[IxDA Discuss] help text in input fields - bad?

2010-02-02 Thread Suba Periyasami
Use instruction text on the control when space is a concern. Ensure that the instruction text conveys the purpose of the control. For example, 'Search email' in yahoo specifically searches the inbox and not the web . Do not display critical instructions that the user needs to see when using the

[IxDA Discuss] Browse or Search

2010-01-24 Thread Suba Periyasami
A music site should attract not just the primary users who knows what their goals are (what they want to listen to and buy), but also the general audience who are not always familiar with the new artist or the playlist. Scanning the list by names, their images or listening to sample of their

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Alternate design for check box table

2008-09-17 Thread Suba Periyasami
I don't claim to know all of the PC keyboard shortcuts. However, I'm aware of the traditional Shift + click and Ctrl + click to select multiple items. This behavior is used in applications like Microsoft Outlook and also in windows explorer to select multiple files. Yes, there is no visual clue

[IxDA Discuss] Formal design review process

2008-04-25 Thread Suba Periyasami
of the wireframe so the team can look back at any stage during the cycle and recollect why such decisions were made. -Suba Periyasami Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... [EMAIL PROTECTED

[IxDA Discuss] Best practices to evangelize UX design?

2008-04-18 Thread Suba Periyasami
posters or by blogging on the web site) how improved the product is for the user. Anything you can add ? -Suba Periyasami Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe

[IxDA Discuss] List vs. Wizard

2008-03-17 Thread Suba Periyasami
information in a list rather than a wizard because of the ability to add/manipulate the information quickly -Suba Periyasami Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe

[IxDA Discuss] web app messaging

2008-03-07 Thread Suba Periyasami
actions that have been taken on the list items. Clicking this link should take the user to a web2.0 translucent page (as John suggested) that would list all the actions that the user has performed in the past. -Suba Periyasami Welcome

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Design Deliverables and Developers

2008-03-05 Thread Suba Periyasami
On Wed, Mar 5, 2008 at 3:52 AM, Stew Dean [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 04/03/2008, Celeste 'seele' Paul [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Does anyone know of studies or other research that explicitly looks at how developers are using design deliverables in practice? Particularly integrating