Discussion Archive: August 2010

Contact/Telephone Numbers in Forms

We are currently re-looking our Forms with regards to the way contact numbers are entered. Presently we have two text-boxes, one for area/country code, and then one for the number.

I'm trying to do some research on the best way to present this to users. Do any of you have any ideas and possibly a few sites that I can use to benchmark against?

Thanks in advance!

IDSA's Human Interaction creates the Interaction Design "Archetype"

https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=1ayQKL1bpcu1hiEB4PtnkW0TH2GTFzf0UCcyXQ3WDlZE&pli=1

The above link is to a google doc (odd publishing platform if ya ask me).

The document outlines 3 levels of practice within the role of Interaction Designer as defined by the Human Interaction Community inside the Industrial Design Society of America, IDSA. 

Design, Engineering & Rants - a new thread [General]

I can appreciate many of the views shared here. My last post about Engineering IS Design IS Engineering was meant to prompt discussion. It did a little bit. My overall take on this subject is that we are in need of some serious stepping back and re-evaluation of all the disciplines. Take the Stanford site is an interesting case study. They don't help the world by having a design program named, of all things Design. What kind? What department? Graphic, Industrial, Product, ME.

Re: [IxDA] MFA v. MA

On 8/24/10 12:33, Georgette Sulllivan wrote: > The main question in my mind is employability in today’s > market conditions with an MA verses an MFA in 18 months.

If you can afford it, I'd go for the MFA if it will help you build a strong portfolio.

That being said, nobody has ever questioned my having a MS Design instead of a MA or MFA. "finished grad school" is what really seems to matter.

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