Re: [IxDA Discuss] Should external links really open in the same window?

2008-07-10 Thread Bjrn Simonson
The Swedish Administrative Development Agency, Verva (www.verva.se/english), publish accessibility guidelines and they clearly state that (my translation) No matter if links lead to pages within the same site or to an external site they shall open in the same window. I'm also quite sure that W3Cs

Re: [IxDA Discuss] How to handle clients...

2007-11-27 Thread Bjrn Simonson
Hi all, I discussed the matter with the clients project manager and he said there was no way the boss would change his mind. So I did what he asked and moved on. Thank you again for your input, it does feel better knowing that it seems to happen all the time and you cannot always get it your

Re: [IxDA Discuss] What comes first, the Design or the Technology ...

2007-11-12 Thread Bjrn Simonson
In my company we work with three skills: interaction designers; developers; graphical designers. I've found that bringing in both of the other skills very early on (think initial brainstorming) pays off later on as everyone has been a part of the project from the start and also because I get a

Re: [IxDA Discuss] How to handle clients...

2007-11-08 Thread Bjrn Simonson
Hi all, Thank you very much for your responses. I'll come back to this thread when everything is said and done and report how things went. Cheers, Björn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://gamma.ixda.org/discuss?post=22264

Re: [IxDA Discuss] How to handle clients...

2007-11-07 Thread Bjrn Simonson
Hi Petteri, Unfortunately there haven't been any resources available (time/money that is) to make proper scenarios/personas. Nevertheless I should be able to discuss how the different solutions will work for a user looking for specific information in different scenarios. Hopefully though, the