Re: [IxDA Discuss] Sketching before the Wireframes

of the website. We go directly from sketches to prototypes. Unless you consider our sketches wireframes..., but then that changes the argument. Cheers! Todd Zaki Warfel Principal Designer, messagefirst Author of Prototyping: a practitioner's guide http://bit.ly/protobk

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Personas: how many is too many?

with data will get you into trouble and is frankly inaccurate, which equates to bad design. Cheers! Todd Zaki Warfel Principal Designer, messagefirst Author of Prototyping: a practitioner's guide http://bit.ly/protobk -- Contact Info Voice: (215) 825-7423 Email: t

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Monopoly board gets redesigned - IxD rationale?

the business and marketing side of the design equation is naive. Design is and should be a holistic approach. Ignoring that fact is a mistake. Cheers! Todd Zaki Warfel Principal Designer, messagefirst Author of Prototyping: a practitioner's guide http://bit.ly/protobk

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Monopoly board gets redesigned - IxD rationale?

. It's targeted at the millions and millions of people who purchase it, play it, give it away to friends, etc. It's incredibly successful at that. And all of that is part of Design. Cheers! Todd Zaki Warfel Principal Designer, messagefirst Author of Prototyping: a practitioner's guide http

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Monopoly board gets redesigned - IxD rationale?

after year. So much for what the experts know. Must be the same group that churns out social media gurus. Cheers! Todd Zaki Warfel Principal Designer, messagefirst Author of Prototyping: a practitioner's guide http://bit.ly/protobk -- Contact Info Voice: (215

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Sketching before the Wireframes

it useful to make quick paper doodles/sketches of the various states, for example. Helps to clear one's mind before starting to code. -Anjali Cheers! Todd Zaki Warfel Principal Designer, messagefirst Author of Prototyping: a practitioner's guide http://bit.ly/protobk

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Sketching before the Wireframes

paper. fireworks. html/css/javascript. On Feb 3, 2010, at 5:23 PM, Michael Caskey wrote: What are you guys using for rapid web prototyping right now? Cheers! Todd Zaki Warfel Principal Designer, messagefirst Author of Prototyping: a practitioner's guide http://bit.ly/protobk

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Sketching before the Wireframes

In fact, I think there might be an entire book on this http://bit.ly/protobk On Feb 3, 2010, at 5:23 PM, Michael Caskey wrote: What are you guys using for rapid web prototyping right now? Cheers! Todd Zaki Warfel Principal Designer, messagefirst Author of Prototyping: a practitioner's guide

Re: [IxDA Discuss] [anthrodesign] Norman replies to Nussbaum

technologies into new forms to tackle newly found problems. Cheers! Todd Zaki Warfel Principal Designer, Messagefirst Author of Prototyping: a practitioner's guide http://bit.ly/protobk -- Contact Info Voice: (215) 825-7423 Email: t...@zakiwarfel.com Blog

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Mint (ok now Intuit) CEO gets it

lower those costs with better design. Cheers! Todd Zaki Warfel Principal Designer, Messagefirst Author of Prototyping: a practitioner's guide http://bit.ly/protobk -- Contact Info Voice: (215) 825-7423 Email: t...@zakiwarfel.com Blog: zakiwarfel.com Twitter

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Commenting prototype?

Just signed up for this. Looks interesting. On Dec 1, 2009, at 6:19 PM, Michele Marut wrote: Notable may be another application to consider. http://www.notableapp.com/ Cheers! Todd Zaki Warfel Principal Designer, Messagefirst Author of Prototyping: a practitioner's guide http://bit.ly

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Validating personas

On Nov 27, 2009, at 3:25 AM, live wrote: Regardless of how many times you use the word 'stupid' Jared, this is still standard procedure for all university social science programs. :) Oh, well then that must mean that it works ;). Cheers! Todd Zaki Warfel Principal Designer, Messagefirst

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Validating personas

specific information and guidance. But in general, if you're going to take a quant approach to validation, then focus your questions on the behaviors you think apply to each given persona. Cheers! Todd Zaki Warfel Principal Designer, Messagefirst Author of Prototyping: a practitioner's guide http

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Dustin Curtis, UX Design, and American Airlines

You can the boy out of the lawyer, but you can't take the... oh, nevermind. On Nov 25, 2009, at 9:51 AM, Jared Spool wrote: It's hard to get lawyer-think out of one's system. Cheers! Todd Zaki Warfel Principal Designer, Messagefirst Author of Prototyping: a practitioner's guide http://bit.ly

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Dustin Curtis, UX Design, and American Airlines

On Nov 24, 2009, at 9:25 AM, Alan Wexelblat wrote: Your opinion is phrased in a haughty and dismissive manner. If you don't care to participate in the discussion, there's the 'd' key on your keyboard, OK? Oh, the irony in that comment. Cheers! Todd Zaki Warfel Principal Designer

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Dustin Curtis, UX Design, and American Airlines

, and you already know it all, great. Mazal tov. But please don't piss on others' conversations. Hey kettle, you're black. Cheers! Todd Zaki Warfel Principal Designer, Messagefirst Author of Prototyping: a practitioner's guide http://bit.ly/protobk -- Contact Info

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Dustin Curtis, UX Design, and American Airlines

, which is not what a few visual comps are. Cheers! Todd Zaki Warfel Principal Designer, Messagefirst Author of Prototyping: a practitioner's guide http://bit.ly/protobk -- Contact Info Voice: (215) 825-7423 Email: t...@zakiwarfel.com Blog: zakiwarfel.com

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Dustin Curtis, UX Design, and American Airlines

to quibble over a hair, then fine. I'll retract my statement of Mr X. posted to a public forum to Mr X. foolishly authorized Dustin to post his email to a very public forum. There. We good? Cheers! Todd Zaki Warfel Principal Designer, Messagefirst Author of Prototyping: a practitioner's guide

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Validating personas

for extracting actual behavior data. With fully fleshed out personas, you might be able to construct a survey to evaluate personas, but I'd trust actual interviews of people I know more. Cheers! Todd Zaki Warfel Principal Designer, Messagefirst Author of Prototyping: a practitioner's guide http

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Kickstarter for a book about interaction design - only 2 weeks left

Who's the publisher? On Nov 21, 2009, at 1:39 PM, Nick Disabato wrote: Hey all - I'm part of Chicago's IxDA chapter, and I'm in the process of writing a book about interaction design. It's called Cadence Slang, and it should be out by the end of next year. Cheers! Todd Zaki Warfel

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Kickstarter for a book about interaction design - only 2 weeks left

. They're the publishers. Cheers! Todd Zaki Warfel Principal Designer, Messagefirst Author of Prototyping: a practitioner's guide http://bit.ly/protobk -- Contact Info Voice: (215) 825-7423 Email: t...@zakiwarfel.com Blog: zakiwarfel.com Twitter

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Prototyping Tool Recommendations

PRPUBNOT you can get 15% off. Cheers! Todd Zaki Warfel Principal Designer Messagefirst | Designing Information. Beautifully. -- Contact Info Voice: (215) 825-7423 Email: t...@zakiwarfel.com Blog: zakiwarfel.com Twitter:@zakiwarfel

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Prototyping Tool Recommendations

, and other programs. Cheers! Todd Zaki Warfel Principal Designer Messagefirst | Designing Information. Beautifully. -- Contact Info Voice: (215) 825-7423 Email: t...@zakiwarfel.com Blog: zakiwarfel.com Twitter:@zakiwarfel

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Fluid 960 Grid System: Rapid Prototyping. Tried it?

On Nov 12, 2009, at 8:09 AM, Andy Howard wrote: And Todd - your prototyping book looks very cool. Will be buying it. Thanks, Andy. BTW, if you use http://bit.ly/19Hiir Discount code PRPUBNOT you can get 15% the purchase price. Cheers! Todd Zaki Warfel Principal Designer Messagefirst

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Fluid 960 Grid System: Rapid Prototyping. Tried it?

for production? Or something else. We've done a bit of both, but are attempting to pull together a framework that will be optimized for both prototype development and production w/o having to rewrite anything, or at least keep it to a minimum. Cheers! Todd Zaki Warfel Principal Designer Messagefirst

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Fluid 960 Grid System: Rapid Prototyping. Tried it?

On Nov 12, 2009, at 3:07 AM, Nicolas Leroy wrote: I found it a practical way to skip the mock-up stage, not the wireframe stage. Couldn't you just wireframe in HTML? Cheers! Todd Zaki Warfel Principal Designer Messagefirst | Designing Information. Beautifully

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Fluid 960 Grid System: Rapid Prototyping. Tried it?

Zaki Warfel Principal Designer Messagefirst | Designing Information. Beautifully. -- Contact Info Voice: (215) 825-7423 Email: t...@zakiwarfel.com Blog: zakiwarfel.com Twitter:@zakiwarfel -- In theory, theory and practice

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Working with more than one project at a time?

to give it your full attention and do your best work. Both you and the client will suffer and your work will show it. Cheers! Todd Zaki Warfel Principal Designer Messagefirst | Designing Information. Beautifully. -- Contact Info Voice: (215) 825-7423 Email

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Article on Number of Usability Test Participants

talking about is a design problem. There is a problem with the design process that doesn't incorporate research findings into the designs. This is a design problem—the design of the process. It's really an opportunity to fix it. Cheers! Todd Zaki Warfel Principal Design Researcher

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Article on Number of Usability Test Participants

, Bryan, you are citing a problem with a design process, not usability testing itself. Cheers! Todd Zaki Warfel Principal Design Researcher Messagefirst | Designing Information. Beautifully. -- Contact Info Voice: (215) 825-7423 Email: t...@messagefirst.com AIM

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Article on Number of Usability Test Participants

method, or SS is a bad process, but rather that their typical implementation/execution are screwed up. Cheers! Todd Zaki Warfel Principal Design Researcher Messagefirst | Designing Information. Beautifully. -- Contact Info Voice: (215) 825-7423 Email: t

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Article on Number of Usability Test Participants

Beautiful. On Oct 13, 2009, at 11:19 AM, Harry wrote: In other words - You can fix it now on the drafting board with an eraser or you can fix it later on the construction site with a sledge hammer - Frank Loyd Wright Cheers! Todd Zaki Warfel Principal Design Researcher Messagefirst

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Article on Number of Usability Test Participants

that the client was offering. If you don't talk to your customers/users/participants, then you're really missing 99% of your data. Cheers! Todd Zaki Warfel Principal Design Researcher Messagefirst | Designing Information. Beautifully. -- Contact Info Voice: (215

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Article on Number of Usability Test Participants

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Re: [IxDA Discuss] Incentives for UI testing

Depending on the audience, we've used: * $50 Amex gift cards for remote attendees * $100-150 Amex gift cards/cash for in-person attendees * iPod nanos * Free copies of software Cheers! Todd Zaki Warfel Principal Design Researcher Messagefirst | Designing Information. Beautifully

Re: [IxDA Discuss] UX'ers on Twitter?

created tweepml list based on contacts from some ux group on linkedin.com Cheers! Todd Zaki Warfel Principal Design Researcher Messagefirst | Designing Information. Beautifully. -- Contact Info Voice: (215) 825-7423 Email: t...@messagefirst.com AIM:twar

Re: [IxDA Discuss] iPhone Persona Examples?

Yup, it's something on our list of to-dos. There are some definite lessons learned from shipping an app using an agile/ux method in 3 days or less. On Sep 7, 2009, at 5:05 PM, Adrian Howard wrote: On 5 Sep 2009, at 00:46, Todd Zaki Warfel wrote: Now, that's funny you should ask. We just

Re: [IxDA Discuss] iPhone Persona Examples?

myself. Do you have any personas specifically created for iPhone apps? Or personas that include the iPhone as part of the description? Would you like to include them in book that will get worldwide distribution? If yes, please email: suza...@ginsburg-design.com Cheers! Todd Zaki Warfel

Re: [IxDA Discuss] UCD vs Design Again? Really?!? [was: We don't blah blah blah]

and not user-centered design approach. With a data-driven goal oriented design approach we can make room for things like user goals, business goals, etc. Cheers! Todd Zaki Warfel Principal Design Researcher Messagefirst | Designing Information. Beautifully

Re: [IxDA Discuss] iPhone turnover (was Re: We don't make consumer products, hence no need for a User Centered Design development process.)

. Of course I didn't toss it off a 10 story building, but... Cheers! Todd Zaki Warfel Principal Design Researcher Messagefirst | Designing Information. Beautifully. -- Contact Info Voice: (215) 825-7423 Email: t...@messagefirst.com AIM:twar...@mac.com Blog: http

Re: [IxDA Discuss] UCD vs Design Again? Really?!? [was: We don't blah blah blah]

the amorphous term I've been using for over a decade and will continue to use going forward. Let me know when you guys get this argument worked out. In the mean time, I'm going to be Designing stuff. Cheers! Todd Zaki Warfel Principal Design Researcher Messagefirst | Designing Information

Re: [IxDA Discuss] We don\'t make consumer products, hence no need for a User Centered Design development process.

thereof is bad for that methodology. Well put, Andrew. And I would further add that: * A process is merely a means to an end. Don't forget it. Cheers! Todd Zaki Warfel Principal Design Researcher Messagefirst | Designing Information. Beautifully. -- Contact Info Voice

Re: [IxDA Discuss] UCD vs Design Again? Really?!? [was: We don't blah blah blah]

much UCD, but rather keeping the user's behavior at the center of their design, knowing what they can get away with, and designing for that behavior. Cheers! Todd Zaki Warfel Principal Design Researcher Messagefirst | Designing Information. Beautifully

Re: [IxDA Discuss] We don\'t make consumer products, hence no need for a User Centered Design development process.

have one is an advantage, while the perception/possibility that it needs one is a disadvantage. Cheers! Todd Zaki Warfel Principal Design Researcher Messagefirst | Designing Information. Beautifully. -- Contact Info Voice: (215) 825-7423 Email: t

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Is the iPhone hard to use? (was We don't make consumer products, hence no need for a UCD development process.)

On Aug 27, 2009, at 4:05 PM, Joan Vermette wrote: I think the iPhone is hard to learn, and therefore will remain for me hard to use until I get up to speed with it. After one week? Cheers! Todd Zaki Warfel Principal Design Researcher Messagefirst | Designing Information. Beautifully

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Eye-Tracker software/hardware recommendations

of the inferences they're making based solely on ET data, they buckle like a house of cards. Call a spade a spade. It's about as scientifically valid as snake oil. Cheers! Todd Zaki Warfel Principal Design Researcher Messagefirst | Designing Information. Beautifully

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Eye-Tracker software/hardware recommendations

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Re: [IxDA Discuss] Eye-Tracker software/hardware recommendations

Oh, I'd love to know this. On Aug 21, 2009, at 9:40 AM, Jared Spool wrote: I'd be interested in hearing the disclaimers you give your clients before presenting inferences from eye tracking data. Cheers! Todd Zaki Warfel Principal Design Researcher Messagefirst | Designing Information

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Eye-Tracker software/hardware recommendations

quality research data coming out of it. Cheers! Todd Zaki Warfel Principal Design Researcher Messagefirst | Designing Information. Beautifully. -- Contact Info Voice: (215) 825-7423 Email: t...@messagefirst.com AIM:twar...@mac.com Blog: http://toddwarfel.com

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Contractor Rates

Funniest, most relevant video ever. On Aug 21, 2009, at 2:48 PM, Jared Spool wrote: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R2a8TRSgzZY Cheers! Todd Zaki Warfel Principal Design Researcher Messagefirst | Designing Information. Beautifully. -- Contact Info Voice

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Designers, Build your iPhone Apps with Corona

. Now, perhaps the software is easier to use than an API, but if that initial point of contact, the form, doesn't clearly show that, then they've lost the sale before the customer even walks in the door. Cheers! Todd Zaki Warfel Principal Design Researcher Messagefirst | Designing Information

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Latimes.com Redesign - No Link Colors

, to desktops, to laptops, to pocket Macs. Anyone remember the 3.5 disk drives? 5.25 floppies? The no link colors is a gamble, but perhaps that's what we need for the web to evolve. After all, the Internet was a bit of a gamble to begin with. Cheers! Todd Zaki Warfel Principal Design

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Eye-Tracker software/hardware recommendations

already lost the game, in my opinion. This is more a sign of an internally broken corporate culture than anything else. Cheers! Todd Zaki Warfel Principal Design Researcher Messagefirst | Designing Information. Beautifully. -- Contact Info Voice: (215) 825-7423

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Eye-Tracker software/hardware recommendations

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Re: [IxDA Discuss] Visio and InDesign compatibility?

export tool you want - I use the one that you can download from Microsoft. Then you put each PDF in InDesign. Cheers! Todd Zaki Warfel Principal Design Researcher Messagefirst | Designing Information. Beautifully. -- Contact Info Voice: (215) 825-7423 Email: t

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Visio and InDesign compatibility?

typography control, integration w/other Adobe products, and use of Bridge far exceed what you can do w/Visio. You can use either one, but I'd stick w/ID if that's where you're comfortable. Cheers! Todd Zaki Warfel Principal Design Researcher Messagefirst | Designing Information. Beautifully

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Visio and InDesign compatibility?

Visio has some powerful scripting capabilities, so does InDesign. In fact, you might want to check out 8shapes Unify system http://unify.eightshapes.com/ to see what you can really do w/InDesign. Cheers! Todd Zaki Warfel Principal Design Researcher Messagefirst | Designing Information

[IxDA Discuss] Research methods when you only have 2-3 hours or 2-3 days

method(s) do you use? Cheers! Todd Zaki Warfel Principal Design Researcher Messagefirst | Designing Information. Beautifully. -- Contact Info Voice: (215) 825-7423 Email: t...@messagefirst.com AIM:twar...@mac.com Blog: http://toddwarfel.com Twitter

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Research methods when you only have 2-3 hours or 2-3 days

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Re: [IxDA Discuss] Where is the Sign In on Amazon.com?

they have someone saying Welcome to the store! Enjoy shopping! Perfect example. Cheers! Todd Zaki Warfel Principal Design Researcher Messagefirst | Designing Information. Beautifully. -- Contact Info Voice: (215) 825-7423 Email: t...@messagefirst.com AIM:twar

[IxDA Discuss] Favorite Discount/Rapid Research Methods

/guerilla research methods and why? Cheers! Todd Zaki Warfel Principal Design Researcher Messagefirst | Designing Information. Beautifully. -- Contact Info Voice: (215) 825-7423 Email: t...@messagefirst.com AIM:twar...@mac.com Blog: http://toddwarfel.com Twitter

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Shaun Inman's Fever

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Re: [IxDA Discuss] Shaun Inman's Fever

it, your design will ultimately fail. Design decisions should always consider the business model. It's fundamental. Design is more than just making things look pretty, people. Design is a holistic process. Cheers! Todd Zaki Warfel Principal Design Researcher Messagefirst | Designing Information

[IxDA Discuss] The Business of Design [was: Shaun Inman's Fever]

how is the business model not part of Design? Cheers! Todd Zaki Warfel Principal Design Researcher Messagefirst | Designing Information. Beautifully. -- Contact Info Voice: (215) 825-7423 Email: t...@messagefirst.com AIM:twar...@mac.com Blog: http

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Flash Catalyst Beta (aka Thermo) is out

-coded XHTML/CSS/JavaScript (relying on a JS library like Prototype, jQuery, or YUI). But I don't expect that to be typical, as it does require a decent level of technical prowess. However, tools that make it easier are a welcome addition in my book. Cheers! Todd Zaki Warfel Principal Design

Re: [IxDA Discuss] The PocketMod

We're already well on our way to something like this. Thanks for the link :). On May 9, 2009, at 11:59 AM, Angel Anderson wrote: This would be great for the Interaction '10 schedule and program instead of the bulky menu from last year. Cheers! Todd Zaki Warfel Principal Design

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Announcing our new IxDA Board Member

and our entire community. Please see his bio below: Cheers! Todd Zaki Warfel Principal Design Researcher Messagefirst | Designing Information. Beautifully. -- Contact Info Voice: (215) 825-7423 Email: t...@messagefirst.com AIM:twar...@mac.com Blog: http

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Who codes your production HTML/CSS/JS?

off than before. And yes, if we can't figure it out, then we compromise. Cheers! Todd Zaki Warfel Principal Design Researcher Messagefirst | Designing Information. Beautifully. -- Contact Info Voice: (215) 825-7423 Email: t...@messagefirst.com AIM:twar

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Who codes your production HTML/CSS/JS?

Absolutely agree. On Apr 24, 2009, at 8:42 PM, Adrian Howard wrote: I guess what I'm trying to say is that it's the pushing that's needed. Whether you're pushing against the constraints of the medium from the outside or the inside - you need to push. Cheers! Todd Zaki Warfel Principal

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Concept Project: Touchscreen Conference Phone

photos of the phone can be found on Flickr at http://www.flickr.com/photos/28596...@n04/sets/72157616636746579/ . Cheers! Todd Zaki Warfel Principal Design Researcher Messagefirst | Designing Information. Beautifully. -- Contact Info Voice: (215) 825-7423 Email

Re: [IxDA Discuss] How we share work

. Anyone know what site I'm talking about? BTW, Jackson, great list of resources. Cheers! Todd Zaki Warfel Principal Design Researcher Messagefirst | Designing Information. Beautifully. -- Contact Info Voice: (215) 825-7423 Email: t...@messagefirst.com AIM:twar

Re: [IxDA Discuss] the alignment of the practices and outcomes of IA and IxD

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[IxDA Discuss] Edge Case Scenarios (was: the alignment of the practices and outcomes of IA and IxD)

or IxDs is an argument for 0.001%. The case where any of us are working on a system that won't have both IA and IxD is statistically non-existent. So, why are we arguing over 0.001%? Yup, I'm still Designing (big D intentional). Cheers! Todd Zaki Warfel Principal Design Researcher Messagefirst

Re: [IxDA Discuss] the alignment of the practices and outcomes of IA and IxD

surprised at these arguments. They seem like a grasp to try and find examples that don't have IA just for the sake of arguing rather than finding truth. Cheers! Todd Zaki Warfel Principal Design Researcher Messagefirst | Designing Information. Beautifully

Re: [IxDA Discuss] the alignment of the practices and outcomes of IA and IxD

has nothing or little to do w/IA. But, Dan, seriously, the labeling is a stretch? Come on. Even the definition you cite above states that labeling is IA. What are we really debating here? Cheers! Todd Zaki Warfel Principal Design Researcher Messagefirst | Designing Information. Beautifully

[IxDA Discuss] Edge Case Design of IA vs. IxD

of kindergartners argue over which MM is better. Cheers! Todd Zaki Warfel Principal Design Researcher Messagefirst | Designing Information. Beautifully. -- Contact Info Voice: (215) 825-7423 Email: t...@messagefirst.com AIM:twar...@mac.com Blog: http

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Edge Case Design of IA vs. IxD

On Mar 31, 2009, at 2:38 PM, Todd Zaki Warfel wrote: Incidentally, whether intentional or not, the appearance here is that IxD is trying to become the dominant field in UX and not acknowledge that the IA field can or has evolved. Just to be clear, I'm not attempting to state that Dan

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Edge Case Design of IA vs. IxD

My sister won't eat the blue ones. It's her way of protesting them since they weren't originally there when she was a kid. On Mar 31, 2009, at 9:28 PM, Jared Spool wrote: I don't know which one is better, but I'm pretty sure that Blue has no real reason to exist. Cheers! Todd Zaki

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Designing (for) Experiences

what we do no matter what out title is or what the field is called. We're going to have to continue to do so. So, can you people just pick something good enough and be done with it already? Still calling my self simply Designer. Cheers! Todd Zaki Warfel Principal Design Researcher

Re: [IxDA Discuss] The People's Front of Design (was Re: JJG's IA Summit 2009 Keynote)

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Re: [IxDA Discuss] Designing (for) Experiences

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Re: [IxDA Discuss] JJG's IA Summit 2009 Keynote

TEI? On Mar 30, 2009, at 8:54 AM, j. eric townsend wrote: TEI Cheers! Todd Zaki Warfel Principal Design Researcher Messagefirst | Designing Information. Beautifully. -- Contact Info Voice: (215) 825-7423 Email: t...@messagefirst.com AIM:twar...@mac.com

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Its Just UX

yup, I'll agree w/that. On Mar 28, 2009, at 9:15 PM, Jon Kolko wrote: I think we both agree that design is about purpose and process – about doing something systematically, and attending to the craft and detail of the result. Cheers! Todd Zaki Warfel Principal Design Researcher

Re: [IxDA Discuss] JJG's IA Summit 2009 Keynote

Is that list still around. On Mar 29, 2009, at 3:48 PM, Dan Saffer wrote: It would be interesting to do the same tally with a month of SIG-IA. Cheers! Todd Zaki Warfel Principal Design Researcher Messagefirst | Designing Information. Beautifully. -- Contact

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Combined Conferences (was Its Just UX)

must submit a 16-page draft of your presentation. It's ludicrous. Cheers! Todd Zaki Warfel Principal Design Researcher Messagefirst | Designing Information. Beautifully. -- Contact Info Voice: (215) 825-7423 Email: t...@messagefirst.com AIM:twar...@mac.com

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Its Just UX

way. Cheers! Todd Zaki Warfel Principal Design Researcher Messagefirst | Designing Information. Beautifully. -- Contact Info Voice: (215) 825-7423 Email: t...@messagefirst.com AIM:twar...@mac.com Blog: http://toddwarfel.com Twitter:zakiwarfel

Re: [IxDA Discuss] When to use icons and when to use text

better is one that's expert with that specific system, but not an expert in general. And that would only occur with trial and error to discover what the icon does or leads to. Cheers! Todd Zaki Warfel Principal Design Researcher Messagefirst | Designing Information. Beautifully

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Its Just UX

(with a big D) Cheers! Todd Zaki Warfel Principal Design Researcher Messagefirst | Designing Information. Beautifully. -- Contact Info Voice: (215) 825-7423 Email: t...@messagefirst.com AIM:twar...@mac.com Blog: http://toddwarfel.com Twitter:zakiwarfel

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Its Just UX

Well said. On Mar 27, 2009, at 3:09 PM, Christopher Fahey wrote: In short: No need to throw down any walls here. Just open some gates. Cheers! Todd Zaki Warfel Principal Design Researcher Messagefirst | Designing Information. Beautifully. -- Contact Info

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Its Just UX

On Mar 27, 2009, at 3:38 PM, Nasir Barday wrote: Are we really on opposite ends of the universe? If you truly believe that, then I don't understand how you could have a million problems with JJG's closing keynote. I'm still interested to know a few. Cheers! Todd Zaki Warfel Principal

Re: [IxDA Discuss] JJG's IA Summit 2009 Keynote

of the day I know we're on the same path: designing great stuff! Cheers! Todd Zaki Warfel Principal Design Researcher Messagefirst | Designing Information. Beautifully. -- Contact Info Voice: (215) 825-7423 Email: t...@messagefirst.com AIM:twar...@mac.com Blog

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Five things Interaction Design probably isn't

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Re: [IxDA Discuss] Five things Interaction Design probably isn't

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Re: [IxDA Discuss] Five things Interaction Design probably isn't

(moving to the right) On Mar 24, 2009, at 12:20 PM, Peter Van Dijck wrote: Can everyone who doesn't care about the specific title stand on the right, and everyone who wants to define Interaction design stand on the left? Cheers! Todd Zaki Warfel Principal Design Researcher

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Five things Interaction Design probably isn't

On Mar 24, 2009, at 2:26 PM, Dan Saffer wrote: We don't need mission statements; we need a communications strategy. Agree 1001%. Cheers! Todd Zaki Warfel Principal Design Researcher Messagefirst | Designing Information. Beautifully. -- Contact Info Voice

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Bowman leaves Google

How is Google not a design success story? Design goes much deeper than the interface. Cheers! Todd Zaki Warfel Principal Design Researcher Messagefirst | Designing Information. Beautifully. -- Contact Info Voice: (215) 825-7423 Email: t...@messagefirst.com

Re: [IxDA Discuss] UPA Website Usability Study Seeking Paid Participants

the benefit of including someone over 65 over someone who is 62? On Mar 12, 2009, at 12:04 AM, Jared Spool wrote: So? Why limit the age range? How does that benefit the research? Cheers! Todd Zaki Warfel Principal Design Researcher Messagefirst | Designing Information. Beautifully

Re: [IxDA Discuss] The future of Wireframes (was: Joel Spolsky claims the Program Manager role does UI design... ????)

and how they can help in the design process. Would I rather see more prototyping and less wireframing? Sure. But at the same time, I realize that there are companies who are much more documentation driven and prototyping might not be right for them (yet). Cheers! Todd Zaki Warfel Principal

Re: [IxDA Discuss] The future of Wireframes (was: Joel Spolsky claims the Program Manager role does UI design... ????)

for ways to continually improve our process and hope to leave behind a game changing legacy. Cheers! Todd Zaki Warfel Principal Design Researcher Messagefirst | Designing Information. Beautifully. -- Contact Info Voice: (215) 825-7423 Email: t

Re: [IxDA Discuss] UPA Website Usability Study Seeking Paid Participants

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