Re: [IxDA Discuss] Facebook Redesign.
I too miss the Application menu. It was easier earlier. Also I notice the Games Your Games doesnt list all the games that I have subscribed to. - Rajesh Zoho Corp On Wed, Feb 10, 2010 at 9:15 AM, Richard Carson richard.carso...@gmail.comwrote: The 3 column fixed header and footer is similar to Yahoo's homepage, which has deteriorated since. Compare this to the New York Times, Yahoo gives off a certain sense of cheap filled content with McDonalds and MTV. (blech!) The new Facebook redesign is too busy with the new open hierarchy structure. Taking out the Application bar was a big lost. They could have offered transparency to free up visual space. Though it seems that the intent is to get more page views and serve more ads in the new way. In doing so, they've taken away all the great features I've come to love. I actually feel very overwhelmed because everything is thrown at you. More links. unnecessary and useless content for users. However, people have said that about Facebook in comparison to places like Twitter. Here are some of my pet peeves. - The reiterated forced chat list in both left and hidden right column is unnecessary. - I have 5 applications listed on my left (I don't know why those 5) but because of the lack of customization. I can't change it. - Deleting apps is unforgiving. (I accidentally deleted an app and I can't get it back) - Applications takes me to more applications. Or click on more to see more applications of a different type set? (that's confusing) - The lack of customization is very, very disappointing. (But look where customization has taken mySpace) - Creating lists is now gone!!! (I spent lots of time creating and organizing lists for my newsfeed and they're now gone) - The line separations that issolate the news in newsfeed is too strong. It hurts my eyeballs. - It's a very time consuming process to switch between applications. (I have to go back home, see more apps, then find/select the new application) i can go on an on, but the basic message is that taking out the application menu was a big loss. I don't know if I am in the smaller or larger majority audience on this one, but R.I.P. to the Application menu. I hope you see you back in the future. R.C. On Feb 9, 2010, at 7:01 AM, Vlad Margulis wrote: The new Facebook design looks like one of the busiest interfaces I've seen in a while. It immediately reminded me of the Yahoo! homepage back when... well, when it was too busy. Yet somehow, the Facebook homepage makes sense, doesn't feel too overwhelming and is easily navigable and parse-able. I think there are two things going on here; one is that they did a fairly good job following basic Gestalt principles of perception to clearly chunk out the layout and establish hierarchy. Two, I think our brains are becoming more accustomed to processing much more visual information. It's been suggested by new neurological research that the way the brain understands complex concepts is through established neurological frameworks, meaning the brain forms neural circuits which define a specific conceptual framework. For example if I say Mystery novel your brain already has an established idea/preconception of the structure of that concept. When you read the actual novel, you'll be fitting the content into that framework, through a process called neural binding. My theory is that we now have a neurological framework of such interfaces -- we know the navigation will be on the left, we know the content will be in the middle, we know there might be threading of conversations, we know there might be a chat roster on the lower left, we know a chat window might popup on the lower right, we know there will be a searchbox at the top, etc. In fact, if you look at the Yahoo! design, the page that it initially reminded me of, it has a very similar structure. Because we already have this framework in our brain, we don't need too much of a cognitive process to understand the page, all we need to do is process the content. I believe even though the page looks crazy busy to our design-trained eye, we now have the proper neural structure to be able to parse and comprehend it with relative ease. Reply to this thread at ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=49195 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
Re: [IxDA Discuss] Smart-HDL: Build your Brand
What sort of Question Answer is this??? And, when did this discussion list started allowing advertisements? - Rajesh Zoho Corp On Sat, Feb 6, 2010 at 4:39 AM, smartbus a...@smart-hdl.com wrote: 1 - Please tell something about your organization, key achievements benefits you provide to small medium sized Business Owners? An organization is a group or association consisted by several different departments and managed by one top managing person. Whilst, an organization can be managed by any eligible person yet a successful business is through the dedication, hard work and know how of that certain person. Smarthome is a known name in Home Automation System proven and referred by many satisfied client and handling projects all over Dubai’s luxury development areas and with it’s growing family, projects that Smart-HDL handles currently is now across the world. Whereas, over the year’s experience and based on the smarthome team’s daily work progress at various project sites and in aim to provide the best solutions prior to its client’s needs, Smarthome ventured with china’s known and top company ( HDL Hedong Group ) for all Lighting Controls. Joint with the knowledge and power of each team heads, the word SMART-BUS is now a Trade Mark in the market both locally and internationally an achievement by both Mr. Firas K. Mazloum (Smarthome) and Mr. Liang Goquin (HDL). The product Smart-Bus has been awarded the Mark of Excellence 2009 Best Green Product by CEA ( Consumers Economy Association, USA ) Our line of achievements in Products are: Home Automation, Lighting Control, Stage Lighting, Smart Hotel, Smart Office, Smart Building 2 - What can our readers expect from you when they approach you. What are your promises to them? Smart-HDL derived from the name Smarthome and HDL in joined hands and in its objective as a concept solution provider and not only as product by product supplier. The concept serves the clients rightfully. Unlike any other automation company, the S-Bus system adopts its functions accordingly to the households daily routine or so their lifestyle. The solution offers a value for money product benefiting from Energy Saving, Return On Investment, Health and Environment Benefits, Luxury Image for the Rich and Famous and Cultural Benefits. 3 - What do you feel about the future of technology? What important technology trends do you notice? Technology updates every single minute across the world. And these updates are all in aim to make the technology better in the aspects categorized in accuracy, compatibility, functions, features and specifications for the resellers, suppliers, integrators, installers and end users. Whilst these updates are done as mentioned every single minute one important trend that is now being followed or applied is our main concern we now focus on is the earth’s condition. The first and most vital facet in today’s technology is The Green Concept is a trend that focuses on the betterment of the place that we live at and in which Smart-HDL’s Smart-Bus system stands off from every company globally. Second essential technology is the lifestyle. The term lifestyle in technology is not a trend based on the fashion runway. This is the trend that S-Bus system initiated in Home Automation technology. It is the unique function or feature not as simple offer of supply and installation of smart home system yet the task execution or action comprehending households daily home routines ( as mentioned in qualification no. 2 ), whereas another advantage by Smart-HDL Smart Bus System. 4 - According to you, what are the 3 important qualities required for success in business or career? Smart-HDL’s success in the market apart from it’s Smart-Bus product flexibility, the company itself established it’s name in the market in all continents aforementioned their Delivery, Support/Clientele Relationship and Product Knowledge. To read more details, check: http://www.smart-HDL.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 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] Sketching before the Wireframes
I usually start with a big whiteboard and marker to sketch the flow and wireframes. Whiteboard is relatively easier to erase and alter the wireframes, compared to paper eraser combo. Afterwards, I capture them in paper (pencil sketch) or take a photo with my mobile phone to archive them. - Rajesh (Zoho Corp) On Tue, Feb 2, 2010 at 5:28 AM, Mike Hales mike.ha...@gmail.com wrote: Hi I would absolutely go with the sketches, much faster and easier to knock out, experiment with etc. You'll save time later when moving onto software and/or paper prototypes etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=48924 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
[IxDA Discuss] shopping.rediff.com - too much simplicity?
Rediff, one of the leading portals in India recently underwent an entire redesign focusing on simplicity. But I guess it did the worse thing to their online shopping site. Can anyone locate Womens ear rings in their categories page? http://shopping.rediff.com/categories The old site was way better compared to the new site. The old site had the traditional approach and it was reasonably easy to navigate and shop around. - Rajesh 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! count me in... My email id is : rajeshsundaram at gmail dot com Rajesh Sundaram On Wed, Jul 8, 2009 at 2:03 AM, MJ Broadbent m...@mjbroadbent.com wrote: Absolutely. You bet I'll find time for this! mj at mjbroadbent dot com Greetings to the 9,990 other members not yet participating on this discussion: Can you spare 15-30 minutes to help improve the human condition by advancing the discipline of Interaction Design? This is a high-impact opportunity to participate in shaping our collective future. Say YES today! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=43460 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] Looking for data to refute crazy client
Unless the password is printed out on a pre-sealed, 1+1 copy paper (the kind of post-card like paper that most credit card companies use to send you the passwords), it is totally non-secure. - Rajesh On Wed, Jul 1, 2009 at 4:44 AM, Oliver Reichenstein o...@mac.com wrote: Printing out a password is the most absurd security measure for password protection--unless you have the power to force the user to chew and swallow the paper sheet... ;-) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=43289 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] Dialog Position
Option B. :-) cheers, Rajesh UX-Zoho On Mon, Nov 17, 2008 at 4:04 PM, Danny Hope [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 2008/11/17 Maxim Soloviev [EMAIL PROTECTED]: I'm working on UI for web application and I need to show several dialogs, one of them is confirmation of deleting the file. So I'm wondering -- what is the best position for modal dialog: A. Center of screen B. Near control that caused dialog appearance C. Near mouse cursor position (in most cases it will be equal to B since there is very little delay between action and showing dialog). Option B – place the control *within the users locus of attention*. -- Regards, Danny Hope http://linkedin.com/in/dannyhope 07595 226 792 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] PC Suites and mobile handsets
For the past 3 years, I am using nokia PC suite to take backup of my phone contacts. That is the only value-added feature I can see from that 40+MB bloated software. It has a cool feature like microsoft activesync, integrating with your Windows Explorer, which is sometimes useful. I wish ... 1. The pc suite has better Contact syncrhonization features. The backup, synchronize options are sometimes buggy. I get deleted contacts back into my mobile (restored from the backup contacts in my pc) when synchronizing. Or atleast the process is little confusing. 2. An export feature using which i can generate a .CSV file from the backup contacts. 3. Better SMS client. NPC Suite has an integrated SMS client, but the GUI design and interaction needs more tweaking. 4.Connectivity loss - When connected using Bluetooth, the connection gets dropped after sometime. I wish the PC suite has some features to sustain the connection. 5. Installing applications - Be it a flash or Java app, I wish the PC suite has some drag-drop feature supported in the windows explorer. - Rajesh UxD - Zoho On Mon, Nov 10, 2008 at 9:12 PM, Sachendra Yadav [EMAIL PROTECTED]wrote: Hi, Besides what's already available in PC Suites (PIM Sync, Backup/Restore, Media transfer, Firmware upgrade, application installer etc) I want following additional things in my PC Suite. 1. Establishing connection between the phone with the PC should be a snap. Not more than 5 seconds. 2. When I connect the phone, tell me what software needs updates. There should also be an option to download the new updates as they become available in the background and install them when I connect my phone thus reducing the update time. [Add this only if the phone software (firmware and/or applications) can be upgraded] You also might want to consider having only those features that make sense for the market to which the phone is targeted. Nokia PC Suite, for example, overwhelms me. I'd say less is more when it comes to PC Suites. Best Sachendra -- Sachendra Yadav http://sachendra.wordpress.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 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] Suitable icon for freeze
My Suggestion : The Pause symbol [II]. Easy to understand and is found in most consumer electronic devices (ipods, AV players, remote controls). Rajesh Sundaram IxD Zoho *Come to IxDA Interaction08 | Savannah* February 8-10, 2008 in Savannah, GA, USA Register today: http://interaction08.ixda.org/ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
