Re: [IxDA Discuss] City experience

2009-07-22 Thread Rob Epstein
Hi all, Great responses! You've given me lots of resources, books links - will keep me out of trouble for a while. No less important, is the way to approach the relevant authorities. Really important to find the right person who understands and is prepared to champion the issues (basically: the w

Re: [IxDA Discuss] City experience

2009-07-21 Thread Rob Epstein
main reasons for intersection danger—as well as the prospect of vehicles > running a red light or speeding up as they approach an intersection to "beat > the light." The fact that roundabouts may "feel" more dangerous to the > average driver is a good thing: It increases vig

Re: [IxDA Discuss] City experience

2009-07-21 Thread Rob Epstein
Christopher, Another classic - and typical issue. So how do we get the message across to the people responsible??? On Tue, Jul 21, 2009 at 1:39 PM, Christopher Monnier wrote: > Here's an example from Minneapolis where the two terminals at MSP > airport (as well as the signs directing freeway tr

Re: [IxDA Discuss] City experience

2009-07-21 Thread Rob Epstein
> You could use that example in your pitch. > > -Jesse > > ______ > Jesse S. Zolna, Ph.D. > > -- > *From:* Gregor Kiddie > *To:* Rob Epstein ; disc...@ixda.org > *Sent:* Tuesday, July 21, 2009 10:55:00 AM > *Subject:* R

[IxDA Discuss] City experience

2009-07-21 Thread Rob Epstein
- Shared spaces - and in general, how to make cities more walkable, safe, and a great place to live. I'd like to hear your experiences, war stories, and how you convinced the city that they needed you (or did they "get it" from the start?) Thanks, Rob ___________

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Color/contrast differentiation

2009-06-24 Thread Rob Epstein
Sarah, Look at http://colorusage.arc.nasa.gov/index.php Use the color tool to experiment with different text and background colors, hues, etc. Hope this helps. Rob Epstein On Wed, Jun 24, 2009 at 11:12 PM, Sarah Kampman wrote: > Is there a standard or recommendation for minimum co

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Introduction in a Quick Start Guide

2009-05-15 Thread Rob Epstein
. You should number the steps in the correct order and (maybe) add very short text explanations to each step. Without more specific details it's hard to come up with a good solution. And remember; visual is always easier than text, as long as the graphics are good! Hope this helps. Rob Ep

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Good starting points for a user guide ?

2009-05-06 Thread Rob Epstein
Hi, a couple of points: 1. Is the UI intuitive? 2. Is the app designed so users can perform their tasks according to their expectations? 3. Consider creating short (30 second to 2 minute) video tutorials - use Camtasia or a similar tool) - provide links to these videos at relevan