Re: [IxDA Discuss] $705k for redesigning a website???
My company has worked on several county-level web site redesigns, and for a complete soup-to-nuts job, 705K does not strike me as too high, at all. You have to discover all of the maverick web sites that are going to be folded in to the new site, negotiate with 25 different departments over how their needs are going to be met by a standard architecture, design the CMS, create CMS data forms that can be used by those 25 different departments, etcetera and so forth. Not to mention all new graphics, training materials, content migration, application migration, and other things you never even thought of. - Olivia On Wed, Mar 25, 2009 at 6:15 AM, Patrick Neeman p...@usabilitycounts.comwrote: I don't have the RFP response, but I do have the deliverables/wireframes/content matrix, and the size of the site. One of the complexities of a site like this is that isn't not just flat HTML -- there are a lot of dynamic forms. Think about it, 83k pages. That's a lot of pages that have to be edited, massaged. That doesn't include the cost of setting up the CMS, building the forms, etc, and scaling for governance. After going through the process with the other city (they were actually at 130k pages), this price is low. And even though the price was off, if they are offshoring, the city is going to be rebidding this out. I think I know one of the firms that bid on it (and list). -- Olivia C. Williamson ocwilliam...@gmail.com 650-305-5950 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] Print Preview Page - Yes or No?
On Wed, Mar 11, 2009 at 3:19 AM, David Little da...@littled.net wrote: In defence of Printable version, I would say it acts as a print preview and it can give some users the confidence that what they are printing is the page content itself and not the associated page template which can often be difficult to read. Following up on David's point, I think that a Printable Version/Print Preview function could be very useful for a site which displays in a style (background color, whatever) that is readable on screen but challenging in print. I'm always skeptical about printing such pages, and being able to confirm that it wasn't going to print out in white text on blackbackground could make me feel more confident about printing. For an example where this was partially implemented, check out http://now.sprint.com/nowires/. [Warning, flash]. It's almost wholly unreadable on-screen as it is [I have a lot of critiques of this page], but if you look at the comparison chart (click on the Save $49.99/mo) link, it does offer a Printable PDF that's rendered somewhat more legibly in grey on white. - Olivia -- Olivia C. Williamson ocwilliam...@gmail.com 650-305-5950 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] Do business objectives belong in personas?
On Mon, Mar 2, 2009 at 7:14 AM, Tom Dell'Aringa pixelm...@gmail.com wrote: It seems to me a persona is not about selling, it's about designing properly. And if we design properly, we won't have to concern ourselves with how the sales force is going to sell it, because it will satisfy our target user needs and they should want it. We've successfully developed and used both design personas and marketing personas. Design personas address user needs and goals during an individual's use of the product, and are strictly focused on design considerations. On the other hand, marketing personas address the decision-making environment in which the person will be considering product acquisition or service selection. This includes information sources, technical context, and so on. Like a design persona, it also addresses user goals and needs, but with the perspective of what is the value proposition that will speak to this person? Marketing personas may also be developed around roles that may never be actual product users, such as corporate purchasing agents or IT staff. I find it best to separate the design and marketing personas. Otherwise, you tend to load too much onto a single document, and create confusion for persona users with different roles in the company. - Oliva -- Olivia C. Williamson User Experience Architect White Horse Productions ocwilliam...@gmail.com 650-305-5950 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] User Experience Analyst - Portland, OR - White Horse - Full-Time, Entry-level
White Horse is a privately owned interactive marketing agency based in Portland, Oregon. Our core services include: online marketing strategy (customer acquisition/retention), user-centered site design development, user experience consultation, online advertising, permission e-mail marketing, media planning/buying, search engine marketing/optimization. Please send response to [EMAIL PROTECTED] We are also recruiting for several positions in other departments - listings at http://www.whitehorse.com/whoweare/careers.aspx Position Title: User Experience Analyst Reports to: Director of User Experience Our User Experience department is currently looking for a full-time analyst in our Portland office to assist our User Experience Architects on user experience and information architecture projects. The analyst will be mentored and supervised by seasoned UXAs who will provide direction and feedback on project deliverables including content inventories, user task flows, site maps, user interviews, design and marketing personas, wireframes, business requirements, and more. This is an entry-level position on our UX team, intended for recent college grads with a HCI, information architecture, or multimedia background, or for those just getting started in this field with relevant Web experience. Requirements • Excellent visual and written communication skills • Patience and attention to detail • Analytical mindset • Ability to adapt to new Internet and software technologies and programs • Good office personality and a positive collegial attitude • Bachelor's degree or greater Nice-to-haves • Experience with information architecture deliverables (show us some) • You can make some sense of Web analytics (what can they tell you?) If you meet the requirements above, please e-mail (400 words max) your answers to the questions below, plus your resume in PDF or text only format. All other resumes will be tossed. 1. What business-to-business Web site provides an example of a solid user experience that meets business objectives, and how does it achieve this? 2. Name one user experience practitioner whose work inspires you (and tell us why). Bonus points for providing a content inventory of the White Horse Web site – show off your skills! Olivia C. Williamson User Experience Architect W H I T E H O R S E 3747 NE Sandy Blvd. Portland OR 97232. 503.471.4200 / Fax: 503.471.4299. http://www.whitehorse.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
