Re: [IxDA Discuss] Neat use of Tufte's sparklines: Airline pet incidents

2008-12-26 Thread Rob Fay
A sparkline is good in that it can convey a number of pieces of information that show a larger trend. This kind of data, however, does not warrant a trend because there's not enough data to analyze. Tell me that the data covers 4 years and allow me to sort by count. The reason a sparkline isn't

Re: [IxDA Discuss] [EVENT] NYC - Thu. Nov. 20 - Will Evans - "Built For Conversation: The Interaction Design of Social Media Networks"

2008-11-21 Thread Rob Fay
Will, Will you plan to post anything to SlideShare, etc. for those of us who were unable to attend? -Rob . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=34866

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Looking for a design pattern - actions on items represented in rows of a data grid

2008-11-21 Thread Rob Fay
exist. --- Rob Fay User Experience Architect Blackboard Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=35893 Welcome to the Interaction Design

Re: [IxDA Discuss] [Design Patterns] Save and Cancel

2008-02-06 Thread Rob Fay
I think there's a third option to consider. in addition to button order and alignment, you can also make decisions about use of ui treatments to designate primary and secondary emphasis. For example, some applications will use more of a primary color button treatment for the save/ok and a light g

[IxDA Discuss] JOB: Contract Position (2-3 months), Interaction Designer, Washington, DC (or anywhere), Starfish Retention Solutions

2007-10-09 Thread Rob Fay
Contract Interaction Designer for DC Startup A new startup focusing on the education market is looking for one or more contractors to design a web-based enterprise application. For the contractor, this represents a unique opportunity for creative control unencumbered by legacy brand or systems.