Re: [IxDA Discuss] how to present UX to the whole agency
Just out of curiosity Sam and Jamie (and anyone else), if you were given just 5 seconds to pitch UX to someone in a company, what would you say? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=31958 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] Q: Soliciting client testimonials
Grab a tape recorder and chat to some people who know how well you did the job. You should be able to get some choice quotes that way. It's always harder to write something than say it, and this might be a way around. I would start with an unrelated question or two just to get them started, and then ask them so, overall, what did you think of my work?. This works even better for telephone conversations - just remember to ask their permission to quote them as a testimonial, though this can be done after the conversation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=31964 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] help with categorization/client relation
This might not be what you wanted, but you could always test this. It won't take many resources - just see if people get confused if the categories' contents are not mutually exclusive, or if they get lost trying to navigate around. In some cases, my guess would be that it's okay to have some items at different levels, but on others it would not. This could be a tricky one that needs each item considered individually if you want to get it spot on. It might even be worthwhile running a card sort on the sub-categories to get the best idea of which super-categories they fit into (I'm assuming you haven't already - apologies if you have). It's a quick and easy (ie, quick and fast) test to run. Card sort results should be enough evidence to show how other people (ie, customers) might categorise items and be close enough to get the job done quickly. Apologies if this isn't what you wanted. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=31967 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] best practices for login security?
On Tue, 12 Aug 2008 17:01:19 -0400, Meredith wrote: Hi folks, Does anyone know where I could find a list of best practices around login security? I'm looking for an overview of the most common techniques and how they relate to both security and user experience -- pros and cons. I'm looking at a similar issue. I found this on passwords, but haven't looked in depth yet. http://www.humanfactors.com/downloads/jun04.asp It seems that users having the caps lock key on is an issue for case sensitive passwords, and that you might need to cater for it in the field prompt and error message. Does anyone know how complex the algorithm is for the 'strength of password' prompt when people choose a password? *Nick Gassman - Usability and Standards Manager - http://ba.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] Q: Soliciting client testimonials
Testimonials are a little hard to take seriously in my opinion. They do, however, grab my attention when something unique is said from someone who matters. The testimonial on http://www.stuffandnonsense.co.uk is a great example. You might try giving them no guidelines at all. Maybe doing so will be unexpected and will result in more candid and relevant results. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=31964 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] how to present UX to the whole agency
Just out of curiosity Sam and Jamie (and anyone else), if you were given just 5 seconds to pitch UX to someone in a company, what would you say? I work with Sam, heading our technology and user-experience practices at Adobe Consulting. The technology practice ensures we build things right. The user-experience practice ensures we are building the right thing. And the whole is greater than the sum of the parts. Steven -- Steven Webster Director of Technology and User Experience Adobe Consulting m: +44 7917 428 947 Registered Office: 151 St Vincent Street, Glasgow G2 5NJ. Company No. SC101089 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] best practices for login security?
Hi, There is an edited book that covers many topics related to security and usability that might have some useful information. Here is the title from Amazon. *Security and Usability: Designing Secure Systems that People Can Use*http://www.amazon.com/Security-Usability-Designing-Secure-Systems/dp/0596008279/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8s=booksqid=1218636293sr=1-1by Lorrie Cranor and Simson Garfinkel (*Paperback* - Aug 25, 2005) - *Illustrated* Chauncey On Tue, Aug 12, 2008 at 5:01 PM, Meredith Noble [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi folks, Does anyone know where I could find a list of best practices around login security? I'm looking for an overview of the most common techniques and how they relate to both security and user experience -- pros and cons. For instance, I'd like information on: - CAPTCHAs - Site Keys (photographs uploaded by users and shown when they visit the site so they know they are on the genuine site and haven't been phished) - Enforcing strong passwords (vs. showing a password strength indicator but not enforcing it) - Hint questions and when they're useful vs. not useful (though the thread http://www.ixda.org/discuss.php?post=31190 had a great discussion about this) - Emailing lost passwords to users My current client is trying to address some security issues but the particular approaches they've chosen seem somewhat flawed to me. It would be great to find a balanced analysis of the options and plus a list of recent innovations in this field. Thanks very much! Meredith 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] best practices for login security?
This is a good book. I have this book - but it does not include design patterns or best practices in a formula you can just copy out of book and create wireframes or ixd func spec from - you will actually have to come up with your own solution. On Wed, Aug 13, 2008 at 10:06 AM, Chauncey Wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, There is an edited book that covers many topics related to security and usability that might have some useful information. Here is the title from Amazon. *Security and Usability: Designing Secure Systems that People Can Use* http://www.amazon.com/Security-Usability-Designing-Secure-Systems/dp/0596008279/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8s=booksqid=1218636293sr=1-1 by Lorrie Cranor and Simson Garfinkel (*Paperback* - Aug 25, 2005) - *Illustrated* Chauncey On Tue, Aug 12, 2008 at 5:01 PM, Meredith Noble [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi folks, Does anyone know where I could find a list of best practices around login security? I'm looking for an overview of the most common techniques and how they relate to both security and user experience -- pros and cons. For instance, I'd like information on: - CAPTCHAs - Site Keys (photographs uploaded by users and shown when they visit the site so they know they are on the genuine site and haven't been phished) - Enforcing strong passwords (vs. showing a password strength indicator but not enforcing it) - Hint questions and when they're useful vs. not useful (though the thread http://www.ixda.org/discuss.php?post=31190 had a great discussion about this) - Emailing lost passwords to users My current client is trying to address some security issues but the particular approaches they've chosen seem somewhat flawed to me. It would be great to find a balanced analysis of the options and plus a list of recent innovations in this field. Thanks very much! Meredith 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 -- ~ will Where you innovate, how you innovate, and what you innovate are design problems - Will Evans | User Experience Architect tel: +1.617.281.128 | [EMAIL PROTECTED] aim: semanticwill | gtalk: wkevans4 twitter: semanticwill | skype: semanticwill - 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] web design specification examples
Hi, I'm not sure about a website resource for this, but my recommendation would be the book Communicating Design by Dan Brown. It's by far the best resource I've found for documentation examples and ideas. http://www.amazon.com/Communicating-Design-Developing-Documentation-Planning/dp/0321392353/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8s=booksqid=1218638921sr=8-1 Good luck! Matt. On Tue, Aug 12, 2008 at 7:24 AM, Hugo Neves da Silva [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi guys I'm a newbie on this mailing list. Does anyone can pointing me some links with examples of web design specification and web site information Architectures? I already search over the mailing-list archive where I found this link: » Functional Specification Documents [signed] ( http://www.ixda.org/discuss.php?post=9242search=specification) but I was looking for something more recent. Anyone can help me? Thanks in advance. Cheers from Lisbon, Portugal. -- Hugo Neves da Silva Web Consultant Wingman 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 work: [EMAIL PROTECTED] / www.bibliocommons.com -- personal: [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] best practices for login security?
I'm looking at a similar issue. I found this on passwords, but haven't looked in depth yet. http://www.humanfactors.com/downloads/jun04.asp One of my questions right now is whether or not to enforce the password complexity rule. It is enough to inform the user that their password is weak, and let them go about their business if they so desire? Or do we force them to have a strong password that they may forget later? Security at the expense of usability, or usability at the expense of security? The article you liked proposes some good tips for users for creating passwords, but it doesn't help inform design much. I guess we could share tips about how to make a secure-but-easily-memorable password in a little help section, but I expect most people are so focused during a registration process that they wouldn't bother reading it. The passphrase technique is fabulous, but it's hard to explain that in a sentence, plus most people have a set of predefined passwords that they use on sites anyway. Personally I hate it when I'm forced to include at minimum 8 characters, one uppercase character, one lowercase character, a symbol, etc. My worry is that if we enforce this (as the project charter currently specifies!) that people will choose crazy passwords, forget them, and have to make numerous password retrieval requests, thereby degrading their experience on the site. Or perhaps it's not as big a deal as I'm anticipating? I'd love input. Meredith 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] best practices for login security?
Chauncey wrote: There is an edited book that covers many topics related to security and usability that might have some useful information. Here is the title from Amazon. *Security and Usability: Designing Secure Systems that People Can Use*http://www.amazon.com/Security-Usability-Designing-Secure- Systems/dp/0596008279/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8s=booksqid=1218636293sr=1-1b y Lorrie Cranor and Simson Garfinkel (*Paperback* - Aug 25, 2005) - *Illustrated* FYI, turns out this book is on Google Books: http://tinyurl.com/6ob22p Some pages have been removed, but there's enough to get a good feel for things I expect. Thanks for the recommendation. My Google search for usability security turned up a variety of other promising sites as well (why didn't it occur to me to use that phrase yesterday?) so I'll report back to the list if I find anything useful. Meredith 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] best practices for login security?
One of my questions right now is whether or not to enforce the password complexity rule. It is enough to inform the user that their password is weak, and let them go about their business if they so desire? Or do we force them to have a strong password that they may forget later? Security at the expense of usability, or usability at the expense of security? Personally I hate it when I'm forced to include at minimum 8 characters, one uppercase character, one lowercase character, a symbol, etc. My worry is that if we enforce this (as the project charter currently specifies!) that people will choose crazy passwords, forget them, and have to make numerous password retrieval requests, thereby degrading their experience on the site. This is personal opinion but I feel that design needs to be as flexible as possible unless there's a really good reason to do otherwise. For example, if your site is related to banking. Even Amazon, which stores credit cards, doesn't have a rigurous set of password rules (but they do have other measures, such as requiring you to enter the CC# again if you try to add a shipping address). In that sense, I think it's better to inform than enforce. Let the users know the strength of their password but don't force them to any particular level. kevin cheng • [EMAIL PROTECTED] author of http://bit.ly/seewhatimean work at http://raptr.com cofounder of http://ok-cancel.com • http://offpanel.com talks a lot at http://kevnull.com • http://twitter.com/kevnull 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
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[IxDA Discuss] IxDA iPhone users straw poll
Quick straw poll question for list members who have iPhones. What are the top 3 things you find yourself doing now with your iPhone that you did not do before and why? --Greg 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] IxDA iPhone users straw poll
Here's my 3: 1. Browsing internet more instead of laptop/desktop (evenings only) 2. Playing quick games 3. Email/text all the time ~david On Wed, Aug 13, 2008 at 10:06 AM, Petroff, Greg [EMAIL PROTECTED]wrote: Quick straw poll question for list members who have iPhones. What are the top 3 things you find yourself doing now with your iPhone that you did not do before and why? --Greg 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 -- Art provokes thinking, design solves problems w: http://www.davidshaw.info 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] IxDA iPhone users straw poll
Howdy, 1). browsing the internet to various sites Browsing my my clam shell phone was a royal pain! 2). checking stock with GUI app (vs. calling Tellme) Didn't have a very fast and easy way to track stocks on my other phones - unless I called up Tellme 3). Using GPS-related apps - like iWant Didn't have a GPS phone with great apps which integrated location with data - iWant is very cool. A few extras just for good measure: 4). Listen to music - just not a good experience on my other phones 5). Checking email - its so easy to setup for Yahoo or gmail. Did not have this capability before 6). this should probably be in the top 3! - Downloading and installing (free) apps. This was always a pain on regular cell phones. the iTunes store makes it quite simple and very very easy to install. best Looking fwd to seeing your tabulated results. 'mark Petroff, Greg wrote: Quick straw poll question for list members who have iPhones. What are the top 3 things you find yourself doing now with your iPhone that you did not do before and why? --Greg 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] IxDA iPhone users straw poll
1) browsing anywhere, especially looking stuff up in wikipedia 2) playing casual games (aurora feint anyone?) 3) google maps anywhere 4) using location aware apps (urbanspoon, showtimes) On Wed, Aug 13, 2008 at 1:06 PM, Petroff, Greg [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Quick straw poll question for list members who have iPhones. What are the top 3 things you find yourself doing now with your iPhone that you did not do before and why? --Greg 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 work: [EMAIL PROTECTED] / www.bibliocommons.com -- personal: [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] IxDA iPhone users straw poll
1) quickly resolving arguments 2) texting all the time. i need to up my plan soon! 3) (this is my favorite) i once logged into work email, checked calendar for the day, and called in sick without ever leaving my bed. that was the best experience ever. :) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=31985 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] IxDA iPhone users straw poll
On Wed, Aug 13, 2008 at 1:06 PM, Petroff, Greg [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Quick straw poll question for list members who have iPhones. What are the top 3 things you find yourself doing now with your iPhone that you did not do before and why? 1/ Checking email more. 2/ Using maps completely gratuitously 3/ Playing games kevin cheng • [EMAIL PROTECTED] author of http://bit.ly/seewhatimean work at http://raptr.com cofounder of http://ok-cancel.com • http://offpanel.com talks a lot at http://kevnull.com • http://twitter.com/kevnull 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] IxDA iPhone users straw poll
1. Email w/o a computer 2. Maps with GPS (got to Ikea the other day without overshooting the exit--first time that happened) 3. Keeping up with the news --Patrick V. Barrett -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Petroff, Greg Sent: Wednesday, August 13, 2008 12:07 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [IxDA Discuss] IxDA iPhone users straw poll Quick straw poll question for list members who have iPhones. What are the top 3 things you find yourself doing now with your iPhone that you did not do before and why? --Greg 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
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Re: [IxDA Discuss] IxDA iPhone users straw poll
1. Feeling connected (email, Olympics results, etc) without turning on my computer each time (which made it seem like I'm not there with wife and kids). 2. Book reviews and prices while in bookstore. 3. Using a lightsaber with my kids. 4. Showing people my iPhone... Joel 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] IxDA iPhone users straw poll
Almost forgot: Taking pics of brainstorming sessions, wires, workflows, business UCD process flows done on the whiteboard, napkin, etc - and saving those for posting to internal wiki for recreation in omnigraffle. On Wed, Aug 13, 2008 at 4:06 PM, Catriona Lohan-conway [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ~ Photos of shop windows and anything I see that inspires me creatively or otherwise on my way home/lunctimes ~ Checking weather in towns or countries I am in or going to ~ Adding digital notes for myself ~ Checking IMDB details to solve 'discussions' ~ Maps for stores in areas I didn't think I'd be in and plan in advance ~ to 'check on my house' in another city via maps and satelite ;-) ~ Look up things at my clients that I don't want on my history! Why... cos I can and All I ever wanted was a phone that had text, planner, phone and camera all in one thought I think Apple should have at least delivered the minimum feature set I had with the blackberry I replaced especially cut and paste. I mean they invented the concept. But as Dave says - I love my phone. On Wednesday, August 13, 2008, at 12:40PM, Joel Eden [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 1. Feeling connected (email, Olympics results, etc) without turning on my computer each time (which made it seem like I'm not there with wife and kids). 2. Book reviews and prices while in bookstore. 3. Using a lightsaber with my kids. 4. Showing people my iPhone... Joel 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 -- ~ will Where you innovate, how you innovate, and what you innovate are design problems - Will Evans | User Experience Architect tel: +1.617.281.128 | [EMAIL PROTECTED] aim: semanticwill | gtalk: wkevans4 twitter: semanticwill | skype: semanticwill - 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] [Event] Reminder: Boston IxDA invites you to Designers Anonymous, 7-9pm Tomorrow night! :)
It's a social! Come on down and meet your fellow designers and learn about Roundarch! If you share your story, we'll share our beer! :) Speaking isn't a requirement though. -- The IxDA Boston crew is rather excited to announce our August event, Boston's Designers Anonymous! a support group for those with user centered issues. After some great 'big picture' presentations at our nanoConference, lets make it more personal and take some time to share what makes each of us passionate about design. Boston's Designers Anonymous is an event where we can share stories from The moment I realized I wanted to be a Designer... to Tough challenges and beautiful solutions from my portfolio, and anything in between. This will be an open mic style event with up to five minutes per person, and the goal is to introduce ourselves; it's not a critical review of our work. This event is sponsored by http://www.roundarch.com/ and food is provided. When: Thursday, August 14th from 7 – 9 pm. Where: Cottonwood Restaurant Cafe – 222 Berkeley St. downtown Boston http://www.cottonwoodboston.com/ Map: http://tinyurl.com/6xgrqv Please use this form to RSVP http://tinyurl.com/62lmtq Looking forward to getting a better idea of what makes us all tick! Cheers, Boston IxDA -- IxDA Boston organisers: Lisa, Jesse, Harun, Juhan Pauric local site: http://www.bostonixda.org Feed: http://boston-ixda.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default 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] best practices for login security?
From: Meredith Noble [EMAIL PROTECTED] Personally I hate it when I'm forced to include at minimum 8 characters, one uppercase character, one lowercase character, a symbol, etc. You forgot that neither the first or last character can be a non-letter (to avoid the use of password!1, which is easier to break), and that the password has to be changed quarterly, and to something sharing no two-character sequences with the previous one (so no pass!1word and pass!2word usage). (I've had two of those three, and they threatened the other. They should have just assigned us new random ones; it would have been less trouble.) -- Jim 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] how to present UX to the whole agency
OK, not to sound like a broken record, but to me, Apple gets it. (now fire your flaming arrows to /dev/null ;-} ). Ask them (or better yet, have them try this). Ever purchased a brand new Apple Mac Book (or Macbook pro?, etc). What was your experience like, from opening the packaging, looking over the very simple setup getting started page, to powering it up and logging in for the first time? Just try it! (seriously, if you want to really sell this idea, consider having them go through these steps). From the innovative packaging, to the instructions, to the setup menu which actually takes a picture of you for your login prompt, to stepping through the initial setup steps - its very easy and enjoyable. Is it perfect? By no means, but it beats the pants off many other user experiences. Imitation is one of the strongest forms of flattery. Same for an iPod or iPhone. Clever and cool packaging. Apple doesn't stop at just making a great experience with one application, they do the whole ecosystem. Again its /*not */perfect, but its good. The system is simple, understandable and for many - quite enjoyable. (ok, off my Apple soap box and down to the real world) 'mark -Original Message- From: alan james salmoni [EMAIL PROTECTED] Just out of curiosity Sam and Jamie (and anyone else), if you were given just 5 seconds to pitch UX to someone in a company, what would you say? 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] Any experience with GoodBarry?
Has anyone worked with a site/service called GoodBarry? It sells itself as one-stop CMS/contact management/analytics/hosting for a decent monthly rate. It's pitched to designers looking for dev help, and seems to have a lot of nice bells and whistles. Maybe a little *too* nice! Anyone have any experience using it? Thanks, Gabriel Friedman www.gabefriedman.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] any ideas for icon research?
I agree with Steve. Use the paper statement metaphor that already exists rather than trying to reinvent the wheel. I would guess that Italians, Canadians, and everyone else in the developed nations have at one point received paper statements in the mail, thus I would think that the paper icon would be universal. But if you have access to your audiences, test some different icons out and see how each culture reacts to each icon, what they expect when clicking it, when seeing it on something... Courtney -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, June 25, 2008 3:42 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [IxDA Discuss] any ideas for icon research? Maybe approach the icon creation from how people view their paper statements. Just create a statement icon. Why differentiate paper versus online? Do people really make a distinction between a paper statement and an online statement? Isn't an online statement just a digital version of the paper statement? original msg: I'm not finding a lot of icons for paperless billing. 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] help with categorization/client relation
I've built several real estate sites myself, have had some of the same requests, and haven't found it to be a problem. My experience is that most people don't see this as a unique category/subcategory system, but rather as a general grouping. That is, there will be Industrial Land and there will be Industrial Investment properties - most people won't find that confusing. This is the way the MLS handles it as well (I work for an MLS company, so I have some experience here). I hope that helps to ease your troubled mind a bit. - Sterling - Original Message From: Micah Freedman [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: IXDA list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, August 11, 2008 8:16:41 PM Subject: [IxDA Discuss] help with categorization/client relation Hi, I'm working on a commercial real estate site, and I'm having a bit of trouble coming to agreement with my client on categorization. He wants a two-level category scheme, which is fine. The problem is, he want some terms at both levels of the categories, thus: Commercial Automotive Mixed Restaurant Retail Warehouse Industrial Flex Manufacturing Warehouse Investment Commercial Industrial Land Office Land Commercial Development Industrial Multi Family Office Office Corporate Professional Warehouse Basically, the problem is with the Land and Investment super- categories, which have the other TLC's as their sub-cats (for the most part). My instinct is that that will be confusing. (I don't mind having Warehouse under both Commercial and Industrial, though.) Am I being too rigid? Can anyone point me to any research on this question? (I would imagine that there's been tons.) TIA 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] Q: Soliciting client testimonials
I agree. For those of us who spend enough time on the web to become generally jaded, testimonials are usually assumed to be fake. That being said, the ones that matter are short (usually one sentence focused on one aspect of your service) and have a real name and/or company attach that can be found elsewhere (i.e. a link to their website). - Original Message From: Steve [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, August 12, 2008 7:56:18 PM Subject: Re: [IxDA Discuss] Q: Soliciting client testimonials Testimonials are a little hard to take seriously in my opinion. They do, however, grab my attention when something unique is said from someone who matters. The testimonial on http://www.stuffandnonsense.co.uk is a great example. You might try giving them no guidelines at all. Maybe doing so will be unexpected and will result in more candid and relevant results. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=31964 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] help with categorization/client relation
On Mon, Aug 11, 2008 at 11:16 PM, Micah Freedman [EMAIL PROTECTED]wrote: I'm working on a commercial real estate site, and I'm having a bit of trouble coming to agreement with my client on categorization. He wants a two-level category scheme, which is fine. The problem is, he want some terms at both levels of the categories Micah, Seems like the client is trying to enforce a strictly hierarchical tree relationship to categories that the client feels is not necessarily hierarchical. This is a typical issue for menu search and/or category research. For example, a study done by Tom Landauer investigating search for items in the yellow pages indicated that people pick the wrong organizing category half of the time on their first try. Is it Doctor or Physician? Is it Drug store or Pharmacy? So if one goes to Doctor, there is a pointer to Physician etc... It's not clean or elegant and you need to account for the fact that people will choose the wrong category initially. Yours, John John Chin User Experience Professional [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.johnpchin.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
[IxDA Discuss] Have you ever participated in an incubator?
Hi all, I have a bit of research I'd like to ask for help with. I'm working with a group of investors in the midwest who are interested in starting a business incubator. I am interested in talking to anyone who has been part of an incubator, either as a participant or a mentor, to learn about your experiences. I'd like to chat over the phone or over a coffee to learn about what you found valuable and what you would have changed if you could. Thanks in advance for your help! Jayson Elliot [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 - PHP Developer - Los Angeles, CA - Recruiter - Full Time
PHP Developer Los Angeles, CA We have an immediate opportunity for a talented PHP Developer to join our Clients exciting social entertainment company. Our environment is fast-paced and you will be responsible for developing production-level code as well as proof-of-concepts and prototypes. You will work both independently and in small teams, and will collaborate significantly with senior leadership. Great opportunity for advancement as the company grows. Primary Responsibilities: * Design core, backend software components * Code using primarily PHP and JS * Interface with other teams to incorporate their innovations and vice versa * Conduct design and code reviews * Analyze and improve efficiency, scalability, and stability of various system resources Requirements: * Knowledge of PHP * Experience building large-scale server applications * Expert knowledge developing and debugging in C/C++ or object oriented PHP * Experience with operating system internals, file systems, programming language design, compilers, distributed systems, or server architectures Additional skills: * Knowledge of Flash / Actionscript a plus * Knowledge of Javascript a plus * Comfortable working on both OSX and Windows Email your resumes to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit www.bestica.com/jobs.aspx for other positions Thank You. Regards Veena Gowthamchand Recruiting Coordinator Ph: 210.614.4187 Fax: 210-745-1631 www.bestica.com http://www.bestica.com/ http://www.linkedin.com/in/veenarecruiter http://www.linkedin.com/in/veenarecruiter 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 - Director of Engineering- Los Angeles, CA - Recruiter - Full Time
Director of Engineering Los Angeles, CA We have an immediate opportunity for an experienced, hands-on Director of Engineering to join our clients fast growing company. You should be comfortable working hand in hand with senior leadership and managing a growing technology team. Great opportunity for advancement as the company grows. Primary Responsibilities: * Head a team of talented engineers in developing code for an industry defining social entertainment platform * Implement engineering processes that will ensure delivery of platform on time * Work with CTO to continuously refine the platform to meet customer and partner needs * Lead QA to test and certify the platform and implement processes to effectively keep development on schedule * Manage Technology Group budget and headcount Requirements: * Must be an expert in object oriented PHP * Must have a proven track record of shipping products * Must have a proven track record delivering products on time * Ability to multitask in a startup environment * Must be decisive and effective at issue tracking and resolution *Must have a deep understanding of SW development processes and life cycle management * Must have an excellent understanding of program management as applied to a startup environment * Must have the ability to motivate, cultivate and develop a world class team as the organization grows * 3-5 years in senior engineering management role Additional skills: *Proven record in working with marketing to get a world class product out a plus * Ability to conceptualize creative, engaging consumer designs a plus * Experience with companies like Yahoo, eBay, Facebook, Google or social network companies are a plus. Email your resumes to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit www.bestica.com/jobs.aspx for other positions Regards Veena Gowthamchand Recruiting Coordinator Ph: 210.614.4187 Fax: 210-745-1631 www.bestica.com http://www.bestica.com/ http://www.linkedin.com/in/veenarecruiter http://www.linkedin.com/in/veenarecruiter 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 - Director of Interactive Design, Logistics - Los Angeles, CA - Full time - Recruiter
Director of Interactive Design, Logistics Los Angeles, CA We have an immediate opportunity for a talented and self-motivated Individual to fill the role of Director of Interactive Design, Logistics. You will be responsible the management of web artists across all our clients projects and be the project management liaison to the Executive Producers. Great opportunity for advancement. Primary Responsibilities: * Work hand-in-hand with Director of Interactive, Creative, to allocate/manage/mentor/review Interactive Design Team staff across multiple shows * Supervise workflow of internal developers and manage external contract developers as needed * Collaborate with executive producers, designers and programmers to ensure the design needs of each show are met in a timely manner. * Schedule resources and ensure art assets are organized and properly tracked * Work hand-in-hand with Creative Director to oversee/review the work of the artists across multiple projects simultaneously to ensure it meets high quality standards * Participate in steering meetings with Creative Director and Chief Creative Officer and other department heads * Manage Interactive Design Team budget and headcount Requirements: * A BA in Graphic Design or related field .3-5 years of relevant experience .Strong Photoshop and Illustrator skills .Excellent communication and team skills * 3-5 years in art director or relevant management role Additional skills: * Strong knowledge of front end web development (HTML CSS) a plus * Experience with network shows or features a plus * Experience with companies like Yahoo, eBay, Facebook, Google or social network companies are a plus. Email your resumes to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit www.bestica.com/jobs.aspx for other positions 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 Designer - Los Angeles, CA - Recruiter - Full time
Web Designer Los Angeles, CA We have an immediate opportunity for a talented web designer to join our Clients fast growing company. You should have strong design skills and a working knowledge of web and print design and production. You should be comfortable juggling several projects with changing priorities and working on a small team. Great opportunity for advancement as the company grows. Primary Responsibilities: * Web design (site design, banner design, etc) * Front-end web development (HTML, CSS) * Print design (posters, flyers, etc) * Design of marketing communications materials and company collateral Requirements: * Demonstrated ability to conceptualize creative, engaging consumer designs * A BA in Graphic Design or related field * At least 1 year of relevant experience * Strong Photoshop and Illustrator skills * Strong knowledge of front end web development (HTML CSS) * Ability to work quickly and flexibly while juggling several projects * Ability to work in a variety of visual styles Additional skills: * Knowledge of Flash / Actionscript a plus * Knowledge of Javascript a plus * Knowledge of PHP/MySQL a plus * Comfortable working on both OSX and Windows Email your resumes to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit www.bestica.com/jobs.aspx for other positions Regards Veena Gowthamchand Recruiting Coordinator Ph: 210.614.4187 Fax: 210-745-1631 www.bestica.com http://www.bestica.com/ http://www.linkedin.com/in/veenarecruiter http://www.linkedin.com/in/veenarecruiter 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] Sr. Information Architect Los Angeles, CA from Laura Laser
Sr. Information Architect My client, a great independent interactive agency in Los Angeles, is looking for a Sr. Information Architect who is passionate about building great user experiences and committed to client success. The candidate we seek will hit the ground running and possess a strong interpersonal dynamic and energy level to match. As a member of the User Experience community, the Information Architect will: Work with multidisciplinary teams to create smart, innovative online solutions for our clients; Provide data driven insights into customer behavior and an actionable plan for meeting user needs online; Champion process and methodology as well as research and evangelize the latest tools, best practices and trends that relate to the field. Reporting to the Director of User Experience, day-to-day responsibilities include: Generate project requirements definition by leading client working sessions, reviewing the competitive landscape, and participating in creative brainstorming sessions with the project team; Producing site- and competitive-analysis documentation; Lead user personae research and documentation; Define functionality, content, navigation, and interaction models through page level wireframes, site-maps, process flowcharts, use cases, and content matrices; Present deliverables and recommendations to clients and lead related meetings; Contribute to the development of content/data models, nomenclature and taxonomies; Design, develop and conduct usability tests to validate information architecture and design; Contribute to the overall strategic direction and vision of projects, making positive contributions in a tightly-knit, multidisciplinary team environment. Requirements; Bachelor's degree preferred in design-related discipline: Interaction, Information or Interface design; Human-Computer Interaction; Communications; 3+ years of industry experience; Candidates must be well-versed in user-centered design methods and techniques; Proficient to expert in: Adobe Illustrator, PowerPoint, Photoshop, and IA tools such as OmniGraffle, etc; Must have been in a client-facing role and have project experience working with teams on large scale, long-term projects; Excellent analytical and process-oriented skills; Excellent verbal and written skills; Experience in working on multiple projects simultaneously; Prior experience in a software or game design environment or interactive agency preferred. If you are interested, please contact me at: Laura Laser mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.linkedin.com/in/francescacohn http://www.linkedin.com/in/lauralaser http://www.BLTrecruiting.com aim: thelaser 310 567 2183 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] IxDA iPhone users straw poll
I've been traveling a bit lately, so I've been: 1. Watching TV shows and movies 2. Maps 3. Browsing online -Neil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=31985 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] IxDA iPhone users straw poll
Things I do now: 1. Making three-way calls, because it is so obvious how to do it. Add-Call button, dial the next number however you usually dial, Merge-Calls button (in the same place the Add-Call button was). It just works! 2. Taking pictures with the phone instead of the digital camera in my backpack, because the iPhone pictures are good enough for most purposes and they get onto my Mac more often than from the camera (i.e., when I charge). 3. Adding new people to my contact list, because it is faster to do it than with any other phone I have had before. The on-screen keyboard is just so much easier than multi-tap. Things I can't do anymore and miss: 1. Sending photos from my phone to my kid's phones, because it sends them in regular email and nobody in my family likes using the email on the iPhone (all 4 of us have iPhones and, to my knowledge, nobody uses the email). I sure wish I could send photos phone-to-phone not mediated through regular email (anybody know how I can do that)? 2. Having a separate ring tone for each person in my family -- sure I can have different ring tones, but the only one of the default ring tones I can actually hear is the annoying alarm signal (sounds like an alarm on a submarine or a fire alarm). I tried distinctive ringtones for my family, but I missed too many calls from them because I didn't hear the ring and they all got mad at me. I wish all the sounds could be turned up louder for us 50+ crowd with failing hearing. (Yes, I did go to the Apple Store and ask them to help me with this - they said I have it as loud as it goes.) Everybody else seems to use the web -- I HATE that because it is so slow (yes, I have an original iPhone). I only do it when I have no other way to get to the web. Many people use email -- I can't stand that because the top 50 are always spam and I can't search or sort -- again, I would much prefer to whip out my laptop than struggle with this tiny screen with no searching or sorting (no, I don't use spam filters and yes, I have a lot of good reasons not to, but it does make the iPhone unusable for email). Listen to music, yeah, I do some of that, but it didn't make the top three. Bonnie Petroff, Greg wrote: Quick straw poll question for list members who have iPhones. What are the top 3 things you find yourself doing now with your iPhone that you did not do before and why? --Greg 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] IxDA iPhone users straw poll
Hi Greg, My three (in no particular order): 1. Micro-blogging (Twitter) - the Twitterrific app allows me to spontaneously tweet (feels more natural) at any time. Plus, I check tweets sent by folk I follow all the time. I'm interested in the tweets for news and interests - seems a natural way to stay tuned. 2. Email (Gmail) - I check and send emails/correspondance in much the same way I use Twitter, but I use it in a more comprehensive way - greater detail. 3. Internet (Safari) - random and time-wasting fun and during meetings for confirmations. News, location-based interactions (Brightkite), wiki management, and staying in touch with authoritive news feeds. Cheers, Rob 2008/8/13 Petroff, Greg [EMAIL PROTECTED] Quick straw poll question for list members who have iPhones. What are the top 3 things you find yourself doing now with your iPhone that you did not do before and why? --Greg 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] IxDA iPhone users straw poll
On Wed, 13 Aug 2008 13:06:54 -0400, Greg wrote: Quick straw poll question for list members who have iPhones. What are the top 3 things you find yourself doing now with your iPhone that you did not do before and why? Hmm. Having read a number of the answers, I find that I do many of the things listed with my Nokia N82, which doesn't have a touch screen. So what point is being made? That the iphone interface encourages people to use their phones for a wider variety of activitites than if they all had N82s? Would you get the same answer from owners of N82s in general? I also use my N82 for satnav. Additional point - I don't want a phone or mp3 player with a touchscreen. I want tactile feedback buttons that I can use by touch. *Nick Gassman - Usability and Standards Manager - http://ba.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
[IxDA Discuss] Interaction Designer - Redmond, WA - Erin St. Pierre (RECRUITER) - Full time - Contract, 6months
Are you ready to challenge yourself and take your design to the next level? Some designers think that software UI is boring and dry, but those are just the ones who don't understand the true meaning of pushing the limits. Creating an aesthetically pleasing, yet functional and smart UI is the hardest, but most rewarding challenge. Are you ready to take it on? Requirements: - Interactive Design skills - SilverLight and WPF preferred - Experience with interactive prototyping in Flash - Prior experience doing web and/or application UI work. - Ability to create wire frames and design specs in addition to visual design. - Ability to quickly create comps and prototypes. - Proficiency in standard design tools (Photoshop, Flash, HTML/CSS, etc.) Our client is a large software/internet/gaming company located in Redmond. This is an on-site, full-time, contract opportunity. Unlike freelance jobs, we include full benefits (matching 401k, bonus plan, 100% paid medical, etc.) Please send your resume and portfolio to [EMAIL PROTECTED] We look forward to hearing from you! ___ Erin St. Pierre Recruiter - Microsoft Sakson Taylor / Aquent Making Content Powerful Direct: 206.883.2845 | Fax: 206.632.6927 E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit www.sakson.com http://www.sakson.com/ to find out more about Sakson Taylor, an Aquent company. 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] IxDA iPhone users straw poll
1. It has replaced my alarm clock. I wake up to the harp every morning. 2. Photo blogging - I post more often than I was, and the grandparents are happier. 3. Twitter - I didn't use Twitter until I had it. oh, and hello, Scrabble! On Wed, Aug 13, 2008 at 1:06 PM, Petroff, Greg [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Quick straw poll question for list members who have iPhones. What are the top 3 things you find yourself doing now with your iPhone that you did not do before and why? 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] Good Mobile Trends Info
I liked this NY Times piece on designing for small screens called On a Small Screen, Just the Salient Stuff: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/13/technology/13stream.html?_r=1oref=slogin Patrick V. Barrett -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Petroff, Greg Sent: Wednesday, August 13, 2008 7:01 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [IxDA Discuss] Good Mobile Trends Info Ok, Post iPhone conversation... Any recent reading material on trends in mobile / smart phones I am looking for blogs, whitepapers, conferences, places for where people are talking about both the IxD and the scenarios of use that are current. --Greg 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] Good Mobile Trends Info
Punchcut has a good blog: http://idlemode.com/ Jim On Wed, Aug 13, 2008 at 8:00 PM, Petroff, Greg [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Ok, Post iPhone conversation... Any recent reading material on trends in mobile / smart phones I am looking for blogs, whitepapers, conferences, places for where people are talking about both the IxD and the scenarios of use that are current. --Greg 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] IxDA iPhone users straw poll
In order of use: 1. Use of GPS on things like Google maps, Yelp, and other search related things. 2. Surfing web and email more often 3. Twitterrific to view and update status, whereas previously I just texted to 404-40 or whatever the number is 4. Playing Texas Hold 'em (games) 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 Twitter:zakiwarfel -- 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] Good Mobile Trends Info
On Wed, Aug 13, 2008 at 7:00 PM, Petroff, Greg [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am looking for blogs, whitepapers, conferences, places for where people are talking about both the IxD and the scenarios of use that are current. I try to keep a good set over at www.squidoo.com/mobiledesign, which has most of the resources in this thread so far. Plus our stuff. -- Barbara Ballard [EMAIL PROTECTED] 1-785-838-3003 Design For Mobile 22-24 September http://design4mobile.mobi/ 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] best practices for login security?
Meredith Noble wrote: Hi folks, Does anyone know where I could find a list of best practices around login security? I'm looking for an overview of the most common techniques and how they relate to both security and user experience -- pros and cons. Putting on my professional security hat for a moment, I don't think there are a general set of security best practices. There are specific sets of best practices depending on what your general security requirements are, but it's difficult to state a set of general best practices that aren't so vague as to be useless. (ex: Be functional, don't annoy the user, etc.) Ask yourself what the value is of what you're protecting? What is the cost of a breach and who absorbs the cost? How often do you need to authenticate and under what circumstances? Who are the potential attackers and what resources do they have? If you don't have one in-house or if the client doesn't have one, I suggest you find a good security consultant and get a set of security requirements and start from there. -- jet / KG6ZVQ http://www.flatline.net pgp: 0xD0D8C2E8 AC9B 0A23 C61A 1B4A 27C5 F799 A681 3C11 D0D8 C2E8 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] best practices for login security?
One other note: - Emailing lost passwords to users Never, ever, ever store passwords in the clear, anywhere. If a user forgets their password, generate a temporary one and ask them to create a new password. Plenty of people re-use passwords on different sites, all it takes is for one of those sites to store passwords in the clear to compromise the accounts of multiple sites. On a smaller scale, all it takes is hacking an individual's email account and doing lots of lost password requests to get one or two of their common passwords. -- jet / KG6ZVQ http://www.flatline.net pgp: 0xD0D8C2E8 AC9B 0A23 C61A 1B4A 27C5 F799 A681 3C11 D0D8 C2E8 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] calling people for IxD education initiatives
Dear IxDA community, Do you want to make a difference with the next generation of Interaction Designers? IxDA is about to start a number of interesting education-related initiatives, including a mentoring program and round-up of IxD schools... We need *your* help to define and execute these and future projects. We're looking for educators, students and practicing designers to build a team of volunteers focused on how IxDA can bring value to the experience of IxD education around the world. If you're interested in how IxD is taught and learned, or how practice and education can interface, we want to hear from you! To get involved, please contact: education [at] ixda.org Please include some information about yourself, and especially what issues you're passionate about in the education learning space. We'll include you in our new working group, and look for your participation in education-related initiatives. Looking forward to hearing from you! Cheers, Jeremy Yuille 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] Good Mobile Trends Info
Little Springs Design has an interesting blog and a mobile UI patterns library wiki - Patterns Wiki - http://patterns.littlespringsdesign.com/index.php/Main_Page Blog - http://www.littlespringsdesign.com/posts/ Slideshare - some great and interesting slide decks on trends, case studies, etc. - http://www.slideshare.net/tag/mobile?order=popularity And if you hadn't seen Cameron Moll's series / book on Mobile Design, recommend that too... http://www.cameronmoll.com/archives/000398.html PDF ebook's just $10, non-eco-friendly regular copy is $19.95 :) If you're daring, you can check my tags - not for the faint of heart as I spend little to no time organizing what I find, but I am getting closer to reaching the end of the Web... http://delicious.com/walserk/mobile Enjoy! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=32023 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] IxDA iPhone users straw poll
1) Use google maps and gps while walking around a new city. 2) Twitter all the time now. 3) Taking and emailing pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=31985 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] IxDA iPhone users straw poll
Checking Gmail more often, and actually organizing it better. Checking my bus times from anywhere. This is huge. A local guy in Portland (Matt King) made a quick Trimet Transit Tracker that scraped local arrival times into an elegant little iPhone site. Accurate. Beautiful. Taking more random little pictures. Twitter, natch. Pandora. Reading news on the bus. Reading Mark Twain on the bus. And oddly, using the timer and alarm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=31985 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
