Hi Elizabeth,
Acquia (www.acquia.com) is a company started by the creator of Drupal and
offers an interesting set of services that include hosting and support, all
in one place (http://acquia.com/products-services). Not sure if they have a
deal for non-profits but it's worth asking.
Cheers,
Al parecer los miembros del IxD Board estan interesados en crear espacios
para dise*ñ*adores de habla hispana en la lista. Si estan intere...@s en
esta idea podriamos organizar algo.
Si hay una presencia significativa de hispano-hablantes en la seria
interesante extender este dialogo a mas
This is an accurate clarification.
Adding to what Andy said, aesthetics also has a functional aspect to it
(reinforcing usability decisions through Semiotics - i.e. a particular
texture in a widget means possibility to drag). It's up to the designer
in which way she/he wants to use the tools and
I even
agree that this FEELS like magic. But I object to the statement that
what designers do IS magic.
Fair enough. Long time ago, when I asked somebody why/how his design
solution would bring value to users and business, this person replied: I
don't know, I just think it is a good idea, I
I would still argue that style applies to your personal (and/or
philosophical) approach to solve functional problems as well as how
you perceive and communicate beauty (in fact, your personal style is
an expression of your entire self, even unconsciously).
Frank Lloyd Wright and Gaudi had
The checkbook anecdote was engaging, thanks for sharing those findings.
I suspect that there was something more than just aesthetics going on in
this scenario, semiotics had an active role. Probably this man did not find
a picture of Hello Kitty on his checks as visually appealing, but the
*Being able
to formulate the parti is my added value as designer. This doesn't
require ego, just a bit of inspiration and a lot of hard work.*
I disagree here. The analysis outcome can be similar across different
teams, yes, that's the objective part of the process where we are trying
to
Dave,
Most of your list truly represent the way I approach design. Coming from an
Architecture background, terms like holistic, contextual, inclusive,
viable represent key values in an architect's endeavor. The same apply to
Industrial design and the like.
I wonder what is your perspective
in which our
concepts will find their shape to and discover business-viable solutions to
achieve user's goals.
Gilberto
On Sat, Sep 19, 2009 at 12:02 AM, Gilberto Medrano gmedr...@gmail.comwrote:
Dave,
Most of your list truly represent the way I approach design. Coming from
an Architecture
Good point! Aesthetics is really powerful and its effect on people's
emotions is instantaneous. Therefore the need to use it as an integral
component of the design (IMHO).
I would like to argue that there is an important emotional charge coming
from usability too. Perhaps in a much slower
I have been using Fireworks since 1998. I tried other tools like PS and
Illustrator, and got away from tools like Visio or Omnigrafle long time ago
because they don't fit that well on the way I am used to work. Some reasons
why I keep using FW today:
*- Collaboration.* Most of your design
@Jared: you mentioned value and arrogance, and yet I don't find your
last 2 entries as adding much value or being less arrogant. How much Thomas
charges for his work shouldn't be a criteria to weigh the value of his
ideas, nor is it your business or mine.
What was your contribution in those two
Thomas: I think you are bringing up some interesting points. I don't agree
fully with all of them, but they are thoughtful. Being the design process a
subjective one, I consider Usability Testing a good way to evaluate the
design with people that will be using the product soon. I am pragmatic
to future member contributions that will
add innovative features and capabilities for our community. But right now,
it's time to get the show on the road!!
Cheers,
Liz, IxDA Vice-President
On Jun 21, 2009, at 3:00 PM, Gilberto Medrano wrote:
While I am willing to contribute without
While I am willing to contribute without hesitation, I would like to offer
some thoughts:
I am an interaction designer for desktop/web applications, but I have
created Drupal sites in versions 5 and 6 (custom themes, CCK, overriding
nodes, Views 2, configuration, etc). I am wondering if there
it will tend to limit your thinking about a solution to what you
know is implementable
I agree with you partially. During the ideation (or
conceptualization) stage you want to generate ideas without focusing
much on technical concerns. But eventually those constrains should
be integrated and
I get to write the html/css code pretty often in the case of web apps.
Some times we use frameworks like Eclipse or custom Java apps, and
time constrains make it hard for me to keep up the learning effort.
However, I keep myself involved during the implementation iteration
as a UI quality
I a starting to play with Flex and also want to try
Silverlight/Expression Blend from Microsoft; but I think this kind of
presentation layer technologies are the way to go.
We have been stretching the capabilities of HTML by embedding
behavior through scripting, but HTML was conceived for
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