Discussion Archive: August 2007

29 Aug 2007 - 1:29pm
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Currie, Suzanne
2007

JOB:Principal Human Factors Specialist, Medtronic, full time

To IxDA-ers,

If you are interested in this role -- designing and evaluating medical
products -- but have some questions like "how much human factors vs.
user experience design is involved?", please don't hesitate to ask.
Cheers, suzanne.currie at medtronic.com.

--

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Medtronic Careers with a Passion for Life

As the world's leading medical technology company, we provide lifelong
solutions to people with chronic disease.

29 Aug 2007 - 1:11pm
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5 years ago
1 reply
jayeffvee
2007

Wherefore design [WAS Prioritizing design insuccessful, legacy applications]

Dave wrote:

"I find that whenever "agile" comes up it means that an organization
hasn't really put design into their DNA. When I say design, I mean it
in the "design thinking" ways that are as much strategic as they are
tactical. While design "research" is always an option, most seemed
to have agreed on this list that it is a necessity towards making
better and differentiated products. "

Interesting. That accords with my (albeit limited) experience with
Agile...somewhat...

29 Aug 2007 - 1:04pm
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Duane Degler
2007

CFP: CHI 2008 Workshop -- Semantic Web User Interaction: Exploring HCI Challenges

[Apologies for cross-postings]
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CALL FOR PAPERS
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Semantic Web User Interaction: Exploring HCI Challenges
at CHI 2008. Florence, Italy. April 5, 2008.
Papers due: 31st October, 2007
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This workshop seeks participation from CHI research and design
communities, as well as Semantic Web researchers focused on user
interaction techniques.

29 Aug 2007 - 9:05am
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5 years ago
3 replies
Dave Malouf
2005

time, motion, touch

On the heals of Dan's call to arms for Interaction Designers, this
seems to be right in line with the type of "next generation" work that
Dan feels we should all be thinking about and challenging ourselves
with.

The blog entry is from an organization "Touch" that I've been
following @ http://nearfield.org. They work on RFID and other Near
Field Connection (NFC) technologies and their ramifications to IxD.

The direct blog entery
(http://www.nearfield.org/2007/08/time-motion

29 Aug 2007 - 8:38am
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Chris Pallé
2007

Usability Research on YUI-type Libraries

Has anybody see research/studies on effectiveness of YUI-type
components?

28 Aug 2007 - 10:56pm
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Phillip Hunter
2006

Mi cuenta es su cuenta

I know this is an old topic, but I feel compelled to share a fresh, mmm,
experience. I participate in online account access with a certain western
state telco (rhymes with quest) that just today let me know about changes to
the Q- MyAccount.

- "The next time you sign in to MyAccount."

- "MyAccount still has the same great features you've come to
expect from -"

- "We want to make your life a little easier by making MyAccount
simple and convenient. Visit MyAccount today to experience the changes!"

My account? Their account?

28 Aug 2007 - 1:58pm
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5 years ago
8 replies
Terms:
Dan Saffer
2003

Interactive Gestures Wiki

I hope you all will read my Call to Arms for Interaction Designers:

<http://www.adaptivepath.com/blog/2007/08/28/a-call-to-arms-for-
interaction-designers/>

Then start to work on the Interactive Gestures wiki I've started:

<http://www.interactivegestures.com>

I really think it is something important for this generation of
interaction designers, and the IxDA as an organization, to get behind
and work on.

Dan

Dan Saffer
Experience Design Director

28 Aug 2007 - 1:23pm
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5 years ago
11 replies
.pauric
2006

How many designers does it take to create a t-shirt?

Two apparently...
Robert Hoekman wrote "It depends." I want a t-shirt that says this.

Me too: http://www.cafepress.com/It_Depends

I'll throw all the proceeds towards the IxDA. Btw I'm not in any way
affiliated, if this is a bad idea let me know.

I'll take suggestions if people deem my 2.15 minutes spent in Omnigraffle
not worthy of their wardrobe.
cheers :-p

28 Aug 2007 - 1:14pm
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Jens Meiert
2004

Web Decoration

Dear IxDA friends,

I may hope for constructive feedback again, this time concerning "Web Decorators" (as opposed to "Web Designers"):

http://meiert.com/en/blog/20070824/are-you-a-web-designer-or-a-web-decorator/

There still are just a few people judging the current industry situation as a major problem, but this "concept" should help in differentiating the design discipline from mere decoration.

Best regards,
Jens.

--
Jens Meiert
htt

28 Aug 2007 - 12:58pm
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Peter Merholz
2004

London Meetup, 4 September

[forgive cross-posting]

Hey all--

Steve Portigal and I will be in London next week, and are gathering
the tribes at a meetup on 4 September at the John Snow.

Details on Upcoming
http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/257457

Hope to see you there!

--peter