Re: [IxDA Discuss] Offtopic: What music do you listen to while you"design"

2008-02-26 Thread Sam Zaiss
I think that's a fun topic. :) My music taste is too broad for me to target one radio station or resource for design music... these days hard rock seems to bring out the designer in me. However, if I need to get a lot done, I tend to opt for music with a fast beat to try and keep my productivity u

Re: [IxDA Discuss] [SPAM] Who does design engineering (Was: Thoughts on Alan Cooper's Keynote)

2008-02-15 Thread Sam Zaiss
Thanks for your ideas. A lot the activities you recommend we've already put in place (such as a clear statement of responsibilities), but I'm pondering what else I can apply to smooth out our process a little bit. To be clear, I wasn't advocating moderate usability or suggesting anyone else should

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Behaviors without interviews

2008-02-15 Thread Sam Zaiss
Hey Mike, I sent these ideas out yesterday in response to a similar question around developing personas without interviews, but for some reason it didn't get posted to the list. These are just some ideas, and if anyone has others, I'd enjoy hearing them. 1. Find people who understand your users i

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Agile & UCD (was Re: Thoughts on AlanCooper'sKeynote)

2008-02-15 Thread Sam Zaiss
Hi Ambrose, I've been following this thread with a lot of interest... as I mentioned in a similar thread with Brian Hoffman (Overall Web Development Process), I'm currently working with my company to create a User-Centered Agile process. I agree with you - finding the right way to incorporate UCD

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Overall Web Development Process

2008-02-14 Thread Sam Zaiss
Hi Brian, While I'm not at a very large company, I'm going through the same thing you are - trying to adapt a user-centered approach to an agile development methodology. We're currently revisiting our process because our initial attempt at agile resulted in a number of process breakdowns. Here are

Re: [IxDA Discuss] look and feel

2008-02-11 Thread Sam Zaiss
I actually like "JL's" comment that you quote... I'm not entirely sure where the disagreement is. The author isn't saying that look and feel is equivalent to brand; rather, "these are elements that can help communicate the brand message or story" (I put the emphasis on help). I would suggest that