Re: [IxDA Discuss] Iron Man

2008-05-09 Thread Jorge Furuya Mariche
I just found the link of the designer that worked with the end titles animation (awesome motion graphics work!) http://www.dannyyount.com/ http://www.dannyyount.com/movies/qt_iron_man.html Enjoy ! Jorge Furuya IDEO Welcome to

[IxDA Discuss] When things go bump in the night (at IxDA.org)

2008-05-09 Thread Nasir Barday
Hi Everyone, You may not have noticed, but something went bump in the night on the IxDA web site this week. After investigating an issue someone reported with our RSS feeds, we found that someone had inserted some malicious code onto our site. The code quietly directed visitors' browsers in the

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Iron Man

2008-05-09 Thread Angel Marquez
i like this thread On 5/8/08, Jorge Furuya Mariche [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I just found the link of the designer that worked with the end titles animation (awesome motion graphics work!) http://www.dannyyount.com/ http://www.dannyyount.com/movies/qt_iron_man.html Enjoy ! Jorge

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Question about scannable bar code on a mobile display

2008-05-09 Thread Morten Hjerde
Hi Dante! The problem this tries to solve is usually how to identify yourself to a machine. Mobile barcodes sounds like a good candidate, it has been tried, but I haven't seen any cases of successful widespread adoption. The problem is partly reliable and cheap delivery to the phone. MMS is

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Question about scannable bar code on a mobile display

2008-05-09 Thread Sam Woodman
Sounds as though in Europe and the US sending out an SMS to access a code is still only the real viable option for the time being, however I wouldn't say that RFID tags are still maaany years off. There have been successful pilot projects here in France combining RFID enabled telephones and the

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Question about scannable bar code on a mobile display

2008-05-09 Thread David Malouf
Let's see if I can bring some more light on this. Morten's answer is really good, but there were some things that were mis-communicated in parts of the thread. I work for the company that invented the barcode and barcode scanner and is the largest seller of scanning devices and OEM engines in

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Question about scannable bar code on a mobile display

2008-05-09 Thread Kontra
I work for the company that invented the barcode... While researching for a project to obviate the need for barcodes in a particular industry, I read this succinct and colorful history of the barcode: http://www.barcoding.com/information/barcode_history.shtml The barcode was invented by Joseph

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Iron Man

2008-05-09 Thread Will Evans
Well, Just saw the movie last night - well worth it - well worth seeing it in DLP if you can. One this I noticed was that unlike Minority Report - not one particular human-machine interface paradigm was favored - you has traditional input devices (the keyboard with strange symbols - definitely not

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Iron Man

2008-05-09 Thread Kim Bieler
I second this idea. Lots of people spend their working day doing intensely physical activity like picking fruit or hanging drywall. There's no reason that we sedentary computer jockeys couldn't get used to a standing/waving work environment instead. I actually like the idea since I hate

[IxDA Discuss] Reminder: [Event] Chicago I xDA - Interactive Experience Design Decisions – Who drives the bus? - May 14, 2008

2008-05-09 Thread Chicago IxDA
A friendly reminder, sign up by Tuesday to attend! We already have 50 people who are coming... New colleagues? New collaborators? Come meet each other! - Hello, fellow Chicagoans, We're pleased to announce that Acquity Group will be both hosting

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Tog's IxD 101 Immersion Seminar - Opinions, anyone?

2008-05-09 Thread Darlene Pike
I attended this in New York in April. I would definitely recommend it if you're looking for a 360-degree jump-right-in-and-get-your-feet-wet introduction to Interaction Design. Some of the topics were a review of concepts I was already familiar with, but I found the juxtaposition of them very

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Question about scannable bar code on a mobile display

2008-05-09 Thread Sanket Bindle
Hi Dante You can easily use QR codes which has some functionality like barcodes but are visually different. QR codes are just .gif image files that can be easily sent through mobiles. QR codes can be easily produced by many freely available websites and then you can use them anywhere. They can

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Constructive criticism for this redesign?

2008-05-09 Thread the
Hey super thanks y'all for the input - I sent it on. Good point too about the Flash/Mac scrolling issue... Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe

[IxDA Discuss] Login / Lougout from a Usability perspective

2008-05-09 Thread tank6b
Hi all, In our new site we implemented the Login / Logout process ala Amazon, that means, the user keep logged in for browsing the site and we always display a Hi John Doe message on top even when the user logout from the secure part of the site (where users upload the books). The paradox is:

Re: [IxDA Discuss] IxDA Berlin/Germany - new local group

2008-05-09 Thread Bianka McGovern
Right, now I have a reason to move back ;) On Thu, May 8, 2008 at 4:24 PM, Jens Meiert [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: getting it local in Berlin/Germany! http://ixdaberlin.collectivex.com Congratulations! I knew it was a mistake to leave Berlin ;) Cheers, Jens. -- Jens Meiert

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Question about scannable bar code on a mobile display

2008-05-09 Thread Barbara Ballard
On Fri, May 9, 2008 at 3:11 AM, David Malouf [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Barbara, imaging (I think you said visual scanners) are required to do this properly, but you are incorrect in your assumption that they are somehow more standard in Europe and N. America. While I agree there are more Laser

[IxDA Discuss] Need suggestions for iconography

2008-05-09 Thread Rob Mitchell
Hello All, This is my first post to the group. I'm going to admit that the discussion topics each day are really enlightening. I'm involved in a project (educational software) whereby we need to come up with an icon that represents a test the user takes to assess their skill level before they

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Need suggestions for iconography

2008-05-09 Thread Chauncey Wilson
Rob Conduct a braindrawing exercise where you present the function as you do below and ask a group of people to sketch very rough concepts quickly. After a few minutes of sketching, people hand their sketches to the person beside them in a meeting and that person reviews the sketch and then adds

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Constructive criticism for this redesign?

2008-05-09 Thread Robert Hoekman Jr
Wow, the cardinal sin of flash movies at work: designing a custom, substandard scrollbar for a long list. Hardly the cardinal sin. A much more fundamental sin is the lack of Flash detection (though it does degrade if you have JS disabled). Flash detection is a best practice that is, sadly,

[IxDA Discuss] Which are the best microblog features ?

2008-05-09 Thread Pieter Jansegers
I like Twitter, but I don't think it is already an ideal service ... Some microblogs worldwide This list is a personal choice and based on three criteria: ease of operability, quality of service and experienced functional up-time. general http://twitter.com http://jaiku.com http://pownce.com

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Login / Lougout from a Usability perspective

2008-05-09 Thread Will Evans
Hi Jose, 1. Assume, for the sake of argument, that Amazon is wrong. Use Case example: a. User goes to amazon.com (assume user=Will Evans), from his parents machine while visiting, sees some items, purchases a book to be delivered (re-logs in with username/password), and selects default credit

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Iron Man

2008-05-09 Thread Christine Neidley
Of course, standing all day can be exhausting, but it's something to think about...I guess an user interface that allows a stand-up position, and that allows us to make wide movements would be better. This reminds me of some discussions I have had about the Nintendo Wii controllers. If I could

[IxDA Discuss] JOB: Interaction Designer at Research in Motion (RIM) - Ottawa Canada - Full Time

2008-05-09 Thread David Bukurak
Research In Motion Limited® (RIM)® is a world leader in the mobile communications market and has a history of developing breakthrough wireless solutions. POSITION SUMMARY Interaction Designer-0800803 We are looking for an interaction designer for handheld device and PC user interfaces. You

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Need suggestions for iconography

2008-05-09 Thread Enrique Sallent
One of my tasks at Deloitte is to design and create icons for our applications, here are a few suggestions: 1. A pencil 2. A pencil over a sheet of paper (document type) 3. A torso and a document bg Enrique . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Hello.....is there any university which offer UXD???

2008-05-09 Thread John Zimmerman
I would like to put in a good word for three programs at Carnegie Mellon that might meet your needs. These programs are all more than 10 years old and have placed many students into the field. Masters of Interaction Design: in the School of Design: http://

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Constructive criticism for this redesign?

2008-05-09 Thread Sebi Tauciuc
That gets quite painful when you're living in a foreign country (every now and then Google does it to me)...But I guess if you add a cookie to it and make it remember your choice of language forever, it's ok. Sebi On Fri, May 9, 2008 at 9:03 PM, Bob Sampson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ..Don't

[IxDA Discuss] website-proportional size

2008-05-09 Thread michael justin fehdrau
Hello, Anyone know what the maxiumum and minimum size of the webpage? I noticed some webpages that extend the background images behind the table without showing white outlines or underlapped. How can I code that to it? It is new to me. I have average knowledge of web programming and above

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Constructive criticism for this redesign?

2008-05-09 Thread Bob Sampson
Maybe specify to the use WHY they have to choose location. Are you just collecting information from me, like Ikea does when they ask for my postal code when I make a purchase from their brick mortar? Or is there special content for the user for their locale. The Intel dropdown says Choose a

[IxDA Discuss] [Event] Summer workshops in Mal mö

2008-05-09 Thread tony l
The 1scale1 Critical Research Studio has prepared a selection of 7 workshops that will run over two weeks during August 2008. Between August 18th and 29th we will run 7 simultaneous workshops in open software and hardware for designers and artists at our studio in Malmo, Sweden. Themes will

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Login / Lougout from a Usability perspective

2008-05-09 Thread Bruno Figueiredo
I think that's very confusing. If the user is not logged in, then present a simple Login link. If he's logged in, then present Username / Logout. That's the convention on most websites. I would also ditch the Hi thing. If it was only on the homepage, then that's fine but on every page kinda looks

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Need suggestions for iconography

2008-05-09 Thread Bruno Figueiredo
I would suggest going with a torso and a small badge on top of it representing a level (maybe a 3 bar chart, or a line one, or a line splitting into three branches horizontaly). So that would convey the message User Level that will effectively be the end result. Or you could play on it being

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Iron Man

2008-05-09 Thread Jeffrey D. Gimzek
On May 9, 2008, at 6:14 AM, Christine Neidley wrote: Of course, standing all day can be exhausting, but it's something to think about...I guess an user interface that allows a stand-up position, and that allows us to make wide movements would be better. This reminds me of some discussions I

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Need suggestions for iconography

2008-05-09 Thread dnp607
Hi Rob, Design is so much fun - heck, you gave away the fun part! Here's a super quick ideation page for you: http://www.peknik.com/temporary/IxDN.jpg I couldn't spend any real time on it and had to use my iPhone for the pictures, but what the heck... The ideation process was as

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Interaction Designer in new Ford Commercial

2008-05-09 Thread Will Parker
Not merely a Blade Runner quote, but one's that's well-placed to cause maximum viewer surprise ... and therefore improved user engagement through the end of the paragraph. That's *D*E*S*I*G*N*I*N*G*! 400 quatloos on the Other Guy Named Will. -Will Will Parker [EMAIL PROTECTED] On May 8,

[IxDA Discuss] JOB: Senior Information Architect - NY, NY - Long term Freelance- Recruiter

2008-05-09 Thread Rochelle Rubin
Senior Information Architect - Freelance (possibly leading to a staff position). My client, a leading interactive design and marketing agency, is looking for a Freelance Senior Information Architect for a 6 month assignment (possibly leading to a staff position). Located in New York, they are

[IxDA Discuss] IRC for IXDA?

2008-05-09 Thread paige saez
Is there a channel for IxDa'ers? If not, could we make one? I would love to be able to ask questions and chat in an informal way if possible. This could be localI am in PDX so I am shoutin' out to PDX IXDA peeps :) Thoughts? -- Paige Saez Interaction Design.Media.Art.Love.

[IxDA Discuss] Points and Rewards in a Social Networking Site

2008-05-09 Thread Timothy Makoid
Hey everyone, I am a student majoring in Information Systems with a concentration in HCI/ID/UX/HF. I'm working on my final project and we are designing a small scale social networking site. Were trying to come up with a sort of gaming system that encourages the users to interact with each

Re: [IxDA Discuss] IRC for IXDA?

2008-05-09 Thread Matthew Nish-Lapidus
I would love an IRC channel... It might sound counter intuitive, but I actually have an easier time using IRC at work than responding to long email threads :) On Fri, May 9, 2008 at 2:48 PM, paige saez [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Is there a channel for IxDa'ers? If not, could we make one? I would

[IxDA Discuss] What Colors do Designers like on a Website's Home Page?

2008-05-09 Thread Harvinder
We are a design and usability staffing company redesigning our website. While we have come closer to the layout for our website's home page we are having a debate on the colors to use on the home page. Since our target audience would be designers and usability people would you like to suggest what

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Constructive criticism for this redesign?

2008-05-09 Thread Daniel Szuc
Specify your location and language for specialized content for you How many sites really do this? Corporations add language selectors to indicate they have a presence in each country and so that its easier for locals to read in the language of that country ... however ... suggest its rare that

Re: [IxDA Discuss] What Colors do Designers like on a Website's Home Page?

2008-05-09 Thread Robert Hoekman Jr
We are a design and usability staffing company redesigning our website. While we have come closer to the layout for our website's home page we are having a debate on the colors to use on the home page. You might be asking the wrong question. Instead of asking what colors designers will like

Re: [IxDA Discuss] What Colors do Designers like on a Website's Home Page?

2008-05-09 Thread Michael Micheletti
On Fri, May 9, 2008 at 3:31 PM, Harvinder [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: We are a design and usability staffing company redesigning our website. While we have come closer to the layout for our website's home page we are having a debate on the colors to use on the home page. Hi Harvinder,

Re: [IxDA Discuss] What Colors do Designers like on a Website's Home Page?

2008-05-09 Thread Jeffrey D. Gimzek
On May 9, 2008, at 3:31 PM, Harvinder wrote: We are a design and usability staffing company redesigning our website. While we have come closer to the layout for our website's home page we are having a debate on the colors to use on the home page. Since our target audience would be

Re: [IxDA Discuss] What Colors do Designers like on a Website's Home Page?

2008-05-09 Thread Daniel Szuc
Suggest also looking at longer term impacts of color after continued use of a site and function. For example, a color may look nice on the first, second and third visit etc but may become increasingly distracting or even annoying after continued use. One way to test this is have user try tasks on

Re: [IxDA Discuss] What Colors do Designers like on a Website's Home Page?

2008-05-09 Thread Jennifer Vignone
I would suggest that you consider your brand colors and any desire to have the color selections for the overall site work with those colors, thereby providing a resonance with the brand message and a color foundation to the design. Jennifer Vignone [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.vignone.com