Bottom Line Up First.
Here is how I have seen it work:
The purpose of any design is to enable its users be able to perform
the tasks effortlessly.
In any development cycle, it is a known fact that the cost of fixing
a defect is costlier as the project progresses near its completion.
To prevent
I suspect the google blue meme you mention comes from here:
http://stopdesign.com/archive/2009/03/20/goodbye-google.html
which mentions the testing in terms of aesthetics, not download
speed.
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Try the IDEO site. They have done a lot in Kenya. But this is not a
typical NPO.
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Welcome to
We encounter that situation, as well. I can tell you from recent
experience that this can be a serious problem for view-only users
when the application goes live.
Sometimes, the users have a much bigger hammer, but they don't know
which nails to hit. Make it clear to the users why a dual-purpose
Hi Michelle!
Its Fdox again!
I gave u wrong url!!
The right one is:
http://www.1scale1.com/blog/node/81
G-luck!
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Try the NetSquared community: http://www.netsquared.org/
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Welcome to the Interaction Design
On Jul 14, 2009, at 2:16 PM, Fritz Desir wrote:
My thoughts are on the following elements (all of which we’re
familiar with):
• Knowledge (of brand, environment goals)
• Findability (how do I discover it?--WOM?)
• Anticipation (of user needs throughout flow)
• Participation (by brand—as in
On Jul 14, 2009, at 12:48 PM, Rob Enslin wrote:
Judging the responses it appears that the majority of you report
(anecdotally and with data) user experiences not living up to their
original
print versions and expectations. Whilst there are some advantages to
be
gained (richer content, more
On Jul 14, 2009, at 12:38 PM, David Kozatch wrote:
One of the key things to remember when designing for a smart phone is
that, unlike a web interface (esp. the Web 1.0 variety), the user
expectation is rooted in dynamic, two-way communication.
Applications that are not designed with this in
On Jul 14, 2009, at 8:24 PM, Harikrishna VP wrote:
1) Can you please share some literature on usage of colors and
usability.
Molly Holzschlag has an awesome book on this topic. Unfortunately, I'm
writing from an airplane and don't have access to the interwebs, so I
can't cite the title.
On Jul 14, 2009, at 6:06 PM, adrian chan wrote:
Strictly speaking i don't think persuasion should be applied to
communication and social interaction environments, lest we confuse
design elements with actual interpersonal exchanges.
I'm sorry, Adrian,
I don't understand this at all.
How
Looks like Macrovision decided there is real money to be made in the
licensed-UI department:
http://www.engadgethd.com/2009/07/16/macrovision-re-invents-itself-as-rovi-kicks-off-with-new-guide/
--
J. Eric jet Townsend -- designer, fabricator, hacker
design: www.allartburns.org; hacking:
Also remember that some users might need to change to colors that a
designer might consider non-optimal.There's a strong belief that
dark-on-white text is best for screen, but for those of us that are
light sensitive, green or orange on black is best if we're manipulating
large amounts of
Hi Oscar,
Take a look at Make mag issue 18, you might bump into some funky and
fun ways to tinker around with Ix, and both old and new tech.
http://makezine.com/18/
It might not be exactly what you´re looking for, but it´ll certainly
give you some insights.
lpa.
Interaction Designer at CISCO (Flip Video) R849190
CISCOs Flip Video group is looking for an Interaction Designer with
expertise in both desktop and web based software. The ideal candidate
will also have visual design expertise. Candidates with financial
services or medical instrumentation
Timothy Ballew of 8-bit Bear Consulting will discuss the importance of
iterative usability testing during video game development. Topics covered
during this presentation will include a definition of usability, how gaming
usability differs from regular usability, why usability testing is not the
Buzz. Most agencies want it. A few try to fake it. Even fewer maintain
it. Since 2000, the cementbloc has been generating what most people
would call buzz. But we are not most people. We are a unique community
of 4 independent healthcare agencies known collectively as the
cementbloc. Our ethos is
Hey Jared,
I don't mean to imply that building two-way communication features
is a requirement for every mobile application, only that when
designing the app you have to take into account the context of the
platform from the user's perspective. It's about starting from the
user's mental model
Dear IXDA list
You may already know RapidRabb.it: it is a real time collaborative
online platform which enables individuals and teams to create
interactive web and software prototypes fast and easily, and to test,
discuss and optimize them.
Now, we are looking for a new name. Although we liked
Hello again
I've noticed, that the voting form located in an iframe on
https://rapidrabb.it/newname won't load in several browsers. (thanks
to Yohan).
Since I cannot embed zohopolls via https please use in this case zoho
directly: http://zohopolls.com/tinotruppel/best-new-name-for-rapidrabb-it
I don't understand this at all.
How can we avoid it?
Agreed.
It's foolish to think like an engineer when dealing with human beings.
People don't follow light-switch logic — the don't operate in 1s and 0s. In
the same way that it's impossible for a journalist to be truly objective,
the very
FWIW, Chris just hired me into Oracle as a User Experience Developer, so
if you have any questions about what it's like as a designer at Oracle, feel
free to ping me.
On Mon, Jul 13, 2009 at 11:58 PM, Chris Colosimo
chris.colos...@oracle.comwrote:
Job Posting Title : IRC1163753
Job Title:
if they are doing their implementation correctly, should be literally
a one-line change when the new screen is functional.
The programmer is (a) being lazy, and (b) being stupid. It is
actually *more* work to make a single UI that has a read-only mode
than it is to make two UIs.
Yeahhh,
Looks like you already found the MobileActive site, which is a great
resource.
You might be interested in World Usability Day. This year's theme is
designing for sustainability. http://www.worldusabilityday.org/
The Stanford University School of Business has a Social Innovation
Conversations
As pointed out by Thaler and Sunstein in their excellent book
Nudge, all interactions have an element of persuasion, whether
intentional or not. And, there are often social benefits to
designing for persuasion beyond the obvious business incentive (what
they refer to as libertarian
DST Systems is seeking an interaction designer to join our AWD User
Experience team.
The candidate should be a design thinker and craftsperson, be able to
thoughtfully contribute in a team environment during a project's user
research and concept development phases, and be passionate about
How does B. J. Fogg's Persuasive Technology: Using Computers to Change
what We Think and Do compare to Cialdini and Weinschenk's work?
Andy Switzky
Senior Information Architect
Austin Energy - Web/Portal Services
www.austinenergy.com
w: 512.322.6318
f: 512.322.6025
-Original Message-
I'm with Anne. Go back to the KPIs (and if you don't have any, posit
some and watch people scurry around and make them), and then show a
relationship between those and this specific decision. Or predict it
with guerrilla usability.
The nice thing about that is it sets you and the developer up
On Jul 15, 2009, at 3:52 PM, Diana Wynne wrote:
Yelp's firsts do reward a certain kind of competitive behavior. It
doesn't
mean those people's opinions are particularly reliable.
You're right that individual people's opinions aren't particularly
reliable, but the system tends to self
On Jul 15, 2009, at 2:10 PM, Alan Wexelblat wrote:
So the question is whether I want to try to fight for the extra
development time to implement proper viewing/scanning-oriented screens
or just throw in the towel and let the users suffer. I can't marshal
data to back up my professional
On Jul 14, 2009, at 8:32 AM, Michael Etgen wrote:
Does anyone know of any academic or industry research that addresses
how users react-to/perceive products on a site when there is a
function displayed for ratings/reviews, but none (or maybe just 1)
have been completed?
We've been talking
Hopefully you also require them to state what part of the universe
they want the candidates to consider moving to?
On Jul 15, 2009, at 6:02 PM, Elizabeth Bacon wrote:
Job posts to this list are required to place the location of the
position in the subject line. Please see:
On Jul 15, 2009, at 10:16 AM, j.scot wrote:
Can anyone recommend a persuasive, unquestionably authoritative
presentation on why a formal design process, characterized by
progress toward increasing precision -- for hardware AND software --
makes good business sense?
You won't find such a
Thanks to all who've responded. I plan to try out Bonnie's tool when
I get back from vacation next week
Audrey I'm not sure what KPI are. To answer your why am I bothering
to build it question - because the methods currently being used are
ad hoc, unscalable, and unsustainable. Under those
KPI = key performance indicators = specific goals we're measuring
success against
It is nice to remember that anything you do will be an improvement...
Just imagine what v3 could be!
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Hi Claude,
here comes some bug fixing version, it resolve the freeze bug while entering
Cheers,
-- Jarod
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