[IxDA Discuss] Desktop Application: Look and Feel

This is a two part question: [1] If there are a number of desktop software products for a platform, other than menu placement, and branding, what factors should be considered to provide the same look and feel? [2] What technologies can be used to create these for desktop applications? ___

[IxDA Discuss] Initial engagement: question

Hi All, Frequently, various departments from my firm will ask me to "fix" their UI. They show me what they have implemented and what they can do to improve it. This is a new experience for me. What questions should I be asking in these initial engagement? what should I be wary of? Thanks, Oliver

[IxDA Discuss] Portfolios for "User Researchers"

Hi All, I am looking for sample portfolios of "User Researchers" not purely design focused. Any pointers? Thanks, Oliver Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe

[IxDA Discuss] Theories/principles in interface design

Other than Gestalt's principles what are some common design principles that are based on human sensory perception (not just visual but also memory, auditory, haptic etc.?) Thanks, Oliver Welcome to the Interaction Design Association

[IxDA Discuss] Your fav. RSS feeds?

Hi, Which RSS feeds do you track most frequently? Oliver Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guideline

[IxDA Discuss] UI patterns - sort by more than one column

Hi All, Can someone point me to UI patterns or examples of interfaces that allow the user to sort the date by more than one column or more than one variable (i.e. sort by name and time) Thanks, Oliver Welcome to the Interaction Desi

[IxDA Discuss] UI patterns - sort by more than one column

Hi All, Can someone point me to UI patterns or examples of interfaces that allow the user to sort the date by more than one column or more than one variable (i.e. sort by name and time) Thanks, Oliver Welcome to the Interaction Desi

[IxDA Discuss] Interactive prototyping

Hi All, I need to prototype a concept that is a blend of web based applications and mobile applications. Is there any tool that I can use to showcase the concepts for both? Oliver Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)

[IxDA Discuss] Instrumenting applications

Hi Everyone, What software/service(s) do you use to instrument a) desktop applications, b) mobile applications and c) web sites in order to measure features used, time per feature, etc. Thanks, Oliver Welcome to the Interaction Desi

[IxDA Discuss] Web based project management

Hi, Can you recommend a Web based project management software that we can install on our internal Web server? Most Web based project management tools that I have come across are service-based. Thanks, Oliver Welcome to the Interacti

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Open source wireframe software

I am using Windows XP. On Fri, Jun 13, 2008 at 10:54 AM, Todd Moy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Oliver - > > what platform are you on? Dia is an alternative, but not one I'm terribly > crazy about. http://www.gnome.org/projects/dia/ and runs on unix, osx, and > windows.There's also Denim, which is

[IxDA Discuss] Open source wireframe software

Hi All, Any recommendations for an open source wireframe tool? Something that is similar to Axure - the license is too expensive for me. Thanks, Oliver Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list .

[IxDA Discuss] Setting a usability lab on a budget

Hi Everyone, Can someone please recommend the basics required to set up a usability lab on a budget? Or the aspects that I should consider to figure out the equipment that I could possibly need? Thanks, Oliver Welcome to the Interac

[IxDA Discuss] test for indirect effects

Hi all, We have added a visualization to a product in the current release. The visualization was to better understand the state. The users though are not really being able to understand the state too well - i.e. the visualization in itself is not working as well as we expected. BUT it seems like t

[IxDA Discuss] Profile vs. Persona

Hi All, Is there a difference between the term profile and persona? Thanks, Oliver Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org

[IxDA Discuss] Creating notes for affinity diagrams

Hi All, I am writing up notes for an affinity diagram session. I see that users are repeating some points during the interviews - i.e. these are issues that a majority of users are facing. Should I make just one note per issue or every time the issue is raised? I guess what I am trying to ask is

[IxDA Discuss] UPA conferences

Hi All, Needed some advice on the upcoming UPA conference - are these useful for practitioners? How about from an academic point of view? Thanks, Oliver Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list

[IxDA Discuss] *non-web* analytics

Hi All, I came across great resources for web analytics. But what if my application is not web based? What tools/metrics can I use for analyzing desktop/mobile apps? Thanks, Oliver Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA

[IxDA Discuss] User stories vs. user personas

Hi All, >From what I understand it seems like user stories are a subset of user personas - how do they differ? when is one more appropriate to use than the other? Thanks, Oliver Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)!

[IxDA Discuss] Agile methodologies for discovering user needs

Hi All, We are in the discovery phase of the project, where we have absolutely no idea what the user needs are. There is limited time and resources this we cant conduct ethnographic studies. What would be the best set of "agile" methodologies that can be used to start the process? Thanks, Oliver

[IxDA Discuss] Reliability of affinity diagrams

Hi all, Is there any way to test the "reliability" of affinity diagrams? Thanks, Oliver Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe http://www.ixd

[IxDA Discuss] design iPhone alarm

Hi All, What tools/language can I use to design an application for Windows Mobile 5.0 or above that looks like iPhone alarm wheel? http://images.wirelessinfo.com/images/upload/Image/reviews/images/apple/iPhone/Screenshots/iPhone-Alarm-add.jpg Thanks, Oliver ___

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Use of colors/shapes in tools for education

Thanks everyone - great pointers!! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://gamma.ixda.org/discuss?post=24096 *Come to IxDA Interaction08 | Savannah* February 8-10, 20

[IxDA Discuss] How can I measure perception and adoptability?

Hi All, I had asked this question a while back and received some interesting comments - I was wondering if other people had more input? As a graduate student in Human Computer Interaction, I have been taught multiple techniques of traditional usability testing e.g. heuristic evaluations, controll

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Use of colors/shapes in tools for education

Thanks Paul - your answer was very useful. The tool that I am evaluating basically uses 6-8 different colors to convey certain "scopes". It seems to me that users (in this case students) might take too long to learn the differences or associate a color with the appropriate scope. . . . . . . . .

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Interaction08 has over 315 attenees and at current rates will sell out soon.

Hi David, Will podcasts be available for the various talks for those of us who cant attend? Thanks, Oliver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=24095 __

[IxDA Discuss] Use of colors/shapes in tools for education

Hi All, Can someone point me to research done to determine how many and what types of colors and shapes students can successfully remember or distinguish or use immediately when using tools for education? Thanks, Oliver *Come to IxD

Re: [IxDA Discuss] top HCI conferences

David said: "Oliver, do you mean HCI as specifically the academic research disciplines that combine computer science and cognitive psychology, or do you mean HCI as in User Experience/UCD etc.?" Actually it would be great to know conferences in both areas! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

[IxDA Discuss] top HCI conferences

Hello all, Other than ACM SIG CHI conference, what are some other top conferences in HCI? Thanks, Oliver *Come to IxDA Interaction08 | Savannah* February 8-10, 2008 in Savannah, GA, USA Register today: http://interaction08.ixda.org/

[IxDA Discuss] prototype voice and sensor driven UI

Hi All, What methods/tools do you use to prototype UIs that are voice and sensor (motion detection) driven? Thanks, Oliver *Come to IxDA Interaction08 | Savannah* February 8-10, 2008 in Savannah, GA, USA Register today: http://inter

Re: [IxDA Discuss] analyzing qualitative data

Kunal asked "do you have preference ratings for a previous version of the product, and the current version, or is this the ONLY version you are trying to test ?" This is the only version that we are trying to test. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from t

Re: [IxDA Discuss] analyzing qualitative data

Good catch. I am analyzing notebook diaries recording thoughts and observations during the usage of the system and audio interviews conducted at the end of the session. Thanks, Oliver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda

[IxDA Discuss] analyzing qualitative data

Hello all, I have a background in statistics and it is easy for me to analyze quantitative data, but I am at a loss when it comes to analyzing qualitative data. I bought the book Qualitative Data Analysis : An Expanded Sourcebook by Alan Michael Huberman, but it was difficult to follow since it di

[IxDA Discuss] Examples where personas are *not* useful

Hi everyone, I am trying to understand the finer nuances of using personas. The various articles/book chapters that I have read talk about instances where using personas would be useful. But I feel that to really understand a methodology, one should be familiar with the weaknesses as well. So, can

[IxDA Discuss] CFP - FLOSS Usability Sprint V

- What: Sprint #5 for improving the usability of FLOSS - When: Friday Nov 2nd - Sunday Nov 4th, 2007 - Where: Google