Discussion Archive: June 2008

People in my office seem to be obsessed with "best practices" lately -
a notion that seems a bit ethereal to me. After all, splash pages,
lead-based paint, burning witches, and other such concepts are now
obsolete (or at least frowned upon). In the past, I have tried to
steer people towards the idea that certain interfaces or features may
be a "standard practice," but I am wondering if patterns are now the
best evaluation tool.

Any thoughts?

./matthew

30 Jun 2008 - 6:51pm

Last reply: 4 years ago

7 replies

Heather Anderson

2008

Need Feedback: Need to increase conversion rates!

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Any and all responses are welcome!

30 Jun 2008 - 5:42pm

Last reply: 4 years ago

1 reply

Robert Hoekman, Jr.

2005

OT: Help remembering the name of a site

A few months ago a site popped up that was about getting design firms to
commit to talking to clients about sustainability in design and improving
their methods and such. Anyone remember the name of the campaign?
It started with the word "designer", I think. Like "Designer's Creed", but
that's not it.

Thanks!

-r-

30 Jun 2008 - 4:41pm

Josh Seiden

2003

[JOB] Interaction Designer; NYC, USA; Liquidnet; Contract/Temp-to-perm

Interaction Designer

As an Interaction Designer you will play a key role in helping to design
future applications at Liquidnet. You will join a unique design team to
create the next generation of Liquidnet products and services.

What is an Interaction Designer?

Interaction Designers generate design ideas to meet user goals. They
then turn those ideas into detailed form and behavior specifications
that are used by our technology teams to build and test our
applications.

30 Jun 2008 - 4:40pm

Last reply: 4 years ago

1 reply

Josh Seiden

2003

[JOB] Design Communicator, NYC, USA; Liquidnet; FT

As a Design Communicator you will play a key role in helping to design
future applications at Liquidnet. You will join a unique design team to
create the next generation of Liquidnet products and services.

What is a Design Communicator?

Design Communicators are a unique blend of technical writer, business
analyst, design strategist, and designer. Design Communicators
collaborate with Interaction Designers to lead the User Experience
design process.

Responsibilities

* You will be responsible for leading the communication of product form
and behavior.

30 Jun 2008 - 3:00pm

Katie Ware

2007

Reminder: July 1 Twin Cities UX Meetup, Topic: What's interesting to you about UX these days?

oops - sorry, I think I forgot to forward the first time it came out...

Date: Mon, 30 Jun 2008 14:36:52 -0500From: dirtgrl at gmail.comTo: dirtgrl at gmail.comSubject: Reminder: July 1 Twin Cities UX Meetup, Topic: What's interesting to you about UX these days?
Hello everyone --

Just a quick reminder of tomorrow's UX Meetup. We will meet July 1 at the Monte Carlo.

30 Jun 2008 - 1:33pm

Aaron Louie

2007

Seattle Monthly IA/UX Meetup, July 8th (5:30pm at ZAAZ)

ZAAZ, an interactive web agency in Seattle, is hosting their
Perspectives on Social Media event on Tuesday, July 8th, so we'll be
joining them for this month's information architecture and user
experience meetup.

WHAT: Tinker, Tailor, Maker, Sailor II: Perspectives on Social Media
http://www.websocialarchitecture.com/community/2008/06/youre-invited-s.html

WHEN: Tuesday July 8th, 5:30-8:30pm

WHERE:
ZAAZ
414 Olive Way, Ste.