Re: [IxDA Discuss] questions about design schools and career shifts

2009-05-21 Thread Martin
Hi Andy, Thanks very much. Maybe I'll throw the question out on Twitter too -- quite a number of Dutch IxDers there :) Cheers, Martin On Wed, May 20, 2009 at 4:45 PM, Andy Polaine a...@polaine.com wrote: Martin, Not all that much, no. The Dutch have a long history in interaction design

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Need of persona for small set of user group

2009-05-21 Thread Dana Chisnell
You have living personas! Spend your time with them rather than developing write-ups representing them. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=42186

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Need of persona for small set of user group

2009-05-21 Thread Will Gaus
Kishor - I think it comes down to the question, 'Who are these personas for?' If you will be the only one who will be looking at them I say 'skip it.' However, if there is a development team involved, or other stakeholders who could benefit from having them at hand it might make sense to build

Re: [IxDA Discuss] [Conan Team to IXDA members]: Paying job posts to fund IXDA activitiesother issues

2009-05-21 Thread Michael Micheletti
On Mon, May 18, 2009 at 4:06 AM, Maria De Monte mtdemo...@yahoo.it wrote: 1) Would you pay a fee to post a job at IxDA.org using Coroflot’s service, knowing that half of the fee you’ll be paying would go to fund IxDA activities? For a really high-end top-tier position, where you want to

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Who am I?

2009-05-21 Thread Robert Hoekman Jr
I've found no evidence to suggest that someone talented couldn't be great at both, if they put the effort into it. With many other combinations, I'd say sure, it's possible. If it was UX and something other than programming, I'd say, sure, it's possible. Programming, however — and you need

[IxDA Discuss] seating and ergo Re: Tale of buying a chair

2009-05-21 Thread j. eric townsend
I had similar experiences buying a Hag Capisco here in PGH. There is a huge disconnect between the Hag company that designs/makes chairs and the antiquated distribution system of getting chairs to people. I spent more time trying to get the local dealer to order one than I did anything

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Who am I?

2009-05-21 Thread j. eric townsend
dave malouf wrote: So, I'd say, don't look for a position as a dual designer/coder. Look for a position as a designer or as a programer but just BE the designer/programmer that you are! As a writer/coder, I completely agree. My first degree is in Journalism and Computer Science, and I've

[IxDA Discuss] [JOB] Associate Creative Director/Lead Designer at TheLadders.com in NYC

2009-05-21 Thread JG
(If you have questions about this role, feel free to contact me directly but you'll need to apply through the link in the listing below) [Jeff] TheLadders.com is looking for a progressive Associate Creative Director with a killer portfolio to join our design team. If you’re part artist, part

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Design research.

2009-05-21 Thread penny hagen
ironically I managed to break the list trying to post a longish response to this thread - perhaps reflecting the complexities of the question?! so I posted it here instead. http://www.smallfire.co.nz/2009/05/21/design-research-design-research-design-research/ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .