[IxDA Discuss] Friends of Bestica get $150 Total Discount for How Design Conference in Austin with $50 coupon code BST9 and $100 early bird before May1.

You're invited to join HOW magazine in Austin, Texas, June 24-27 for the 2009 HOW Design Conference. You'll get four days packed with software instruction, creativity boosters and tips for growing your career in any economy, plus a wealth of innovative ideas and great design work. Bestica

[IxDA Discuss] [JOB] Sr User Experience Designer / Seattle, WA / Amazon.com / Full Time

..: The Amazon.com Retail Customer Experience team is seeking an innovative, self-motivated user experience designer to lead new design initiatives and champion a variety of customer experience improvements on our product detail pages. The ideal candidate will exhibit an uncanny sen

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Opportunities with Mozilla Labs and IxDA

Regarding the Mozilla Labs part of this thread, I started following Aza's concept mockups about 8-10weeks ago. In watching the progress and checking out the archives I found myself feeling both humbled and inspired that he/MozLabs were opening up their process to public debate and had called for pa

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Streamlined sign up flow

Not exactly what you are asking for but hopefully helpful. Productplanner.com has lots of illustrated examples of various sub processes, and among them sign-up flows. Unfortunately there is no real analysis, other than what meaning you assign to the number of Views and Favs... - E

[IxDA Discuss] Focus group recruitment in SF/Bay Area > Prototypers wanted for Adobe Catalyst focus group

Hi -- I'm sending this for one of IxDA SF's sponsors, so if you're interested in participating please contact the person listed in the email below, and not me. They're looking for IxDA folks with an interest/background in prototyping to talk with them about their new product, Catalyst (formerly T

Re: [IxDA Discuss] [EVENT] IxDA Austin // Tues, April 21 // Panel: Effective Prototyping

Brooks Protzmann of Design Context is our fourth panelist. Looking forward to seeing folks tomorrow night! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=41037

[IxDA Discuss] Job - Information Architect, Charlotte NC, EPRI Full-time

See http://tbe.taleo.net/NA5/ats/careers/requisition.jsp?org=EPRI&cws=1&rid=420 for complete details and contact information. Please do not email me directly about the position. The Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) is looking for a Information Architect and Interaction Designer. The id

Re: [IxDA Discuss] AIGA & IxDA?

As an American in New Zealand and former member of AIGA I have my own perspective on this. There are a lot of parallels between the two orgs, but I think IxD tries to separate itself from "graphic design"/"look and feel" per se. Our aim is the interaction, not the exact look of that interaction.

[IxDA Discuss] Enter to win a copy of \'A Project Guide to UX Design\' by Russ Unger & Carolyn Chandler

UX Book Club Chicago is giving away 5 copies of Russ & Carolyn's book. Find out how to enter: http://uxbookclubchicago.wordpress.com/2009/04/20/book-giveaway-5-copies-of-project-guide-to-ux-design/ Welcome to the Interaction Design

[IxDA Discuss] [offtopic] how to manage some of these heated threads

I just tripped over this lovely article, which I think is applicable to some of the threads I've been seeing http://www.lifehack.org/articles/communication/how-to-take-criticism-like-donald-trump.html Also useful: on flames and trolls http://www.lifewithalacrity.com/2006/02/flames_emotiona.html __

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Streamlined sign up flow

Another source (who visits here) is Joshua Porter who has a site at bokardo.com/. I saw a talk of his at WebStock here in NZ recently which was about the sign-up process and presented a very interesting perspective that was obvious really but so obvious that many people (myself included) never gave

[IxDA Discuss] WAP site best practice and insights

Background: I'm working on a WAP site to compliment a campaign site that is housed within a large brand site. The campaign site includes: - campaign messaging - videos (ranging from 30-120 seconds) - annectodal stories from customers - links to other areas of the site (learn more, find a product.

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Streamlined sign up flow

Hi Julie, You'll want to run out and get Luke Wroblewski's "Web Form Design" book, and scan & send out parts of Chapter 13 on Gradual Engagement. Fantastic stuff about working to eliminate monolithic registration forms in favor of progressive sign-up steps that serve user's immediate goal

[IxDA Discuss] Streamlined sign up flow

Does anyone have any examples of articles discussing the cons of having a sign-up process before using an application that requires personal information (i.e. your address). I remember reading articles a while back on how asking for personal info when someone just wants to try out your app is a hug

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Sixth sense from MIT labs

Great discussion! The way I look at this is that - here is some innovative technology, that has been proven, protoyped & built. The creativity comes with how we [as designers, developers, organizations etc.. ] choose to use it. Perhaps the example where you are researched on the spot was not the

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Mobile security vs. ease-of-use

Erik Wingren wrote: @ jet: That is a really clever twist - using the touchscreen interaction to make login fun! Is this from the Android OS-level security or an app running on Android? If the latter, which one? This is OS-level security on Android. -- J. Eric "jet" Townsend, CMU Master of T

[IxDA Discuss] JOB: Mobile Interaction Designer; Paris, France; Recruiter; Full Time

£££Depending on experience + benefits Ideal profile: Mobile interaction design, software / kiosk interaction design, visual bias (bonus but not necessary) My client is looking to expand their mobile UX capabilities with the hire of an experience mobile interaction designer. Based near the r

[IxDA Discuss] JOB: Mobile Visual Designer; Paris, France; Recruiter; Full Time

£££Depending on experience + benefits Ideal profile: Mobile visual / graphic designer, Software graphic design, Interaction design experience is a plus My client is looking to expand their mobile UX capabilities with the hire of an experience mobile visual designer. Based near Paris they r

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Mobile security vs. ease-of-use

Thank you very much.I will go back to my friends and have a closer look at the problem. Then I will PM you if that's OK. I am very suspicious of the quote and find it a little strange like you...but I am not an expert! Regards jessica http://www.migliori-craps.com . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .