[IxDA Discuss] [EVENT] IxDA Berlin - Interface design and typography - Dec.9th

2009-12-01 Thread Thomas Küber
Hi, please feel warmly invited to IxDA Berlin's last event in 2009. When: 7pm - 9pm CET Wednesday, December 9 2009 Where: newthinking store GmbH, Tucholskystr. 48, 10117 Berlin This time Frank Rausch, interface designer and co-founder of RAUREIF (raureif.net) will provide an insight into

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

2009-12-01 Thread Liou Yamane
@Andrew and @Matthew, thanks for the input. I'll definitely take a look at Kim Goodwin's book. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=47332

[IxDA Discuss] US Design Policy Summit being held today (Dec 1)

2009-12-01 Thread Janna Hicks DeVylder
See Dori Tunstall's note on the schedule (and how you can participate remotely) for the US National Design Policy Summit, being held today. I will be attending, representing IxDA: This is the last communique before the beginning of the 2009 U.S. National Design Policy Summit. The room is ready.

[IxDA Discuss] Commenting prototype?

2009-12-01 Thread Liou Yamane
Hi there, I am fully aware that prototype questions are many in this discussion list, but I would like to focus on something specific: What would you recommend for allowing clients to put comments directly on your prototype? I am thinking of the functionality you have in Adobe Acrobat

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Commenting prototype?

2009-12-01 Thread Thomas Ingram
I've used ProtoNotes for a few projects with reasonable success. The only drawback is the time it takes to connect to ProtoNotes%u2019s server to reveal your notes. Although I think it%u2019s possible to host the service on your own host. Have fun experimenting, I'd be interested to hear your

[IxDA Discuss] [JOB] Front-End Web Developer, NYC (mostly telecommute) | 50/hour

2009-12-01 Thread Beau Gould (OSS)
This is a 3-6 month+ opportunity to work on a new website-based well-funded start up. This is a largely telecommuting role with weekly or bi-weekly meetings on-site in New York City. Responsibilities: Lead the design and implementation in one or more client-facing application features. Define

[IxDA Discuss] How would you prefer to keep the screen elements which are rarely useful in the modules/applications/screens?

2009-12-01 Thread Sohel Kapasi
Most of the time while working with heavy data intensive application I have encountered that there is 20 to 30% of the modules/webparts/portlates/functionality are rarely useful for the end-users in most of the applications for example elements like News, Article, Record Summery, Archive Records,

Re: [IxDA Discuss] How would you prefer to keep the screen elements which are rarely useful in the modules/applications/screens?

2009-12-01 Thread Bryan Minihan
It could be your page is trying to do too many things at the same time. In this situation, I tend to make the case for a new page (sub-page, community, whichever fits your application) so that the task-at-hand can take up more real estate without having to fight for space with superfluous

[IxDA Discuss] 2nd CFP: Brain Body and Bytes: Psychophysiological User Interaction Workshop @ CHI2010

2009-12-01 Thread Audrey Girouard
2nd Call for paper Brain Body and Bytes: Psychophysiological User Interaction Workshop at CHI2010 April 11, 2010 Atlanta, Georgia, USA http://www.eecs.tufts.edu/~agirou01/workshop/http://www.eecs.tufts.edu/%7Eagirou01/workshop/ ** Paper submission: January 6, 2010 ** The human brain and body

Re: [IxDA Discuss] [JOB] Full-Time - Bangalore, INDIA-UI Developer/IxD Analyst

2009-12-01 Thread Manoj
Hi all, This position is intermediate level and target experience level 3-6 years only ; so please send your profile only if you meet the criteria( strictly) thanks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org

[IxDA Discuss] UX and IA meeting in Paris on Dec. 3rd

2009-12-01 Thread Sylvie Daumal
Hi all, Reminder of the meeting of IA - UX people in Paris Date : 3rd of December, yes, next Thursday Time : from 6:30PM Place: Bar Le Central, 139 Boulevard Sébastopol, 75002 Paris

[IxDA Discuss] Usability users with mental health issues and disorders

2009-12-01 Thread charles Sue-Wah-Sing
I'm in the definition phase of a site redesign for a mental health and addiction association and rehab center. Besides following the W3C standards in accessibility are there any guidelines or best practices I should consider for users that suffer from more emotionally charged or cognitive issues

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Selling Interaction 10 to Management

2009-12-01 Thread Michele Marut
Hi David, STC often provides this type of advice. Benefits Networking Support/reinforcement Shortcuts Alternate solutions Knowledge New Technologies Why not? Short staffed Will be out of the office Not in budget Can%u2019t send everyone It%u2019s never been done before What%u2019s in it

[IxDA Discuss] [Event] IxDA Toronto presents 10 Minute Soapbox, Dec.14th 2009

2009-12-01 Thread Matthew Nish-Lapidus
Hi IxDAers, We’re hosting one final event in 2009! Come see your fellow IxDA Toronto members present on a variety of topics: 1) “Agile UX and the decentralization of the UX department” by Karri Ojanen 2) “reSurface – Tabletop Touch Challenges” by Shawn Konopinsky 3) “Beware of making the UI too

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

2009-12-01 Thread Arjuna Del Toso
Thanks to Peter Van Dijck for sharing this, I wrote few more complementary thoughts on the new design http://arjuna.deltoso.net/articoli/google-pushes-advertisement-on-new-design/en/ I'm not an Interaction Designer or hci expert and so I'm really curious to know what you experts have to say about

[IxDA Discuss] Commenting Prototype

2009-12-01 Thread Nancy Roberts
I use Axure, and one of the brilliant guys on this list suggested I add the functionality of Protonotes to allow commenting, which my company also wants. The downside of Protonotes is that it is essentially a bit of code you add to the header of each html document Axure spits out when you generate

[IxDA Discuss] Director of User Experience Opening, Retail Convergence, Boston, MA

2009-12-01 Thread Jennifer Russell
Retail Convergence, Inc. (Rue La La and Smartbargains) Director of User Experience Company Overview: Rue La La is the leader in transforming online retail with a high-growth, dynamic business model that is changing everything you might think about shopping. Rue La La is an exclusive,

[IxDA Discuss] (JOB) Sr. UX in NYC for Perm to 150K

2009-12-01 Thread Allen Ackerman
DUTIES Mange the effort to research and analyze user characteristics and needs through such techniques as user profiling competitive analysis contextual inquiries, and task analysis. Participate on a team to develop use case scenarios that support product requirements. Lead the effort to design

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Looking for clever localization ideas

2009-12-01 Thread Jared M . Spool
Hi John (and anyone else interested), I was thinking about you. Today, I sat through the rehearsal for Patrick Hoffman's upcoming UIE Virtual Seminar on Icons and Images, where he went through detailed discussions of taking icons to other cultures -- what works and what doesn't. Patrick works

[IxDA Discuss] [EVENT] IxDA Brisbane holiday meet-up at Stamford Plaza (Tues 15/12, 6pm)

2009-12-01 Thread IxDA Brisbane
We know you have dozens of holiday event emails in your inbox, so we'll keep this short IxDA Brisbane's December Face to Face will be at the Stamford Plaza's open air courtyard. It's time to wrap up 2009 and celebrate our growing UX community in style. Let's mingle outside in the recently

[IxDA Discuss] [EVENT] IxDA Brisbane/UX Book Club Brisbane January event, 18/1, 6pm

2009-12-01 Thread IxDA Brisbane
We'll once again be teaming up with our friends at UX Book Club Brisbane to enjoy some thoughtful conversation and exchange opinions and ideas. The book will be the highly praised, 'Measuring the User Experience: Collecting, Analyzing, and Presenting Usability Metrics' by Thomas Tullis and

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Commenting prototype?

2009-12-01 Thread Liou Yamane
Thanks for the feedback! @Nancy, that seems to be exactly what I'm looking for, thanks! I am definitely going to try out the Axure/ProtoNotes combo, and see how it holds up against web alternatives. Might even post a comparison, if I have enough time. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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

2009-12-01 Thread Alan Salmoni
That blue colour really doesn't work for me (I wonder if that's the blue they wanted when they tested 41 shades? http://stopdesign.com/archive/2009/03/20/goodbye-google.html). Perhaps if they had a drop shadow on a reflective surface too? ;-) Am joking... The functionality is useful - I've been

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Commenting prototype?

2009-12-01 Thread Michele Marut
Notable may be another application to consider. http://www.notableapp.com/ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=47726 Welcome to the

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Commenting prototype?

2009-12-01 Thread Todd Zaki Warfel
Just signed up for this. Looks interesting. On Dec 1, 2009, at 6:19 PM, Michele Marut wrote: Notable may be another application to consider. http://www.notableapp.com/ Cheers! Todd Zaki Warfel Principal Designer, Messagefirst Author of Prototyping: a practitioner's guide

[IxDA Discuss] Personas and Moodboards - Practical Use

2009-12-01 Thread Reiner Schlenker
Hello, no, I don't want to start another persona discussion here. For a master's thesis in human factors we do research about the practical use of personas and moodboards. We conduct an online survey and are interested in your practical experience. The surveys take about 6 (personas) and 4

[IxDA Discuss] [JOB] UX Design Lead in NYC to 125k

2009-12-01 Thread Beau Gould (OSS)
Our client, a Global Media Company is looking for UX Design Lead with 5-10 yrs experience. This is a full time, on-site, salaried position located in New York City paying to $125,000 per year + benefits. Locals only please. DUTIES: * Mange the effort to research and analyze user