Re: [IxDA Discuss] CONAN Design Review

2009-07-09 Thread Boon Chew
Hey Amyris, I was on the Conan volunteer list before but things got busy halfway. I'd like to review the pages, please. boon dot chew at gmail dot com Boon On Jul 8, 9:22 am, Luca Cappelletti luca.cappelle...@gmail.com wrote: Ready for CONAN: luca DOT cappelletti AT gmail DOT com thanks,

Re: [IxDA Discuss] What is a mobile phone called in your country?

2009-05-05 Thread Boon Chew
Handphone or hp for short in Malaysia. Mobile phone or Mobile for short in the UK Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Post-graduate degree advice (London, UK)

2009-03-10 Thread Boon Chew
Tim, I'm currently studying the HCI-E Masters at UCL, and I am enjoying every moment of it. Ok, maybe not every moment, but I'm really happy I decided to go with UCL instead of City (my other choice). I've put up some thoughts of my experiences on my blog, which might give you a flavor of what

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Designer inbreeding?

2009-02-18 Thread Boon Chew
Erik, One option is to do a Masters in Human-Computer Interaction, which has slightly more emphasis in psychology, with a sprinkling of design, anthropology, systems thinking, etc. I'm currently enrolled as a Masters student at University College London for their Human-Computer Interaction with

Re: [IxDA Discuss] User Experience Deliverables

2009-01-28 Thread Boon Chew
I think this is a very potent introduction and reminder of what user experience people do. I think it's also useful as a rough sketch and not as a formal framework, since there's usually not a one-size fits all approach. It's on my list of important bookmarks. Good job!

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Drawbacks of using Flex for data processing application?

2009-01-24 Thread Boon Chew
I've the lead programmer on a recent Flex project, and it's not easy to get around, despite its similiarities to Javascript/HTML. Flex tends to lend itself better to structured layouts (e.g. tables, menus, pages). Getting it to do something else requires time, planning and good execution. Apart