[IxDA Discuss] How do you make sure your design gets implemented right?

2009-08-24 Thread Martin Polley
question is: What do you build into your process to prevent this from happening (or at least to minimize it)? Cheers, Martin Polley Technical writer, interaction designer +972 52 3864280 Twitter: martinpolley http://capcloud.com

Re: [IxDA Discuss] link from email to web in IxDA discussion

2008-02-22 Thread Martin Polley
Hi Jeff, Yahoo groups seems to support this behavior. No idea how it's actually implemented, tho'... HTH, -- Martin Polley Technical Communicator +972 52 3864280 http://capcloud.com/ When comments originate from e-mail there's no chance to append the specific link before the messages get

Re: [IxDA Discuss] How to transition from technical writer tointeraction designer?

2008-02-13 Thread Martin Polley
Hi Whitney, I didn't think of checking out the OU. Thanks for the tip -- looks interesting. Thanks, -- Martin Polley Technical Communicator +972 52 3864280 http://capcloud.com/ On Feb 12, 2008 3:15 PM, Whitney Quesenbery [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In addition to all the other excellent

Re: [IxDA Discuss] How to transition from technical writer to interaction designer?

2008-02-13 Thread Martin Polley
, wireframes, designs, interactive prototypes, paper prototypes - whatever it is. Hearing you loud and clear. You can't develop a craft without *doing *it. Thanks very much, -- Martin Polley Technical Communicator +972 52 3864280 http://capcloud.com

Re: [IxDA Discuss] How to transition from technical writer tointeraction designer?

2008-02-12 Thread Martin Polley
Putkey. It describes, among other things, how to make the move from tech writer to UX professional. Talk about perfect timing! Thanks a lot, -- Martin Polley Technical Communicator +972 52 3864280 http://capcloud.com/ Welcome

Re: [IxDA Discuss] How to transition from technical writer to interaction designer?

2008-02-12 Thread Martin Polley
a lot, -- Martin Polley Technical Communicator +972 52 3864280 http://capcloud.com/ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org

Re: [IxDA Discuss] How to transition from technical writer to interaction designer?

2008-02-12 Thread Martin Polley
as examples for you to draw on in the future, as well as your collaborators, your colleagues, and the field as a whole. /snip Excellent advice, and something I will have to keep in mind in my impatient rush forward :) Thanks very much, -- Martin Polley Technical Communicator +972 52 3864280 http

Re: [IxDA Discuss] How to transition from technical writer to interaction designer?

2008-02-12 Thread Martin Polley
of my life to getting an MA just to get started in this thing. (Though I reserve the right to do so later :). ) Thanks, -- Martin Polley Technical Communicator +972 52 3864280 http://capcloud.com/ Welcome to the Interaction Design

Re: [IxDA Discuss] How to transition from technical writer tointeraction designer?

2008-02-12 Thread Martin Polley
! You hit the nail on the head. Thanks very much, -- Martin Polley Technical Communicator +972 52 3864280 http://capcloud.com/ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... [EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: [IxDA Discuss] How to transition from technical writer to interaction designer?

2008-02-12 Thread Martin Polley
wrote: Storytelling is a fantastic solution to this. Present the deliverables from a project in the context of a story, explaining how and why you arrive at each one, and what effect they had on the project. Great stuff! Thanks both, -- Martin Polley Technical Communicator +972 52 3864280

[IxDA Discuss] How to transition from technical writer to interaction designer?

2008-02-10 Thread Martin Polley
for has a command-line interface, so the scope for helping there is minimal...) Thanks in advance for your advice, -- Martin Polley Technical Communicator +972 52 3864280 http://capcloud.com/ *Come to IxDA Interaction08 | Savannah

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Looking for a scrolling navigation

2008-01-07 Thread Martin Polley
I hesitate to refer to it as a fixed navigation, because there is a scripted slide animation aspect to it. rememberthemilk http://www.rememberthemilk.com has something similar to what you describe. (You need to log in to see it though.) HTH, -- Martin Polley Technical Communicator +972 52

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Some form fun, to lighten the mood

2007-11-30 Thread Martin Polley
That was exactly my reaction! Putting aside all the other problem that this form has, this particular issue could be solved by animating the way that the div materializes. That way it would be obvious that something is appearing rather than something disappearing. Best, -- Martin Polley

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Green and not: ON and off

2007-10-12 Thread Martin Polley
as the definitive status indicator. Best, Martin Polley http://capcloud.com/ On 10/12/07, Alok Jain [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ormance) Camera issue - I think several cameras do this well, a simple toggle switch with only led light as an indicator should solve this. further the light can

Re: [IxDA Discuss] JOB UX Designer, Fulltime/Permanent Role, Recruiter, Redmond, WA

2007-10-10 Thread Martin Polley
on the UI. In an amazing coincidence, SvN (the 37signals blog) has just added a post that addresses exactly this issue: http://www.37signals.com/svn/posts/642-ask-37signals-do-i-need-a-designer-to-make-pretty -- Martin Polley http://capcloud.com