[IxDA Discuss] Corners, edges and multiple monitors

Hi all, Using corners and edges of the screen for different things can as we all know be a great timesaver. However in the day of the multiple monitor we're facing some new problems, screens do not have edges on all sides. So I'm designing an application that uses the edges for some global navig

Re: [IxDA Discuss] what to name the social networking area of a huge retail site

Hi Stephanie, Curious what label did your retail site finally come up with to replace the term "Community"? What ever it is I bet your traffic to that section will drop. Community is the excepted term out there in the web ether for forums, wikis, and blogs. Users understand that term whether y

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Empathic design

Ali, I think you might be referring to "emotional design" or "funology" which we just started a conversation about this morning. Is this what you are referring to? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Language metaphor for UE disciplines

I think this thread is starting to show some salient aspects about metaphor that warrant some discussion, namely what is a metaphor and when is one appropriate. In my view, there are two kinds of metaphors: experiential and explanatory. Experiential metaphors are practically transparent - we use t

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Language metaphor for UE disciplines

On Mon, Apr 14, 2008 at 4:44 PM, Dave Katten <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Out of curiosity, has anyone out there read Lakoff & Johnson's "Metaphors > we live by"? > I believe we all have! I believe we all *should* have read that - as well as Dan's masters thesis. Another great one is Lakoff'

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Usability and Standards for Formatting Negative Numbers?

I have been designing pre-trade, trading, and research applications for financial institutions for a number of years, and negative values have been handled in a number of fairly consistent ways, based on user feedback and also the standard for certain types of reports in a given business venue:

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Language metaphor for UE disciplines

Grip would be analogous to IT support for the team, I guess. On Mon, Apr 14, 2008 at 3:55 PM, Oleh Kovalchuke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > We didn't have slides. Instead the presentation served as a seed for > audience discussion (we try to encourage audience participation, hence all > the intere

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Language metaphor for UE disciplines

We didn't have slides. Instead the presentation served as a seed for audience discussion (we try to encourage audience participation, hence all the interesting metaphors). As far as I understand, Project Manager analogous to Producer. Key Grip? I wonder myself... Another good book on film, which

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Language metaphor for UE disciplines

I would love to see the presentation - can he put it on slideshare? I am wondering whether the metaphor is really scalable like the more classic metaphors such as: time is money human life is a plant human life is a day death is a person, driver, escort etc... If it was more abstract - designing i

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Language metaphor for UE disciplines

Another interesting metaphor, and the topic of the presentation at the IxDA Colorado meetup by Josh Zapin (Texturemedia), was "Interaction Designer is occupies the role of Director in film industry: privides vision and guides other contributors to fulfill the vision". Inspired by book "What a Produ

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Language metaphor for UE disciplines

On Mon, Apr 14, 2008 at 2:55 PM, W Evans <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Interesting - to add my 2 cents (and Chauncey or Saffer will kick my > butt) > > Content Strategists are nouns, > IAs is the grammar, > IxD is the verbs, > Visual is the adjectives, > Experience Architects are the poets

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Language metaphor for UE disciplines

Interesting - to add my 2 cents (and Chauncey or Saffer will kick my butt) Content Strategists are nouns, IAs is the grammar, IxD is the verbs, Visual is the adjectives, Experience Architects are the poets I know there is a Haiku in here somewhere Anyone want to play more with this?

[IxDA Discuss] Language metaphor for UE disciplines

This metaphor came up at our last IxDA Colorado meetup (which was quite lively, by the way). "IA deals with nouns, IxD -- verbs, Visual Design -- adjectives." This is rough division, of course. -- Oleh Kovalchuke Interaction Design is design of time http://www.tangospring.com/IxDtopicWhatIsInte

Re: [IxDA Discuss] The American People / Politicians = The Users / Developers (?)

On Sun, Apr 13, 2008 at 10:49 AM, Gavin Burke < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Getting back to the developer/IX designer relationship, I feel a lot > of the problems can be solved by the IX designer getting training in > software development and learning the ins and outs of the interface > framework,

Re: [IxDA Discuss] The American People / Politicians = The Users / Developers (?)

Hi Peyush, It may be a stretched analogy, but the point I was trying to make as David Malouf states is that the architect/interaction designer is empowered by having in-depth technical knowledge of his/her domain. Take the famous spanish architect Calatrava, he was trained as a structural en

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Usability and Standards for Formatting Negative Numbers?

In my experience, a minus sign and red color, has always won out in terms of recognition. Not long ago I actually ran a quick study on a handful of individuals where I asked the users to identify all of the negative values on a spreadsheet. I had one spreadsheet that used the red/minus sign notati

[IxDA Discuss] IxDA Local Nashville?

Hello, I'm writing this morning to see if anyone is interested in participating in a local IxDA group here in Nashville, TN. I'm willing to help organize this and am eager to meet and learn from other professionals who are fighting the good fight in Nashville to not just "make it pretty". If int

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Usability and Standards for Formatting Negative Numbers?

I do not have the research you are seeking, but I'd like to pose a question. If this is an application from which you can access the user's preferences as set in the operating system, why not use those, and then each user would see them in the way most usable to him or her? (If you are unable to re

[IxDA Discuss] Job Posting: UE Designer / Information Architect at Silicon Valley startup

Chai Labs (www.chailabs.com) is an early stage stealth consumer Internet startup started by folks from MIT, Stanford, Google and Cisco. We are backed by top Venture Capitalists and angel investors (including Marc Andreessen [co-founder of Netscape] and Reid Hoffman [co-founder of LinkedIn], and are

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Funology in Interaction Design

Try Raph Koster's Theory of Fun http://www.amazon.com/Theory-Game-Design-Raph-Koster/dp/1932111972 // jeff Kunal wrote: > I am trying to gather references, study material, > examples in interaction design on the theme - 'Funology > in Interaction Design'. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Re: [IxDA Discuss] The American People / Politicians = The Users / Developers (?)

My take on this is to go back to the simple saying, "Knowledge is Power". When I work with engineers of any type across any medium, the more technical knowledge I bring to the collaboration the better the project usually goes. There is that balance though of becoming that person who "knows enough

Re: [IxDA Discuss] The American People / Politicians = The Users / Developers (?)

Hello Gavin, With due respect, your description of the relationship of architects and structural engineers is so far off, I almost don't know where to begin! You are trying to explain a computing design phenomenon with an example that simply doesn't hold water. I'm not arguing what Spanish arch

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Usability and Standards for Formatting Negative Numbers?

In most consumer-facing applications that I've seen (e.g. online checkout/payment systems etc.) negative numbers have been shown just with a minus sign, and in most cases in red colour. On the other hand, I've seen the "parentheses" notation being used quite extensively in accounting, e.g. when co

[IxDA Discuss] Usability and Standards for Formatting Negative Numbers?

I am currently doing some research before I make a suggestion for how this information should be displayed. Of the known formats I know that using parenthesis () around the number or using the minus sign in front of the number can be used. I have also seen both of these variations with the numbers

[IxDA Discuss] [EVENT] Boston IxDA social: April 24, 7pm

IxDA Boston April Social We're sure you've noticed it's that time of year between snow storms. Help shake off the cabin fever with some cold beer and good food at Boston Beer Works * When: *Thursday April 24th, 7pm (but feel free to come earlier too!) * Where:* Boston Beer Works, 112 Canal St, Bo

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Funology in Interaction Design

Hi Kunal, In addition to Will's recommendations, I advise you to have a look at the special issue on Funology, of ACM Interactions magazine Volume 11 , Issue 5 (September + October 2004)

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Muxtape.com's simple interface

On Sun, Apr 13, 2008 at 11:16 PM, the <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > *snort* Not bloody likely... It's still no call to be rude. -- 'Life' plus 'significance' = magic. ~ Grant Morrison Welcome to the Interaction Design Association

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Funology in Interaction Design

Hi Kunal - I would start with Daniel Goleman, "Emotional Intelligence" (Bloomsbury, 1995) Funology: From Usability to Enjoyment (edited by Blyth, Overbeek, Monk, and Wright, 2004) Gitte Lindgaard, Gaty Fernandess, Cathy Dudek, "Attention Web Designers: you have 50 milliseconds to make a good fir

Re: [IxDA Discuss] How to design a useful FAQs page?

Caroline, Your article gives interesting insides on the how to write the questions inside a FAQs page, user feedback etc, was very helpful. Now just left some goods samples regarding the layout. take care Jose E. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from

[IxDA Discuss] Funology in Interaction Design

I am trying to gather references, study material, examples in interaction design on the theme - 'Funology in Interaction Design'. I am trying to build on the Don Norman's philosophy of Emotional Design. Any inputs will be useful. Thank you. Sincerely, Kunal. ___

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Muxtape.com's simple interface

> This seems like you're pointing out problems with the little kid down > the street's lemonade stand... Discussing problems is one of the best ways to learn. I'm pretty sure nobody meant to be insulting. Anyway, a couple more observations: -It's not immediately obvious what the coloured boxe

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Muxtape.com's simple interface

*snort* Not bloody likely... First off, the RIAA will be all over them once they get big enough... On Apr 13, 2008, at 8:12 PM, Michel Vuijlsteke wrote: > > On Sun, Apr 13, 2008 at 9:17 PM, the <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > But come on, guys. > He just made this overnight for his own fun - i

[IxDA Discuss] [Event] CFP: 10th Persistent Conversation minitrack

SECOND CALL FOR PARTICIPATION Persistent Conversation Minitrack Digital Media and Content Track at HICSS 42 January 5-8, 2009 Hilton Waikoloa Village, the Big Island, Hawai'i See http://www.visi.com/~snowfall/HICSS_PC.html for an online version and further information. IN ONE PARAGRAPH The Pers

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Spatial reasoning and spatial memory

Thanks for the pointers! I'm working with small screens, and that tends to accentuate the challenges of visualizing and navigation large sets of information. I've recently been playing around with a design for a mobile phone music player and the problem with visually relating the small set of "the