Re: [IxDA Discuss] Strategic Interaction Design
Ah yes, strategy. :) At my company there are no Project Managers (insane, right?!) so we IxDers are tasked with inital Project Management (ie. strategy). Ignoring that whole can of worms, I think IxD can serve as the initial strategists for a project and probably shoud, by definition. Where the problems occur are combining IxD with other methodologies such as Agile/Scrum/XP (Extreme Programming) that believe in a fast moving process that directly conflicts with Interaction Design. What we're doing now is developing a spreadsheet for the next 6 months of work, combining two large projects, so that there's no duplication of tasks. That way we can insert ourselves into the process at the beginning and we can direct the Scrum Milestones with Interaction Design. I'd say strategy takes a huge role in a usable design, and it makes it work. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=36819 Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
Re: [IxDA Discuss] Whats in a name, my fellow Usability Experience Specialists?
Can't numbers settle the question for us? :) Here's a Google Trends graph of the relative strength of several of the above expressions, in news and searches usage, during e recent 4 years. http://www.google.com/trends?q=usability, user experience,interaction design,information architect&ctab=0&geo=all&date=all&sort=0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=37257 Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
Re: [IxDA Discuss] 10 Most Common Misconceptions About User Experience Design
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[IxDA Discuss] [Event] NYC: Jan. 29 “D oing More With Less: Sharing Tales of Guerrilla IxD”
*"Doing More With Less: Sharing Tales of Guerrilla IxD" * Please join us for an open, community-based discussion on the art of doing good interaction design during challenging times, moderated by IxDA Board President Joshua Seiden. The event is free of charge and open to all interested parties. However, for security reasons, only those on the guest list will be admitted. Please bring photo ID. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Registration: http://tinyurl.com/IxDAJan09 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ WHEN Thursday, January 29, 2009 6:30 - 7:00 p.m. Networking and light refreshments 7:00 - 8:30 p.m. Discussion Please plan to arrive by 7:00 p.m. as the security desk will close at that time WHERE Liquidnet 498 Seventh Avenue (between 36th and 37th Streets) 8th Floor New York, NY 10012 Map: http://tinyurl.com/9ryhe4 Subway: 1/2/3, A/C/E, NJ Transit to Penn Station; N/R/W, B/D/F/V, and PATH to Herald Square ABOUT THE MODERATOR Joshua Seiden manages the user experience design group at Liquidnet, an electronic brokerage firm serving institutional equity traders. Previously, he was the founder and President of 36 Partners, a NYC interaction design and user experience consulting firm. In the 1990's, Josh served on the leadership team at Cooper Interaction Design. While at Cooper, Josh worked on projects for clients such as IBM and 3M, and managed Cooper's SAP account. He has led training seminars in Cooper's goal-directed design methodology, organized speaker series for IxDA NYC, and presented case studies and papers at numerous conferences. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Registration: http://tinyurl.com/IxDAJan09 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ See you there! The IxDA NYC Local Leaders Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
[IxDA Discuss] [Event] Austin UPA Happy Hour - Thursday, January 22nd at VinoVino
Join your fellow UX, IX and usability professionals for an evening of mingling, conversation and drinks. We are in the process of reinvigorating the Austin chapter of the Usability Professionals Association (UPA), so please come out and help shape future gatherings and programs. And while it's not a deal-breaker, please RSVP so that we can get a rough headcount. See the RSVP link below. Date and Time: Monday, January 22, 2009 6:00 PM Location: VinoVino 4119 Guadalupe Street Austin, Texas 78751 Map: http://tinyurl.com/8qqk4k RSVP: http://austinupa.ning.com/ then click on "January Happy Hour" in the events section. If you haven't signed up on the Austin UPA website, then you'll need to - the link is on the upper right. We hope to see you there! Julie Lowe Sentient Services Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
Re: [IxDA Discuss] Data to support the ROI of an Intranet re-design
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Re: [IxDA Discuss] Data to support the ROI of an Intranet re-design
When HP redesigned the @HP portal a couple of years ago, I remember seeing detailed ROI case studies about it. There were significant social network enhancements of their portal, so you might find something relevant on that topic. A condensed case study is provided by HP: h40110.www4.hp.com/soluzioni/pdf/PortalSuccesStory2.pdf. It seems to me that executives of larger companies talk more about what is delivered by a portal, (Knowledge Management, Business intelligence, etc.) than they do about the Portal itself. Especially since they started getting excited about cloud computing. However, CIO did run an article %u201CSeven Reasons for Your Company to Start an Internal Blog%u201D (CIO.com, by C. G. Lynch). I was working with a corporation to measure ROI of a portal app using Six Sigma, and it ran rather soft. If you%u2019re looking for the kind of Portal ROI that impresses the Finance Dept., you have your work cut out for you. I think you have a lot of ammunition out there, even in today's rough environment. /pb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=37307 Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
Re: [IxDA Discuss] Design Strategy: Archetypes vs. Analytics
Numbers are great. Most designers should embrace them more, and claw and scream for more metrics where there are none. BUT - they offer no starting point. You have to put something out there for people to react to in the first place. And it's more efficient to have a well-reasoned "first guess" based on personas and general good usability heuristics. If both "A" and "B" are mediocre, you're not going to convert them to awesome through incremental tweak-and-test sessions. Cindy -- The Experience is the Product - http://www.cindyalvarez.com On Fri, Jan 16, 2009 at 11:09 AM, Paul Bryan wrote: > Hi, > > A colleague of mine and I were having coffee recently. I was telling him > about my user archetype (persona) development project. He snickered and > said, ³My team is delivering an individualized design experience based on > hard data. You¹re stuck in design yesteryear.² After this discussion I was > wondering: Is the future of interactive design strategy in the hands of > statisticians? What do you think? > > /pb > > Paul Bryan > Director, User Research and Experience Design > > > Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! > To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org > Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe > List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines > List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help > Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
Re: [IxDA Discuss] Design Strategy: Archetypes vs. Analytics
Speaking as someone with a) a real passion for numbers; b) a degree in mathematical & statistical modelling; and c) a bit of experience in this thing we call user experience design - I have to wholeheartedly agree with Katie's arguments below. We can learn *a lot* about people either individually or collectively by surveying, recording, measuring, collating, analysing, aggregating and reporting. But around the hard knot of clusters of similar-appearing people such an undertaking might produce, is a whole fuzzy world of real individuals. We humans are messy creatures: very hard to pin down, and sometimes prone to get all contrary when you try. We have emotions, hormones, moods, good days & bad; we get obsessed, easily distracted; we change our minds. The numbers won't tell that whole story - ever. The moment you become solely reliant on numerical data to describe people you're making a very large and dangerous abstraction that is not justified by the observed world. Steve 2009/1/17 Katie Albers > The use of data sets encourages a false sense of knowledge on the part of > people using them. As T.S. Eliot pointed out (and this is a paraphrase), we > have lost wisdom in knowledge, lost knowledge in information, and lost > information in data. > > > > The acquisition of the zero, the definition of calculus, the practice of > rigorous statistical analysis, mathematical modelling, all these things are > very important to our world and our culture today. But you can be fluent in > all of them and you still can't use them as the basic tools of developing a > strikingly good interaction, or experience or interface. Don't forget negative numbers, the irrationals (pi etc), a complex numbers (sqrt(-1) = i) ! None of which help explain people any better; although very good for engineering. > > > Numbers are attractive because they offer a sense of Correctness...there is > only one right answer (although, as we used to say at MIT, 2+2=5 for very > large values of 2 and very small values of 5). That still doesn't mean that > they're always the right tool. > > > Katie > > Katie Albers > Founder & Principal Consultant > FirstThought > User Experience Strategy & Project Management > 310 356 7550 > ka...@firstthought.com -- Steve 'Doc' Baty | Principal | Meld Consulting | P: +61 417 061 292 | E: steveb...@meld.com.au | Twitter: docbaty | LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/stevebaty Blog: http://docholdsfourth.blogspot.com Contributor - UXMatters - www.uxmatters.com UX Book Club: http://uxbookclub.org/ - Read, discuss, connect. Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
Re: [IxDA Discuss] Design Strategy: Archetypes vs. Analytics
Ah yes, the "Our information is better because it has numbers!" trope. You know, if (and I speak very broadly here -- not just about our field) we weren't so hung up on numbers we could get some real work done. I warn you, that the following will not be an argument, per se, but rather a series of reactions. There was a series of ads about 10 years ago which showed things like a little old lady riding a Harley and asking why she kept get getting direct mailings offering Playboy subscriptions and the like. The general point is that you can't assume that any one person is anything like your aggregated data set, and the more you rely on the data set the more likely you are to actually offend some large number of them with various apparent certainties (e.g., if you like the articles on Harleys, you'll love this article on the WWF). It's inconvenient, but people are not the sum of their numbers (and yes, the pun was intended) and they hate things that make them feel like you think that they are. The use of data sets encourages a false sense of knowledge on the part of people using them. As T.S. Eliot pointed out (and this is a paraphrase), we have lost wisdom in knowledge, lost knowledge in information, and lost information in data. Our job is not *only* functional; if we do it well it is not *only* measurable; experience is a fundamentally immeasurable thing. If you use only numerically-based input and methodologies, your work will be Just Fine...It will also consistently lack that certain, indefinable something that makes it extraordinary. The acquisition of the zero, the definition of calculus, the practice of rigorous statistical analysis, mathematical modelling, all these things are very important to our world and our culture today. But you can be fluent in all of them and you still can't use them as the basic tools of developing a strikingly good interaction, or experience or interface. Numbers are attractive because they offer a sense of Correctness...there is only one right answer (although, as we used to say at MIT, 2+2=5 for very large values of 2 and very small values of 5). That still doesn't mean that they're always the right tool. It's been my experience through many stages of the development of aspects of interactive technology, that when the numbers come in, everyone in the "class" starts working really hard to make C's. It certainly isn't something to cite as proof of the advanced nature of your own development efforts. Perhaps your colleague was seeking sympathy? Katie Katie Albers Founder & Principal Consultant FirstThought User Experience Strategy & Project Management 310 356 7550 ka...@firstthought.com On Jan 16, 2009, at 11:09 AM, Paul Bryan wrote: Hi, A colleague of mine and I were having coffee recently. I was telling him about my user archetype (persona) development project. He snickered and said, “My team is delivering an individualized design experience based on hard data. You’re stuck in design yesteryear.” After this discussion I was wondering: Is the future of interactive design strategy in the hands of statisticians? What do you think? /pb Paul Bryan Director, User Research and Experience Design Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
Re: [IxDA Discuss] Reverse colour text and attention blindness
Independent of any guidelines or other usage, isn't "tab blindness" something you can take advantage of here? A user will probably already know where they are by word or position, so wouldn't having the current tab fade back help? You're still showing them that this tab is different from the others as a reminder. I've found that nav systems that yell at me "YOU ARE HERE" are more distracting than helpful. That said, it would be a liability if you're using any of these as SEM landing pages... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=37296 Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
Re: [IxDA Discuss] Conditional required fields - how to indicate whether fields are required when the status can change
Sorry if this wasn't clear - my idea uses red outlines around input fields *instead* of red stars. The outline doesn't have to be red (if it looks too alarming in the context of your color scheme). I personally wouldn't rely on red stars alone in any form. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=37204 Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
[IxDA Discuss] Data to support the ROI of an Intranet re-design
I am currently working on proposals for the redesign / development of an intranet for an organisation with upward of 2000 employees. Having conducted user research, interview, surveys... I have a pretty clear idea about the things that the employees are using day to day, where problems exist and the business point-of-view. Given the current economic climate there is an even closer interrogation of the fiscal value of implementing some of these findings. These include employee community sections (forums, knowledge sharing, people finder) which are less easily tied to measurable improvements for the business; their ROI. Two things in particular I would appreciate the community's input on: 1) Can you point me to research data related to the development of community based features and their impact on the business's ROI. 2) Are there any testimonals/case studies (video/written) from business leaders discussing the redevelopment of their intranet and subsequent impact on their business. Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
Re: [IxDA Discuss] Design Strategy: Archetypes vs. Analytics
I'd say that he is quite mistaken to think that stats alone are going to be the best way to do user experience design. While they can tell you many great things and can help the design, if you don't actually talk to the user you will never understand the reasons and intents behind why they are doing anything that results in the stats. Real transformational design and great experience happens when you have that deep understanding. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=37301 Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
Re: [IxDA Discuss] What's your favorite memory of Interaction 08?
Standing around having a nice chat, then the other fellow walks up to the podium and I realize I had been shooting the breeze with Jonathan Arnowitz. The Ethics of Everyday Design seminar which gave me fresh perspective and relief that 'our people' cared about things beyond color wheels and user research. Scott -- "In art and dream may you proceed with abandon. In life may you proceed with balance and stealth." -Patti Smith Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
Re: [IxDA Discuss] What's your favorite memory of Interaction 08?
there was no one moment for me... but the whole event produced a glow that I
believe had a lot to do with a virtual tribe meeting itself in person en
masse for the first time: lots of mutual recognition and validation ("we are
not alone!") - the strengthening of a group identity, a community of
practice, a possibility for belonging.
-x-
--
Christian Crumlish
I'm writing a book so please forgive any lag
http://designingsocialinterfaces.com
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Re: [IxDA Discuss] Strategic Interaction Design
And, to add my bit to the topic, I've spent a few years teasing out some of these issues within the context of an industrial tools manufacturer. Some of my initial musings that can be made public can be viewed at: http://www.chifoo.org/index.php/resources/resources_archive_complete/C7/ The initial set of articles introduces the topic of User Experience Architecture - how it is distinguished from other forms of design, how it integrates into the business environment and so on. The next set will describe the nuts and bolts of creating one, its constituent parts. Perhaps some of you will find this mildly engaging, Leo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=36819 Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
Re: [IxDA Discuss] What's your favorite memory of Interaction 08?
Top 5 Favorite personal memories of Interaction '08 1. Realizing that I wanted to be a local leader after soaking up inspiration from Pauric, Niklas, Josh, MK, and Dani at the local leaders dinner. 2. The Rockband debut of "The Fitts" with Meredith Nobel & Mikkel Michelsen 3. Having lunch with Bill Buxton while recovering from a mind-blowing hangover. 4. Watching Rob Nero giddyly talk about cameras with Mark Rettig over Nachos and beer. 5. A seafood feast with Josh Damon Williams and crew after my flight was canceled. Best moment: Walking into the opening night party and seeing a room full of smart, hip individuals and realizing this is MY TRIBE! Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
[IxDA Discuss] Design Strategy: Archetypes vs. Analytics
Hi, A colleague of mine and I were having coffee recently. I was telling him about my user archetype (persona) development project. He snickered and said, ³My team is delivering an individualized design experience based on hard data. You¹re stuck in design yesteryear.² After this discussion I was wondering: Is the future of interactive design strategy in the hands of statisticians? What do you think? /pb Paul Bryan Director, User Research and Experience Design Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
[IxDA Discuss] # JOB # Interactive Media Designer # San Francisco # Interaction Associates
Interactive Media Designer Online Synchronous Learning (Temporary to Permanent) THE JOB Design and develop the interactive media element of virtual classroom experiences -- from concept through launch. (This is not the online software itself, we may use, e.g., GoTo Meetings or Adobe Connect as a platform. Instead, imagine a variety of presentation and interactive experiences -- a PPT presentation, followed by a questionnaire, followed by a flash movie, followed by breakout session agenda. All these elements will be managed by the instructor with the aim of creating a highly engaging and informative learning experience.) RESPONSIBILITIES 1. Become familiar with Interaction Associates content and teaching methodology 2. Work collaboratively, as an individual contributor, with our Learning Designers (who have previously designed for print and in-person classrooms) to create a variety of learning experiences. 3. Create elegant, effective, and usable visual teaching experiences that delight clients. 4. Work closely with graphic design team to ensure brand consistency. REQUIREMENTS - 3-5 years of professional interactive media design experience – with experience designing learning applications a plus. - Demonstrated track record as a key player in designing and launching interactive media experiences. - Thorough understanding of the qualities of the outstanding user experience in the virtual setting. - Ability to integrate feedback in a way that improves the product. - Ability to prioritize workflow. - Creative visual design sensibilities. - Proficient in key design tools – including Photoshop, Illustrator, and Flash. - Proven ability to work and coordinate with multiple groups (including Learning Designers, Graphic Designers, Software Developers, and Business Developers). - Ability to communicate effectively and build agreements in person and by e-mail. COMPENSATION: Project-based contract with hourly range of $40-50 hr., depending on experience BENEFITS (when full-time) - 401k - Competitive salaries and medical - Chance to work with values-oriented, mission-driven company - Development opportunities ABOUT INTERACTION ASSOCIATES Interaction Associates, Inc. develops more effective leaders, teams, coaches and internal consultants. We draw upon deep experience in strategic thinking, collaboration, team building, group facilitation, instructional design, and experiential learning (both online and classroom) to create management and leadership development programs for some of the best-run companies in the world. Interaction Associates has more than 35 years’ experience in developing leaders and change agents in large organizations, helping them maximize their strategic advantage and generate sustained business results. Leaders who participate in our development programs emerge with an extraordinary set of models, tools and skills that significantly increase their probability of success. Visit us at http://www.interactionassociates.com All applications to this position should include a resume and a cover letter that includes salary requirements and a summary of your qualifications for the job based on the details of the job posting. Please note that you will hear from us only if we wish to pursue your application. Interaction Associates, an equal opportunity employer, offers an exciting opportunity for qualified career motivated professionals. Interested candidates who fit the description are encouraged to forward a resume and cover letter to: staff...@interactionassociates.com. No phone calls please. Matt Sloane Content Production Manager Interaction Associates Tel. +1 (415) 343-2670 Fax +1 (415) 343-2608 Email http://www.interactionassociates.com Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
Re: [IxDA Discuss] web-based research/writing tool recommendations
Just so you know, Google Notebooks, will no longer be supported, development was stopped: http://googlenotebookblog.blogspot.com/2009/01/stopping-development-on-google-notebook.html Roland -- avertas gmbh - user experience consultant mobile +41 79 746 48 59 On Fri, Jan 16, 2009 at 2:43 PM, Maria Cordell wrote: > I also have Zotero, and I like it. > > Google Notebook is another option: http://www.google.com/notebook/ > > Maria > > On Thu, Jan 15, 2009 at 12:09 PM, Chris wrote: > > Hi. I'm looking for a web-based research and writing tool to help me > organize and aggregate news articles, blog posts, links and other web-based > resources for a writing project. I've searched around a bit, EndNote Web > from Thomson-Reuters looks promising but I can't get a straight answer on > individual pricing (seems geared for site-wide licenses)so I'm assuming > it's pricey. > > > > What tools have you had good experience with? Thanks in advance. > > > > Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! > To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org > Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe > List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines > List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help > Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
Re: [IxDA Discuss] web-based research/writing tool recommendations
I also have Zotero, and I like it. Google Notebook is another option: http://www.google.com/notebook/ Maria On Thu, Jan 15, 2009 at 12:09 PM, Chris wrote: > Hi. I'm looking for a web-based research and writing tool to help me organize > and aggregate news articles, blog posts, links and other web-based resources > for a writing project. I've searched around a bit, EndNote Web from > Thomson-Reuters looks promising but I can't get a straight answer on > individual pricing (seems geared for site-wide licenses)so I'm assuming > it's pricey. > > What tools have you had good experience with? Thanks in advance. > Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
Re: [IxDA Discuss] web-based research/writing tool recommendations
If you're a Firefox user then maybe Zotero might be of use: http://www.zotero.org/ All the best. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=37269 Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
[IxDA Discuss] Reverse colour text and attention blindness
I'm working on a design at the moment that has a "tab panel" in the page. In the first iteration the visual designers used reverse colour on the main type to distinguish between the selected tab and the unselected tab. This type of colour reversal is a classic graphic design trick to decrease the visual noise on a page. My problem however is I think this kind of that it can introduce interaction problems. It is well known that we selectively attend on the basis of colour - in other words if you are tuned into black text you will tend to not see any white text. This is exactly the reason why the classic graphic design trick works. For the user this results in a kind of "tab blindness" - an effect I've seen in a number of testing sessions. Has anyone come across this observation or any design guidelines that advise against colour reversals in navigation devices? -- Dr. John McCarthy Experience Architect Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
Re: [IxDA Discuss] Whats in a name, my fellow Usability Experience Specialists?
I think a similar challenge lies with Psychology as a field; you get various types of psychologist (psycho-analysts, behavioral, cognitive, social, etc.). If you want to "cure" a bad habit, you would probably be better off with a behavioral psychologist instead of a psycho- analyst, although both would probably claim that they can "cure" you. User Experience Design also have various starting points (art design, information design, psychology, etc.) and so yes "' User Experience Design', its broad enough to cover all the various sub groups & is already somewhat of an understood term", but it doesn't indicate which starting point your User Experience Designer has and not many UXD are qualified or knowledgeable in all the above mentioned fields. Should they be knowledgeable in all the above mentioned fields? Well that is debatable. Should all psychologist be experts in all fields of psychology? In my opinion, until education for the UXD field is standardised, you are better off knowing the starting point of your UX Designer, so that you can choose the correct designer for your specific user design challenge. For a nice article on the various starting points: http://www.montparnas.com/articles/what-is-user-experience-design/ Or a quick image: http://www.montparnas.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2006/10/user%20experience%20design%20explained.gif Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
[IxDA Discuss] Introduction to Interaction Design: An Interview with Dave Malouf
"Introduction to Interaction Design: An Interview with Dave Malouf " Interview by Will Evans "This February is the second annual Interaction Design Association (IxDA) Interaction'09 conference which is being held in Vancouver, British Columbia in conjunction with Simon Fraser University’s School of Interactive Arts and Technology. Dave Malouf, one of the founder’s of the IxDA, was kind enough to allow me to interview him recently about a workshop he will be giving, his take on the field of interaction design, and some thoughts about where the field is going." Read the interview: http://johnnyholland.org/magazine/2009/01/introduction-to-interaction-design/ ~ will "Where you innovate, how you innovate, and what you innovate are design problems" Will Evans | User Experience Architect tel: +1.617.281.1281 | w...@semanticfoundry.com http://blog.semanticfoundry.com aim: semanticwill gtalk: semanticwill twitter: semanticwill Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
Re: [IxDA Discuss] Conditional required fields - how to indicate whether fields are required when the status can change
So here to would have 2 ways of indicating required: - asterisk for fields that are always (unconditionally) required - red outline for fields that are conditionally required Which could work, and might avoid any annoyance that the moving goalpost of appearing/disappearing asterisks would be. But the user would need to learn 2 different indicators (and possibly the difference between them). If, in this example, the Phone Number is much more likely to be preferred than the E-mail address, so that the Phone Number is selected as the preferred contact methd by default, would this change your view? Cheers, Chris. Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
Re: [IxDA Discuss] web-based research/writing tool recommendations
You might want to take a look at this company: http://www.mendeley.com/ It's free to download and works both online and off. It's a small start-up based in London. The team that work on it are really lovely people too . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=37269 Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
Re: [IxDA Discuss] Best Country for IxD
I'll take a different twist and say that different countries will
foster strong design niches based on (a) the strongest local
industries located there, and (b) the opportunities available for the
designers;
An example: Brazil has (instead of Desktop Interface design) very
strong web design since there are a huge chunk of population
"shares" communal desktop computers (schools, universities, work,
etc...), so there are more local business going on for web-based
applications.
I would imagine that countries like India and Japan would have lots
of room (I would guess) for designing mobile phone applications,
since mobile are overwhelmingly more popular than computers.
When it comes to opportunities, designers in countries like China and
Brazil have -- through outsourcing companies -- shots on working of
various specific niches, like Game Design, for example.
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Re: [IxDA Discuss] Automatically displaying phone country code or not?
In a remote study we conducted a month ago using participants in France, Austria, the Netherlands, and Italy. We found that virtually all the participants entered their phone numbers the way that they are used to, ignoring all instructions on the form. Participants in the countries tested just did not worry about the format they where entering the information in. This study had a very high n. The participants would then edit the phone number when it failed the validation. The solution is to allow the user to enter their phone number in any format, and then convert it to the way you want it stored. So go with Option 2. Some participants entered the number with a leading +, others with leading 00, others with just the area code and the number. It is possible to parse phone numbers, but it is hard. The is because country codes have between one and three leading numbers. For example the US is "1", the UK is "44", and another is "353" Some participants just start with the country code. No + sign, no leading 0's. If you go with the option 2, watch out for Italy, and the old Russian countries, as they some weird number formats for phone numbers. All the best James http://blog.feralabs.com 2009/1/15 raymond crowley > Option 1 may work nicely for dk, se, fi etc but consider Switzerland, > Luxembourg, Belgium etc. > > > . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . > Posted from the new ixda.org > http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=37234 > > > > Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! > To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org > Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe > List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines > List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help > Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
