Re: [IxDA Discuss] 10 Most Common Misconceptions About User Experience Design

2009-01-22 Thread Vishal Iyer
Great article Whitney, the It's not just UI is the most challenging one in my experience, we need to continue to hammer away on that message! Here are the one's I disagree on- 2. …a step in the process: Its no more/ less a step in the process than say business development is a step in the process.

Re: [IxDA Discuss] 10 Most Common Misconceptions About User Experience Design

2009-01-16 Thread Angel Marquez
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Re: [IxDA Discuss] 10 Most Common Misconceptions About User Experience Design

2009-01-14 Thread Sally Abolrous
Great article. I read it then quickly passed it on to the many people I know who have asked me what I do for a living but still don't quite understand.I especially like the not just about usability as I'm a strong believer in compelling and fun to use interfaces as well. I wouldn't consider my

Re: [IxDA Discuss] 10 Most Common Misconceptions About User Experience Design

2009-01-14 Thread Daniel Szuc
A nice follow up article to this piece would be where UX is working well in organsations and why - what are the themes/structures/team mixes/skill sets/approaches etc that have helped make it successful. Not looking for a magic formula here but rather variables to better understand where UX is

Re: [IxDA Discuss] 10 Most Common Misconceptions About User Experience Design

2009-01-13 Thread Chauncey Wilson
This is a good post Thanks Whitney. A comment on your point 5. 5. … not just about the user-- very good point. Any design is a balancing act among the range of stakeholders where the user might be the most import stakeholder, but other stakeholders also have input including lawyers,

Re: [IxDA Discuss] 10 Most Common Misconceptions About User Experience Design

2009-01-13 Thread Whitney Hess
@allison It was primarily aimed at businesses that aren't employing UX practices, but I hoped that it would prompt discussion amongst UX practitioners as well. @Chauncey, glad you enjoyed the article and thanks for sharing your thoughts here. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Re: [IxDA Discuss] 10 Most Common Misconceptions About User Experience Design

2009-01-12 Thread Whitney Hess
Thank you guys so much for the positive feedback. I really look forward to hearing how the piece helps facilitate conversations between you and your teams. Please let me know! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org

Re: [IxDA Discuss] 10 Most Common Misconceptions About User Experience Design

2009-01-12 Thread allison
I'm just curious if this was meant to provoke discussion within UX teams, or to inform non-UX folks? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=37038

Re: [IxDA Discuss] 10 Most Common Misconceptions About User Experience Design

2009-01-11 Thread Jeff Seager
Hooray, Whitney! Amen to the kudos about how terse and informative this is, and I also want to say how well the piece was written. Sprinkled with good quotes to make it both lively and credible ... beautifully done! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from

Re: [IxDA Discuss] 10 Most Common Misconceptions About User Experience Design

2009-01-11 Thread Angel Marquez
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Re: [IxDA Discuss] 10 Most Common Misconceptions About User Experience Design

2009-01-10 Thread Barbara Ballard
On Fri, Jan 9, 2009 at 8:02 PM, Whitney Hess whit...@whitneyhess.com wrote: Just wanted to share an article I wrote titled ³10 Most Common Misconceptions About User Experience Design² that was published today on Mashable. http://mashable.com/2009/01/09/user-experience-design/ Thanks! I look

Re: [IxDA Discuss] 10 Most Common Misconceptions About User Experience Design

2009-01-10 Thread Stewart Dean
On 10 Jan 2009, at 02:02, Whitney Hess wrote: Hi folks, Just wanted to share an article I wrote titled “10 Most Common Misconceptions About User Experience Design” that was published today on Mashable. http://mashable.com/2009/01/09/user-experience-design/ I really look forward to

[IxDA Discuss] 10 Most Common Misconceptions About User Experience Design

2009-01-09 Thread Whitney Hess
Hi folks, Just wanted to share an article I wrote titled ³10 Most Common Misconceptions About User Experience Design² that was published today on Mashable. http://mashable.com/2009/01/09/user-experience-design/ I really look forward to hearing your thoughts. Thank you, and thanks to everyone