Re: [IxDA Discuss] Storyboards in Balsamiq?
@Theo I Twittered @Balsamiq a few minutes ago regarding your issue and he responded inside 10 minutes. The feature you want is on the Next list, but it currently has a workaround: http://bit.ly/2Fw1rn (look under advance features - IMAGES). If only other company's had someone like Peldi. His customer response time is astounding. 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] Research on Rehabilitation Center UX
Does anyone have some references I could read which refers to Substance Abuse Treatment website UX? 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] CONAN Design Review
Yes, ready for duty! 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] How does requiring fields affect completion rates?
I am actually sitting with exactly this problem. Consultant needs vs User Experience I work in the travel industry and our consultants would like to give an appropriate and complete quote for a client after first contact, but this would require the client to complete lots of fields in the enquiry/booking form: E.g. Name, email, telephone, country, Date of travel, comments, adults, children, childrens' age Creating detailed Itineraries for customer can take quite a bit of time so the more details a client can provide, the more accurate a quote can be. So do you only ask name, email and telephone number the first time and loose out to a competitor that already sent a qoute on the first contact or are you that competitor? 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] Online Advertising vs User Experience
I am going to play the Devil's Advocate here for a second and ask: Why is advertising seen as bad user experience? If users didn't want ads, why is Google making money? What leads to a bad user experience is untimely and out of context advertising, but not advertising per se. 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] Need to learn Graphic Design -- Do something about it!
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Re: [IxDA Discuss] Bowman leaves Google
For some designers his name is probably a curse word, because I have yet to meet a designer who likes Jakob Nielsen, but in his latest newsletter he has actually commented about this issue. Maybe he is following this thread. :) Nielsen argues a third way. I unfortunately don't have the newsletter with me and I don't see those comments on his website. If anyone else received his newsletter, can you please post Nielsen's comments on this thread? I think it will add to the debate. 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] Bowman leaves Google
Taken from Useit.com's latest newsletter. www.useit.com -- THE THIRD WAY: BETWEEN NUMBERS WORSHIP AND ARTISTIC INSTINCT One of Google's visual designers apparently quit in despair over having to prove every tiny graphics decision with clickthrough data, instead of having management rely on his artistic instinct: http://www.kottke.org/09/03/google-and-design I'd argue that both approaches are wrong. Moreover, it's a false dichotomy to choose between numbers and art. The third way is called insight, and is found through qualitative research. Of course, in reality, the very best design blends all 3 methods: qualitative insights, hard numbers, and pure aesthetic taste. But I think that qualitative should be the driving factor. It's obvious why taste shouldn't be the overriding factor: countless websites look great but don't sell. You have to moderate pure art with what customers need. It may be less obvious why the hard numbers should be secondary to soft insights. The reasons are that (a) you may measure the wrong thing, and (b) even if you measure the right thing, such as conversion rate, you can sub-optimize individual screens while undermining your long-term strategy and overall user experience. Putting A/B Testing in Its Place: http://www.useit.com/alertbox/20050815.html Risks of Quantitative Studies http://www.useit.com/alertbox/20040301.html To take the example of which of 41 gradations of blue to pick for a design element: yes, one of these will have the highest clickthrough rate, and thus be the local optimum for the design of that one page. But it's quite possible that another shade would be better for the overall look of the site and make the complete set of pages feel more like a coherent user experience, which would enhance user confidence and the site's credibility, and lead to long-term loyalty, as more people return to buy next year. And more important, while the best shade of blue might generate 0.1% more business than the second-best, it's almost certainly the case that there is some other aspect of the design that would lead to 50% more business if you could identify it. To do so, use qualitative research to observe deep user behaviors. The things you know to measure are rarely the ones with the big impact. The things you DON'T KNOW are the place to focus usability efforts. --- 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] Designers, meet the Drupal community!
This is critique in general about people who prefers to choose the complex path, in fearing of being devalued. I actually didn't want to get involve in this discussion, because it is almost like Apple vs PC, but if I don't ask or discuss clarity will never be reached, and some people actually think that WordPress is just a blog and can't be a CMS. I have been on this group I think for over a year now and I thought that the aim of this group, of like minded people, was to create better user experiences. We want to create products that users can embrace and not be frustrated by. Why is it then that the experts fear WordPress? Why do the experts choose systems that are known for their higher learning curves and shun the systems like WordPress that has excelled in user experience? WordPress embodies everything we want in our digital life; a product that are easy to learn and use (than any other similar system currently on the market). Does empowering the user, scare the experts because they might no longer be needed or feel less of an expert among their peers? Why do you want to do the more complex methods if easier ones are available? I hear things like Drupal or Joomla can DO so much more? Really? Are you working on possibility or practicality? How many users do you think WordPress MU handles? Are we being hypocrites (especially as IxDA Members) by choosing more complex systems? I am not criticising Drupal or anyone specifically here. I am sure the people at Drupal are great and passionate about the product they create and so are the Joomla supporters; and their products can do amazing things. But if you are evangelists for a better user experience, shouldn't you be supporting the products which have a better user experience? The funny thing is that Drupal Joomla can improve their user experience with leaps, if only they will only choose to stop using engineering and programming terms and start talking the user's language. 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] Bowman leaves Google
The problem with pure data-driven design (testing for 4 vs 2 pixels) is that they might be missing the point that the result is only valid for that moment. Humans are not happy with things staying the same (it might be part of the our survival mechanism to keep changing), because one year we might like curvy cars and the next year we like boxed cars. Design from Dave's p.o.v. acknowledges the potential for change in a design and data-driven design doesn't. 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] Designers, meet the Drupal community!
@ Peter Wordpress 2.7 Roles: http://agapetry.net/news/introducing-role-scoper/ http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/adminimize/ http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/user-access-manager/ http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/connections/ WordPress 2.6 http://www.im-web-gefunden.de/wordpress-plugins/role-manager/ @ Brian More powerful? Powerful for what? 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] Bowman leaves Google
@ Peter Can data-driven design predict future design? No, it can only measure today. Design is more than just testing for today; it also envisions tomorrow. 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] \Download Adobe Acrobat\ for PDFs
Out of those 9,199 visitors, ...9,856 had Javascript ?? 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] Airline Website UX
Thank you everyone for your informative answers. Eduardo, your last link doesn't seem to be working. 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
Re: [IxDA Discuss] Examples of sites w/ dashboard info
I am not exactly sure what you are looking for, but you might try http://customize.org/. There you will find numerous visualisations on text, numbers, graphs, etc. 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 Mouseover Layers
Just out of curiosity: how can you comply to Section 508 if you information provided with mouse-over functions? Do we draw a line between cosmetic feedback (colour change) or if the information provided is additional or vital? Or is a mouse-over a mouse-over and if used, not compliant to Section 508? 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] Is simplicity the answer? I am with John Maeda on this one.
I think this paragraph might have slipped the not So simplicity is [not] always about loss of features, it is about creating tools that fit the task. If that means more tools, that is fine. If it was intended to be without the not, the comma after features should have been a semi-colon, if my grammer is correct. If the intention was a comma, then not before always would make more sense? 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] Is simplicity the answer? I am with John Maeda on this one.
The hair: complex vs complicated This might imply: you are in control vs the program/device is in control There are subtle differences between word usage and their meaning. You will call something complicated if you can't manage it (which implies that it doesn't have to be complex to be complicated). You will call something complex if you are managing a intricate program/device which can do/handle a lot of things. I am starting to sound very socialist with product alienation, but it might just be that our vocabulary differ if we feel empowered or when we feel alienated from a product. And thats me running off in a completely different direction again... 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] Terms and Conditions with a twist
If I remember correctly, when I got my new credit card with Virgin Money, they had a TC I had to sign, but they also had a human version, which I actually read! 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] Country from or to in Travel
@ Andy. I am currently experiencing exactly this terminology problem from a previous form someone made for our Newsletter management and the system also by default used ZipCode for Country and that led to problems, when you want to sort data and the list only allows equal, greater than, etc. for ZipCode, because it assumes the field is numerical. 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] Country from or to in Travel
I am in the Travel industry and we have found that people completing an online form has problems understanding when a field means their country of origin or the country they want to travel too. We have the country field under the personal details section, but some people still tend to complete it with their country of destination. Does anybody here have a suggestion on how to solve this? Should we change the wording for country to something like Home Country, Your Country or Country of Origin or is there another way? 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] Country from or to in Travel
A strategy that is more likely to work is to ask for country in a more natural way, which is as a component of their address (if it is appropriate to ask for their address as part of their personal details). We are using the Jakob N loves us Wufoo form and unfortunately they only have an address field, when if you make it compulsory, people have to complete their whole adress and country. We are really only interested in the country and don't want to create too much effort for the user in completing the form. I had to create a drop down box from scracth for the countries. I can now add the address fields above it to give it more relevance, but that would just increase the size of the form with 4-5 lines (of information we don't actually need). Note that the country of origin may not be the same as the place that the live. Very good point. Tx You might do better with Where does your journey start? and Where are you travelling to? We only want to to know where they are from. We know from our product which country is the destination. Journeys can also unfortunately start in country of travel, so some people might still get confused. Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
Re: [IxDA Discuss] The New Facebook Redesign: The Beginning of The End?
So to step back for a moment, to think about real audiences, users, communities, vibrant cybercultures, and how dare they presume to exist and use tools without our benevolent blessing and permission! What nerve of them! G How dare those cats resist our herding! Well said Christine. People have a tendency to forget the user in Interaction Design. Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
Re: [IxDA Discuss] The New Facebook Redesign: The Beginning of The End?
Just because Friendster is dead in the USA, it doesn't mean it is dead in the rest of the world. It is extremely popular in Malaysia and surrounding countries. 80 Million users is far from dead. 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] Interesting interface design
Good Points: 1. It was interesting way of going through information Bad Points: 1. If response after gesture takes too long, user doesn't know if he did the right thing. 2. Two of the tests failed to load in my browser and there was no way for me to know what to do next, because there was no feedback and no way for me to tell the system that the test didn't load. 3. Why SHIFT+Tab and not just Tab. Actually I did use SHIFT+Tab and it jumped but as soon as I started typing, it jumped back because my mouse was still hovering over the first field. Device conflict? Funny thing was, that when I left the site I found myself doing mouse- overs on other sites and waiting for something to happen. :) 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] Invitation to connect on LinkedIn
And here I thought I was finally breaking through. :) Don't worry, I unsubscribed again after seeing it mentioned here. So that makes it 499 people to go. 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
A very interesting blog about Mobile Interaction Design: http://sender11.typepad.com/sender11/ 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] Article: Is Google Making Us Stoopid? from The Atlantic.com
Ironically that this intelligent debate started on the Internet. Information on the Internet is beyond what traditional means used to offer. Traditional reading methods is inadequate for the amount of information that needs to be assimilated. Instead of complaining that we don't read like we used to, how about providing methods that people can use to sensibly move through large amount of data, because reading word for word aren't one of them. 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] Blogger versus WordPress versus TypePad
1 Wordpress does not allow modifying the CSS of the template (cannot add Adsense to the template or images to the side-bar ). This is possible. 2 Inserting tables is a pain in posts in Wordpress, easy in Blogger. There is a plugin for WordPress that allows old fashion tables. 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] Weighting Search Results
I have no research to back this, but here is an idea you can try: Rule 1: Alphabetical Titles [Yeah I know Jared is probably going to hate this :)] Rule 2: Alphabetical Categories Rule 3: Letter's appearance in titles Example: (A)BC for filing [Papers] (A)necdotes for searching [Papers] (A)pple [Papers] (A)pple pie recipes [Papers] (A)re you really happy? [Papers] (A)griculture [Categories] (A)rchitecture [Categories] (A)necdotes [Categories] Five (a)pples on the sidew(a)lk [All] There w(a)s (a) m(a)n with one (a)rm [All] I sent seven ducks for (a) walk [All] You can obviously use your own method of hightlighting the letter / phrase in question. Depending on how your users search, you can swap [Papers], [Categories] and [All] around. 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] registration download flow
I don't have any research to back up my claims, but there is nothing I dislike more than finding a large form to complete after I clicked on a link which was suppose to give me the link to download a product / file. There are pros and cons for both options. Register first 1. User disappointed for not getting what was promised, by expecting the user to give away personal details first. 2. If required, only ask the minimal information 3. User might complete form if they feel they not giving to much away and they can still ignore your marketing emails after downloading the product / file. 4. You might end up with a lot of uninterested registered users Register Second 1. User might feel oblidged to give details after you have them something in good faith. 2. User might be willing to complete a slightly longer form. 3. If users see the value of giving their contact details, they will more than likely complete a form afterwards (while downloading). 4. You might end up with more interested registered users. 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] Pie Menu Spotted on the Web
So here I was still playing with it on the right hand side, when it jumped to the left hand side. :( What happened to consistency? The site looks like fun to play with, but when the fun wears off, will it be functional to shop on? There are so many options, you have to click too much to see something. It is standing in the way of getting to a product. I personally would have prefered to get to a product quickly and then get options on it. But you asked about the menu... In theory I don't see a problem if you provide a menu in a block, circle or triangle. It is what follows that will be challenging. If you are looking for another example of a pie menu, check out www.gobanking.co.za/ 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] Pie Menu Spotted on the Web
Busted! :) I am also shock to learn that Gen-Y's are more tolerant than Gen- Xers. :) Kewlness, fashion and preferences come and go. Intuitive work-flow is cross-Gen and forever (more than one generation). I don't see Gen-Yers or any Gens for that matter will have a preference for inconsistency if they want to complete a task. I have no problem with different but intuitive navigation. I (my opinion) don't think we were are critising the menu. We are questioning the IA and task flow. 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] unique search result interfaces
There is also Clusty.com, Quintura.com, Kartoo.com and viewzi.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] An alternative phrase to Buy Now?
How about Get it? - Informal and to the point. 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] Adaptive UIs (web or otherwise)
@ JenniferVignone - Their sales because of the technique would have told them otherwise if it wasn't working. @ Danny - We already know users don't know themselves very well. That is why we don't ask, but observe. @ Jeff - Dangerous situations I can probably think of is Air Traffic Controller Interfaces. Adaptive systems could prescribe procedures for certain situations, but for you to trust it you will need to have catered for ALL possible situations and that is rarely possible (right now). The example they used in the study shows content being presented differently, but the details of the content stayed the same. So if the system guessed incorrectly your cognitive style, you would still be getting the information you expect when you clicked on a link; it would just be presented differently. For e-commerce purposes they would probably track their accuracy by improved sales and by comparing their predicted content between different, but similar cognitive users. Regarding the Amazon example: Amazon usually ask you if you are User X and if not, click here. This will remove details of the previous user and new predictions will be based on your surfing, You can't really blame Amazon's predictive system, if you lied to them about who you are, by continue browsing as someone else. 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] Forms: One vs Two Email fields
Here is some research http://www.getelastic.com/registration-usability-tips-ecommerce/ I am trying to find the article which stated that two email fields for verification should die. Will post here when I find it. Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
Re: [IxDA Discuss] Ok, more twitter articles in the mainstream press, now from C|Net
I thought David might enjoy this... http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/twitter-supposedly-used-to-control-house-lights/ We'll preface this by saying this whole thing could be one giant hoax, but it's most certainly within the realm of possibility. We're told it's a mixture of Insteon, SMS and Twitter, all of which are utilized in order to give one particular homeowner the ability to activate / turn off lights remotely by sending a specific message to the latter. 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] Ok, more twitter articles in the mainstream press, now from C|Net
I think the idea behind the automation was more about What you could do with twitter, instead of The best way to use twitter. The fact that a tool actually inspires some people to go beyond its initial means in itself, is complimentary. 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] seo and usability
I agree that the guideline could be expressed more clearly and that there's no obvious answer to the how much longer question, yet. It's perfect example of how marketing can interfere with clarity. I understood what you meant, but it was open for interpretation if you didn't understood the context. I am very sure that the guidelines in the book have value. What scare me, is when people read about research without understanding the context of the research, and then make generalisation based on this research. One day research says this and on another day research says something else and that is because of people ignoring context. Context defines function. I frequently have to argue with people who read research somewhere and then assume that the results apply to all conditions. Your site: Very interesting topics. Read through a few of them. I can understand why short links won't work for you as your site is very text heavy (no images to rest the eyes or break the long posts, and posts in conjunction with text heavy menus becomes visually taxing). People in certain lines of work (maybe it is personality type, maybe it is learned behaviour - maybe the experts hear can clarify) or maybe it is a stereotype to claim it, but they prefer just text. Anything else to them is a distraction. They would love your site. Other people prefer visually attractive websites and they will skim your info. I think a visual heavy website with longer text links will be less effective, because it will increase the visual clutter. For a visual heavy website shorter text links might actually be more effective. I have no research to prove this, but that would be my guess. (This is obviously not taking in account where cultures see web clutter as good.) 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] adding the twitter badge to the IxDA site?
Thanks Dave for the lengthy explanations. I think I understand the benefits of the tool, but it won't ever become my main source of communication. I am trying to cut out noice. :) 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] seo and usability
Where in particular do you find SEO at odds with good UX? SEO prefers descriptive links, which leads to some people creating long phrases which they link. Usability: I find them less readable and distracting when reading. They are also loaded with keywords which are vague, but descriptive of the content you are going to, but never spesific. Example: Linking to an article on hamburgers by using succulent beef being sacrificed on rolls with green and red salad The problem is that those keywords could have linked to many other things like steakrolls, sandwiches, etc. 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] Do you ask for Functions or Scenarios?
It seems that the guys/girls over at 37Signals also prefer design over functional spec. http://www.37signals.com/svn/archives2/the_interface_as_a_spec_including_stories_inline.php 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] iPhone 2.0 Game Over? I think not!
I'm seeing the iPhone pretty much everywhere I go, especially with high school and college students—tons of them. This might be because younger people use their mobile phones differently; text messaging, chat, music and photos. Business people will more likely use their phones for voice communication with the office or clients. Loosing a connection with the network will be a far more visible and problematic for business people than it would be for the youth. This might explain why you see a lot of high school and college students with iPhones. Connectivity is not the deciding factor in their choice of phone. 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] Highly Usable Forum ?
I found working with SimpleMachines (http://www.simplemachines.org/) very easy compared to phpBB. It even has a web install / upgrade. I will be testing bbPress (http://bbpress.org) soon which was created by the same group who made WordPress. 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] Windows -- what would you change in interaction?
1. Focus stealers: I'm just sick and tired (juvenile enough?) ... 2. Pop those balloons: ... Oh thank you I am not alone on this. I dislike 2 but seriously dislike 1. You busy typing and IE throws a popup with a file you were busy downloading being taken from the temp file and wham, you cancelled it by accident because you were busy typing in word. And Maxim, Total Commander is the second program I always install after Windows. :) 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] Don't listen to your customers.
I am going to get slightly philosophical and maybe it will illustrate the topic better/differently. People have functions Products serve functions People rarely think about these functions, they just do them. Therefore asking people about these functions rarely gives you the right answer, because people don't think about them. But we ask people for other reasons: For example, you need to make sure that your definition of their environment corresponds with their definition of their environment, so that you are both on the same wavelength and your deductions are not based on assumed facts. So, whichever test you use, understand what you are learning from that test and the relevance. Now put all these famous quotes in context and you will understand that they all listen to their target market, they just do it different. When something like You have to listen to your customers becomes fashionable, people tend to use it at inappropriate times. There is a correct place and time for everything and there is more than one way of listening. Addition: The Evolution of Functions Products What are functions? Functions are things you do everyday: You go to work, you work on a PC, you write with a pen, etc. It is everything that you do. What are products? Products are everything that you use to complete those functions: A car to drive to work, a Dual Core PC to do work on, a Parker to write with, etc. In general, we do functions and we have to get them done. Any product that improves the time it takes to get things done is a plus and if it does it better, it is another plus. Now the problem with getting things done is that we suddenly have more time available, but that leads to us adding more functions and the cycle continues. Example: Compare your original PC with your current one. How fast was the original and how many things did you do with it? How fast is the new one and how much are you doing with it now? Yet, we still complain that our current PC's are slow when we want to get things done, when it is probably 20 times faster than our original PC. Why is that? 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
