Re: [IxDA Discuss] US/UK user testing

2008-03-05 Thread Craig Peters
> From: Jorge Márquez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > I'm running an international project that requires user testing in > USA and > UK. Check out Bolt Peters (www.boltpeters.com). They've been doing remote usability testing since the company's inception six years ago (and Mr. Bolt was doing it prior

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Usability is more than...

2008-03-05 Thread Jeff Howard
I dug back into the archives to find the original quotes that inspired my question. I'm particularly interested in understanding of the role of usability beyond evaluation. Any readings or insights along those lines would be much appreciated. On March 4, 2008, Elizabeth Buie wrote: > But I do know

[IxDA Discuss] April 1 Twin Cities UX Meetup, Topic: Usability Methods

2008-03-05 Thread Katie Ware
Date: Wed, 5 Mar 2008 15:19:11 -0600From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: April 1 Twin Cities UX Meetup, Topic: Usability Methods Hello UX folks -- We had a ROCKIN good time at last night's Twin Cities UX Meetup. I'm hoping you can join us for the next on April 1 . The topic will be

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Design Deliverables and Developers

2008-03-05 Thread Suba Periyasami
On Wed, Mar 5, 2008 at 3:52 AM, Stew Dean <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 04/03/2008, Celeste 'seele' Paul <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Does anyone know of studies or other research that explicitly looks at > how > > developers are using design deliverables in practice? Particularly > > in

Re: [IxDA Discuss] US/UK user testing

2008-03-05 Thread Scott Klein
Jorge, A I use for a lot of my usability testing is Usability Sciences Corp based in Irving, TX. (www.usabilitysciences.com). Although they do not have an office in the UK, they do travel all around the world conducting usability testing and do use Morae technology. My contact there is: Char

[IxDA Discuss] Advice needed on finding design work, remote or in Europe

2008-03-05 Thread Sebi Tauciuc
Hi all, Does anyone have any advice on finding remote (interaction) design work or/and a design internship somewhere in Europe (ideally Finland or Sweden) for the summer? I've been living in Finland for the last year and a half, doing 2 different internships, both kind of development oriented. Th

[IxDA Discuss] JOB: Interface Designer - Interaction Design | Full-time | Unicon | Chandler, AZ

2008-03-05 Thread Gary Thompson
Interface Designer - Interaction Design --- Unicon (www.unicon.net) Chandler, Arizona Full Time Employment Contact: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unicon is currently seeking an interface designer to join our User Experience team in making co

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Most usable doesn't always mean best solution

2008-03-05 Thread Kiran Mova
what would be the usability implication if user is allowed to write their own question and answer? If open-ended is too vague, will it help to provide sample questions? If sample questions are provided, will users tend to choose one of the sample questions? On Tue, 4 Mar 2008 09:31:44, Patrici

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Offtopic: What music do you listen to while you "design"

2008-03-05 Thread Lucy Buykx
Great thread and reminder that I would get more work done if I turned off Radio 4! I've lined up Shostakovich, Arvo Part and Dead can Dance. Not sure which will be most productive :D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ix

[IxDA Discuss] UPA 2008 Workshop - CFP: Exploring Best Practices in Longitudinal Usability

2008-03-05 Thread Jhilmil Jain
UPA 2008 Workshop - CFP: Exploring Best Practices in Longitudinal Usability Workshop date and location: Mon 16-June-2008 -- Baltimore, Maryland Time: 8:30am - 5:30pm Submissions deadline: Wed 30-April-2008 Notification date: Thu 15-May-2008 Organizers • Catherine Courage, salesforce.com, [

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Offtopic: What music do you listen to while you "design"

2008-03-05 Thread Warren Puckett
For the last two days, I have been working to the new Nine In Nails album: ghosts I-IV, 36 tracks, no vocals and they are self-distributing it for $10 on their site. http://ghosts.nin.com/main/home I was checking off tasks like a mad man yesterday! Best regards, Warren . . . . . . . . . . . . .

[IxDA Discuss] [JOB] Entry Level Interaction Designer - Los Angeles, CA - ITG - Full Time

2008-03-05 Thread Pullen, Michael
Company: ITG Location: Los Angeles Job: Interaction Designer We're looking for someone who * is a recent graduate/ Summer of 2007 or more recent * wants to make a difference and likes being challenged intellectually * is interested in learning about interaction design and the exciting wo

[IxDA Discuss] [JOB] Intern Interaction Design Analyst - Boston, MA - ITG - Summer or Fall

2008-03-05 Thread Pullen, Michael
Company: ITG Location: Boston Job: Intern - Interaction Designer Summer or Fall 2008 Project: Customer Experience Analysis * engage collaboratively with the product team * communicate best practice of user interface design * conduct task and design analysis * create documentation and pr

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Offtopic: What music do you listen to while you "design"

2008-03-05 Thread John Gibbard
The first view of what a small, but growing, sample of us listen-to has been generated this week by our Last.fm IxDA group. So for those of you that are interested: http://www.last.fm/group/IxDA/charts Sigur Ross, Portishead, Air, Bjork ... I'm sensing an electronic downtempo theme... "Not repre

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Designing an Analytics UI

2008-03-05 Thread Seamus Byrne
"Information aesthetics" is a marvelous blog with multiple examples of innovative data visualization: http://infosthetics.com/ "Dashboard Spy" has a collection of great screen shots of executive dashboards: http://dashboardspy.wordpress.com/ Brandon E.B. Ward wrote: > I'm about to start desi

[IxDA Discuss] [job] Senior user experience engineer - Taipei, Taiwan - Recruiter - Full time

2008-03-05 Thread Momoko Kang
Global brand is seeking for a senior user experience engineer in Taipei. The responsibilities for this position include creating and developing innovative solutions for the Consumer line of business. Responsibilities include the development of specifications and designs that include both hardware

[IxDA Discuss] Research on Corporate engagement on climate change mitigation: Methods of Data collection

2008-03-05 Thread Denboy Kudejira
Dear all. I am regarding focusing my Masters paper on the above topic. I am still working on the Proposal now. Please help me decide how I can collect data for my project. Also if anyone knows of an organization that is working on climate change please I will be glad to have their contacts

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Usability is more than...

2008-03-05 Thread Jeff Seager
Todd R. asked: "For those who include satisfaction under usability, is there anything you include beyond usability in determining whether a design is 'good' or is usability a synonym for good design?" I include accessibility, and in web design I include various considerations related to standards

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Design Deliverables and Developers

2008-03-05 Thread Stew Dean
On 04/03/2008, Celeste 'seele' Paul <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Does anyone know of studies or other research that explicitly looks at how > developers are using design deliverables in practice? Particularly > integrating things such as wireframes in to functional specifications. Or > even

[IxDA Discuss] [JOB] Teach and research interaction design - Oslo Norway - AHO

2008-03-05 Thread Simon Clatworthy
We are looking for two highly motivated people to help build our interaction design group at the Oslo School of Design and Architecture. If you have plenty of design experience and are looking to how you can impart this to students and industry, then this could be an opportunity for you. At