Re: [IxDA Discuss] Input needed for courses in Design for Security

2009-09-27 Thread William Brall
Just don't forget that your user's are part of the security of your system. Requiring a password system they have no choice but to write down, for example, is LESS secure than a password of their choice that has the option to be changed each month but can be set back to the same thing and is

[IxDA Discuss] CFP: CHI2010 Workshop on Researcher-Practitioner Interaction

2009-09-27 Thread Elizabeth Buie
The CHI2010 Workshop on Researcher-Practitioner Interaction will bring together researchers and practitioners of HCI to explore whether and to what extent difficulties exist between them -- and, if so, will endeavor to identify the dimensions of the problems and propose possible solutions. On

Re: [IxDA Discuss] wording on time and speed

2009-09-27 Thread anees
I suppose the terminology you end up using depends on the type of application it is as there is a great deal of choice out there. Two obvious metaphors include the 'speedometer' and the hare and tortoise story'? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the

[IxDA Discuss] UX Bookclub in Madrid! (Event)

2009-09-27 Thread Eusebio Reyero
If you are in Madrid (Spain) and you work in designing interfaces, on 6 October you have once opportunity to chat and exchange views environment to book Don´t me made think of Steve Krug. This event will be in Spanish. *When?* 6 October 2009. At 7:00 PM *Where?* The Cocktail Academy c /

[IxDA Discuss] UX'ers on Twitter?

2009-09-27 Thread Ewa Liszcz
Hi! For those of you who want to follow each other on Twitter I've created tweepml list based on contacts from some ux group on linkedin.com. In fact there are two lists 'cause the system is not perfect. Enjoy and follow :)

Re: [IxDA Discuss] UX'ers on Twitter?

2009-09-27 Thread carriehilliker
This is a great resource, thanks! I'd love to be added: @fordvisuals best, Carrie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=46095 Welcome

Re: [IxDA Discuss] UX'ers on Twitter?

2009-09-27 Thread Jonathan S. Knoll
An admirable list like this has already been created by Elizabeth Buie: http://www.luminanze.com/blog/2009/07/user-experience-tweeps.html ~ yoni Jonathan S. Knoll email: jonat...@infinityplusone.com web: http://infinityplusone.com/ linkedin: http://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathanknoll twitter:

Re: [IxDA Discuss] UX'ers on Twitter?

2009-09-27 Thread Elizabeth Buie
Thanks, Jonathan. The shorter link is here: http://bit.ly/UXTweeps And of course I'll add Ewa and Carrie. I was about to post an update anyhow, so these additions are timely! Meanwhile, I'll peruse Ewa's list to see if there are any I've missed. I figure there probably are! Elizabeth At

Re: [IxDA Discuss] UX'ers on Twitter?

2009-09-27 Thread Todd Zaki Warfel
Out of curiosity, how did you compile the list? I didn't see a single person on that list who would probably be considered the most prominent faces/names in the UX community. On Sep 26, 2009, at 2:08 PM, Ewa Liszcz wrote: For those of you who want to follow each other on Twitter I've

Re: [IxDA Discuss] UX'ers on Twitter?

2009-09-27 Thread Vedant Jain
Wow..it'll be great if you can add me on the list as well..my username is vedantja! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=46095 Welcome

Re: [IxDA Discuss] UX'ers on Twitter?

2009-09-27 Thread Jared Spool
On Sep 27, 2009, at 6:22 PM, Todd Zaki Warfel wrote: Out of curiosity, how did you compile the list? I didn't see a single person on that list who would probably be considered the most prominent faces/names in the UX community. Personally, I wouldn't want to be on any list that would have

[IxDA Discuss] Exploring the Magic of Design

2009-09-27 Thread Jared Spool
Hi David, I'm intrigued with your comment: But what Designers do IS magic! That act of synthesis towards craft towards implementation is a wondrous magical thing once turned into a Palm Pre or HP NetBook Mini that brings new areas of delight that were never there before. What's wrong with

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Exploring the Magic of Design

2009-09-27 Thread Dave Malouf
actually, I was totally thinking of #3 the professional and how they orchestrate and choreograph a performance experience. WE (the pros) all know what we are doing, but that sense of awe and delight we can't in thinking it is Mystical, is the goal for many classes of products and services. How

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Exploring the Magic of Design

2009-09-27 Thread Steve Baty
So you're thinking of magic in the Arthur C. Clarke sense of any sufficiently advanced technology (or service)...? 2009/9/28 Dave Malouf dave@gmail.com actually, I was totally thinking of #3 the professional and how they orchestrate and choreograph a performance experience. WE (the pros)

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Exploring the Magic of Design

2009-09-27 Thread Frederick van Amstel
I would add the anthropological meaning of magic: the manipulation of signs in a ritual. It´s a way of thinking, talking and using something we don´t know. Who could exactly say what is needed for doing good design? Even though we have a name for craft skills (tacit knowledge), we cannot

[IxDA Discuss] read, what a good interaction ( design ) should be ?

2009-09-27 Thread Jarod Tang
Most interesting were Westergren’s comments about advertising. As you can see in the clip below, the show’s host, Scott McGrew, and my co-panelist, NPR’s Laura Sydell, claim to be huge Pandora fans but couldn’t seem to remember hearing many ads. Said Westergren: That means we’re doing it right.

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Exploring the Magic of Design

2009-09-27 Thread Audrey
On a different track -- I studied some mathematics (specifically pure mathematics, lots of proofs, few numbers) in college. My favorite kind of magic, and the kind that I can most relate to when talking about design, is this kind: http://bit.ly/S5Xgc. I think it falls outside Jared's 3 because I