Re: [IxDA Discuss] Personas: how many is too many?

2010-02-17 Thread Petteri Hiisila
On 18.2.2010, at 0.56, Vicky Teinaki wrote: If you go back to the source (Cooper's the Inmates Are Running the Asylum) Cooper suggests 3-12, but also points out that many personas have overlapping needs. The cast of characters (3-12) - page 135

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

2010-02-17 Thread Petteri Hiisila
On 10.2.2010, at 9.01, Gabor Vida wrote: I'm opposed to the idea. I don't like forcing my users to hunt and peck around an application to learn what it does. The they only have to find it once belief feels like a crutch. An elegantly designed interface can be both immediately usable and

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Are carousels effective?

2009-09-13 Thread Petteri Hiisila
Hi Elizabeth, Here's some thoughts. Carousels like the one in Amnesty Australia (http:// www.amnesty.org.au/) are good for displaying site highlights, main stories, new products and generally getting attention and clicks to some particular pages that you think people would like to visit.

Re: [IxDA Discuss] ThoughtPile.org

2008-12-10 Thread Petteri Hiisila
gavin burke|FAW kirjoitti 10.12.2008 kello 12:59: I always find it strange how companies that are traditionally associated with good design get the web so wrong. Another example is http://www.vitra.com , looks really well but is a complete pain to navigate. I've noticed the same.

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Persona Creation and Roles

2008-12-03 Thread Petteri Hiisila
Matthew Taylor kirjoitti 2.12.2008 kello 18:18: Who is the right person/role in the UX/UE hierarchy (or other department - Marketing, etc...), in your opinion, to create the user Personas and/ or Mode Maps/Mental Models? Hi! Designers are the ones who should create the personas, and they

Re: [IxDA Discuss] A New Browser: Google Chrome

2008-09-02 Thread Petteri Hiisila
Alex Jones kirjoitti 2.9.2008 kello 17:35: An introduction to the browser in comic book form: http://books.google.com/books?id=8UsqHohwwVYCprintsec=frontcover I don't have an opinion about the browser before trying it, but the booklet Scott McCloud has written and drawn for them is