Discussion Archive: January 2010

Help some design students in the Bay Area with field research

Hello,

I am teaching an interaction design class at Stanford and as part of the
class I am helping students set up sites for field research for their
projects.

We are still looking for people to interview who fall into the categories
listed below and I was wondering if any of you on this list might be
interested in volunteering yourself as a subject. Normally I don't solicit
subjects off this list for my projects but in this case, I thought I would
see if anyone was interested in volunteering to talk to students because I
think it's sort of fun to be interviewed by fledgling designers.

Editing of profile details

One approach to editing profile details (title, status, address,
mission statement, etc.), is to edit them in place, AJAX-style. An
alternative approach is to use a specialized page, tab or pop-up,
with some variation of a "submit" action. I am designing an
interface for a project in a corporate environment, and I find that
as the data gets more complex, it's not easy to choose the correct
approach, or to mix and match. When i look for examples from teams I
follow (Facebook and LinkedIn come to mind) it seems to me they have
similar headaches.

Job; Jr. Interaction Designer; New York, NY; The Cementbloc; Freelance

The Junior Interaction Designer is responsible for developing digital
user experience for this rapidly expanding, independent consumer
healthcare agency. The ideal candidate will likely have 1-3 years
experience as an information architect, content strategist, and/or
business analyst responsible for functional specifications. In addition
to helping to integrate the digital competency into the agency's core
service model, the Interaction Designer serves as a partner for the
Account and Creative team, assuming responsibility for digital solutions
for integrated client programs.

IxDA Local group Twitter accounts ( Board Retreat discussion)

As it seems that most of the local groups also have a twitter account, I'd
be nice to see a link to those twitter accounts for follow under the
www.ixda.org's /local section.