David -
Interesting suggestion, but I have to warn you that to a lot of people
technology 'just is'. They haven't thought about their own experience of
it. I say this because I start some of my UCD courses (usually within
commercial organisations) asking people to name their most or least
favourit
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Anyone know of any outsourced sketch to wireframe services? I'd love
to be able to send my rough sketches somewhere and have a nice
InDesign wireframe come back.
Any input would be greatly appreciated.
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http://www.attrakdiff.de/en/Home/
This is not procuct rating as used on many websites, but a tool to
measure the perceived quality of a product to be used in design
projects.
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The Information Architect will be responsible for research and design
efforts for our clients applications and websites. You will design
and document site architecture, content organization, navigation, and
cross-linking strategies, as well as suggest page structure and/or
prioritization of element
Here's my definition...
A functional spec is a document that describes, in non-technical
terms and illustrations, what a Website, or Web-based application,
will look like and how it will function. A good functional spec,
which should be based on stakeholder requirements, provides
developers with t
Hello
I entered my name incorrectly. Currently my last name is listed as *Thoams*.
It should be *Thomas*.
How can I get that changed? I didn't see this option in the profile page.
Sorry for the hassle.
Greg
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Ditto the thought above. Some useful thoughts and info from many sides
here.
We are the designers and work directly with the client, and interact
and direct the programmers. We have struggled with many like issues
in this custom, creative business forever. Good wrap up and lessons
for all. This c
For some time now, I've thought of drag and drop as an evolutionary
step in the development of UIs that may eventually find itself
superseded. In the early days of GUIs, it helped cement the public's
mental models of object-based computing, but it lends a certain
physical continuity that I think ma
Also like the idea of showing and letting people talk about
experiences they love and why.
This can be a nice lead into a show and tell about example
experiences that are well crafted and well thought out.
rgds,
Dan
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On Oct 7, 2009, at 1:36 PM, Harry wrote:
I vaguely recall, in another thread, Jared mentioning that user
researchers
at Google sometimes use eye tracking specifically because it's
appealing to
the engineers (who hold a lot of political
clout)... i.e. they choose a method that produces evide
As mobile applications, or "apps", proliferate in App Stores
everywhere, most people focus directly on the app itself. But let's
take a step back and look at the environments in which these apps
live. How do we effectively design a service that offers not just
apps, but SMS, mobile web, HTML5, and
I'd be most concerned with excessive motor load. Drag-and-drop, by
its very nature, requires a lot of movement. If you go this route,
test for fatigue to see if your design overdoes it.
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It really depends on how its designed and how well it performs.
The real problem might be the diversity in your age group.
There is nothing that speaks against drag&drop as such, just be
careful when introducing such a metaphor. If this is the only place
you use that metaphor then make sure that
Hi Elena,
My team recently designed a drag-and-drop module for a project that we're
working on, our audience range is pretty wide so we decided to go with a
dual system, where the most experienced (comfortable with technology) could
use the drag and drop and other users could use a simple CTA like
Chris Colosimo
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Dep
Um...Is this a service or an advertisement? Way too busy for my taste.
Cool idea but chill with the Google Ads please. For instance on my
screen resolution (1280x1024) there were three separate Google Ad
spaces on the left, center, and right before I even began to scroll
and there are 6 total "bloc
Imagine presenting users with about 30 items of clothing and
accessories and wanting them to build 7 days of outfits (costs are
calculated per outfit as the output).
My team is thinking of presenting users with 7 rectangles, each
representing a day of the week, and having users drag and drop item
I haven't seen any design patterns, but I saw this in NY and thought
it was pretty slick. They used a lot gestural motions - sliding
screens, etc...
http://touch.schematic.com/2008/11/clo-interactive-wine-bar/
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I'm designing some interface ideas for a conceptual interface that might
exist in a few years, and I was wondering if anyone has seen either of the
following:
1. Design patterns for touch and multi-touch on a scale larger than the
iPhone (think Surface table or multi-touch wall)
2. Design patterns
I agree with Neha & Sarah; what is my motivation for using this service and
how does it fit within the context (mental model) of what I already do?
The content on the homepage could also be better focused.
Welcome to the Interaction
I like Tom's approach. Showing is almost always better than telling. If I
had to give a presentation meant to pitch UX, I would UX the heck out of
that presentation. The brochure/cold-call feel doesn't come off right.
"What's the best experience you've ever had with a piece of technology?"
"Okay,
Another quick corrrection: Shelly Farnham's URL is www.wagglelabs.com
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Oops, my bad. yes it is on Monday the 19th.
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Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (I
The next IxDA Seattle event will be held on Tue, Oct. 19th at the
Seattle Razorfish office.
For this event we will be hosting three presentations - two about
social technologies and a case study. Snacks and refreshments will be
provided courtesy of Razorfish.
The presentations & presenters are a
Larry, I couldn't agree more. I'm pretty much born and bred in your approach
to design research, but I guess I'm just keen to learn for myself whether
I'll get any distance out of remote UT with prototypes. Because the costs
are low, the benefits don't need to be huge for it to be a valuable adjunc
I've been running usability studies since 1974. In 1980-81, the
strategy I settled upon was to continue adding testers (qualified
subjects) until I had learned nothing new from two people in a row.
Depending on the circumstances, that point was usually reached after
4-8 tests, in the same r
I think the lists should be displayed in descending order, revealing the
number 1 item last.
Cheers,
Chris
On Tue, Oct 6, 2009 at 10:47 AM, v...@mindspring.com wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> I was wondering if you'd take a second to provide some honest
> feedback on a website I worked on briefly. The s
I agree with Neha. The site does not currently convey the "What's
in it for me" (WIFFM). Instead of the What, How, Why icons at the
top that users probably won't take the time to click on, it might be
beneficial to use this space to state the purpose and value in
relation to the user in 25 words
The point of doing usability testing is to get data on which to base
design decisions. Early in a design, you're looking a lot at *why*
people are doing what they're doing, not just what they're doing or
whether they can use it. If you're not observing the interaction
somehow, all you hav
Dana,
I'm interested in a point you made earlier in this thread: *"**Doing remote,
unmoderated tests of an early design or a prototype of any sizable design is
dangerous. If your customer pool is large enough to do remote, unmoderated
tests, you probably need to be doing A-B testing."*
Why dangero
I like the way the site interacts. Some cool interaction styles have been
used.
However, why should I come on this site? The Home Page lacks the pitch to
the user. 'Why' is a click behind and assumes that the user will click on it
and learn the benefits. This in my opinion should be upfront telli
I actually start my argument by presenting a comparative stock chart
comparing Apple versus Microsoft over the past five years in term of
business growth. That usually gets their attention! :)
Tom
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