Re: [IxDA Discuss] Likert scale survey designs

On 28/11/08 4:59 AM, "Robert Hoekman Jr" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > If you > mis-clicked, you can use the arrows to go back one question and change your > response. what happens if they click on the text of the previous question? (it's bigger, it's not a proxy, it's right above where their mous

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Finally! My Prayers Will Be Answered. In 3 years.

On 11/10/08 3:05 PM, "Kontra" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > We don't live in a theocracy where *you* get to judge whether legally > accrued profits are to your liking or if a buyer of a company is allowed to > see value in it that you can't. that would be a meritocracy, not a theocracy, I'm sure.

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Finally! My Prayers Will Be Answered. In 3 years.

On 11/10/08 4:43 AM, "Andrei Herasimchuk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Blizzard has around that for World of Warcraft paying $15 a month, and > it's just a game. I think Facebook would be able to pull it off. Firstly, about 6 million of that 10 million are in asia/china, where they pay on an hour

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Testing / Prototyping a faceted navigation

The Oz-IA conference just concluded, and one of the sessions was on exactly this question =) we'll have a video podcast up sometime in the next

Re: [IxDA Discuss] assigning multiple items to multiple items

On 9/9/08 3:13 PM, "Michael Tuminello" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > what's more interactive than a checkbox? ;-) In Russia, checkbox click you! e. Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ...

Re: [IxDA Discuss] assigning multiple items to multiple items

On 9/9/08 11:48 AM, "Michael Tuminello" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Anyway, if anyone has any OTHER suggestions, let me know... How about something a little more interactive? On the left hand side you'd have your list of container items, and on the right hand side a list of your component items.

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[IxDA Discuss] looking for Jonathan Lambert

Hi, does anyone know a "Jonathan Lambert" from Melbourne, works for Design Away in the health industry -- he's registered for my conference but the email address he gave is borked. my google fu fails me today. e. -- Oz-IA/2008 Australia's Conference for Information Architecture on the web Sy

Re: [IxDA Discuss] twitter and IxDA once again

On 20/8/08 11:48 AM, "David Malouf" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > So why does it work? What makes Twitter work? I'm not interested in > what makes it fail. I'm interested in analyzing the positives. > > What makes twitter work where other micro-blogs fall short? I find I'm able to micro-post a pl

Re: [IxDA Discuss] twitter and IxDA once again

On 20/8/08 6:54 AM, "Benjamin Ho" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > That, I would say is the only downfall of Twitter - noise. I prefer > the once-a-day update, maybe even two, but not every hour! Keeping > up with people can seem more like a task than pure enjoyment. curious to know what you means

[IxDA Discuss] Oz-IA/2008 - discounts for IXDA members

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Re: [IxDA Discuss] Usability = Predictability

On 26/5/08 3:36 AM, "Robert Hoekman Jr" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> "predictability" = no changes from what is current expectations = no >> evolution of ui standards = we'd be stuck with the usability from the >> 1980's technology, not what we've got now. >> >> no? > > No. I simply mean that i

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Usability = Predictability

On 25/5/08 10:54 AM, "Robert Hoekman Jr" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: OK, I'll bite. > "Usability equals predictability." as in you click a link/button/image on a web page, and you predict that it will ... what? ... load a new page completely replacing the current page, or do some AJAX stuff to up

[IxDA Discuss] survey: what are the things we do and make as IAs?

A few years back I did a simple survey on the things we do and make as IAs. Might be time to repeat that survey and see what's changed. Very simply, take a minute or three and jot down the names of any IA thing - regardless of whether it be an activity, a method, or a deliverable. Just start typin

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Placement of credit card logos

On 4/12/07 3:15 AM, "Ari Feldman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > most, not all ecommerce sites offer credit card payment options in a drop > down menu with Visa usually defaulted as its the most popular card in the > US. > > because it's defaulted, some users may not click on the menu to reveal oth

Re: [IxDA Discuss] "Author interview: 'Punching In' at the Apple Store"

On 26/11/07 7:49 PM, "Kontra" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Kontra: I noticed that you underlined the "permission" aspect of > engaging the customer into revealing their intent, as the salespeople > used the "Would it be alright if I ask youŠ" phrase quite a bit. Was > that specifically taught du

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Examples where personas are *not* useful

On 14/11/07 8:10 PM, "kswang" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > However, personas will not be able to define how the users are going > to carry out the task or how they are going to approach their goals. I've distilled observed user behaviour into written personas along these lines .. one persona migh

Re: [IxDA Discuss] IA Wiki 2.0? (was Prototypical)

On 14/11/07 3:17 AM, "Bryan Minihan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Why not identify Wikipedia entries that are lacking, and contribute to those > as a community? That way, there's no need to build/manage a separate Wiki, > and the IxDA.org site can just list those entries they feel need > updating

Re: [IxDA Discuss] IA Wiki 2.0? (was Prototypical)

On 14/11/07 2:53 AM, "Christopher Fahey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I also think this is a great idea. Wasn't there already an IA Wiki? > Seems to be dead now. > http://www.iawiki.org/ Comatose, not dead - the server blew up. I'm relocating it to a new service, and taking the opportunity to ex

Re: [IxDA Discuss] What tools do you use for prototyping?

On 13/11/07 11:08 AM, "Andrei Herasimchuk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Why? Because sitting in a chair is more effective to judge how > comfortable it is than looking at a picture of it. Similarly, interacting with a mockup of an interface is more effective than just looking at a picture of it .

Re: [IxDA Discuss] What tools do you use for prototyping?

On 12/11/07 2:19 PM, "Andrei Herasimchuk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Ok. That's what I mean as well. So what's so controversial then about > a prototype that basically acts just like the real thing? what do you use prototypes for? e. ___

Re: [IxDA Discuss] What tools do you use for prototyping?

On 12/11/07 11:19 AM, "Andrei Herasimchuk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Maybe we should flip this question as you guys seem to be thinking > different than I am. What do you think pixel perfect means? if in the final design, for a given screen, window size, interaction state (etc) a given element

Re: [IxDA Discuss] What tools do you use for prototyping?

On 9/11/07 12:21 PM, "Andrei Herasimchuk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Why is "pixel perfect" a requirement, particularly with websites >> where the >> final product can't even be guaranteed to meet that requirement? > > The stretchability and how you construct a web based product makes it > eve

Re: [IxDA Discuss] prototyping -- fidelity in more than just pixels?

On 8/11/07 11:08 AM, "Andrei Herasimchuk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > First of all, higher fidelity isn't just "almost always better," it > *is* always better. That's a key point, imho. It isn't better *when* (not *if*) it introduces noise, which is anything other than signal. If the user could

Re: [IxDA Discuss] What tools do you use for prototyping?

On 8/11/07 10:57 AM, "Andrei Herasimchuk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > a pixel perfect representation Why is "pixel perfect" a requirement, particularly with websites where the final product can't even be guaranteed to meet that requirement? Similarly so with other superficial elements of design

Re: [IxDA Discuss] What tools do you use for prototyping?

On 7/11/07 3:47 AM, "Andrei Herasimchuk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Think of it this way: If you saw a drawing of the > Volkswagen Beetle back in 1995 you'd think it was pretty cool and > some opinions. uh .. waitaminit .. since when would a *drawing* of a Volkswagen Beetle be thought of as re