[IxDA Discuss] Any new ideas about UT lab?

2009-03-15 Thread guang Yang
Hi guys! I am currently in charge of planning the set up of a new UT lab within 2009 and run it after the set up, finially develop to a whole Ixd center. Anyone have any ideas about arranging and run a Ixd center? Or any ideas about your current design center? I would be very much appreciated for

[IxDA Discuss] interesting article, Forging a China–US energy alliance

2009-03-15 Thread Jarod Tang
Forging a China–US energy alliancehttp://whatmatters.mckinseydigital.com/climate_change/forging-a-china-us-energy-alliance, global sustainability should really be one of the focus ( much more important than buttons and icons ). Cheers, -- Jarod -- http://designforuse.blogspot.com/

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Represented (designer\'s) Model

2009-03-15 Thread Alan James Salmoni
There is lots of research on this. I would start with a nice little paper by my own supervisor, Stephen Payne: Payne, S. J. (1991) A descriptive study of mental models. Behaviour and Information Technology, 10 (1),3-21 Plus he has a chapter in the book HCI Models, Theories, and Frameworks by

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Any new ideas about UT lab?

2009-03-15 Thread Mitchell Gass
At 05:14 PM 3/14/2009, guang Yang wrote: I am currently in charge of planning the set up of a new UT lab within 2009 and run it after the set up, finally develop to a whole Ixd center...Anyone have any ideas about arranging and run a Ixd center? Are you sure you need a lab? For usability

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Represented (designer\'s) Model

2009-03-15 Thread Dave Wood
Thanks Alan, that is very helpful. Also thanks to Vicky Teinaki via email for the link http://www.dubberly.com/articles/how-do-you-design.html . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=40032

[IxDA Discuss] Enabling iphone type experiences for non-consumer devices such as industrial, medical and automotive products - looking for strategic partners from an IXDA/UX background

2009-03-15 Thread rob anders
Hi There, I am CEO of an international technology company, called Anders Electronics plc - HQ'd in London, and historically we designed and manufactured LCD display components for companies developing non-consumer products. (from ticket machines, to blood sugar devices, to indusrial control

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Moving into UI design / UX from another webspecialism

2009-03-15 Thread Dante Murphy
I love this topic. Let me start by saying that I made a similar transition almost 15 years ago, the major difference being that I didn't know that there were other people out there doing UX work. It was almost five years before I met another person who called himself an IA, and 8 before I

Re: [IxDA Discuss] How to hire an interaction designer?

2009-03-15 Thread David Cortright
While Scott's scenario doesn't say what the trigger was for the manager/VP to decide that they wanted their product to be easier to use, my experience has been it typically happens when they are exposed to a product with good design. Whether it's a Tivo, iPhone, or a competitor's product that is

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Any new ideas about UT lab?

2009-03-15 Thread Dante Murphy
I would take this question in a different direction...would you only use this space for UT, or could it also become a hub for ideation, collaborative design, testing and evaluating equipment or software, etc.? That's what we've done with our space; over the course of a month, we might run