Hi Greg, Andy, Dave, and Chadvavra,
My name is Rob Christensen and I am a product manager on Adobe AIR.
Adobe AIR is really centered on allowing developers to build
applications that need to run outside of the browser. Since it
includes WebKit and Flash, it's generally very easy to migrate your
e
How much data in that table is 100% necessary? Kill some columns, see
if anyone complains.
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Wel
Just noticed that the link I provided doesn't work. Please go to
cbc.ca/jobs, click on current openings, and scroll to the Information
Architect posting (April 9).
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Dave I share your caution and pov on context, use, etc. I'm doing
some outside in right now, more looking for some attempts at unusual
ways of using RIA's as benchmarks.
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Senior Manager, User Experience Seattle, WA
Our client is looking for a dynamic individual who has experience managing a
team of usability specialists and can or has experience
managing 3rd party usability specialists. This individual needs to show a
successful track record of having the devel
You could try using our ProofHQ app (http://www.proofhq.com).
You can upload various doc types (Word, PDF, graphics files) into a
single workspace.
Reviewers can add comments/replies and annotate the docs
collaboratively.
Each doc can have versions, which you can compare side by side as a
way of
Chip-
Consider yourself fortunate that your employer foresees a 5-year growth plan
for your department...my experience has been that the UX team is often
shoe-horned into some other department's org structure, and that career growth
is not well envisioned or managed. As such, I've been throug
Have you also thought of allowing the table to be customizable, so
that users can select only those fields that are meaningful to them
-- or in the case of using either hide/reveal or list/detail, they
could choose their own default view of the data and relegate fields
they need less frequently to
Is a List/Detail pattern out of the question? Do users really need to see
*every* bit of data in the table, or could the more lengthy, less commonly
used elements live in a detail panel below?
Michael Moore
On Thu, Apr 9, 2009 at 9:49 AM, Adam Lerner wrote:
> Dave -
>
> I can relate to your dil
It's important to note that AIR has two user interface toolkits: HTML
via the Webkit rendering engine and their Flex UI toolkit (declarative
grids, buttons, etc) with support for Flash in both cases. The rise of
webKit as a platform for rich networked applications is quite
interesting. IE has been
Greg, I would caution your application of a pattern that works in one
platform (user context, device type, operating system) to another.
We have found in recent research that changes in platforms change
expectations and that different conventions do not all transfer
between platforms especially th
>From a new user perspective:
AIR = Application download and install
Silverlight = Plugin download and install
AJAX = works in a browser.
But from the content owners perspective:
AIR = fairly stable, stand alone. Cross-platform
Silverlight = not so stable, bloated IE framework
AJAX = we already ha
Dave -
I can relate to your dilemma. I am currently working on redesigning
an application with a similar massive table of data. I think that
Steve's suggestion of looking at roles and limiting display to the
data points of direct relevance to the user-type is spot on.
Unfortunately, it doesn't wor
First ...Props to Louis for making a living creating great books for all
of us. Second..I look forward to reading it.
-greg
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Thanks ...all.
Confirms most of what I know as of right now. One thing I am
wondering about is how people might work with Rich Clients that
become almost sovereign over the desktop. Will there be issues or
will it be a logical place for people to fall on.
The context switching between groups of
AJ,
Thanks for the feedback, we are redesigning the website as I write this.
Most our focus has been on the product until now, and the only page that is
there at the moment is a holding page.
But so I can put a quick fix up could you clarify what you did, as all the
links should point back to eith
Steve, Joan, Erin, Jim, Josh, Phillip, Petter, Sarah, and Santiago,
Thank you- I stand enlightened and inspired!
Vincent
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I've worked in both product management and UX for several years in
each. Good resources for the overall concept of product roadmaps
include Pragmatic Marketing:
http://www.pragmaticmarketing.com/resources/archived-webinars/building-effective-product-roadmaps
Where I currently work and manage a U
honestly, this couldn't have come at a better time for me. this is
definitely one of my weaker areas, so this will help immensely!
thanks dave! much appreciated!
///eks
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Hi Dave,
It sounds like you've got a really good handle on the process of
"narrowing" the table. Since you've been given the opportunity to
rework the table, you might see how much latitude you have in
reworking the process.
I'd guess that the legacy app table is so big because many different
peo
Citrix Online is growing and we're looking for a Senior UX Designer for our
User Experience team! We're passionate about our "simpler is better" design
philosophy, so we're looking for someone with a knack for creating clean,
intuitive, and usable interfaces to join our team of talented and high
infragistics=B*D *SS
On Thu, Apr 9, 2009 at 12:33 PM, J. Ambrose Little
wrote:
> On Thu, Apr 9, 2009 at 12:56 PM, Petroff, Greg
> wrote:
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> > If you are working with Air or Silverlight ... where do you think it's
> > going? What is the current state of the tools? There yet? Not? How do we
> > s
In my career I've seen many variations of the requirements gathering
process. I've lead this phase mainly due to lack of resources. In
some cases I've had business analysts or the project manager lead
the requirements phase and utilizes an IA or tech lead to validate
the information gathered.
Depe
On Thu, Apr 9, 2009 at 12:56 PM, Petroff, Greg wrote:
> If you are working with Air or Silverlight ... where do you think it's
> going? What is the current state of the tools? There yet? Not? How do we
> see these changing what we do?
>
Well, I'm pretty familiar with Silverlight. That's what we
Greg it is really hard to answer this, b/c it really depends on your
perspective, the culture of your team, and your existing relationship
of your team to any other tools.
I would say that both environments have a bit to go before they are
fully baked, but then again so does Java and other mature
CBC (CBC.ca), the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, is Canada's
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I manage a small UX team within the Product department of a .com. As
part of the overall company strategy each department leader has been
tasked with creating a (gulp) 5 year road map of their respective
departments. I'm not a business school grad and have only seen road
maps and have never created
With cloud computing on the rise in popularity (even though I am sure
there are many talking about it that do not know what it is) I think
AIR has a bright future. The lines between desktop and the internet
are blurring and apps like Adobe AIR are the future. Silverlight is
just Microsoft's attempt
Folks
I'm working in an enterprise application with a large table of data
that currently forces a horizontal scroll. This table displays data
contained in a work order. This is the legacy of a previously built
system.
We know we need to eliminate the horizontal scroll, but the business
customers
At my company the requirements gathering, interaction design,
wireframing, prototyping (with iRise), and functional specification
are the responsibility of a Business Systems Analyst.
Graphic design is handled by contractors usually remotely, and
usually after the prototype is signed off by the c
Hello all,
Was hoping to get the groups feedback on best practices regarding
checkout, and more specifically, the placement of the checkout button
on e-commerce websites.
Sites like harryanddavid.com are incorporating a checkout button, as
a persistent element, on all pages of their website. As
On 09/04/2009, at 08:59, Vincent wrote:
Type ahead by last name is a wonderful solution. Though, it seems
contextual to last name?
In the proof of concept ( http://icograma.com/raf08/ ), clients can be
found by any field(s).
All this queries give [Jorge Gonzalez, phone 4946-2493, address
Some of them are in the library already. You can find the library at:
http://library.ixda.org/
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Hi all, my apologies for cross-posting. Just a few brief Rosenfeld Media
notes to share:
- *New book by Nathan Shedroff: *We have just published Nathan's *Design
Is the Problem: The Future of Design Must be Sustainable *(
http://bit.ly/JQt1F ). It's not a nuts-and-bolts UX method book;
Also, testing search functionality is *not* possible until the very end
of release which naturally limits any actions to be taken based on
results of user testing.
...Just to play devil's advocate, why not? You could create some working
prototypes to test this before development. Prototypes may t
Here, it's usually the Product Manager who gathers the requirements from
customers, prospects, and other business stakeholders and decides what
use cases need to be changed or supported. Occasionally I'll "ride
along" but not often, both because of time constraints and because the
requirements do n
A single incremental search field coupled with a decent search engine,
allows to search by name, surname, address, and/or phone number (w/o
dashes), in any order, with maximum efficiency.
Proof of concept: http://icograma.com/raf08/
This mockup, in spanish, is part of a 45' presentation we gave i
Are you guys in Brazilian lists like Desinterac and Aifia-pt? You should
look for people over there... I know that there is a bunch of IAs in Porto
Alegre.
If you need any help you can count with me or any other of the brazilian
local leaders, I'm sure they will be glad to help.
Cheers,
Gawry
On
If you are working with Air or Silverlight ... where do you think it's
going? What is the current state of the tools? There yet? Not? How do we
see these changing what we do?
Love a discussion on what changes with them? What's the same? Are they
harder to build and develop then other alternatives
I can't thank everyone enough for the generous feedback here.
Scenarios are quite broad with primary emphasis on first and last
names (Steve, your point to phonetic matching is right on track for
when looking for a name you only heard ... especially with Google
appliance).
A close second are nam
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Like Jack, the complexity of the project dictates how the requirements
are collected. Basically we do "other" and here is what we do:
1 UI person and designer get with biz owner to get high level
requirements for purpose of design elements. At this point we may or
may not include a Business Analys
Google Search does have the "Did You Mean" feature - perhaps that
would help in the Louise/Louisa arena?
Also look to the predictive search on Facebook as a best-in-class
example of finding people. It might be outside of your scope but is
very easy to use.
Jakob Neilsen's studies about search in
I agree with Philip Hunter: the type of searches normally conducted
should (or could) play a strong role in deciding which method to
apply.
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I've had a similar experience as Jim...if you can implement type-ahead
you solve 80-90% of queries.
Also, people really *like* type-ahead.
On Apr 9, 2009, at 5:56 AM, Jim Kauffman wrote:
Here at Vanguard we use a simple type-ahead search box based on a last
name list. The person's phone ex
Sorry if this is slightly off topic, but am I the only person who is
completely thrown in a loop when it comes to the Webnographer website?
There is no examples of what they do and if you want to find out more,
it takes you back to the home page.
@robfay posted this link on Twitter and I think this list of free tutorials
should be required for all y'all who feel you don't need Graphic Design
Stuff. YES! at the end they get into areas that you should probably already
know (well my point is you should prob already know all of it). But with
le
On Apr 9, 2009, at 4:02 AM, R. Groot wrote:
in your company, which role gathers the requirements from the client?
I work on a wide range of projects, from my company's own products to
military contracts. Requirement gathering varies from project to
project.
a) project manager makes inv
Here at Vanguard we use a simple type-ahead search box based on a last
name list. The person's phone extension is listed with their name.
Advanced search is available, but most people get by with just the
type-ahead box.
Jim K.
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Many genealogical sites offer this sort of solution for people
search. Because literacy rates were not high in the western world
until the 20th century, spelling of names in public records was often
approximate at best, and so this is a necessary feature for people
trying to find records o
Vincent,
Both options have plenty to recommend them. The one thing Google lacks which
I think is particularly useful when searching for people is a phonetic
matching algorithm. This can help overcome issues with names like Louise,
Louisa, Louissa, etc; when looking for a person who's name you've o
Hi All,
Currently have some questions about searching an internal directory
of 20,000+ people.
There's some thinking that a Google appliance utilizing a white bar
with rich search capability (parameters / facets on particular
attributes) would be enough to narrow down to who you're looking
for.
Dear all,
I'll keep it short:
in your company, which role gathers the requirements from the client?
a) project manager makes inventory in the initial meetings and passes them
to the interaction designer
b) project manager and interaction designer both do the initial meetings
together. The intera
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