Re: [IxDA Discuss] Problems with axure vertical widgets.

2009-10-19 Thread Eugene Kim
Hey Bowen, You might get a quicker answer by going to Axure's discussion forum at http://axure.com/cs/forums/4/ShowForum.aspx . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=46873

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Critique: Ranker.com

2009-10-08 Thread Eugene Kim
However, why should I come on this site? The Home Page lacks the pitch to the user. 'Why' is a click behind and assumes that the user will click on it and learn the benefits. This in my opinion should be upfront telling the users 'Why Ranker'. What do others think about this?

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Critique: Ranker.com

2009-10-08 Thread Eugene Kim
BTW, any more critiques of the actual list creation process? Thanks! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=46442 Welcome to the

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Who am I?

2009-05-22 Thread Eugene Kim
Hey, just wanted to put in my 2 cents... A person who can straddle the fence equally is the exception. We're talking about expert knowledge in both, right? To expect this as the norm seems unreasonable. Personally, I think I've done a pretty good job at keeping up with my front-end coding

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Number of results displayed per page on mobile device

2009-05-01 Thread Eugene Kim
Dev, I'm actually reserving the asterisk and pound keys for zoom functionality with our integrated map (users may swap between list view and map view). William, this is definitely for WAP-only users (we have separate products for iPhone, Android, J2ME). As for using 5 results per page, it's

[IxDA Discuss] Number of results displayed per page on mobile device

2009-04-30 Thread Eugene Kim
Has anyone come across an example of search results which aren't based on the base-10 method of displaying results per page? For example, I've got a situation where a legacy product is currently displaying 9 results per page and the reasons I've gathered are: 1) Each result is associated with a

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Google Android

2009-04-06 Thread Eugene Kim
Wendy, What Google offers in their Developer Guide is sparse and dev-centric (make x menu using this code). In addition to the UI Guide, there's also a Best Practices section if you look near the bottom of the left nav, but I didn't find it helpful.

[IxDA Discuss] What does the number 0 imply?

2009-03-31 Thread Eugene Kim
I'm working on a mobile site which includes keypad shortcuts for navigating a list of items (e.g. press the 1 hard key to open the first item, 2 for the second item, etc.). There's a question of whether associating an item with 0 (which usually represents the tenth item in the list on many mobile

Re: [IxDA Discuss] What does the number 0 imply?

2009-03-31 Thread Eugene Kim
Thanks for the replies. Yes, this is in regards to a mobile site and not a phone tree, but from the other responses I wonder if this is even used enough to warrant implementing keypad shortcuts. On most phones (excluding modern phones such as iPhone, Win Mobile, BB, etc.) you're likely to find

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Examples of UI fading in and out over content?

2009-03-18 Thread Eugene Kim
A basic example of this might be the alert for apps like Thunderbird or Entourage which notify you of new emails. Hover over the alert to keep it from fading out and click it to go directly to the email. The Android OS includes a touch overlay feature which provides a contextual menu upon

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Examples of UI fading in and out over content?

2009-03-18 Thread Eugene Kim
Oops, I guess the board software doesn't like HTML in posts... http://i575.photobucket.com/albums/ss194/happyandsad/ixda/google_map_zoom.gif http://i575.photobucket.com/albums/ss194/happyandsad/ixda/itunes_rating.gif . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Designing G1 Menus

2009-03-12 Thread Eugene Kim
Ah well, I guess the G1 just hasn't penetrated the market like the iPhone has. As it stands, I'm basically trying to strike a balance between the user's familiarity with Google's existing menu designs versus simplifying the experience (as I mentioned above). I'm hoping for a happy medium.

[IxDA Discuss] Designing G1 Menus

2009-03-10 Thread Eugene Kim
Note: I did an IxDA search for G1 and found only 3 results, none of which really addressed the UI on an element level. I'm hoping a few folks have had a chance to play around with it by now! I'm working on an existing application which suffers a bit from some inconsistencies in it's design. It

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Wireframes, supporting documentation, and software choices

2009-02-20 Thread Eugene Kim
I just recently switched back to Mac after a 6-year hiatus and I've gone back to creating everything in Photoshop just like the old days. I work off a template that includes a branding and project name header (which only changes per product), a text field for my annotations on the left, and space

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Axure - Questions...and more questions

2009-01-30 Thread Eugene Kim
Hi Helen, my 2 cents: 1. What would be your estimate regarding the learning curve (timewise) to becoming productive with Axure without feeling like you are blowing the project timelines for deliverables? I learned on the job with regular projects, putting in the extra time to watch the

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Printing Axure flows

2008-04-24 Thread Eugene Kim
You can do this same sort of thing in Visio, and make an interactive PDF. You may want to investigate that option. Here's a BA article that talks about this subject: http://boxesandarrows.com/view/pdf-prototypes I guess I was hoping to eliminate the need for multiple apps and do

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Printing Axure flows

2008-04-24 Thread Eugene Kim
However, now that I am running Axure RP Pro 5.0 Beta, that problem no longer occurs Perhaps they fixed it with this new version? Hmm, I just upgraded to version 5 and I'm still getting the same thing. But maybe there's a difference between that and the beta? . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Highly Usable Forum ?

2008-04-09 Thread Eugene Kim
Hi Andrei, I'm curious to learn what you (or others) feel contributes to a bad user experience with message boards. The change in navigation (like going from a home page or product page to the forums) really bothers me, but I've found these boards to be generally acceptable. Do you have an

[IxDA Discuss] Comments for our new video player

2008-04-01 Thread Eugene Kim
Hey all, I was wondering if you had a second to provide some honest critique/comments on our new IGN video player. Finding usability studies on video was difficult and there was no time to put our own tests into the schedule, but we drew from our experience, picked our fights, and came up

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Comments for our new video player

2008-04-01 Thread Eugene Kim
Hmm, I'll forward this onto our dev and QA teams. Do you mind sharing which browser/OS you are using? From: Robert Hoekman Jr [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, April 01, 2008 4:53 PM To: Eugene Kim Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [IxDA Discuss

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Comments for our new video player

2008-04-01 Thread Eugene Kim
anyway, everything seems to be there. i personally would have liked to see related videos and ratings integrated into the player and some of the social/virtual feature icons a bit larger. The playlist is actually the related videos (in this example, more videos for the Smash Bros. Brawl

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Comments for our new video player

2008-04-01 Thread Eugene Kim
Hey Eduardo, I've left out things which are duly noted or are known bugs. Thanks for the response! There is no initial player feedback indicating to the user that the video is loading, other than the area stating the delayed playback. I think valuable real estate is being misused by not

[IxDA Discuss] Displaying search results

2008-03-14 Thread Eugene Kim
Hi, I'm Eugene and I'm an IA for IGN Entertainment. Prior to this, I spent several years as an Interface Designer and IA at EarthLink. I've lurked for quite some time and posted a couple job postings here and there, but I figured now is a good time to get more involved. I'd like to get

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Offtopic: What music do you listen to while youdesign

2008-02-28 Thread Eugene Kim
If I listen to music, it's gotta be a favorite artist and an album I'm already familiar with. I can't listen to anything new or that isn't a favorite because it becomes a distraction... Should I rate this song?, This one doesn't sound so great, etc. 4- or 5-star songs, shuffle, repeat.

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Video studies

2008-02-26 Thread Eugene Kim
^ above post ^ Doh, IxDA Quoting didn't work quite well. :/ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=25981 Welcome to the

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Video studies

2008-02-26 Thread Eugene Kim
It's been hard finding research on this with just snippets of information here and there. So far I've attempted to sniff out best practices from other video sites, conducted one 30-minute around-the-office user test, and relied on my and my team's expertise. I hope to convince management to fit

[IxDA Discuss] Video studies

2008-02-15 Thread Eugene Kim
Hi, Does anyone have a link to studies on user behavior when it comes to watching videos? Specifically, I'm interested in finding out whether users prefer a continuous stream of videos (e.g. CNN) or a click-to-view type of player (e.g. YouTube). Thanks, Eugene