[IxDA Discuss] [Event] Bangalore Weekend Training in UXD (Discounts end on 10th Dec)

2009-11-30 Thread atul
I am happy to inform you that Design Incubator is conducting weekend training courses for working professionals on User Experience Design in Bangalore this winter. Please note that the early entry discounts shall end soon. Do pass this information on to anyone you think might benefit from it.

[IxDA Discuss] Google redesign: nothing between me and my search bar

2009-11-30 Thread Peter Van Dijck
(Apologies for crosspost) Hi all, Google's slowly rolling out a rather drastic redesign. I wrote a little review (you can try it out yourself following the instructions) and would love to hear thoughts on it.

[IxDA Discuss] Selling Interaction 10 to Management

2009-11-30 Thread David Shaw
Howdy folks... looks like there's a potential light at the end of the tunnel, and my company may pay once again for a conference trip. So, in order to do that I kind of have to provide a written sales pitch to my management. Yuck. Anyone have anything templatized that I could borrow? TIA,

[IxDA Discuss] JOB: Senior Interaction Designer- Mid-Atlantic - Confidential Fulltime

2009-11-30 Thread Kofi Aidoo
Yeh IDeology is a recruiting firm specializing in design and strategy. Our client is looking for a talented, intelligent, designer with a passion for interfaces and sustainability. About you: Passionate about User Centered design with in depth understanding of usability principals with a

[IxDA Discuss] Event: Reminder, Litl Webook demo and Processing for designers working group this Thursday.

2009-11-30 Thread Boston IxDA
Hello again folks, this is a reminder that we're meeting up with some of the folks from http://www.litl.com/ to get a hands on demo and opportunity to ask the team about the path challenges that brought this product to market. Please join us at the MIT Stata building cafe this Thursday December

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Event: Reminder, Litl Webook demo and Processing for designers working group this Thursday.

2009-11-30 Thread pauric
Are you interested in the product but unable to attend? Please send us any questions you have on the design or the team's process and IxDA Boston will report back the answers to the list. Thanks! /BostonIxDA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Selling Interaction 10 to Management

2009-11-30 Thread David Shaw
Thanks Nasir. Good call, I guess that would be important. At least for me, I'm in-house at a medical consumer device/services group. Our UX group is finally getting credibility in what we do, and are pretty integrated across the teams. Here's an initial stab at something. I've tried to

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Good books or resources for interview techniques

2009-11-30 Thread Matthew Nish-Lapidus
There's a good section about doing qualitative research interviews in Indi Young's Mental Models book, it's a good starting point if you haven't done that sort of work before. http://rosenfeldmedia.com/books/mental-models/ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

[IxDA Discuss] [EVENT Recap] - Chicago - UXsears, multichannel changes in a large organization

2009-11-30 Thread Chicago IxDA
It was a big night; easily the most attended event to date. There wasn't even any food remaining at the conclusion of the event. Andrew Daniel's presentation was compendious and informative. UXsears has encountered and tackled significant challenges in the reformation of an iconic American

[IxDA Discuss] [JOB] IxD Contractor(s) - Stimulant, San Francisco

2009-11-30 Thread Nathan Moody
Stimulant is on the lookout for interaction design contractors for upcoming projects that will be run out of our San Francisco office. We're looking for stellar track records and demonstrable grasp of both the finest-level details and the highest-level concepts. If your portfolio is

Re: [IxDA Discuss] System Usability Scale (SUS) for websites

2009-11-30 Thread Tom Green
We've also used SUS for web applications (by simply using the term 'application' where relevant). Our clients really like it as it provides a benchmark score for future testing. Aside from the score, SUS alternates the positive and negative wording of the statements which makes the

[IxDA Discuss] Reminder: Nominations now open for the 2010-2012 IxDA Board of Directors

2009-11-30 Thread IxDA Board of Directors
Reminder, all nominations for the IxDA Board of Directors positions are due next Monday, December 7th, at 11:59 pm ET. Nominations for this global board are open to all, from any part of the world. -- IxDA is now accepting Board member nominations for the