Re: [IxDA Discuss] statistical significance

Many thanks to everyone, that's all really useful advice. - I suspected it was a bit of a "how long is a piece of string?" question(!), but at least now I know I'm heading in the right direction. :) I'll let you know how it goes! Regards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Marking Required vs. Optional form fields

From: "Marty DeAngelo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > We weren't thinking about using the asterisk to indicate the > optional fields - we were considering either having the big > "(Optional)" after the legend or maybe an alternate icon (I was leaning against that because who knows what an 'field optiona

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Interactive prototyping

On 7/14/08, oliver green <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi All, > > I need to prototype a concept that is a blend of web based > applications and mobile applications. Is there any tool that I can use > to showcase the concepts for both? Any interactive prototyping tool should be able to handle bo

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Register vs. Sing-Up vs. Join Us

Keep it simple /join or /register "Sign up", indicates that the users are about to recieve something from you. "Register" indicates that they are about to provide their data for your use "Join" indicates that they are about to participate in something. Andreas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Re: [IxDA Discuss] "Confirm password" field - Superfluous?

I'm intrigued by the idea of letting the user "turn off" password masking with a radio button or a checkbox, but one concern -- is there a likelihood that a lot of users will be tabbing through this form? Unless your users are savvy enough to know to use the space bar on checkboxes/radio buttons,

Re: [IxDA Discuss] statistical significance

Steve said: "If you know that you have a user segment that is relatively scarce, but important for you to capture - like your executive team, for example - you should be certain to include a representative of this group in your studies. Essentially you're adopting a stratified sampling technique

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Marking Required vs. Optional form fields

I agree with Caroline. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=31241 Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this

[IxDA Discuss] online shopping - checkout experience

I'm curious about "checkout". Is anyone else also interested in this, or am I the nerd at the party right now? I've experienced some good and some not so good (ok, I'll say it: horrible). Most recently I've been impressed with the checkout experience offered by the out-the-box design in Magen

[IxDA Discuss] Senior Web Design and Development- Hercules (East Bay) - Aquent/Recruiter - Full-time Ongoing Contract

We're looking for a creative, enthusiastic Senior Web Designer who can hand code in HTML in their sleep. We also need someone who has decent working knowledge of Javascript, AJAX and Flash Actionscript. Basically we need a rock-star! Take this chance to design AND and bring your work to life! What

[IxDA Discuss] (JOB) Sr UX Designer, Bellevue, WA, Recruiter, Contract

My client is looking for a CONTRACT full time ON SITE Sr. UX Designer to work on a portal and widget project here in Bellevue, WA. Rate $45-$55 Per Hour Doe Bellevue, WA ** Local Candidates Only Please! *** Expected duration for this project is 2 months, with the possibility o

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Organizing files and folders

On Mar 18, 2008, at 11:58 PM, Maxim Soloviev wrote: By unknown reasons I dont like to use My Documents, right now there are just bunch of all stuff I move here from desktop. On Mar 18, 2008, at 6:04 PM, Leandro Alves wrote: My music stays at iTunes library. My photos goes to iPhoto library.

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Social sharing icons

Hello Amy, I think you are right that they have started to appear on practically every site these days. But does it make sense? I think what is important here is to map or put the relevant icons on the types of sites that are existing. By this I mean, for example: on networking sites only networki

Re: [IxDA Discuss] "Confirm password" field - Superfluous?

> If this is a low security application, does it make sence > to simply display the password when they create it? Even for a low security application the password a user chooses can be high security. Many people have only a small number of passwords, which they re-use across applications. For such

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Register vs. Sing-Up vs. Join Us

Sign up, register, join and create an account all have different uses. I would try to stay close to their natural meanings. Join a club to become a member. Create an account for financial purposes (in an online store). Register for an event. Sign up for a newsletter. (Please note that English is no

Re: [IxDA Discuss] statistical significance

Hello Elizabeth, I probably may not be a complete expert on things but this is how i would approach your problem. I would map every minute detail of the process involved. Once having done that, i would then want to understand the internal social fabric that would affect daily work and find places

Re: [IxDA Discuss] statistical significance

A statistical approach: you are comparing two conditions (old system vs. new system) and have an idea about the direction of the effect (the new system is more efficient, resulting in faster times). Can you make an estimate of the expected difference between the two conditions? What is the smalle

[IxDA Discuss] USID2008 Conference- Call for Papers

Hi All, USID Foundation (Formerly HCI-Hyderabad) invites papers for USID2008 conference. The conference is planned from 4th to 6th September 2008 in Bangalore, India. Thanks & Regards USID2008 Team www.usidfoundation.org Mobile: +91 9866237620 * * * * * * *USID2008 Call for Papers** *The

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Behavioral patterns of an online gamer: references/experiences share needed

Hi Manish, I'm not sure exactly what you're after but you might find some usefult stuff here: http://www.nickyee.com/daedalus/ Tim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=31281 _

[IxDA Discuss] Issues with iPhone update 2.0

Has anyone else lost their contacts, photos and calendar on their phone but not on mac? I have tried all the "work arounds" on apple.com and mobileme to push contacts but no joy. I contacted iPhone tech support and await their reply. __ Catríona Lohan-Conway User Expe

[IxDA Discuss] deliverables with a section on menu options with their related parameters

All, What is it called when you are creating deliverables with a section on menu options with their related parameters? Can you point me to any sample deliverables for this? I'm most interested in references for small screens. Here is a link to an image that describes what I am trying to docume

Re: [IxDA Discuss] "Confirm password" field - Superfluous?

Password field: Momentary reveal. The users are corporate users at call centers where they are not allowed to be distracted by such things as e-mail and internet access. The application is being developed in Silverlight so we have a lot of functionality flexibility. My development team and I h

[IxDA Discuss] Is Google trying to use human intelligence to improve search results?

Hi all, Aiding my wife in playing around with a dream, I searched for "france immigration" in Google. I got the following result set: http://tinyurl.com/6pzdd7 If you've ever searched for immigration info, you know that it's very difficult to actually get government info. The companies that help

[IxDA Discuss] [PLUG] Ten Tips for Managing A Creative Environment - July 16

[Apologies for cross-posting] Tomorrow, July 16, at 10am Pacific (1pm Eastern, 5pm GMT) my colleagues Bryan Mason and Sarah Nelson will be giving a virtual seminar on their Ten Tips for Managing A Creative Environment: http://www.adaptivepath.com/events/2008/jul/ In this talk, you'll learn

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Issues with iPhone update 2.0

No, but I did have an issue where I lost all my applications because my work computer wasn't "authorized". Unfortunately I also lost all my money data too. Blah, it would have been nice for iTunes to have asked to authorize that computer before syncing. David On Tue, Jul 15, 2008 at 6:16 AM, Ca

Re: [IxDA Discuss] deliverables with a section on menu options with their related parameters

Hi Michele, In our work at EightShapes, we use a documentation system that enables us to create deliverable PDFs that include linked files of artwork, probably much like the Illustrator visualizations you may be describing. We'd take those illustrations, place them into a deliverable page that lo

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Death to Personas!... webinar on Catalyze

Can't wait to see how you address Robert's spurious hypothetical question. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=31324 Welcome to the Int

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Is Google trying to use human intelligence toimprove search results?

> Aiding my wife in playing around with a dream, I searched for "france > immigration" in Google. I got the following result set: > > http://tinyurl.com/6pzdd7 Fred, thanks for pointing this out! You don't happen to have a screenshot of what you see when you click "Know of a better..." do you? I'

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Is Google trying to use human intelligence toimprove search results?

On 7/15/08, Meredith Noble <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Fred, thanks for pointing this out! You don't happen to have a > screenshot of what you see when you click "Know of a better..." do you? > I'm curious whether they wanted you to enter just a URL or also details > about why it was a good pa

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Death to Personas!... webinar on Catalyze

> > We even address the esteemed Robert Hoekman Jr's statement: "What's > actionable about a persona?" See for > registration info. > Glad I could help you fill out your itinerary. I guess this means I have to watch the webcast now, huh? -r- ___

[IxDA Discuss] ANN: Kevin Cheng's new book-in-progress

(apologies for duplicate postings) Hi folks, just a note let you know that Kevin Cheng has begun work on a Rosenfeld Media book, "See What I Mean: How to Use Comics to Communicate Ideas". From his book-in-progress site (http://www.rosenfeldmedia.com/books/comics/ ): "Comics are a unique way to

Re: [IxDA Discuss] ANN: Kevin Cheng's new book-in-progress

This is great news. Congrats Kevin & Lou. As a tangent, "Understanding Comics" has come up a lot lately in my work and teaching. The reference is usually around documenting RIAs or any highly dynamic application. The reason is that comics is not just a great way to communicate ideas, but have a la

[IxDA Discuss] Article: "Is Google Making Us Stoopid?" from The Atlantic.com

Interesting food for thought. Best, Gloria Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Article: "Is Google Making Us Stoopid?" from The Atlantic.com

There's something humorous hidden here. Either in the fact that there was no link attached, or in how easy it was to google the referenced article. http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/200807/google On Tue, Jul 15, 2008 at 11:19 AM, Gloria Petron <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Interesting food for thou

[IxDA Discuss] Contextual awareness on mobile apps

I've been watching the growth of contextual awareness in mobile apps recently There are several GPS, positionally aware apps... but I wonder where else this contextual awareness can go? What else do people want to know about their social networks beyond location awareness? Events and

[IxDA Discuss] Contextual Marketing

Very nice little 'application' on CNN. (http://www.cnn.com/) Click on the little t-shirt icons. Done by the http://www.barbariangroup.com/ Such a simple interaction device; intriguing and marketable. Welcome to the Inter

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Article: "Is Google Making Us Stoopid?" from The Atlantic.com

LOL - sorry about that. :-) Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Article: "Is Google Making Us Stoopid?" from The Atlantic.com

The factual intelligence benefits from briefness -- most ideas can be expressed in few sentences (see Strunk, for example). The emotional intelligence (as well as closely related BS) is not going to be influenced by the efficiency of Google. Incidentally, I found the article too wordy for the ide

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Article: "Is Google Making Us Stoopid?" from The Atlantic.com

LOL! I thought it was on purpose, to reinforce the point of the article! Chris On Tue, Jul 15, 2008 at 2:47 PM, Gloria Petron <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > LOL - sorry about that. :-) > > Welcome to the Interaction Design Associatio

Re: [IxDA Discuss] "Confirm password" field - Superfluous?

There are two ways to look at this and before that i would like to say that the confirm password is essential at the current stage that it is. By this i mean it is important to verify user key strokes even if means that most of the users do pay attention or are concentrating the most while typing t

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Is Google trying to use human intelligence toimprove search results?

Google is experimenting with the feature "Edit search results". More info on: http://www.google.com/support/faqs/?editresults "Know of a better page" is just one of the features they are testing. The others are: - Like it? - Don't like it? - Make a comment As I understand it, user input will main

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Article: "Is Google Making Us Stoopid?" from TheAtlantic.com

"Incidentally, I found the article too wordy for the ideas it described, but emotionally satisfying (just like I found 'War and Peace' too wordy, when I have read it long time ago)." -- I totally agree. I found myself wondering whether it was done intentionally - as though t

Re: [IxDA Discuss] deliverables with a section on menu options with their related parameters

Hi, Nokia calls this a "Settings Screen": http://tinyurl.com/5cc83a Cheers, Jakob . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=31346 Welcome

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Marking Required vs. Optional form fields

Hi all, I recently designed a form for a banking application where I marked optional fields as (Optional) with reduced font size (2 pts less). I've used the same form language to add instructions to some complex/confusing labels, where required. Just seeking an opinion on the approach I took. Re

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Article: "Is Google Making Us Stoopid?" from TheAtlantic.com

Too long for me. Gave up reading up after two paragraphs. Does this prove the article's point? Sebi On Tue, Jul 15, 2008 at 10:18 PM, Jackie O'Hare <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > "Incidentally, I found the article too wordy for the ideas it described, > but emotionally satisfying (just like I fo

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Contextual awareness on mobile apps

Dan, Did you see the mobile version of OmniFocus? From their intro page (http://www.omnigroup.com/applications/omnifocus/iphone/): %u201CUsing your location, OmniFocus can create a custom list of actions to complete nearby. Buying groceries? OmniFocus can show you the closest grocery store and cr

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Article: "Is Google Making Us Stoopid?" from TheAtlantic.com

There are so many ways in which this article is bad. Bad research, bad writing, faulty conclusions based on shakey premises. The title alone should shy people away - it's sensationalistic. First - the author has no ability to discern the difference between intellect/intelligence and literacy, or in

Re: [IxDA Discuss] deliverables with a section on menu options with their related parameters

Jakob, This document displays the interactions very nicely. When it says - The setting value list uses one-row choice items. If the setting contains no value, the dynamic part displays %u201CNo value,%u201D where the value equals the item name, for example, %u201CNo image.%u201D - where does a d

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Article: "Is Google Making Us Stoopid?" from TheAtlantic.com

gotta wade through all this thick ironizing here do y'all use spray starch to help make the author's point? LOL. Chris On Tue, Jul 15, 2008 at 3:18 PM, Jackie O'Hare <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > "Incidentally, I found the article too wordy for the ideas it described, > but emotionally sati

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Article: "Is Google Making Us Stoopid?" from TheAtlantic.com

Generally, none of those adjectives readily describe Atlantic Monthly articles (which also regularly hew to a requisite length-- 2,000 to 5,000 words-- I used to submit essays, and have the yellowing rejection slips to prove it-- of which readers of the New Yorker and Harpers are also accustomed).

[IxDA Discuss] (Job) Interaction Designer at Qik, Inc., Full-time, San Francisco Bay Area

This is a great opportunity to work with a tight-knit team on a service that is revolutionizing the way people share video with their networks. Our service crosses platform, so we are interested in talking with interaction designers who have web-only experience but are interested in learnin

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Article: "Is Google Making Us Stoopid?" from The Atlantic.com

Regardless of the article's inappropriate title, the author seems to be missing the nature of how most people read on the internet. IMO, skimming the internet is much more akin to reading a newspaper than reading a novel, or an article in a journal - we scan the headlines looking for something that

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Article: "Is Google Making Us Stoopid?" from The Atlantic.com

> I'll agree that this article is way too long. It easily could have > been edited to one quarter of the length without losing any actual > content. I'm guessing that was on purpose! Short articles typically aim at PROVIDING INFORMATION; long articles often try to MAKE THE READER THINK. Atlantic i

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Article: "Is Google Making Us Stoopid?" from TheAtlantic.com

True - But did the writer ever answer or even deal with the title - Does Google make people stupid? What I meant by sensationalistic is that he/editor intentionally choose google to grab readers even if the article had nothing to do with Google search making people cognitively impaired. The articl

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Article: "Is Google Making Us Stoopid?" from TheAtlantic.com

I was struck just the other day by a Marshall McLuhan quotation I hadn't looked at in a good long while. It really shocked me out of my perspective, sort of a revisioning, or perhaps, McLuhan might say, with time, I began to recognize the pattern in the media reversal. It was his famous bit about

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Article: "Is Google Making Us Stoopid?" from TheAtlantic.com

We have already gone/been tribal. Look at your twitter connections - that is your tribe. And the tribes boundries is the map without a territory because it exists in Eco's hyperreality. On Tue, Jul 15, 2008 at 8:19 PM, Christine Boese <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I was struck just the other day b

[IxDA Discuss] [EVENT] IxDA Brisbane Face to Face, Tuesday, 26 August, 6:30pm

Help us kick off the new local IxDA Brisbane chapter by joining us for our first Face to Face event. WHO: Local Interaction Design and User Experience professionals who design interactive systems and products of all types: web, desktop, mobile, consumer electronics, digitally-enhanced environments

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Contextual awareness on mobile apps

Thanks Bryan, I'll check it out. I'll also be on the lookout for other contextual apps - I'm just fascinated with this concept... Best, -Dan On Jul 15, 2008, at 1:01 PM, Bryan J Busch wrote: Dan, Did you see the mobile version of OmniFocus? From their intro page (http://www.omnigroup.com/ap