Re: [IxDA Discuss] Who am I?

2009-05-22 Thread Michael Kay
bureaucratic, and by nature can't afford to put everyone into pigeon- hole. . . . michael kay . . . buenos aires / http://www.peep.org On 19/05/2009, at 01:26, Craig Melbourne wrote: So, I'd say, don't look for a position as a dual designer/coder. Look for a position as a designer

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Post on the future of Wireframes

2009-05-05 Thread Michael Kay
, no. It really depends on the site and the business needs. Overall, I think it is a healthy evolution. I have always seen IA as a discipline that is interdisciplinary. An IA speaks for programming, design, marketing, and of course the everyday user. . . . michael kay . . . buenos

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Bill Buxton just might be my design management hero

2009-05-01 Thread Michael Kay
qualifications. In fact it can be a lot better as engineers, designers, marketing people, and poets listen to each other and learn to speak the same language. . . . michael kay . . . buenos aires / http://www.peep.org On 30/04/2009, at 17:53, j. eric townsend wrote: FWIW

[IxDA Discuss] The role of detailed footers

2009-04-22 Thread Michael Kay
more light on the subject. . . . michael kay . . . buenos aires / http://www.peep.org Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe

Re: [IxDA Discuss] The role of detailed footers

2009-04-22 Thread Michael Kay
I fear it adds glut to a page where much less quantity and more relevant content could be more effective and better received by users. On the other hand it could serve users well to give them more open ended navigation and not impose too many specific assumptions about what they really want. . .

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Five things Interaction Design probably isn't

2009-03-24 Thread Michael Kay
I see interaction designer as a general title similar to graphic designer. An interaction designer is a person that works with interactive media, and designs and produces more than just visual representations. Behind that it it can include any or all of designing interactions, information