Re: [IxDA Discuss] How you usually conduct a usability study?

2008-02-14 Thread Kel Smith
Lya, the answer you seek depends greatly on the type/size of the project, the allocated timeline, available resources, budget, etc. I prefer doing small groups in sprints of ~five users, one at a time. This can be remote or in person; I prefer in person b/c facial expressions can reveal

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Agile UCD (was Re: Thoughts on AlanCooper'sKeynote)

2008-02-14 Thread Nick Iozzo
Ugh, that last part was worded wrong: You could do this pre-work in time it takes to do 2-3 development sprints. But, you have explored more designs then you ever would have been able to in over a dozen development sprints. That should have sad: You could do this pre-work in time it

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Evil Datagrids! ( was RE: Fwd: Thoughts onAlanCooper's Keynote )

2008-02-14 Thread Gregor Kiddie
There's nothing wrong with data grids per se. Tufte himself recommends the use of data tables on numerous occasions. That's why we have one in Flex. Ok, thanks for the data initial data dump guys! I'll go away, have a read, have a think, and probably inadvertently necro post this topic once I

[IxDA Discuss] Very nice article by David Malouf on Core77.com

2008-02-14 Thread Camille Mousette
Hi, I would just like to point out this great article Interaction Design and ID: You're already doing it...don't you want to know what it's all about? By David Malouf http://www.core77.com/reactor/02.08_ixd.asp [via experientia.com] It's good to see more IxD geared toward products, artefacts

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Thoughts on Alan Cooper's Keynote

2008-02-14 Thread Scott McDaniel
I get that, really, and never meant to indicate that I'd expect anything to be universally applicable - even or especially my salad bar quote. Especially in this Real World thing people keep telling me about. I felt the distinction was being stated in fairly absolutist terms, and wanted to ask

Re: [IxDA Discuss] From complex data to clear perception

2008-02-14 Thread Vicky Teinaki
One of my favourites is infosthetics: http://www.infosthetics.com/ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List

[IxDA Discuss] Using voice narration on sites

2008-02-14 Thread Vicky Teinaki
Hi all, I'm working on a web project where the client is sold on using voice on the site i.e. having narration for explanations. An example I've been given is Oil of Olay: http://olayforyou.com/index.jsp [EMAIL PROTECTED] Anyone know of anything else to look at? Also, has anyone worked on sites

Re: [IxDA Discuss] home links

2008-02-14 Thread Nathan Philpot
According to this article by Jacob Nielson, the Home button is still needed. A fairly large minority of users still don't know that they can get to a site's homepage by clicking its logo, so I still have to recommend having an explicit home link on all interior pages (not on the homepage, of

Re: [IxDA Discuss] prototypes are software and belong to engineers?

2008-02-14 Thread Robert Hoekman, Jr.
I keep calling these models prototypes but it gets us into trouble. We either need to qualify the term (e.g. Design Prototype, Conceptual Prototype) or use a different term like model. Agreed. The stuff I usually create barely qualifies as a prototype as I think that term is intended. It's

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Do you draw on a touch screen during your design process?

2008-02-14 Thread Alexander Baxevanis
Hi Oleg, somebody recently asked the same question about using tablets (with a stylus), take a look at the following link for this and other relevant threads: http://ixda.org/search.php?tag=tablet Cheers, Alex On Thu, Feb 14, 2008 at 12:12 PM, Oleg Krupnov [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I wonder

Re: [IxDA Discuss] prototypes are software and belong to engineers?

2008-02-14 Thread Charlie Kreitzberg
I too wonder about this. Really good and experienced designers, I have found, are capable of creating designs with few user problems. That's not surprising we can employ the same process that we use in expert reviews to find problems and fix them. Nonetheless, usability testing is an important

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Who does design engineering (Was: Thoughts on Alan Cooper's Keynote)

2008-02-14 Thread Charlie Kreitzberg
Pankaj: I think you have pointed out a critical issue for the IxD profession. If, as you say, people involved in the whole process of software creation consider interaction designers to be a small part of the total process, we will not achieve our potential as a profession. I have always

[IxDA Discuss] Starting a DC affiliate

2008-02-14 Thread Kim Bieler
Folks, I seem to have volunteered myself for kickstarting a Washington DC affiliate of IxDA. The first step is to gauge interest, so if you're in the area and would like to participate, email me off-list at: [EMAIL PROTECTED] I'm pretty sure we've got more than a critical mass of

[IxDA Discuss] Issues related to text entry using remote.

2008-02-14 Thread sajid saiyed
Hi, I would like to know opinions or prior experiences on the issue of handling 'text entry on screen' for UI's which are controlled by a remote (a remote with keypad). Do your users prefer a particular approach over other? Is there a best (or a good) remote keypad layout for text entry? How do

[IxDA Discuss] Reliability of affinity diagrams

2008-02-14 Thread oliver green
Hi all, Is there any way to test the reliability of affinity diagrams? Thanks, Oliver Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Evil Datagrids! ( was RE: Fwd: Thoughts on AlanCooper's Keynote )

2008-02-14 Thread Navid Sadikali
On Wed, Feb 13, 2008 at 6:25 PM, Rob Adams [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: There's nothing wrong with data grids per se. Technology has tendencies which affect our behavior perniciously - the way in which we converse and express. So I don't think a data-grid can be right or wrong, but dangerous

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Starting a DC affiliate

2008-02-14 Thread Shep McKee
On Feb 14, 2008, at 2:10 PM, Kim Bieler wrote: I seem to have volunteered myself for kickstarting a Washington DC affiliate of IxDA. Hi Kim, There's been an effort in the the works already for a few months now. I'm sure all help/guidance/leadership would be appreciated by all.