[IxDA Discuss] [EVENT] Upcoming UX Show and Tell workshops

2010-02-16 Thread Chris Avore
already have a Ning account, joining the community is super-easy. You can also follow us on twitter at http://twitter.com/uxshowandtell Special thanks to the IxDA for their continued support of UX Show and Tell. ~ Chris Avore http://twitter.com/erova

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Stop, Pause, Play

2010-02-15 Thread Chris Nodder
@ Cennydd - iPod ubiquity changed the old research findings. 10 years ago normal people weren't too aware of the different transport controls (especially the more esoteric ones such as next track/previous track). Now, a larger number use them on a daily basis. Of course, you could still screw

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Forms design / labels inside the fields

2010-02-09 Thread Chris Korhonen
I'm not aware of any specific research on the issue - I know LukeW has covered it briefly on his blog: http://www.lukew.com/ff/entry.asp?687 I'd also be interested if someone has done any research on the topic. Chris On Feb 9, 2010, at 3:13 AM, Maciej Bieganski wrote: Hi, In the company

Re: [IxDA Discuss] 1 Year Masters Course in Interaction Design

2010-01-24 Thread chris
One perspective that I'd like to offer on this discussion is the difference between working as a consultant vs. working as part of an internal UX team. As someone who came to IA/usability/UX myself almost a dozen years ago with no formal training (undergrad major was History), I've often had this

Re: [IxDA Discuss] 1 Year Masters Course in Interaction Design

2010-01-24 Thread chris
One other quick note on this - when considering the cost of a grad program, it is potentially much more than the sticker price of the degree (for which you can get student loans). Unless you're able to find a good online program, you need to factor in the facts that you will need to move if the

[IxDA Discuss] [EVENT] Upcoming UX/IxD/IA Show and Tell Workshops

2010-01-19 Thread Chris Avore
all in a few weeks in Savannah! Chris Avore @erova Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines

Re: [IxDA Discuss] 1 Year Masters Course in Interaction Design

2010-01-19 Thread chris willet
Most Master's programs are two years. If you are looking on the East coast here, definitely check out: M.S. Interaction Design and Information Architecture -University of Baltimore - http://iat.ubalt.edu/IDIA/ M.F.A Interaction Design - SVA - http://interactiondesign.sva.edu/ . . . . . . . . .

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Specs for usability lab

2010-01-19 Thread chris willet
Hey Hilary, the University of Baltimore has a usability lab on campus. There is some information on their site posted about it. I believe they also allow visits to check it out so I'm sure they could answer any questions you have or by phone/email. http://iat.ubalt.edu/usability_lab/ . . . . .

Re: [IxDA Discuss] The Red Cross donation form

2010-01-15 Thread Chris Novell
My understanding is that David Meltzer is the Sr. VP International Services at American Red Cross . If you decide to offer them your services, perhaps he can be reached at: David Meltzer, American Red Cross He is also on Linkedin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

[IxDA Discuss] JOB; Group Manager, Experience Design; Healthcare; Req. 67808; Menlo Park; Intuit; Recruiter; Full Time; Permanent

2010-01-13 Thread Cox, Chris
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2010-01-13 Thread Cox, Chris
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[IxDA Discuss] JOB, Staff Interaction Designer; Mountain View; Intuit, Recruiter, Full Time, Permanent

2010-01-13 Thread Cox, Chris
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[IxDA Discuss] JOB; Staff Interaction Designer; Req. 68934; Mountain View; Intuit; Recruiter; Full Time; Permanent

2010-01-13 Thread Cox, Chris
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[IxDA Discuss] JOB; Mobil Experience Design Strategist/Architect; Req. 68462; Mountain View; Intuit; Recruiter; Full Time; Permanent

2010-01-13 Thread Cox, Chris
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Re: [IxDA Discuss] Save vs Save and Exit

2010-01-13 Thread Chris Braunsdorf
Thanks for the input. I'm leaning in the direction of what you're suggesting, Dimiter. Have an Exit control and then display a saving indicator. Not quite ready to remove the Save button altogether - our experience in testing is that users definitely look for it (even though we tell them that we

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Starting a career in IxD, UX, IA

2009-12-10 Thread chris willet
Dan, wow great to talk to you! I actually just picked up Designing For Interaction last month and just now started to read it-its great. Matt, I've actually worked with several start up companies already-helping with visual design, UX, IA. Unfortunately they weren't able to hire but I have been

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Starting a career in IxD, UX, IA

2009-12-10 Thread chris willet
Side note for those also looking-here are some places online worth checking out for job opportunities. All of them have a job board with jobs ranging from design, development, etc twitter.com/ia_uxjobs authentic jobs aquent smashing jobs design jobs on the wall aiga 37 signals ixda behance

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Starting a career in IxD, UX, IA

2009-12-09 Thread chris willet
Thanks everyone for your feedback and knowledge! I have been freelancing a lot of visual design/front end development projects in the last couple of months and trying to incorporate UX/IA components to not only help create a better end result for my clients but also help with my own portfolio.

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Deciding whether to use a Show n items per page control

2009-12-07 Thread Chris Rink
I agree with 37 Signals that you should just choose the paging size. The page size is really a question of performance. And I don't think you would ask your user what type of performance they want. You already know, they want it fast. That leads to the next question of what you should the paging

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Commenting prototype?

2009-12-06 Thread chris willet
Check out Denote - http://bit.ly/8Rtojw It just launched and is still in beta testing but it's pretty cool. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=47726

[IxDA Discuss] Starting a career in IxD, UX, IA

2009-12-06 Thread chris willet
transition over once I have some experience under my belt. Just wondering what approach has worked for others that has been successful. Thanks, chris Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Prototyping Tool Recommendations

2009-11-18 Thread Chris Rink
Thank you for all the great feedback and keep it coming :D. In response to the question of why put dynamic interactions in the design spec: Are goal is to write as little as possible in the design specs. We have a very globally distributed team and have found that there is a lot of

[IxDA Discuss] [JOB] Senior Experience Architect - News Digital Media | Sydney, Australia | Full Time

2009-11-16 Thread chris khalil
. *Please note: you must be eligible to work in Australia, visa sponsorship will not be available --- Chris Khalil Director of User Experience News Digital Media Level 23 | 175 Liverpool Street Sydney NSW 2001 Australia Welcome

Re: [IxDA Discuss] [JOB] Senior Experience Architect - News Digital Media | Sydney, Australia | Full Time

2009-11-16 Thread Chris Khalil
Apologies, the link to apply appears malformed. If you want to apply please go to: http://seek.com.au/users/apply/index.ascx?Sequence=70PageNumber=1jobid=16278339 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org

[IxDA Discuss] Prototyping Tool Recommendations

2009-11-16 Thread Chris Rink
Hello, i have recently been given the task of identifying prototyping tools to test high fidelity and high functionality. Our goal is to have prototypes that will be high enough quality to work as design specs. I have looked at Axure and iRise but am unsure about their ability to handle

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Techniques for multi-platform user experience

2009-11-03 Thread Chris Collingridge
The organisation that leaps out at me in this regard - and one you're no doubt aware of if you're in London - is the BBC. Over the past few years the BBC have taken lots of steps to provide a joined up experience between TV, Radio, PC/standard web, and mobile - on a whole host of different

[IxDA Discuss] Intuit is still interviewing for our Staff Interaction Design Expert. Know anyone that would be a fit? Please share the description below. Much thanks, Chris Cox Intuit

2009-10-30 Thread Chris Cox
and trying new things. Join us and let your ingenious ideas be heard. How far can you think? www.intuitcareers.com If you have more detailed questions or need to reach someone please email Chris Cox chris_cox at intuit.com Welcome

[IxDA Discuss] We are still on the hunt for a Mobile Design Leader. If you know of anyone interested, please send along the description below.

2009-10-30 Thread Chris Cox
detailed questions or need to reach someone please email Chris Cox chris_cox at intuit.com Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http

[IxDA Discuss] Strong Hands on User Experience Group Manager for our new Healthcare Product. Please send to your contacts. Thank you

2009-10-30 Thread Chris Cox
please email Chris Cox chris_cox at intuit.com Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines

[IxDA Discuss] JOB: Oracle Corp, Full Time, Senior Interaction Designer, Philadelphia, PA

2009-10-23 Thread Chris Colosimo
To Apply, send your resume and link to online profile to: chris.colos...@oracle.com, 650-587-3887 Job Code: IRC1261811 Job Title: Senior Interaction Designer Career Level: IC4 Department Description: Oracle Primavera Business Unit Location: Bala Cynwyd, PA (Philadelphia) Job Type:

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Persona Workshops

2009-10-13 Thread Chris Avore
for the persona's three cats and what color their Vespa is when such information isn't critical to what reflects real user behavior. So no, I don't have any ideas about how to run such a workshop, but I'd caution you to tread carefully if you do... Hope that helps-- Chris

Re: [IxDA Discuss] How do you avoid canned designs?

2009-10-13 Thread Chris Grayson
Well, generally speaking, all cars have four wheels on the ground, and the driver sits in a chair with a steering wheel -- same user interface. But you won't confuse a Corvette for a dump-truck. There is a lot that can be done with design, even with a near identical IA. . . . . . . . . . . . . .

[IxDA Discuss] Advice for IxD Grad Student

2009-10-09 Thread Chris Bierbower
I’m flexible) any advice on how I should go about contacting people / startups / HR departments? Thanks so much for your time, Chris Bierbower Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Critique: Ranker.com

2009-10-07 Thread Chris Maissan
I think the lists should be displayed in descending order, revealing the number 1 item last. Cheers, Chris On Tue, Oct 6, 2009 at 10:47 AM, v...@mindspring.com v...@mindspring.comwrote: Hi All, I was wondering if you'd take a second to provide some honest feedback on a website I worked

[IxDA Discuss] Job, Oracle Corp, Usability Engineer, Burlington MA, Full Time

2009-10-07 Thread Chris Colosimo
Chris Colosimo chris.colos...@oracle.com 650-587-3887 Job Posting Title: IRC1255598 Job Title: Senior Usability Engineer Organization Name: Oracle Business Intelligence Job Type: Full Time, Employee Status, Salary and Benefits Location: 10 Van de Graaff Drive, Burlington, MA 01803-5146

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Tab order - how to escape from a grid that uses tabs

2009-10-01 Thread Chris Collingridge
. We'll try this out with a few power users prior to release to make sure there are no unexpected consequences. Thanks once again for the input! Cheers, Chris . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=46225

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Looking for social media/social anxiety reference material

2009-10-01 Thread chris heckler
Gretchen, I couldn't find specific reports from Social Technologies but there are some newsletters and blog postings that look promising and interesting. Elin, that must have been a great talk. I'll definitely look up more from John Cacioppo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

[IxDA Discuss] Article on Number of Usability Test Participants

2009-10-01 Thread Chris Ryan
I have been looking, unsuccessfully, through back issues of interactions magazine for an article, published a few years back, written I believe by someone from Microsoft as part of a debate about statistical significance in usability testing. There was something of a debate about testing with

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Wizard/Form Design Inspiration

2009-10-01 Thread chris heckler
I saw this neat filter recently at http://www.sixwineseight.com that changes wine choices based on selected criteria and uses a graphic image to provide instant feedback. It's a much simpler form than you're probably looking for but I think it's a nice example of graphic feedback that's fun and

[IxDA Discuss] Tab order - how to escape from a grid that uses tabs

2009-09-30 Thread Chris Collingridge
that you can access the other controls? Should we just rely on access keys to enable that? Obviously tab will just continue to move through the grid infinitely (more or less) ,creating new rows all the time. Cheers, Chris. Welcome

[IxDA Discuss] Looking for social media/social anxiety reference material

2009-09-29 Thread Chris Heckler
media would be useful too. Thanks, Chris Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Looking for social media/social anxiety reference material

2009-09-29 Thread Chris Heckler
Good call Bryan. That's a topic you here of in the news every so often but my brain hadn't pulled it out as a search term. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=46184

Re: [IxDA Discuss] 10 Useful Usability Findings and Guidelines

2009-09-25 Thread Chris Heckler
Hopefully next time smashbox will do a Top 10 Accepted Usability Guidelines and the Arguments Against Them type article. It's a much better read when you add in this type of feedback. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org

[IxDA Discuss] Know a Mobile Design Leader? Mountain View, CA INTUIT

2009-09-24 Thread Chris Cox
Hello all. Please feel free to circulate to your network. Thanks so much. Chris Cox ∙ Candidate Generation Recruiter Intuit ∙ www.intuit.apply2jobs.com 415.681.3665 (direct/fax) ∙ chris_...@intuit.com On LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/crizzcoxx Intuit is a leading software provider of business

[IxDA Discuss] Hello all. Please feel free to circulate to your network. Thanks so much.

2009-09-24 Thread Chris Cox
things. Join us and let your ingenious ideas be heard. How far can you think? www.intuitcareers.com If you have more detailed questions or need to reach someone please email Chris Cox chris_cox at intuit.com Welcome to the Interaction

[IxDA Discuss] 2 new Interaction Design Positions

2009-09-21 Thread Chris Colosimo
Verification, Social Security Verification Chris Colosimo / Senior Recruiter North American Product Development w: 650-587-3887 m: 713-748-9979 http://ddpooa.blu.livefilestore.com/y1pOmouRYgJlLMlLIYsi4PcR4AYwrX8qdKVRrQa16NkNqlzTKPKI4aSjQTu_iJwbvpqbdNwb30xv7XcSvjnZAuZ1A/linkedin_48.gif

Re: [IxDA Discuss] What are your principles for making digital products/services

2009-09-20 Thread Chris Dame
they have done so far, and the different methods we are going to use, as well as what kinds of results they should get. So far, people seem to be happy when we uncover new things, or put their findings in a new light. Chris Dame http://theusabilityofthings.com

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Adobe Fireworks for wire framing

2009-09-19 Thread chris willet
if youre looking for a good alternative to fireworks/visio/omnigraffle, check out balsamiq. it has a decent template list, quick file save as .png, easily resize windows/components, change text and allows you to link buttons, links, whatever to show the flow of each page to page. . . . . . . . .

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Examples of inline validation

2009-09-19 Thread Chris Brown
From the the form master himself, Luke Wroblewski: http://www.alistapart.com/articles/inline-validation-in-web-forms/ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=45791

Re: [IxDA Discuss] What are your principles for making digital products/services

2009-09-18 Thread Chris Heckler
I like this thread because it made me realize I do not have an articulated list of principles that I can point to. While I'm working on that here's a couple of thoughts: Give a crap and remember that nice people will have to use your design to accomplish something--don't ruin their day and

[IxDA Discuss] Visio Annotations for Diagrams, IA, Wireframes, etc.

2009-09-14 Thread Chris Murphy
I've been working with a set of IA and Wireframe documents that I've refined over the last few years, and now as I'm taking advantage of some of the under appreciated features and aspects of the application, I've hit a stumbling block that I'm hoping someone IxDA has overcome. In my planning

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Designing a long list of items that people must choose from.

2009-09-01 Thread Chris Heckler
Oops looks like Bryan already submitted the auto complete idea. :) Darn my distracted typing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=45250

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Complementary skillsets?

2009-08-21 Thread Chris Heckler
Maybe you could combine several of these interests and work on a user test with prototypes or wireframes you create. Being able to test your solutions with your intended audience is something that is a big part of all IXD work and is such a great learning experience. It would also give you a

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Interface Prototyping and Usability Testing

2009-08-20 Thread Chris Heckler
Silverlight 3 might be helpful for high-fidelity prototypes as it supposed to have touch capability. http://timheuer.com/blog/archive/2009/07/30/silverlight-3-multi-touch-introduction-fundamentals-basics.aspx We haven't tried it yet, but I've heard our developers make some oh cool comments. If

[IxDA Discuss] Invitation to contribute to an article I'm writing

2009-08-19 Thread Chris Wright
and IT, - Or are UK professionals choosing to go abroad to seek better opportunities? Thanks in advance Cheers, Chris Wright 07843258503 http://chrismwright.com/ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Netbooks lead the way on how we%u2019ll be using our mobile phones in the near future

2009-08-17 Thread Chris Rider
I foresee less of an explicit hardware convergence, and more interoperability. I.e. the tablet/netbook should seamlessly leverage my phone for data access via bluetooth... Seamless being the operative term in that concept. There is an interesting interaction problem here. If I carry different

Re: [IxDA Discuss] SXSW Panel Picker- please vote for my panels!!!

2009-08-17 Thread Chris
While we're at it, Nathan and I are wrapping up the science-fiction-and-interface-design presentation trilogy with... Made It So (Interface Makers in Movies) http://panelpicker.sxsw.com/ideas/view/4172 To conclude their trilogy of successful presentations at SxSW about the analysis of interfaces

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Onceability

2009-08-12 Thread Chris Heckler
What an interesting way to look at this experience. I'm particularly thinking of onceability for web sites. You know the ones you fill out a form for once so you can look at your second cousin's wedding pictures. Or that iPhone app you downloaded and it was kind of neat and you never touched it

Re: [IxDA Discuss] How To Host an IxDA Speed Mentorship Night!

2009-08-11 Thread Chris Heckler
That sounds so awesome! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=44569 Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Click Here

2009-08-10 Thread Chris Avore
It's also an accessibility problem, too. If someone is using a screen reader, a site with Click here to see latest news, Click here to browse jobs, Click here to download our annual report, and Click here to sign in will be mind-numbing at best. Even worse is when there is no actual descriptive

Re: [IxDA Discuss] iRise: Fast prototyping tool?

2009-07-30 Thread Chris Heckler
Stu, I had a similar feeling after trying Flash Catalyst. I attempted to build a prototype with it and quit pretty early in the process, hanging my head in frustration. I couldn't seem to get it to do anything. (Granted my ActionScript skills are limited at best.) For the past couple of weeks

[IxDA Discuss] Who uses Icon View with a file browser?

2009-07-21 Thread chris
I am redesigning a custom file browser for an app. Some file browsers (Windows Explorer for example), provide the option to have a Detailed, Icon, Thumb etc. view. From my personal experience, only noobs use the icon view because they don't know how to switch it. I am considering not having

[IxDA Discuss] Job, Oracle Corp, Usability Engineer, Burlington MA, Full Time

2009-07-19 Thread Chris Colosimo
Job Posting Title: IRC1231769 Job Title: User Experience Developer 3-ProdDev Job Type: Full Time, Employee Status Org Name: Oracle Health Sciences Global Business Unit-Product Development Location: Burlington, MA Company Description Oracle's business is information—how to manage it, use it,

[IxDA Discuss] JOB: ORACLE, UI ARCHITECT, Bay Area, CA, Full Time

2009-07-14 Thread Chris Colosimo
the applicable IRC code (IRC1163753) in the keyword search field. Chris Colosimo / Senior Recruiter North American Product Development w: 650-587-3887 m: 713-748-9979 http://www.facebook.com/Chris.Colosimo.Oracle http://www.linkedin.com/in/chriscolosimo http://twitter.com/ChrisColosimo Search jobs

[IxDA Discuss] Expression Blend 3.0 with SketchFlow Released Today

2009-07-10 Thread Chris Bernard
This is a bit of a self-serving post but probably of interest to many IXDA folks. Today the first public version of Expression Blend 3.0 was released. Included is a new feature called SketchFlow which is designed for dynamic-prototyping. If you're a fan of Bill Buxton and his ideas put forth

[IxDA Discuss] JOB: Interaction Designer, Philadelphia, PA, Oracle, Full Time

2009-07-07 Thread Chris Colosimo
Job Posting Title : IRC1228105 Job Title: User Experience Developer 3-ProdDev Organization Name: Oracle Primavera Global Business Unit Location: Bala Cynwyd, PA (Philadelphia) Job Type: Non-Exempt, Full Time, Employee Status Telecommute: No Travel: No Department Description The

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Interaction flow as subterfuge.

2009-06-23 Thread Chris Rider
The graphic design community has been talking about this for a long time. The First Things First manifesto is one reaction to this problem. it was first published in 1964: http://www.xs4all.nl/~maxb/ftf1964.htm Then updated in 2000: http://www.xs4all.nl/~maxb/ftf2000.htm Milton Glaser's

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Setting up local group in Birmingham, UK

2009-06-17 Thread Chris Collingridge
Good luck with setting up a group in Birmingham. You're right that groups in the UK (outside of London) are quite rare. For anyone further North in England, there is a group called Northern User Experience (google finds it) that - while wider that IXD specifically - might well be of interest to

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Nested Table Alternatives?

2009-06-12 Thread Chris Cavallucci
Presuming you're working in XHTML, I'd have to ask why use tables in the first place? You might be able to simply nest your widgets inside divs. Nesting tables certainly adds complexity, and, if you're working in XHTML, your implementation may cause web browser rendering performance problems.

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Usability analytics tools

2009-06-12 Thread chris samms
Thanks for your responses everyone. In my search I came across an interesting article http://www.boxesandarrows.com/view/web_traffic_analytics_and_user_experience and presentation http://www.slideshare.net/lrosenfeld/marrying-web-analytics-and-user-experience?src=related_normalrel=1233850

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Nested Table Alternatives?

2009-06-12 Thread Chris Heckler
Hi Marcus, We're working with WPF/Visual Studio 2008. The user can edit only one thingy at a time a time and they are able to edit all cells of the table. Hi Chris, In the instance of this table, I'm looking at how the data is displayed which is tablular rather than how the code is formatted

[IxDA Discuss] Usability analytics tools

2009-06-11 Thread chris samms
Hi everyone. Anyone know of any good usability analytics tools out there? I've had a look a crazyegg.com but not sure about its effectiveness. I basically want to start proving the ROI of usability testing. Any help will be really appreciated.

[IxDA Discuss] Nested Table Alternatives?

2009-06-11 Thread Chris Heckler
Does anyone have any good examples of alternatives to nested tables or decent implementations of nested tables? My problem table is made of rows of thingies and there are 3-4 property columns for the thingies. Now each thingy has multiple widgets with 3 or 4 properties that can be added to the

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Undergraduate Curriculum in HCI

2009-06-01 Thread Chris
Thank you all for the replies, I'd welcome any other advice. Since it seems that the field may not currently respect the idea of IxD as an undergraduate program, I may pursue something in Graphic Design. I suppose it's good that I'm getting this information now, though it is somewhat

[IxDA Discuss] New release of GUI Design Studio

2009-05-29 Thread Chris Steele
Just thought that you would like to know that we've released a new version of GUI Design Studio (http://www.carettasoftware.com/guidesignstudio/) with lots of new features. Take a look at the release about it: http://www.carettasoftware.com/press/release-2009-05.html Also we offer a 30 day free

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Ganged video playback

2009-05-27 Thread Chris McLay
Hi Andy, I'd suggest you grab a copy of QuickTime Pro. You can copy and paste the two videos into the same movie, and then offset them to play them back and scrub the way you want to. Depending on the video formats, you will need a reasonably powerful machine. Chris -- Chris McLay. http

[IxDA Discuss] Job-Experience Design Manager-Menlo Park, CA--Intuit--Full Time

2009-05-19 Thread Cox, Chris
Hello there members. If you know of any strong leaders in the SW/Internet space please send them my way. Thanks in advance Chris As Intuit looks to innovate and expand the way we serve our customers, online delivery of our products and services will play a major part in Intuit's

[IxDA Discuss] Undergraduate Curriculum in HCI

2009-05-18 Thread Chris
. Thank you very much for any consideration or advice toward a creative solution to these issues. --Chris * So you want to be an Interaction Designer http://adaptivepath.com/ideas/essays/archives/000656.php ** Carnegie Mellon's Secondary Undergraduate Curriculum http://www.hcii.cmu.edu

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Examples of 'sliding' registration processes

2009-05-14 Thread Chris Wright
Yup its basically a single screen wizard. I realise the importance of showing the user how many steps, but don't have a clear way of doing that vertically just yet... thanks for the other tips, very useful.. Cheers, Chris Wright 07843258503 http://chrismwright.com/ On Wed, May 13, 2009 at 6

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Examples of 'sliding' registration processes

2009-05-14 Thread Chris Wright
Awesome example.. thats exactly what I'm looking for. Cheers, Chris Wright 07843258503 http://chrismwright.com/ On Wed, May 13, 2009 at 4:29 PM, Matthew Ventre matthew.ven...@gmail.comwrote: An in-the-wild example I could point to would be something along the lines of what Nintendo does

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Confirm Email field

2009-05-14 Thread Chris Jackson
We were using a single field but had problems when customers weren't receiving their order confirmations, which meant we had to call them. For me, the goal was to have customers think about their email, not just to enter it twice. So we added a notice that appears when the focus leaves the field:

[IxDA Discuss] Examples of 'sliding' registration processes

2009-05-13 Thread Chris Wright
- I have too many steps 2) A series of screens with 'Next' and 'Previous' steps Does anyone have any examples of good implications of such systems, research supporting, or general thoughts? Cheers, Chris Wright 07843258503 http://chrismwright.com

[IxDA Discuss] Job-Staff Software Engineer/UX or UI Designer-Mountain View, CA--Intuit--Full Time

2009-05-03 Thread Cox, Chris
Please circulate to your network. Thanks much!! Chris Cox ∙ Candidate Generation Recruiter http://www.intuit.com/ http://www.intuit.com/ http://www.intuit.com/ http://www.intuit.com/ http://www.intuit.com/ Intuit ∙ Apply Online Here http://www.intuit.apply2jobs.com/ 415.681.3665

Re: [IxDA Discuss] How does requiring fields affect completion rates?

2009-04-23 Thread Chris Neale
team wants background information so they can do some research before they call. Making all fields mandatory leads to unreliable, unclean data. I'm sure I'm not the only one who responds to nosy, unrelated questions on forms by deliberately giving daft and inaccurate answers. Chris

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Opportunities with Mozilla Labs and IxDA

2009-04-21 Thread Chris Stone
participating ourselves but by also encouraging others to participate as much as possible. We have nothing to lose and everything to gain. Cheers, Chris . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=40933

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Password Strength Requirements

2009-04-18 Thread Chris Novell
I have read the prior replies and looked at the recommended links with interest and have learned a lot - thanks, all! I would like to suggest that a user could select a relatively strong password and write down something close to the password. They would then need to remember only what the

[IxDA Discuss] Advice on Masters in Interaction Design

2009-04-15 Thread Chris Bierbower
Hi all, My name is Chris, and I’m about to make the leap into starting my interaction design education. The problem is I’m having a lot of trouble finding interaction designers willing to talk with me about their careers. I can’t find any alumni in the field from where I did undergraduate studies

[IxDA Discuss] Icon for \preset\

2009-04-02 Thread chris finlay
! Chris Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Using Interaction Design to Change Behavior

2009-04-01 Thread Chris Heckler
I think some of the fun ways we're using interaction design to affect behavior now is in our personal life and productivity. The WiiFit example is great because it takes something we don't necessary like to do and makes it into a game. I disagree that a dvd will give you feedback and game play

[IxDA Discuss] Recover username service

2009-03-31 Thread Chris Wright
I'm looking at implementing a 'recover my username' serivce on a website i'm working on. This will be a seperate service to recovering a password. Thing is the existing userbase have custom usernames, users going forward will be encouraged to use thier email address. recovering a username by

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Joel Spolsky claims the Program Manager role does UI design... ????

2009-03-11 Thread Chris Bernard
to realize that hiring multifaceted folks makes a lot of sense. Apologies to all the early movers on this list that have been operating like this for awhile. Chris Bernard Microsoft User Experience Evangelist chris.bern...@microsoft.com 630.530.4208 Office 312.925.4095 Mobile -Original Message

Re: [IxDA Discuss] pointing devices for digital TV

2009-03-02 Thread Chris Avore
Naveen, I'm curious which version of Hillcrest's pointing technology you used to browse YouTube. Since the link you referenced was from 2007, I'm wondering if perhaps you're only familiar with earlier attempts at browsing YouTube. Since then, Kodak's Theatre HD uses the Hillcrest pointing

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Why are there no

2009-02-25 Thread Chris
was learning and experiencing to real client/customer challenges. In this way, it dramatically enhanced my education. I sympathize with the argument advocating for dedicated focus on school, but that wasn't the path I chose and I think it served me well. - chris -Original Message- From: j

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Why are there no Executive MFA / IxD programs? (response to RPI online HCI program phase out)

2009-02-25 Thread Chris Bernard
Institute of Design in Chicago has an MDM program (Master of Design Methods) which can be done part time and DePaul University does offer a Masters in HCI through its computer design group I think. Would be worth seeing if Georgia Tech or Carnegie Mellon had tailored programs like this too.

[IxDA Discuss] Long / Large forms

2009-02-16 Thread Chris McLay
on something like this? Thanks, Chris -- Chris McLay. http://eeoh.com.au Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe

Re: [IxDA Discuss] ID vs email address

2009-01-30 Thread Chris Knott
on HAVING to supply you with an email address? I wouldnt cough mine up easily, but I would easily cough up my handle. If your site 100% relies on needing an email address, and your site does not have a lot of security concerns, then use it. Why not. Otherwise, consider a handle instead. Chris

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Rapid Expert Design (R.E.D.)

2009-01-30 Thread Chris Whelan
What does RED stand for again? Redundant Email Debating? --- On Fri, 1/30/09, Dave Malouf dave@gmail.com wrote: From: Dave Malouf dave@gmail.com Subject: Re: [IxDA Discuss] Rapid Expert Design (R.E.D.) To: disc...@ixda.org Date: Friday, January 30, 2009, 9:24 AM Jonas, thank G-d!

[IxDA Discuss] Items appearing more than once in a navigation

2009-01-26 Thread Chris Wright
, in the navigation Are their any accepted standards for this? Cheers, Chris Wright http://chrismwright.com/ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Conditional required fields - how to indicate whether fields are required when the status can change

2009-01-16 Thread Chris Collingridge
view? Cheers, Chris. Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org

[IxDA Discuss] web-based research/writing tool recommendations

2009-01-15 Thread Chris
Hi. I'm looking for a web-based research and writing tool to help me organize and aggregate news articles, blog posts, links and other web-based resources for a writing project. I've searched around a bit, EndNote Web from Thomson-Reuters looks promising but I can't get a straight answer on

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