Re: [IxDA Discuss] Axure Pattern Library

On Wed, Sep 10, 2008 at 2:55 PM, Tref Gare <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Truly excellent both for immediate usefulness and as ways to tease out > the more nitty gritty features achievable in Axure. Many many thanks. > > One question relating to the Creative Commons licensing - > specifically the n

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Best practice for touchscreen interfaces in airplanes

Virgin America's Red system has been getting lots of press (though I assume if you're working in this space, you'll already have heard of it). Cheers, Martin Polley Technical writer, interaction designer +972 52 3864280 Twitter: martinpolley Any papers, usability best pr

Re: [IxDA Discuss] RapidRabb.it Prototype Creator launched today

On Mon, Dec 1, 2008 at 4:37 PM, Volker Gersabeck < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Comparing RapidRabb.it with Axure, I have to start with the main > difference: > - RapidRabb.it is a browser application, and therefore running on any > operating system (as long as you have Firefox or Safari). You can

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Is Auto-Scrolling Good?

I like the auto-zoom-out idea. Here's how to refine it: When you approach the view border, zoom out. When the user slows down/stops his mouse movement (after a delay of, say, 200 msec), zoom back in to allow precision placement. It hews to the user's mental (well, physical?) model -- look at the

[IxDA Discuss] How to cue people for drag and drop

I have a screen with a slightly unusual UI. There is a table of rows that can be edited in place, but you can also drag and drop the rows, somewhat in the style of Excel. You can also drag the rows onto targets adjacent to the grid. The question is - how do I give people reasonable visual cues t

Re: [IxDA Discuss] UXBookClubs (Canada? Online)

Aaron, Check out http://uxbookclub.org/doku.php?id=vancouver There are a few names in there already. Regards Steve 2008/11/30 Aaron M. Holmes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Hi All, > > I'm a Canadian and would be interested. I'm located in Kelowna, and can > make > it to Vancouver once in a while - did

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Best practice for touchscreen interfaces in airplanes

You should have a look at Air New Zealand's in flight entertainment system. It was designed by Al Cooper, I believe. Is very usable and is a great example of IxD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=3608

Re: [IxDA Discuss] UXBookClubs (Canada? Online)

Hi All, I'm a Canadian and would be interested. I'm located in Kelowna, and can make it to Vancouver once in a while - didn't see a West coast group yet. Cheers, Aaron -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Erica Sent: Saturday, November 29,

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Google by default

No term, but I have been finding it shared on forums and social sites recently. Some of the more common forums will only search for words with 4 or more letters, making short words and acronyms impossible to find in the threads and messages. Personally, I use it to game the localness of cra

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Google by default

James, this phenomena is exceedingly common. Termed navigational queries, or more generally known item finding, it was recently estimated to be > 30% of searches by researchers at Yahoo. That data and a lot of context at http://surfmind.com/muzings/?p=119 . I'm not sure of a term that describes go

[IxDA Discuss] JOB London User Experience Manager/Senior Interaction Designer Permanent

Overall purpose of the role/key tasks: Reporting to the Head of Product, the purpose of this role is to: * Create, maintain and be accountable for the entire user interaction model and overall visual design of the network of sites and services. * Influence the strategy

[IxDA Discuss] Best practice for touchscreen interfaces in airplanes

Hey guys and gals, I am doing some a proof of concept for an aeroplane IFE (in flight entertainment) system. Note: The interface is touchscreen and will not allow for Dan Saffer gesture-based loveliness L Any papers, usability best practices, IFE examples would be much appreciated.

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Is Auto-Scrolling Good?

How about sticking to auto-scrolling but removing the acceleration component. Often the acceleration is what confuses people as the dragged items speed up too much and users lose control. What about two fixed scroll speeds. One could have a reasonable scroll speed assigned to the default drag ope

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Visual Design Candidates

Hey Matthew, Congrats on the step forward. We made a similar move about a year ago - but not with a pure GD - we brought on a GD/VizDev (visual developer) with a passion for usability, accessibility and standards. We are based in Lebanon so finding him was a beyond a challenge and I have no practi

[IxDA Discuss] Google by default

I'm sure we've all witnessed on how common it is for a user-experience to begin at Google these days, even when the user has a known destination/item. I do it myself. For instance, say I want to look up 'Brighton' on Wikipedia, I find the most efficient method of getting there to type 'wi

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Is Auto-Scrolling Good?

Oleg, well spotted - all auto-scroll implementations indeed do suck. While I can't recall any such example of the top of my head, a good alternative would be along the OS X Dock (enlarging focused icons) or some kind of loupe UI - ie. keep the whole context in one page in a scaled down version, a

[IxDA Discuss] [JOB] UX Senior Manager in Fremont CA - Full time

Hey all - this client of mine is looking to hire someone internal. This will be the first time they have hired a UX person for a new software division. This looks to be a really interesting position with oversight on software design for touchscreen, voice and traditional computers. They

Re: [IxDA Discuss] RapidRabb.it Prototype Creator launched today

Comparing RapidRabb.it with Axure, I have to start with the main difference: - RapidRabb.it is a browser application, and therefore running on any operating system (as long as you have Firefox or Safari). You can edit, show, and discuss the prototypes anywhere, anytime. - second, we implemented a c

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Visual Design Candidates

Jennifer, Thank you for your thoughtful feedback. This provides some very helpful insight to a potential issue I had not considered all that much. I will definitely use your story to help me with our new strategy! Cheers! On Mon, Dec 1, 2008 at 12:42 PM, Jennifer Carey <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrot

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Visual Design Candidates

Definitely just contract work for the Visual Design role, as it seems to be the easiest to decouple from the in-house roles. Thanks for your feedback. On Mon, Dec 1, 2008 at 10:46 AM, David Shaw <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Matthew... > Great question. From my POV it really depends on your s

[IxDA Discuss] [JOB] come work with me at Linkedin

I need an amazing IxD/IA with Interface chops to join me at LinkedIn to do some insanely awesome innovative stuff I'm percolating. We're located in Mountain View CA. ping me if you want details. Welcome to the Interaction Design Ass

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Visual Design Candidates

Hi Matthew... Great question. From my POV it really depends on your situation. You mention you are tasked with ramping up the UX/UE roles... are you planning on hiring outright or just contract? Depending on what your long term strategy is, there are different agencies out there to assist. Howe

[IxDA Discuss] Visual Design Candidates

Hello List, Have been tasked with ramping up the UX/UE roles at my company (I currently occupy the IxD role). One of the areas I have identified that we do not currently have dedicated staff for are Visual Designers. We have capable people, but no one that specializes in web application interface

[IxDA Discuss] NH UPA Holiday Party - 12/17 - RSVP REQUIRED!

2008 is coming to an end and NH UPA has had an amazing first year as an official UPA chapter. As a thank you to all our members who have supported us by attending meetings, volunteering and presenting we want to invite you to the annual NH UPA Holiday Party! We have a terrific night planned

[IxDA Discuss] Vote for a Department of Innovation

I'm forwarding this from another group. I think it's something this community might be interested in: Cognate with the notion of a National Design Policy, advanced at the recent US National Design Policy Summit organized by Dori Tunstall, is the concept of a new US Department of Innovation.

Re: [IxDA Discuss] RapidRabb.it Prototype Creator launched today

> > @Robert - You can try it for free by going to > http://rapidrabb.it/preview or clicking the "Try for Free" link on > the homepage. > Thanks, but that's actually just a preview, not a free trial. I'd like to try it on a real project before laying down a subscription fee, you know? -r-

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Retain "obvious" instructions?

Hi Eric, I would assert that basic link functionality can now be assumed for *most* users who have at least rudimentary experience with web pages. I'm talking specifically about "click the link" knowledge. Yes, even 60+ users. That said, of course there are plenty of things that can and do get

Re: [IxDA Discuss] RapidRabb.it Prototype Creator launched today

@Robert - You can try it for free by going to http://rapidrabb.it/preview or clicking the "Try for Free" link on the homepage. -- jackson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=36059

Re: [IxDA Discuss] RapidRabb.it Prototype Creator launched today

> > Today we launched the RapidRabb.it Prototype Creator (http://rapidrabb.it > ), > a collaborative editor for interactive wireframes. Looks like it could be a good tool, but I have to say, it's bad form to require payment during registration for a product the user can't even try out first. You'

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Menu IA tools

I agree strongly with the catalog- or directory-based faceted navigation; I've also used it with success in the past few years. However, I don't think that negates a hierarchy. Depending on their permanence, the records or content in the directory can be treated as children of the directory and sho

[IxDA Discuss] UXBookClub in St Albans

I know it's pretty close to London, but i've set up a page for St Albans anyway, as there are a few UX types in the area. Would be nice to meet up in a local coffee shop or something to save the trip into London every month. http://uxbookclub.org/doku.php?id=st_albans _

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Localization of keyboard shortcuts

Hi Rob, The best practise regarding shortcut keys is to follow the standard of the OS on which your application operates, because that set of shortcuts will be what the user learns, whether or not it is localised. Incidentally, while it may be convenient in English that certain of the major sh

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Is Auto-Scrolling Good?

A solution to the variable scroll speed might be to add a speed indicator along the "scrolling edge". When the scrolling starts, place a scrolling indicator just below the cursor, and let the users move position the mouse a little further up/down on the indicator to adjust the speed. Downside: us

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Is Auto-Scrolling Good?

Hi I use the auto-scroll feature (as I understand your def.) every day and find it works well for me. In Thunderbird (email) I have quite a few folders for tracking many projects, jobs, etc. One of my subfolders itself expands well beyond the height of the screen. With auto scroll, it'

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Is Auto-Scrolling Good?

Two quick ideas for alternatives: - a zooming user interface would remove the need to scroll. With a zoom out, both origin and target of the drag-and-drop can be viewed at the same time no matter the distance between them. This would lack accuracy in selecting the target position, though, unless so

[IxDA Discuss] RapidRabb.it Prototype Creator launched today

Dear list, according to the discussion guidelines I want to make you aware of a new web-based tool for rapid prototyping. Today we launched the RapidRabb.it Prototype Creator (http://rapidrabb.it), a collaborative editor for interactive wireframes. This tool finally allows for real time collabora

[IxDA Discuss] Is Auto-Scrolling Good?

It's been a classic design principle that any scrollable view should auto-scroll when an object is dragged outside or close to boundary of the view. Here's what Alan Cooper wrote in his "About Face" book: "Auto-scroll is a very important adjunct to drag-and-drop. Wherever the drop target can poss

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Type or select?

hi all, I think that the date format could be an issue. I'd rather prefer a text field for day and year and a dropdown for month (it's also easier to select the month instead of either writing it or understand which format has been used). If you feel that the conversational paradigm is the way to