On Dec 29, 2007, at 6:31 AM, dave malouf wrote:
> Having worked for a technology leader for the last year, I
> really see how thinking about technology first and foremost (must
> create patent) really leads the design direction into weird
> spaces/places.
I agree whole heartedly with this. It's
Hi Dave,
Thanks, for the tips. I am really looking for a course in Europe but
I like your idea of just being the interaction designer. Not many
apps with interaction in my group but am not adverse to changing to
another group which does.
If anyone knows of such a course in europe please let me kn
The short answer to your question is "YES!!!".
There is so much need for people doing hardware design to be thinking
about what they do from the perspective of user behavior and context
of use. Having worked for a technology leader for the last year, I
really see how thinking about technology firs
Hi all,
I have recently discovered IxD as a discipline and I am very
interested in it. I am an electronic engineer(Msc) with 5 yrs Industy
experience in design,research and management. My question is: Is there
any room for electronic engineers in IxD?
My background is digital design (System on C
"Exactly. Is ego fulfillment worth the $20-40k? If I were single, maybe.
If a
lateral move would result in a significant pay raise, maybe. But the
truth
is that an IxD with enough experience, these days, is so in demand that
this
huge pile of cash may not be a wise investment."
I'm under 30 and
> Any one else encounter the glass ceiling? What did you do?
I may have hit, or at least encroached, the glass ceiling for Phoenix, but
for me, the decision to start my own firm came from the realization that by
joining another company, I'd become an anonymous cog in the machine. Instead
of aband
HI all
Thanks to Eva. I work in an environment that anyone who 'thinks'
they know how to do usability claims the title. People with BAs in
English. NOW - I can rewire my switch plates in my house - but I will
never claim to be an electrician!!! What this causes is little respect
for the disclipine
Robert's point is well-taken: "They said a Usability Specialist does
design work. After that discussion last week, I'm surprised no one
jumped on this."
That was my initial reaction as well. In my graduate coursework in
HCI, we were taught usability techniques. However, I don't consider
myself a U
On Fri, 28 Dec 2007 11:38:59, dave malouf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Graduate education is really such a personal decision. I think Dan and
> Eva outlined all the great reasons there can be for doing it. Then
> there is just taking that time to explore things for yourself. Doing
> a thesis at a
On Dec 28, 2007, at 12:33 PM, William Evans wrote:
> Any one else encounter the glass ceiling? What did you do?
There's not really a glass ceiling in this field yet, in large part
due to the fact that the field can't even define what it is that we
do with any consistency, much less what we do
Dave,
You bring up an interesting point about the glass ceiling in the
design/IxD/IA fields - you get to a point where you either start
mentoring and managing and Not designing - or stay in the same
position and be happy or ??? What? Start your own firm? Try and
compete with some of the gr
Graduate education is really such a personal decision. I think Dan and
Eva outlined all the great reasons there can be for doing it. Then
there is just taking that time to explore things for yourself. Doing
a thesis at a program like ITP or an ID masters can be quite a
cathartic and well self fulfi
ime for in the real-world.. like the Google
search engine.
http://infolab.stanford.edu/~backrub/google.html
Phil
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On Dec 28, 2007, at 7:41 AM, Eva wrote:
> I found that what I got from my Master's degree was quite different
> than
> what I've gotten from work experience. It gave me a theoretical
> framework
> to base my decisions on, and to better persuade others. And yes, it
> helps
> with job choic
On Dec 27, 2007 2:11 PM, Fred Beecher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Here's the thing that gets me... if you've got 8+ years of experience a
> master's program isn't going to teach you much that you haven't already
> experienced in the real world. At least that's the case for the programs
> I've c
Robert wrote:
> 2) They said the median salary is over $98,000. I don't remember any salary
> survey saying the median was anywhere near this high. Did I miss something?
The 2007 Salary Survey by the Information Architecture Institute
(http://iainstitute.org/en/learn/research/salary_survey_2007.p
Fred Beecher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> (But yeah, $98k as a median is ridiculous... in Minneapolis, $98k will get
> you a UXP manager with 10+ years of UXP experience and maybe a few years
> management experience as well... of course, Minneapolis is not NYC or SF)
I suspect places like Silicon
Looks like that bit of advice is already being taken to heart - two of the
top tags for this article on del.icio.us are "pay" and "salary"...
Dmitry
On Dec 27, 2007 5:19 PM, Robert Hoekman, Jr. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> And hey, maybe the in-house people here can use it as leverage for
> ne
> I, for one, am not going to look a gift horse in the mouth.
> Considering how few people actually know what we do, having our
> profession featured so prominently in US News is an unequivocal win.
And hey, maybe the in-house people here can use it as leverage for
negotiating better salaries. :)
Well said.
I'd also add that location makes a big difference in salary figures, and
there are a lot of UX jobs in NYC and SanFran.
Regardless, you'd think that anyone serious about the field would find a
better salary survey, such as the one UPA does every year, so that they know
what to expect.
I, for one, am not going to look a gift horse in the mouth.
Considering how few people actually know what we do, having our
profession featured so prominently in US News is an unequivocal win.
Am I surprised they didn't get it exactly right? Of course not. The
people who wrote the article are no
Hello Chris,
Thanks for bringing this article to the highlight on this forum.
In India, this is a emergeing field in a nascent stage. We are more known as
"Usability Engineers", than User Experience professionals, in the Indian
market.
Quite inspiring to know what the market holds for us..
Chaitra
Wow. What I'm surprised about are some people that communicate here
like they have a constant chip on their shoulder! Knock one off and
find another one on someone else.
Don't expect the media to totally understand what we do. I don't.
So feel free to get over it.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
On 12/27/07, W Evans <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>
> To get into the 90s - you best be fantastic - with over 8 years
> experience,
> and a masters in HCI or a related field
>
> At least that's the market in Boston.
Here's the thing that gets me... if you've got 8+ years of experience a
maste
Your right Robert - I was so F*&^ing pissed about the use of the term
"Specialist" that I skipped over that. As I said before - in many
agency/consulting environments - Specialist means something very specific -
that is 1-4 years at the most in experience - and no masters degree with a
median salar
I'm most interested in these two points:
1) They said a Usability Specialist does design work. After that discussion
last week, I'm surprised no one jumped on this.
2) They said the median salary is over $98,000. I don't remember any salary
survey saying the median was anywhere near this high. Di
Reading the articles, they're a good starting point for those not
knowing what the occupations really entails. It's a good thing
USNews also placed resource links to more qualified information.
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Posted from the new ixda.org
http:
Chris Dame <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I saw that US News recently ran an article on the "Best Careers of 2008"
> This seems like a great sign that we are nearing the tipping point, along
> with all of the good and bad things that come along with it.
>
> Personally, I was excited to see it and r
Unfortunately, I knew several such leaders in the network engineering and
tech support fields, but can't recall any in web design/development (caveat:
I haven't worked in an agency or big SW shop like SAP/IBM/MS, so can only
speak for my enterprise and startup experience).
On the other hand, I hav
for sharing, made my day =]
Bryan
http://www.bryanminihan.com
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Dame
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Subject: [IxDA Discuss] US News thinks we have potential!
I've
>"Science has a while before osmosis becomes >a viable business
practice."
Yep! I think your reservations about this article tie together some
things others here have said in a different thread (or threads) in
the last few days, Chris. Mark Schraad lamented the occasional
disadvantages of compro
My only bone to pick with them, well - one bone to pick is the use of
"specialist" which in a narrow sense is a very specific title for
people in our field with 1-3 years of expertise - or in the pejorative
sense means someone who can 'only' do usabilty or UX. Specialization
is for ants. Th
I saw that US News recently ran an article on the "Best Careers of 2008"
(http://www.usnews.com/features/business/best-careers/best-careers-2008.html),
and a new addition this year is "Usability/User Experience Specialist",
which arguably we are. This seems like a great sign that we are nearing
the
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