Re: [IxDA Discuss] History of Interaction Design training?
I agree with Dave. I work in both software and architectural. When working in software, I am a 'Usability Engineer'. I am not a developer - I work with developers. I don't work with code. This has been some what of a tripping point at times. I have seen more than one company desperate to solve a chronic usability problem, but reluctant to higher a consultant like me because I won't also build it. As a 'usability engineer', I design and communicate requirements, negotiate priorities and possibilities, and advocate usability issues. Usability issues can encompass a very wide range of issues, such as: human error, manufacturing cost, safety, satisfaction, work flow, speed and communication. None of which is coding. What I need to know about coding, I generally learn from the developers I work with. Design-build has its advantages in some situations and not others. When the builder is also the designer, conflict of interest is always an issue that must be balanced. Design-build creativity and usability can either suffer or flourish it depends When working in architectural, I can be a 'Usability Consultant' or 'architectural designer'. Again, I am not a civil engineer or structural engineer - but I work with engineers and a design team, to negotiate the design needs of the end-client, human behavior, physics and budget. I am educated in mechanical design (associates) and psychology BS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=47104 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] History of Interaction Design training?
I would be very cautious about this topic. We don't even know definitively what an Interaction Designer is, let alone how we were all educated. While we are some 30 years into our existence (depending on what you consider a "start date") the reality is that most of us a) got to "interaction designer" in the most convoluted of paths 2) don't even have the title of "interaction designer" I would ask you, before submitting your research question, what is the focus of intention of the research you want to do? Cmoparison to what end? Why those professions? What similarities do they have to IxD? I find it odd that you wouldn't rather look at say other better defined design positions such as graphic designer and industrial designer and maybe even architecture (most formalized, requiring licensing.) This is a topic though I have been giving a ton of attention to lately. I was at a little mini-summit during IDSA in Miami last month and it was depressing how even a solid design discipline like Industrial Design is STILL struggling with core issues of "what should we be teaching?" ... It really speaks to the state of complexity of the world we now live in. Anyway, that's my take. It obviously didn't answer your question, but I feel it adds to the conversation your question implies. -- dave . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=47104 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] History of Interaction Design training?
Hi Sam, Yesterday I came across an article from Digital Creativity (Vol 20) you might want to check out: Breaking the rules in interactive media design education. Oğuzhan Özcan; Asim Evren Yantaç; Mary Lou O'Neil. Get full pdf here: http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/title~db=all~content=g911166153 It´s more about how to tackle innovation in interactive media design education, but still related to your work. Best, Leonardo. On Thu, Oct 29, 2009 at 1:01 AM, Sam Ladner wrote: > Hi folks, > I'm a sometimes member of this list so apologies for busting in > without having contributed for some time. > > I'm writing an article for Interactions magazine and I would really > like to know how people are typically trained for interaction > design. > > I know the IxDA personas were based on a survey, though I haven't > seen the data, so don't know if they would answer my question. > > Does anyone have any papers or surveys or data that might help me > answer this question? Ideally, I'd like to compare IxD to > professions such as law or accounting, in terms of degrees, > standardized tests, apprenticeships, and designations. > > 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 > -- Leonardo Parra M.F.A. Profesor Departamento de Diseño Universidad de los Andes Bogotá, Colombia. 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] History of Interaction Design training?
Hi folks, I'm a sometimes member of this list so apologies for busting in without having contributed for some time. I'm writing an article for Interactions magazine and I would really like to know how people are typically trained for interaction design. I know the IxDA personas were based on a survey, though I haven't seen the data, so don't know if they would answer my question. Does anyone have any papers or surveys or data that might help me answer this question? Ideally, I'd like to compare IxD to professions such as law or accounting, in terms of degrees, standardized tests, apprenticeships, and designations. 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
