Re: [IxDA Discuss] Save and Canvel buttons in popup screen

2009-06-05 Thread Matthew Turner
That doesn't make any sense at all. There is no reason to move the mouse from one of these buttons to the other. You pick one of them. Fitt's law doesn't enter into it. Strictly true. But depending on where the pointer appears when the item pops up it can make a difference. On many systems I

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Google Wave

2009-06-05 Thread Håkan Reis
And another note few notes... - I just took 5 years to get drag and drop of files back in the email client.- The point that they are using HTML5 to be their platform for RIA is not that good though. - The spelling and translation tool is impressive! --- Håkan Reis User experience consultant at

[IxDA Discuss] JOB: Freelance IA, Channel 4 Future Media, contract.

2009-06-05 Thread Alex Horstmann
Dear Friends, Channel 4 Future Media are looking for an experienced IA to join us for a 1 - 2 week contract. The project is a redesign of an entertainment website. Experience of working in a media environment would be an advantage. We are looking for someone to start on June 15th. £neg,

Re: [IxDA Discuss] JOB: Freelance IA, Channel 4 Future Media, contract.

2009-06-05 Thread Alex Horstmann
Apologies for the omission: The role is based in London, UK. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=42612 Welcome to the Interaction

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Good design examples of conversion.

2009-06-05 Thread Jared Spool
On Jun 3, 2009, at 7:38 AM, Kimberly wrote: I am conducting research on how to best represent a conversion of one content item to another. Does anyone know of some good design examples or websites that feature this type of switch? Could be anything, currency, weight, metric, etc. Check out

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Websites that remember you

2009-06-05 Thread Jared Spool
On Jun 4, 2009, at 1:11 AM, Rebecca Whitfield wrote: I think Amazon does this second tier quite nicely - if you perform searches when you are not logged in, the next time you come back to the site, the first thing you see is 'You looked at...'. A little more detail on the Amazon security

[IxDA Discuss] [EVENT] Reminder: Chromatic in SF, a new Bay Area event for designers, June 6

2009-06-05 Thread timoni grone
Just a reminder that the first new monthly Bay Area designer event, Chromatic, will be held tomorrow at 2pm at Hot Studio in San Francisco! Check out the wiki for more information on sessions and add your name to the RSVP list: http://bit.ly/chromatic. You can also follow us on Twitter (

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Great grad work from Umea Grads

2009-06-05 Thread camille moussette
Thanks Dave for the note. This year's graduation projects are very impressive and the website content doesn't always communicate the projects fully. Many of the projects have working prototypes that you can explore or try out in the (physical) exhibition. If some of you are curious and want more