- 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
Re: [IxDA Discuss] IQ captcha?
Specifically - the sign-in seal. What is that??? Seal? It must be a synonym for One Less User. On Mon, Mar 17, 2008 at 6:21 PM, W Evans [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Just copy the captcha type system that Yahoo has designed to sign up for Flickr. I always thought I was relatively average - but that system is so darn convoluted that you must have to be a genius to figure it out. I tried to sign up for Flickr after it was purchased by Yahoo -- after 30 minutes and 3 failures - i gave up. Imagine having to get a yahoo email address that I will never ever ever use - just to post my pictures that system is either for geniuses - or totally wack. On Mon, Mar 17, 2008 at 6:08 PM, Ari Feldman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: i realize that it's part of our job to help people figure out how to use things but in my years on this planet, it never ceases to amaze me how some people still defy common logic or sense. so i was wondering if there was such thing as an IQ test in the form of a simple captcha that could exclude those who fall below the median IQ from say, signing up for a website? -- -- www.flyingyogi.com -- 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 -- ~ will Where you innovate, how you innovate, and what you innovate are design problems - Will Evans | CrowdSprout tel +1.617.281.1281 | fax +1.617.507.6016 | [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- ~ will Where you innovate, how you innovate, and what you innovate are design problems - Will Evans | CrowdSprout tel +1.617.281.1281 | fax +1.617.507.6016 | [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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
Re: [IxDA Discuss] List vs. Wizard
On Mar 17, 2008, at 5:01 PM, Suba Periyasami wrote: Our users (IT administrators) preferred to view information in a list rather than a wizard because of the ability to add/manipulate the information quickly. In my experience, you'll find two situations: 1. New users of a system and/or those who are not moderate-high tech savvy prefer and do better with wizards/assistants. 2. Users who are familiar with a system or those who are more tech savvy prefer and do better with more advanced, or list views. Cheers! Todd Zaki Warfel President, Design Researcher Messagefirst | Designing Information. Beautifully. -- Contact Info Voice: (215) 825-7423 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] AIM:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Blog: http://toddwarfel.com -- In theory, theory and practice are the same. In practice, they are not. 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
Re: [IxDA Discuss] what helped most in your career?
two things: 1) finally getting a job opportunity that matched my interests and unlocked my potential 2) getting thrown into the fire (napalm) and having no choice but to do what i needed to know On Sun, 16 Mar 2008 14:59:53, Jeff Howard [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Unbounded curiosity. // jeff Sebi wrote: If you were to name one thing (or a few) that contributed most to your success, that brought a lot of value to your work, that greatly improved your design skills (you get the idea), what would it be? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=27160 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 -- -- www.flyingyogi.com -- 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
Re: [IxDA Discuss] IQ captcha?
Okay - actually - instead of a standard Captcha - use one of the visual pattern fluid tests - reload could give a difference pattern question - remember to include the timer. Go here: http://similarminds.com/intdoor.html Now - the test would have to be slightly tweaked - instead of clicking on a radio button - 1,2,3, or 4 The user would have to type in the answer - and each potential answer would have a different letter associated with it - not just A, B, C, D - but something random - so that a bot could never just guess right 25% of the time. - Will On Mon, Mar 17, 2008 at 6:34 PM, Ari Feldman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: true but i want one that then displays a message that says sorry, if you couldn't figure this out, you're probably not smart enough to use our product sigh, that would be cool. sadly, i suspect the humor would be lost on them. i guess that would lead to scads of law suits for discriminating against intellectually challenged people. On 3/17/08, W Evans [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Just copy the captcha type system that Yahoo has designed to sign up for Flickr. I always thought I was relatively average - but that system is so darn convoluted that you must have to be a genius to figure it out. I tried to sign up for Flickr after it was purchased by Yahoo -- after 30 minutes and 3 failures - i gave up. Imagine having to get a yahoo email address that I will never ever ever use - just to post my pictures that system is either for geniuses - or totally wack. On Mon, Mar 17, 2008 at 6:08 PM, Ari Feldman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: i realize that it's part of our job to help people figure out how to use things but in my years on this planet, it never ceases to amaze me how some people still defy common logic or sense. so i was wondering if there was such thing as an IQ test in the form of a simple captcha that could exclude those who fall below the median IQ from say, signing up for a website? -- -- www.flyingyogi.com -- 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 -- ~ will Where you innovate, how you innovate, and what you innovate are design problems - Will Evans | CrowdSprout tel +1.617.281.1281 | fax +1.617.507.6016 | [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- -- www.flyingyogi.com -- -- ~ will Where you innovate, how you innovate, and what you innovate are design problems - Will Evans | CrowdSprout tel +1.617.281.1281 | fax +1.617.507.6016 | [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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
Re: [IxDA Discuss] what helped most in your career?
I've always tried to make sure that whatever job I've had, there should be something challenging enough about it that I'm a little scared to do it. If that feeling isn't there about some aspect of my job, it means I'm not learning or growing anymore and it's time to find something else to do! k 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
Re: [IxDA Discuss] what helped most in your career?
Hire - that is - my spelling has gone to the birds this afternoon. On Mon, Mar 17, 2008 at 6:48 PM, W Evans [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Higher and listen to people that are darn good at something - for instance - a long time ago, I hired a friend with a degree in graphic design. We were doing Shockwave for CD interact(ive) work for Toyota. He taught me more about typography than any book ever could - and I listened everytime he spoke about Why he choose to use What he choose. I have learned an amazing amount from people who worked for me. 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
Re: [IxDA Discuss] IQ captcha?
ah perfect, thanks. On 3/17/08, W Evans [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Okay - actually - instead of a standard Captcha - use one of the visual pattern fluid tests - reload could give a difference pattern question - remember to include the timer. Go here: http://similarminds.com/intdoor.html Now - the test would have to be slightly tweaked - instead of clicking on a radio button - 1,2,3, or 4 The user would have to type in the answer - and each potential answer would have a different letter associated with it - not just A, B, C, D - but something random - so that a bot could never just guess right 25% of the time. - Will On Mon, Mar 17, 2008 at 6:34 PM, Ari Feldman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: true but i want one that then displays a message that says sorry, if you couldn't figure this out, you're probably not smart enough to use our product sigh, that would be cool. sadly, i suspect the humor would be lost on them. i guess that would lead to scads of law suits for discriminating against intellectually challenged people. On 3/17/08, W Evans [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Just copy the captcha type system that Yahoo has designed to sign up for Flickr. I always thought I was relatively average - but that system is so darn convoluted that you must have to be a genius to figure it out. I tried to sign up for Flickr after it was purchased by Yahoo -- after 30 minutes and 3 failures - i gave up. Imagine having to get a yahoo email address that I will never ever ever use - just to post my pictures that system is either for geniuses - or totally wack. On Mon, Mar 17, 2008 at 6:08 PM, Ari Feldman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: i realize that it's part of our job to help people figure out how to use things but in my years on this planet, it never ceases to amaze me how some people still defy common logic or sense. so i was wondering if there was such thing as an IQ test in the form of a simple captcha that could exclude those who fall below the median IQ from say, signing up for a website? -- -- www.flyingyogi.com -- 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 -- ~ will Where you innovate, how you innovate, and what you innovate are design problems - Will Evans | CrowdSprout tel +1.617.281.1281 | fax +1.617.507.6016 | [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- -- www.flyingyogi.com -- -- ~ will Where you innovate, how you innovate, and what you innovate are design problems - Will Evans | CrowdSprout tel +1.617.281.1281 | fax +1.617.507.6016 | [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- -- www.flyingyogi.com -- 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
Re: [IxDA Discuss] what helped most in your career?
self actualization with one's work is something not everyone can attain. early in my career, i got pigeon-holed as being technical or there weren't positions that met my interest or background. later, i realized there were things i was good at and enjoyed doing and was able to do it and make a living to. i get bored often as well, which is why i've had more jobs in my career then most people have socks. On 3/17/08, Kristen Johansen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've always tried to make sure that whatever job I've had, there should be something challenging enough about it that I'm a little scared to do it. If that feeling isn't there about some aspect of my job, it means I'm not learning or growing anymore and it's time to find something else to do! k 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 -- -- www.flyingyogi.com -- 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
Re: [IxDA Discuss] Proper Etiquette
Because changing behavior (the technology is right and of course the user is wrong) is one of the most difficult tasks an interaction designer will grapple with. It is rarely successful. On Mar 17, 2008, at 6:50 PM, Maxim Soloviev wrote: I'm wondering why everybody is getting angr... annoyed by Nanny bot. It's intention is to keep list cleaner. Personally, sometimes I got tired from browsing online archive of IXDA because of long quotes published there. Not all of them can be easily detected and hidden/collapsed/modified. If you dont have time to make appropriate editing to quoting, may be it will be good to write reply later, when you'll have more time to think about what you are writing to the list and carefully prepare your answer? While software can be and should be improved, shouldnt we develop culture that will help to spread good practices? I understand that sometimes we can forget about it and no one (I hope) is going to introduce monthly award for Stupiest Longest Quote of the Month. However if we all will do 1 step in right direction, everybody will benefit from it. -- Maxim 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
[IxDA Discuss] Stupid thing won't work
Interaction design failures make the news once again! http://www.theonion.com/content/node/74752 -r- 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
Re: [IxDA Discuss] The Mobile Twitter Effect
which is why I don't bring my laptop to conference speeches and seminars. 1. I learn less; 2. it's F*%ing rude to the speaker. I can't speak for others, obviously, but I for one expect it. For better or worse, this is how people sit through presentations these days. The trick is to adapt to it as a presenter. I try to include lots of little unexpected surprise moments, so that the people who aren't paying attention feel left out when everyone laughs at a joke or has an A-ha moment and remember to pay attention. And besides, live-blogging is really just another form of note-taking. If someone isn't live-blogging my session, it means I'm saying something terribly boring. -r- 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
Re: [IxDA Discuss] Thoughts on Interaction Design - free digital version available
Why not save a tree and donate to the authors instead? Normally I'd complain that donating to the authors didn't help the rest of the publishing system (publisher, editor, copywriter, etc.), but in this case the book is published by an author's own small press, so that'll work. Jennifer Berk Thanks for the thought, but no donations necessary. The book was an experiment, and we've nearly sold out of our print run. There are no plans to run another, so we figured we would just give the book away now :) I suppose you could donate the money to the IxDA in my name, and if I raise enough, maybe Dave will give me a plaque. I've always wanted a plaque. - Jon Kolko Author, Thoughts on Interaction Design http://www.thoughtsOnInteraction.com/ Co-Editor-In-Chief, interactions http://interactions.acm.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
[IxDA Discuss] (Job) Senior User Experience Architect, New York, Adobe, full time
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Re: [IxDA Discuss] IxDA Colorado -- new local chapter of IxDA
Great idea! I signed up for the site. I would love to be there, but I am going to be in Chicago until the 11th for the HFI Certified Usability Analyst training. Count me in for the next one. Kim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=27198 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
Re: [IxDA Discuss] The Mobile Twitter Effect
And besides, live-blogging is really just another form of note-taking. If someone isn't live-blogging my session, it means I'm saying something terribly boring. I have to agree. I keep my laptop out for notes and researching the speaker or the speaker's references during panels. If it gets the point that my mind wanders and I feel like checking my email, it's because I don't find the speaker terribly interesting. When you pay to go to a conference and learn things, a bum panel is a real waste of time *and* money. (I tried to avoid that feeling this year at SXSWi by actively leaving panels that weren't what I expected or were otherwise not up to par.) 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
Re: [IxDA Discuss] Thoughts on Interaction Design - free digital version available
As one of the contributing authors, sure I'd be happy to take donations ;-) But seriously I'm glad to see this finally free and available for mass consumption. Jon's effort was quite tremendous, resulting in what may become one of the cornerstones of a growing substantive body of knowledge that future designers (interaction or beyond) will tap into for inspiration. Kudos! (and yes, it is a nice reflection of the CMU approach to design ;-) Uday Gajendar Sr. Interaction Designer Voice Technology Group Cisco | San Jose -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] +1 408 902 2137 On Mar 17, 2008, at 9:22 AM, Lisa deBettencourt wrote: Why not save a tree and donate to the authors instead? ~Lisa 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
Re: [IxDA Discuss] what helped most in your career?
Not much more to add than what's already been said but I would say: 1. Drive, ambition, passion: You've got to want to create the best. 2. The social: the friends, mentors, conversations, conferences, events, networking (and yes, location has played a valuable role for me in this regard; being in silicon valley has been just extraordinary with the rich population (ha!) of designers, techies, biz folks...and all the different places to do design in this area, and thus learn from the diverse process/culture/strategy approaches) 3. I realize it's not popular to say this, but I'll just say it: talent. (and intellect) I'm incredibly grateful for the talent I have (and evolved over the years via all the projects and mentors) which has helped me greatly in my career. I would not be honest if I didn't acknowledge that. And of course, my design career will evolve continuously...It's a journey :-) Enjoy it! Uday Gajendar Sr. Interaction Designer Voice Technology Group Cisco | San Jose -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] +1 408 902 2137 On Mar 16, 2008, at 1:21 PM, Sebi Tauciuc wrote: Hi all, If you were to name one thing (or a few) that contributed most to your success, that brought a lot of value to your work, that greatly improved your design skills (you get the idea), what would it be? Maybe it's a decision you made, maybe it's an attitude, maybe a set of values. Whatever it is, it helped you in a major way. So.. what is it? 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
Re: [IxDA Discuss] The Mobile Twitter Effect
Sounds like SXSW needs a Nannybot! :-) A couple thoughts from a design POV: a) culturally (and perhaps more true for the younger generation of today's tweens or Gen Y+ who literally never knew a life before mobile devices, like, seriously) it seems there's a willing acceptance by those who do this stuff, to place yourself into a state of ongoing distraction and dispersion (as John Dewey would say), as some twisted evolution of multitasking with multiple devices and comm exchanges simultaneously, but to those not used to it comes out as a series of inchoate, malformed, inconclusive communication moments... b) which is rude and inconsiderate, and anti-humanistic as a design value: such usage negates any dignity and respect for the other person trying to speak and communicate and have a dialogue with you. The device becomes interfering, not mediating. Malcolm McCullough's Digital Ground goes into this a bit, as does Richard Lanham's Economics of Human Attention (and related essay in The Electronic Word). All those wonderful ethical/social challenges of pervasive computing or ubi-comp--meshing culture, place, technology, communication, with humanistic values of balance and respect. -uday On Mar 17, 2008, at 2:44 PM, Andrei Herasimchuk wrote: So, not sure how many of you tracked the Zuckerberg keynote last week at SXSW, but while I was there in Austin, an odd thing happened. It seemed to me to be the first time I saw Twitter used in a way that had a negative impact. Maybe I'm reading too much into it, but the anger of the crowd at Zuckerberg's keynote interview seemed to be fueled further by the fact people were venting in Twitter at the same time. In this instance, Twitter seemed to be like pouring gasoline on a fire, making the reaction to a poor interview far worse than it was in reality. (IMHO of course.) Further, I have to say... the whole use of Twitter and mobile devices at the conference really depressed me. It seemed like every ten seconds no matter who you were with, they all kept looking down at their iPhones and basically taking themselves out of whatever was going on. I know I'm becoming a Luddite and all, but honestly... put down the damn iPhone, Blackberry or whatever it is you use already! It's really becoming beyond annoying. Getting too old before my time I guess. -- Andrei Herasimchuk 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
