[IxDA Discuss] Nonprofit vs. for Profit for the UX Designer

2009-10-24 Thread Denise McDermott
I'm curious how many people here have case studies/experience working with nonprofits in building effective websites. For ten years, I have a worn the many hats required of nonprofit web teams. One thread that has remained consistent is evangelizing a UX approach to workflows, design and content d

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Forms: Asking for email first during registration?

2009-10-24 Thread dan reneer
Users are increasingly more comfortable with using their email address as a credential. In fact, web citizens who prefer anonymity would rather offer their email than their legal name. An email also is unique, a huge advantage over using legal names on forms. I would suggest that users in general p

Re: [IxDA Discuss] The Perpetual Scrolling Web Pages

2009-10-24 Thread Jared Spool
On Oct 23, 2009, at 1:37 PM, Brian Mila wrote: Does anyone remember when dropdown menus were new, and they were all kludgy and awkward? Are dropdown menus not kludgy and awkward now? Did I miss them memo? :) I agree that inifinite scroll, implemented well, has a lot of potential. I think

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Casual game development in Latin America.

2009-10-24 Thread Edwin Vargas Cortes
claro que si leonardo, digame nomas cuando y como y hablamos! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=46935 Welcome to the Interaction Desig

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Core77 equivalent for interaction design?

2009-10-24 Thread Erik Stolterman
Hi all, David is making a good point. There is a difference between individual blogs and more magazine like sites with more than one contributor. I have collected the sites that have been mentioned in this thread. This is of course only a small set, what are the others missing? Johnny Holland Ma

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Core77 equivalent for interaction design?

2009-10-24 Thread Brent Morris
I suggest Konigi (http://www.konigi.com) as well, it's a great mix of gallery-type inspiration, analysis and new tools and resources. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=46964 _

[IxDA Discuss] Research on Design Schools

2009-10-24 Thread Ashley James
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