Re: [IxDA Discuss] How real and valuable is above the fold realestate?

2010-01-09 Thread R. Groot
. http://browsersize.googlelabs.com/ Brian -Original Message- From: discuss-boun...@lists.interactiondesigners.com [mailto:discuss- boun...@lists.interactiondesigners.com] On Behalf Of R. Groot Sent: Friday, January 08, 2010 2:18 AM To: discuss@lists.interactiondesigners.com

Re: [IxDA Discuss] How real and valuable is above the fold realestate?

2010-01-09 Thread R. Groot
they? Well anyway, for whatever its worth it may help you quantify your fold issue. http://browsersize.googlelabs.com/ Brian -Original Message- From: discuss-boun...@lists.interactiondesigners.com [mailto:discuss- boun...@lists.interactiondesigners.com] On Behalf Of R. Groot Sent

[IxDA Discuss] Thought experiment: Law against usability that's TOO good?

2010-01-09 Thread R. Groot
Dear all, Since some time I have been playing around with something and I would like to share it with you to pick your brains. I see it as a thought experiment and therefore it might seem a little overboard. But nevertheless I would be very interested in hearing your thoughts on this. -- My

[IxDA Discuss] How real and valuable is above the fold real estate?

2010-01-08 Thread R. Groot
First off: all the best wishes for this new year. Lets make it a usable one. -- Situation sketch -- Some clients (as well as some graphic designers) I work with still talk about above the fold real estate. They seem to see this as a somewhat measurable space (in pixels) and tribute a lot of value

[IxDA Discuss] User experience disciplines :: the lost diagram

2009-05-14 Thread R. Groot
Hi all, I hope you can help me out here. About three years ago I found this wonderful diagram which put ALL disciplines together that come into play when developing User Experience (for the web?). I think it was inspired by the famous diagram by Jesse James. What did it look like: - one page

Re: [IxDA Discuss] User experience disciplines :: the lost diagram

2009-05-14 Thread R. Groot
Hi Dan, Thanks for the link. Although this is an interesting diagram as well, it is more abstract then the one I'm looking for. Where this diagram talks about the fields, my missing diagram goes more into detail and talks about roles or activities from user research to html and css development.

Re: [IxDA Discuss] User experience disciplines :: the lost diagram

2009-05-14 Thread R. Groot
User Experience Architect LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewschechterman E-mail: aschechter...@gmail.com Phone: 1-303-886-2440 : On Thu, May 14, 2009 at 1:23 PM, R. Groot rein.gr...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Dan, Thanks for the link. Although this is an interesting diagram

[IxDA Discuss] Process resposibilties: PM does initial requirements gathering with client?

2009-04-09 Thread R. Groot
Dear all, I'll keep it short: in your company, which role gathers the requirements from the client? a) project manager makes inventory in the initial meetings and passes them to the interaction designer b) project manager and interaction designer both do the initial meetings together. The

[IxDA Discuss] Interaction Designers: What is your elevator pitch?

2008-12-17 Thread R. Groot
Interaction Designers, how do you introduce the work you do when you have a social introduction? Curious regards, Rein Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe

[IxDA Discuss] Create a password: how to assist the user in complying with the rules you set

2008-10-23 Thread R. Groot
Hi all, I'm breaking my head on the following for some time now and I hope you have a fresh look or good experience to share. *Scenario* - A user needs to create password (for a new account) - The password has to comply to two out of three certain rules (certain length, upper- and/or lowercase

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Can an interaction designer creat (great) interaction without (great) visual design skills?

2008-10-15 Thread R. Groot
Hi Jens, thanks for reaction. Well maybe the word great can be dropped, I added it to make the question more blackwhite. For the word without: I mean to ask if it is possible/works well to just make wireframes (gray and white blocks) to design and explain the interaction of a digital artifact

[IxDA Discuss] Can an interaction designer creat (great) interaction without (great) visual design skills?

2008-10-15 Thread R. Groot
Hi all, in my daily work as an interaction designer I mostly create wireframes and support the visual designers in their creation of the visual design for these wireframes. I notice though, that there is a strong dependency on how/if the interaction will work and the (eventual) visual design.

[IxDA Discuss] Shoppingcart vs shoppingbasket

2008-10-01 Thread R. Groot
Hello all, I have short question. Do any of you know of any good argumentation for when to use a 'shopping cart' and when to use a 'shopping basked' (both image and/or term) in an e-commerce website. I myself would think that the choice would depend on whether you expect people to buy a lot

[IxDA Discuss] Raising awareness for Interaction Design in a corporate IT company

2008-04-20 Thread R. Groot
Dear all, my question is simple in its former but probably less so in its answer. Therefore I would like to ask you all for input on the following: -- How to start creating an awareness of the need for Interaction (/user experience) design in a corporate IT consultancy/developer/implementor