What are the options in Europe? To me it seems that everything about
Interaction Design is happening in the US. I would like to take a
course (not necessarily a degree) in IxD, but I don't seem to find
anything interesting anywhere in Europe. Any tips for me?
Some recommendations in Scandinavia
At the core here is the conflict btw the tenure system and vocational
education and the expectation by employers that all education have
direct practical application.
To expand on this, another aspect of the gap has to do with design
horizons and how RD is viewed in many corners of
The Interaction Design master's program at Malmö University is a two-
year program. The progression looks broadly like this:
semester 1 2 (year 1): Breadth. Studio classes on different ixd
genres. Also classes on tools and techniques for design and
assessment, usually integrated with
Whoaa...
So if we are to lend from anyone it should be from areas, that don't
see their work as a monument to be admired from afar but as a an
environment to be actively used every day.
Which, as far as I know, sums up pretty well the guiding values of
most professional architects, teachers
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MEDEA IS HIRING AT MALMÖ UNIVERSITY, SWEDEN
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research and development at Malmö University, Sweden. Medea is built
around co-production with actors outside academia – companies,
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Dear Natasha,
As you may already know, there is an email list called PhD-Design set
up for people like you. Many design-researchers and PhD students are
on it; the archives are full of discussions on practice-based research
and dissertations. And related stuff.
You can find the list
Margoleath,
Here are some collage-related techniques I have used over the years.
Traditional moodboards: Works well to inform visual design aspects of
screen-based interaction. Does not really support temporal aspects
(interaction flows).
Cutout animation (see
Statements like
What you're talking about are poorly executed personas. Sure, too
many persona projects produce sucky results, but if we look beyond
that at the benefits produced by the few well-executed projects, can
we agree that, when done well, this tool has merit? (Jared)
and
Their
Then it's really two issues: a) what is the method so we can all
communicate, and b) do they have the experience to execute the
method and
communicate the results in a competent manner so we can work as a
team?
Agreed.
And to add to that, a key aspect of skilled method use is to
