Discussion Archive: October 2009

[Job] Senior Interaction Designer, Portland, Maine, Full Time

Senior Interaction Designer

IDEXX Laboratories is a leader in pet healthcare innovation, serving
practicing veterinarians around the world with a broad range of
diagnostic and information technology-based products and services.
IDEXX products enhance the ability of veterinarians to provide
advanced medical care, to improve staff efficiency and to build more
economically successful practices.

[EVENT] IxDA Pittsburgh - Wednesday, October 21 - Real-World Research with Gist Design

This month, Gist Design will be hosting IxDA Pittsburgh and leading us
in a unique, fun, and educational event. This is one you don't want to
miss, so get it in your calendar now.

Real-World Research

Designers know the benefits that design research provides in shaping
good user experiences for products and services. But practicing
effective design research for technology products in the corporate
environment (whether for start-ups or for international corporations),
requires ingenuity, flexibility, and a sense of humor. Want to try
your hand at it?

Dear CEO:

Hi:

Recently there have been a number of threads about how to present the
argument for UX design to a company. In response I have put together the
following outline for a presentation. What improvements can you add?

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>>Value Proposition

User Experience Design is an enormous opportunity for our company. It will
allow us to be more competitive and more profitable. With the right strategy
it's straightforward to implement, inexpensive and risk-free.

JOB: Senior UI Designer - 3216, Los Gatos, CA. NETFLIX - Full-Time

Netflix is looking for an outstanding user interface designer to join
our small but amazing team. If you are as passionate about designing
great experiences as you are about helping a successful business
reach even higher heights, then we would love to talk to you. We are
a close-knit team, so our ideal candidate is an excellent
collaborator and team player who values complete honesty and candor.
Although we are an established company, we still act like a start up
in many ways. We offer an opportunity to innovate on a large scale,
and our compensation, benefits, and culture are hard to beat.