Boxes and Arrows: Comments by David Heller

David Heller — Fri, 26 Jan 2007 14:52:20 GMT

HI Donna, this is interesting, but if focuses on the before you get to the information … What about the after? You could easily talk about how information is part of a flow of some type whereby what you do w/ it in the total context of that flow is as relevant as what I think I’m reading in your example its relationship to the user, ignoring the greater context of the flow.

David Heller — Fri, 26 Jan 2007 14:52:20 GMT

Hi Donna, I think I need to know more about the differences. Can you explain more. To me usability testing is quite a basic concept, so please let me know what subtleties I’m missing here. To me an information system is just another type of software. (dont’ get me wrong, it has many of its own properties, I just haven’t seen this from a usability point of view.)

David Heller — Fri, 26 Jan 2007 14:52:20 GMT

Do all articles have to be a complete idea? Can an article be the beginning of an idea that then engages the community to take it on?

David Heller — Fri, 26 Jan 2007 14:52:20 GMT

please see the thread on ok-cancel.com this week!

This is something though that I’ve realized is so specific to the context of the organizations that it is really hard to generalize. Money helps, b/c w/ money youc an get tools that help this problem a lot.

David Heller — Fri, 26 Jan 2007 14:52:25 GMT

Does B&A really need to do this? There are so many sources for IA related/UX related jobs out there already, don’t ya think?

http://resources.ixda.org/archive/category/career-develop…

Try starting there, and there are many, many more resources than that to get ya going!

David Heller — Fri, 26 Jan 2007 14:52:27 GMT

My only suggestion if you were to do this article is to NOT use the term wireframes. Rather you should speak more geneerally about how to …
Design, communicate, test and document richer web-based applications. Keep it jargon free, and speak to the issues.

BTW, there is going to be a great double session at the IA Summit on Wireframing 1/2 of which is devoted to this topic.

David Heller — Fri, 26 Jan 2007 14:52:32 GMT

Hi gang,
For information about the UXCampNYC event, go to http://barcamp.org/UXCampNYC

We realy need more helpers and we need to find a space. We are open to other places in the NE Corridor for this event.

David Heller — Fri, 26 Jan 2007 14:52:34 GMT

Hi people, the UXCampNYC is struggling to find a space that meets our needs. If you are in NYC and have access to a space that would fit the camp modis operendi, I’d love to hear from you. dheller (at) gmail (dot) com.

David Heller — Fri, 26 Jan 2007 14:52:35 GMT

Well, to talk advantage of this moment, I’d like to announce that Adam will be speaking at the very next IxDA even in New York City on Thursday, March 9, @ 6:30p.

Adam Greenfield Discusses Ubiquitous Computing

From smart buildings that subtly adapt to the changing flow of visitors, to gesture-based interfaces like the ones seen in Minority Report, computing no longer looks much like it used to. Increasingly invisible but present everywhere in our lives, computing has moved off the desktop and out into everyday life–affecting almost every one of us. In this talk, Greenfield will explain how such “information processing dissolving in behavior” is reshaping our lives.

EVENT DETAILS
When: Thursday, March 9, 2006, 6:30 – 8:30 pm
Where: Parsons Design Lab 55 W. 13th St. on the 9th Floor
(map info: http://tinyurl.com/b26u2 )

All are welcome!

RSVP
Please send a message to nyc (at) ixda (dot) org to let us know you are coming. Walk-ins are definitely welcome if space is available.

Interaciton Design Association: IxDA
For more information about IxDA, please go to http://ixda.org