Re: [IxDA Discuss] Metrics for mobile websites/apps

2010-02-19 Thread Graham Sear
Hi Hilary, It might be worthwhile checking out http://www.motally.com. This is a service specifically for checking mobile analytics, this page will explain what it can track. http://www.motally.com/products/mobile_web.php You can use Google analytics to get some mobile analytics, but nothing too

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Great product pages

2010-02-17 Thread Graham Sear
Hi Marcia, It really depends what it is your product pages are showing as to send through some suitable examples. If you are selling clothes then large images is probably more important than specific details, if you are selling software then you want to see a breakdown of what the software will do

Re: [IxDA Discuss] /- impacts of 'address verification systems' on online forms

2010-02-17 Thread Graham Sear
Hi Marcus, I've used these on ecommerce sites before (in fact QAS) and I personally feel they can be implemented to improve the speed, usability, and simplify the form completion. A user filling out the form wouldn't necessarily have to completed the entire form as you could ask just for house na

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Flash Rotators

2010-02-15 Thread Graham Sear
tive.com/essays/usability_highlights_2008.php - further down the page there are a few small tips. Cheers Graham Sear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/dis

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Location/Geographic Search Design Patterns

2010-02-15 Thread Graham Sear
terms of general map design, Making Maps by John Krygier is definitely worth a look. http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=81aX0AIviv8C&lpg=PP1&ots=ymAvD1wlie&dq=making maps&pg=PP1#v=onepage&q=&f=false Hope

Re: [IxDA Discuss] iPhone Prototyping

2010-02-11 Thread Graham Sear
I would second Dan's suggestion for Flash Catalyst. However, that's already been mentioned so...If you're looking for the design elements of the iPhone for prototyping this recent post has a large collection of elements for different software(Photoshop, Illustrator, fireworks etc): http://www.sm

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Can anyone point me to research about hiding interface elements?

2010-02-11 Thread Graham Sear
Hi Gabor, It sounds like you're talking about an extras on demand approach. http://designinginterfaces.com/Extras_On_Demand Where you have too much to fit on one page, but they still have to be easily accessible. Depending on what you're hiding there are various design patterns you could use, su

Re: [IxDA Discuss] \"help text\" in input fields - bad?

2010-02-02 Thread graham . sear
covers it all. Hope this is of some help Graham Sear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from ixda.org (via iPhone) http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=48953 Welcome to the Interact

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Regarding Table

2010-02-02 Thread Graham Sear
f the problem is the size of the page then there may be some other solutions to explore. I personally think a delete list will be a very good solution. Cheers Graham Sear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.or

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Sketching before the Wireframes

2010-02-02 Thread Graham Sear
Hi, I guess it's whatever works best for you, although there is absolutely nothing wrong with paper prototyping first. This is pretty much how all designers start getting their ideas together, as it's very fast and cheap to do. There is a bit of guidance on wikipedia that may help. http://en.wiki

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Driving users to register...

2010-01-29 Thread Graham Sear
ilitynews.com/news/article2629.asp Hope this helps Graham Sear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=48799 Welcome to the Interaction De

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Driving users to register...

2010-01-29 Thread Graham Sear
to register? This research may help you http://www.useit.com/alertbox/990711.html http://www.usabilitynews.com/news/article2629.asp Hope this helps Graham Sear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.or

Re: [IxDA Discuss] iPad.

2010-01-28 Thread graham . sear
Really interesting chat, here's my input... >From a design point of view it does look like a giant iPhone although with a much fatter, uglier border around the outside. Not being able to run multiple apps at the same time is a minus point; not being able to chat online and browse the web will beco

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Software for transcription?

2010-01-23 Thread graham . sear
Hi Suzanne, Unfortunately no such software exists, as was the big issue with spinvox. You're best bet is to use some transcription software such as Express scribe (which is free) http://www.nch.com.au/scribe that will allow you to control the speed of the playback while you are transcribing the in