Re: [IxDA Discuss] Twitter

2008-10-27 Thread Erik van de Wiel
Started using Twitter a couple of weeks ago. For example it is nice to see what people are doing in between their blog posts. Other than that when given the chance of getting to know some very interesting people is always something you at least try. My twitter: www.twitter.com/aapjerockdt Grtz, E

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Can an interaction designer creat (great)interaction without (great) visual design skills?

2008-10-27 Thread Erik van de Wiel
Hi Rein, I believe as Interaction Designer you should work closely with your visual designers (and developers, industrial designers, etc). In my opinion this part can never be missing. Some interaction problems can best be solved graphically or can better be combined with a nice piece of visual de

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Design Research: Practice noticing stuff and telling stories

2008-10-27 Thread Erik van de Wiel
: www.deMonsters.com/PEF As I said before I%u2019m very interested in your and other people%u2019s thoughts. Erik van de Wiel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=34828

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Joe the Plumber as Persona

2008-10-27 Thread Erik van de Wiel
Great point made by Lane Halley on http://www.cooper.com/journal/2008/10/joe_six_pack_is_not_a_persona.html Quote: "When someone hears the name %u201CNora the newbie%u201D or %u201CJoe Helpdesk%u201D they draw on past experience to imagine someone they know, or project the context of other times t

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Don't listen to your customers.

2008-03-28 Thread Erik van de Wiel
ight be helpful. I think The Persona Lifecycle[3] is a great first introduction with personas. Gr. Erik van de Wiel 1: Book: About Face 3: The Essentials of Interaction Design -- Alan Cooper (quote: page 50) http://www.amazon.com/About-Face-Essentials-Interaction-Design/dp/0470084111/ref

Re: [IxDA Discuss] sites with icon systems as visual focus?

2008-03-27 Thread Erik van de Wiel
Hi Tania, Last month smashingmagazine posted a nice article on their log about site navigation, its trends and some nice examples. This might lead you to some of the sites you%u2019re looking for. http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2008/02/26/navigation-menus-trends-and-examples/ There is also a nic