Hi Mark,
I tried posting this last night, but I didn't see it show up on the
thread, so I thought I'd try again:
I%u2019m sorry that there was some confusion on my post; my comment
was directed specifically at Leah Noble, and her question regarding
the design studies program at AI of Portland, an
Kevin Conlon! What a great surprise to see you here!
Great thread.
There are really so many venues to learn interaction design, and interaction
is really about psychology of the user in a context. For computer
interfaces, on a generic level, HCI addresses this.
When we look for hires in the IA
Kevin,
I think at present there is an implied 'interaction' focus to a
design research because that is where most of the design research is
focused. Granted all design could benefit from research, but some
areas like graphics, tend to be stuck in a craft approach rather than
one of problem
On it%u2019s surface, the title, Design Research, doesn't personally
work for me; it's missing the "interaction" part that really says
what the design research is about. Beyond the title, the degree as
is more about the use of art and design and their relationship to
art. There%u2019s nothing wro
I've entered a new program at the AI of Portland: Design Studies- there are
7 of us so far in our 2nd year. The name doesn't fit well, and the director
is considering a change to Design Research Degree. He's met with local
design companies for input, and thus, our courses are more like: visual
cult
I believe it can be done well. Most of the foundational learning takes
place in first and 2nd year (color theory/typographic/space/cognitive
science/critical theory/data structures &
algorithms/sketching/prototyping). More complex subjects are tackled
in 3rd and 4th year in design studios (narrativ
Actually, I just checked, and RPI has expanded its undergrad offerings since
EMAC launched in 1996. There are now both design and IT concentrations as
well, and a communication design certificate.
http://www.llc.rpi.edu/programs/undergraduate.shtml
Chris
On Wed, Feb 27, 2008 at 2:12 PM, Christin
You might take a look at the EMAC program at Rensselaer Polytechnic
Institute. Stands for Electronic Media, Arts, and Communication, a program
with a strong grounding in HCI, design, and usability. You can't get thru
the program without doing it (or you couldn't when I was there), yet
students are
A larger pool of qualified and vetted junior designers (oh wait, that
assumes there are junior design positions ;) would raise awareness of IxD
and the overall standard of work, which would be good for the field.
Whether it's good for any individual practitioner's pocketbooks is a
question the mar
Jack: No, I must disagree. It's only different
Yep - having been a graphic designer early in my career, it is difficult (if
not impossible) for me to imagine practicing interaction design without
those visual thinking tools.
Hey Brian, when I was running my company, we participated in the co-op
pr
On Feb 27, 2008, at 12:59 PM, mark schraad wrote:
> Can it be done well? Interaction design is more demanding
> than say, graphic design.
No, I must disagree. It's only different. When I tell people that my
wife has a Ph.D. in Human Genetics, they are extremely impressed.
Now, I'll be the f
A couple of thoughts on this topic...
A few years ago I was doing research in the retail pharma industry. At that
time the standard degree for a pharmacist changed from 5 years to 6 years.
The effect was that the demand for pharmacist went through the roof (partly
due to a year with no new graduate
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