Re: [IxDA Discuss] Examples of 'sliding' registration processes

2009-05-13 Thread Rachel Sengers
The old Macromedia site had an accordion-style UI for the shopping checkout process. It used Flash. Adobe (acquired Macromedia) now also has a very similar UI in their store. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/dis

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Examples of 'sliding' registration processes

2009-05-13 Thread Alan Salmoni
I was thinking of something like this myself. No files to show just yet but will upload the demo later. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=41982 ___

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Examples of 'sliding' registration processes

2009-05-13 Thread Sara Durning
I'm in the creating a credit card application that divides the information up over the number of screens. When researching approaches, I came across this AmericanExpress Platinum Card example which takes an accordian in-page approach to filling in the form. https://www201.americanexpress.com/inga

[IxDA Discuss] [Event] IxDA-SF Presents ProtoFarm on Tuesday, May 26, 2009 at Adobe Systems

2009-05-13 Thread IxDA San Francisco
IxDA-SF is happy to confirm our community-driven May event, ProtoFarm. Prototyping is an important process for communicating and fleshing out design ideas to project teams and clients. Come support and learn tips and tricks from your fellow interaction designer colleagues, as they demonstrate thei

[IxDA Discuss] A dream within a dream

2009-05-13 Thread Angel Marquez
http://www.osnews.com/story/21344 Is this a good idea? Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines .

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Examples of 'sliding' registration processes

2009-05-13 Thread Matthew Ventre
An in-the-wild example I could point to would be something along the lines of what Nintendo does with their Club Nintendo signup form. https://club.nintendo.com/registration.do Like Robert said, inline validation a must, keep it as simple as possible, and don't break the user's expectations. In

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Examples of 'sliding' registration processes

2009-05-13 Thread Robert Hoekman Jr
> > I'm designing a simple registration process, four steps, each a small >> form. >> I want to create one page, with each step appearing below the other.. so >> the >> process sort of 'slides down' one page. > > It sounds like all you're doing is creating a single-screen version of a wizard. Some

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Examples of 'sliding' registration processes

2009-05-13 Thread Adrian Howard
On 13 May 2009, at 16:46, Chris Wright wrote: [snip] Does anyone have any examples of good implications of such systems, research supporting, or general thoughts? I've yet to see an example of this sort of thing that I like. They all seem to require extra clicks to switch between the steps

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Confirm Email field

2009-05-13 Thread Jack Moffett
A good discussion of this occurred back in 2005: http://www.ixda.org/discuss.php?post=5055 Best, Jack Jack L. Moffett Senior Interaction Designer inmedius 412.459.0310 x219 http://www.inmedius.com I am in search of the simple elegant seductive maybe even obvious IDEA. With this in my pocket

[IxDA Discuss] Examples of 'sliding' registration processes

2009-05-13 Thread Chris Wright
I'm designing a simple registration process, four steps, each a small form. I want to create one page, with each step appearing below the other.. so the process sort of 'slides down' one page. The final thing will then be about two screens (1024) deep. This is in contract to: 1) A single screen -

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Confirm Email field

2009-05-13 Thread Yohan Creemers
I would say that you don't need research to support your view. Shouldn't common sense be sufficient? I've observed a usability test with 8 participants. None of them made a typo in the first email field, but two participants made a mistake in the second (confirmation) field. And yes, you're not th

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Best practices to use videos on websites

2009-05-13 Thread Pontus
It really depends on the type of content and the purpose of the video. If I can ensure quick loading times and the message is central to the site I would go for embedding it and make it an integrated part of the user experience. Pop-up seems like a last resort. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

[IxDA Discuss] Confirm Email field

2009-05-13 Thread Sheri Hyman
Does anyone have or know of any research on whether a "confirm email address" field is helpful or increases the number of valid email addresses? I am suggesting to my client that they drop it, on the assumption that most people would copy and paste the same email address. (But I don't know if that'

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Pagination best practices

2009-05-13 Thread Jordan, Courtney
That is a great site. Thanks for sharing. (I like the surprise of different facets in the search box as well) Courtney -Original Message- From: discuss-boun...@lists.interactiondesigners.com [mailto:discuss-boun...@lists.interactiondesigners.com] On Behalf Of William Brall Sent: Tuesday,

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Top Ten IxD Must Read Articles.

2009-05-13 Thread Christina Li
A chapter from this book: http://www.uigarden.net/english/crafting-a-user-research-plan http://www.uigarden.net/english/crafting-a-user-research-plan-part-ii 2009/5/12 Tom Sakell > I'd like recommend a book I just finished: "Observing the User > Experience," by Mike Kuniavsky. He works at Ada

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Pagination best practices

2009-05-13 Thread Fredrik Matheson
An additional advantage of continuous scrolling is that we get to stay focused on what we're looking for, rather than fumble with the keyboard. Evan pointed out the challenges of RSI, but as the universal design adage goes, what works well for those with physical disabilities or injuries works even

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Pagination best practices

2009-05-13 Thread Lisa Rex
Depending on how much text is displayed, users may use the browser's search (it's 'Find' in Firefox) to find an exact keyword in a list of results, therefore a the more information per page is better. Ancestry.com is another site that allows the user to choose how many results to display per page.

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Any one from South Korea ?

2009-05-13 Thread alfpooh
I'm a Korean but located at Hong Kong. I'm glad to see and hope to join in ixda Korean group activity. Thanks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=41942 ___

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Best practices to use videos on websites

2009-05-13 Thread Toby Biddle
Hi Shashank, UsabilityOne wrote a paper on it a little while ago. You can find it and other whitepapers here: http://tinyurl.com/qcdvak. The title is Usability Guidelines for Videos on Websites. Regards, Toby . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the