Archive for April, 2009
Four questions every software user interface designer and usability professional should be thinking about
Posted on 08. Apr, 2009 by Chris McQueen.
This article was originally published by Russell Wilson from DEXO Design.
1) What is the best way for user interface design and usability to integrate with software engineering processes, specifically Agile processes?
Design and engineering must work well together if we want design cemented in the overall software development process. Many perceive design as being oriented towards [...]
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Designing for Business as Unusual
Posted on 02. Apr, 2009 by Chris McQueen.
John Thackara – Designing for Business as Unusual from Interaction Design Association on Vimeo.
John Thackara shows the ways in which business as we know it are about to change for good, and then identifies how designers can take these challenges on as design problems.
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Behavior is our Medium
Posted on 02. Apr, 2009 by Chris McQueen.
Robert Fabricant – Behavior is our Medium from Interaction Design Association on Vimeo.
Robert Fabricant gives examples of Interaction Design as far back as ancient history, all the way to a humanitarian project underway today. He shows that Interaction Design’s primary medium is behavior, extending far past the high technology world into the realm of human [...]
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Attention Awareness for Interaction Designers
Posted on 02. Apr, 2009 by Chris McQueen.
Dan Saffer – Attention Awareness for Interaction Designers 2009 from Interaction Design Association on Vimeo.
Dan Saffer calls out the Interaction Design community for allowing distracting topics to consume our attention, and for paying too little attention to “moonwalking bears,” the opportunities interaction designers can take advantage of in the near future.
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Built For Conversation: The Interaction Design of Social Media
Posted on 02. Apr, 2009 by Chris McQueen.
Built For Conversation: The Interaction Design of Social Media from Interaction Design Association on Vimeo.
Design choices affecting application design, functions, and features can only steer individual and aggregate participation within the social network. This talk will begin with the basics of social psychology as it pertains to social media and networking sites and give a [...]