Re: [IxDA Discuss] iPad.

2010-01-29 Thread Kevin Silver
Jim, My 70+ parents are going to order one! :-) Kevin On Jan 29, 2010, at 1:31 PM, Jim Leftwich wrote: I'm going to go out on a limb here and make a prediction, based on a few surprising data points I've already gathered and an intuition: The iPad is going to make a big splash with older

Re: [IxDA Discuss] iPad.

2010-01-28 Thread Kevin Silver
Luke, your spot on. I'll even take it one step further and say that Apple should have named it the iKid. I see this as the perfect device for my son (albeit, he's barely 2) and my nieces and nephews who are elementary age and beyond. Maybe it could also have been named iFamily, this isn't

[IxDA Discuss] [JOB] UX Designer, Falmouth, ME, Tyler Technologies, Fulltime

2009-11-19 Thread kevin Silver
) required. For more information and to apply goto: http://www.tylertech.com/about-us/careers/falmouth-me/user-experience-designer Thanks, Kevin Kevin Silver IxDA Director - Local Groups e: ke...@kevintsilver.com w: www.kevintsilver.com t: ksilver

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Plurality of Voice

2009-09-16 Thread Kevin Silver
/conan/ Thanks, Kevin Kevin Silver IxDA Director - Local Groups e: ke...@kevintsilver.com w: www.kevintsilver.com t: ksilver im: ksilver...@aim On Sep 16, 2009, at 1:02 PM, alexis lloyd wrote: My bad...Adam Korman was so kind as to point me to the option for daily digests. To be fair

Re: [IxDA Discuss] We don\'t make consumer products, hence no need for a User Centered Design development process.

2009-08-27 Thread Kevin Silver
And you have to have the passcode enabled. You can do this in settingsgeneralpasscode lock. It took me a few minutes to figure out what Andrei was talking about. I'm a new iPhone owner as well and didn't have the passcode screen enabled. On Aug 27, 2009, at 3:16 PM, Andrei Herasimchuk

[IxDA Discuss] Help Local Groups and Donate Today!

2009-06-22 Thread Kevin Silver
. - Member profile integration. - Language localization. The Conan team has more planned, but first we need to get the platform in place. Please help support Local Groups and the Conan Project by donating today! . http://www.ixda.org/blog/2009/06/givebackgiveback/ Thanks! Kevin Silver IxDA

[IxDA Discuss] End of Fundraiser Day 1

2009-06-22 Thread Kevin Silver
Hi IxDA Members, It is 5pm GMT and the end of Fundraiser Day 1. We will hold the first drawing later this evening. All entries after 5pm GMT will be entered in tomorrow's drawing. So please keep donating. Currently we have reached 17% of our goal, with a total of $5195.50 raised so far

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Testing for Learnability

2009-05-26 Thread Kevin Silver
Thanks everyone who responded to my questions. It was all very helpful and reaffirmed most of my assumptions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=42209

[IxDA Discuss] Testing for Learnability

2009-05-22 Thread Kevin Silver
Hi All, After a long hiatus I'm back designing in the realm of enterprise software and I have been shifting my thinking back to the land of the intermediate user. Subsequently I've been thinking a lot about designing and usability testing for learnability–how learnable is the

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Elements of User Experience: Strategy Plane Scope Plane Sample

2009-05-20 Thread Kevin Silver
They shared the secret documentation sauce. I've already used the libraries in some of my docs. The people and flow libraries were very handy! Now if they just release the wireframe elements library, I'd be a happier camper. -Kevin On May 20, 2009, at 10:58 AM, Elizabeth Bacon wrote: Hi

Re: [IxDA Discuss] How we share work

2009-04-02 Thread Kevin Silver
The exhibit design community has taken a step in this direction with http://www.exhibitfiles.org/ The goal of ExhibitFiles is to provide the people who make museum exhibits with convenient access to resources that can be used to improve our work. ExhibitFiles is a creation of the

[IxDA Discuss] [EVENT] Reminder - IxDA New Mexico -- Interaction 09 Recap -- March 17th 6pm

2009-03-17 Thread Kevin Silver
Join us at the Media Arts Lab Garage at UNM for a recap of Interaction 09. We'll be showing the highlight videos and at least one keynote and session. The Arts Lab has an awesome facility with a great screen and audio. When: March 17th, 2009 6pm Where: Media Arts Lab Garage

Re: [IxDA Discuss] JOB: Sr. Information Architect - One to One Interactive Boston, MA (Fulltime)

2009-03-10 Thread Kevin Silver
, Kevin Kevin Silver phone: 505.249.7262 e: ke...@kevintsilver.com w: www.kevintsilver.com t: ksilver im: ksilver...@aim On Mar 9, 2009, at 9:04 PM, Dan Ormes wrote: Hi - OTOi, One to One Interactive's professional services arm (www.otoi.com), has an immediate opening for a Sr

Re: [IxDA Discuss] JOB: Sr. Information Architect - One to One Interactive Boston, MA (Fulltime)

2009-03-10 Thread Kevin Silver
Sorry about including the list on my reply. Pesky reply all button. On the plus, I can't think of a better way to let my network know that I am looking for my next great challenge. Apologies, Kevin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org

Re: [IxDA Discuss] what do you aspire to?

2009-01-21 Thread Kevin Silver
Good question. My aspirations are to work collaboratively with other designers to design products and services that change the way people live and work work, of course for the better! Kevin On Jan 21, 2009, at 9:17 AM, mark schraad wrote: There was a discussion recently that noted how

[IxDA Discuss] Interaction 09 Local Leaders Workshop

2009-01-09 Thread Kevin Silver
Interaction 09 is just around the corner and we are finalizing the agenda for the Local Leaders Workshop. We have only 4 hours friday morning and a lot of ground to cover. We want to host an informative conversation for the all of local leaders who are planning on attending. So we put

[IxDA Discuss] [Event] New Mexico IxDA Lunch and Learn - January 20

2009-01-08 Thread Kevin Silver
Bring your sack lunch and join us for a Lunch Learn. Topic: How to strategically implement user experience into your organization Presenter: Bill Fernandez, User Interface Architect, Bill Fernandez Design Location: Intel, Rio Rancho, Building RR7, Room 108 For More Information and a Map:

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Strategic Interaction Design

2009-01-05 Thread Kevin Silver
Christina, great point on tactics. I recently gave a presentation for an organization with a colleague and we split the talk up into two sections strategy and tactics. It was a natural approach. More and more in my work I am making the distinction. Let's talk about strategic direction and

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Strategic Interaction Design

2009-01-04 Thread Kevin Silver
Hi Dan, When I think of strategy as applied to IxD, I think about how behavior will affect the overall experience. Also, what is the strategic purpose of the conversation. Is it singular, a one time thing or is it (or can be) perpetual. I was just talking with someone about their online

[IxDA Discuss] [EVENT] Reminder: New Mexico Local Group Meetup - 12/9/08 5:30pm

2008-12-09 Thread Kevin Silver
Hi All, After a successful first meeting of New Mexico IxDA, we decided to have another meetup on December 9th at 5:30pm at Chama River Brewing (http://www.chamariverbrewery.com/). We wanted to meet before the madness of the upcoming holidays and also while we have some forward momentum.

[IxDA Discuss] [EVENT] New Mexico Local Group Meetup - 12/9/08 5:30pm

2008-11-29 Thread Kevin Silver
Hi All, After a successful first meeting of New Mexico IxDA, we decided to have another meetup on December 9th at 5:30pm at Chama River Brewing (http://www.chamariverbrewery.com/). We wanted to meet before the madness of the upcoming holidays and also while we have some forward momentum.

[IxDA Discuss] [EVENT] New Mexico Local Group Meet-Up 11/19

2008-11-18 Thread Kevin Silver
Just a reminder, For those who live in New Mexico, we're going to have an inaugural meet up on, tomorrow night, November 19th at 5:30pm at Savoy in Albuquerque. More details can be found on our Local Group site at: http://groups.google.com/group/ixda-new-mexico You can also follow IxDANM on

[IxDA Discuss] Standards of Professional Practice

2008-10-10 Thread Kevin Silver
Hi, Does anyone know of or use (abide by) Standards of Professional Practice other than the one AIGA has outlined? I'm interested to see if there are any alternatives. Thanks, Kevin Welcome to the Interaction Design Association

[IxDA Discuss] Threaded Emails Displays

2008-03-20 Thread Kevin Silver
to the application, limiting the amount the user has to drill down to separate pages. Thanks, Kevin Kevin Silver Clearwired Web Services 10899 Montgomery, Suite C Albuquerque, NM 87109 office: 505.217.3505 toll-free: 866.430.2832 fax: 505.217.3506 e: [EMAIL PROTECTED] w: www.clearwired.com

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Where are all the designers?

2008-02-20 Thread Kevin Silver
relocates to both coasts I'm pretty familiar with what it takes at this point. Exactly! Kevin Silver Clearwired Web Services 10899 Montgomery, Suite C Albuquerque, NM 87109 office: 505.217.3505 toll-free: 866.430.2832 fax: 505.217.3506 e: [EMAIL PROTECTED] w: www.clearwired.com

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Fwd: Thoughts on Alan Cooper's Keynote

2008-02-12 Thread Kevin Silver
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Re: [IxDA Discuss] Is user research a band-aid for the listening deficit?

2008-01-02 Thread Kevin Silver
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Re: [IxDA Discuss] Universal Principles of Interaction Design (was: OLPC: Sugar not so Sweet?)

2007-12-27 Thread Kevin Silver
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Re: [IxDA Discuss] Universal Principles of Interaction Design (was: OLPC: Sugar not so Sweet?)

2007-12-27 Thread Kevin Silver
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Re: [IxDA Discuss] Design in Interaction Design?

2007-12-27 Thread Kevin Silver
wrote more about an interactions form in UX Matters article ironically called What Puts the Design in Interaction Design. Kevin Kevin Silver Clearwired Web Services 10899 Montgomery, Suite C Albuquerque, NM 87109 office: 505.217.3505 toll-free: 866.430.2832 fax: 505.217.3506 e: [EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Alan Cooper on Software Design: Code=Design?

2007-10-30 Thread Kevin Silver
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