This list is for people who want to discuss issues, theories, methods, etc. about interaction design practice. Showing recent activity by Bryan. http://www.ixda.org/profile.php?id=bjminihan@nc.rr.com Custom http://www.ixda.org/discuss.php?post=45257#45257 Bryan Minihan Go to berecruited.com and register as a high school athlete. While doing so, you'll be asked to select your high school from a list of 25,000 of them. You'll notice, though, that you have... September 1, 2009 8:31am http://www.ixda.org/discuss.php?post=45145#45145 Bryan Minihan Plus symbols didn't come thru on IxDA, but I meant to say: Or perhaps just use [ ] (plus symbol) with alt or title text indicating the number of additional items. . .... August 28, 2009 11:12am http://www.ixda.org/discuss.php?post=45144#45144 Bryan Minihan You have the right idea, and I like Jennifer's idea of the down arrow. You might also consider these: Lorem ipsum Dolor sit amet Consectetur [5 more] Adipiscing elit [1 more] Cras lectus Neque... August 28, 2009 10:55am http://www.ixda.org/discuss.php?post=45061#45061 Bryan Minihan Seems this discussion was fruitful, but reading everyone else's posts, I thought of the one thing that slips through the most UX-savvy design, development and QA team: If the lead designer doesn't communicate the... August 26, 2009 5:23pm http://www.ixda.org/discuss.php?post=44997#44997 Bryan Minihan Two things have always helped to ensure my designs are always executable: 1. Make sure the project has a designated front-end developer, and be VERY close to that person (or actually BE that... August 25, 2009 7:08am http://www.ixda.org/discuss.php?post=44999#44999 Bryan Minihan You might also consider how much value the user will get from enlarging pictures. Having the ability to enlarge pictures on a site does not necessarily mean every visitor will want to use the... August 25, 2009 6:56am http://www.ixda.org/discuss.php?post=44481#44481 Bryan Minihan In web applications, I've seen "click here" used often to overcome other design problems within the page, including: * Links using non-obvious colors or no underlines * Links buried in massive blocks of "marketing... August 10, 2009 7:50am http://www.ixda.org/discuss.php?post=44441#44441 Bryan Minihan I agree...if they're emergency personnel, ask them what they'd call it if they had to yell for one in a fire. . . . . . . . . . . . .... August 7, 2009 1:50pm http://www.ixda.org/discuss.php?post=44438#44438 Bryan Minihan "Mobile Station" is an oxy-moron, like "Jumbo Shrimp". Which is it - mobile, or stationary? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... August 7, 2009 1:20pm http://www.ixda.org/discuss.php?post=43846#43846 Bryan Minihan Confronted with the exact problem in my current position, I reinvented their filters along the lines of Severin's link. I kept the fields "minimized" until their needed. For very long lists (thousands of options),... July 17, 2009 1:26pm http://www.ixda.org/discuss.php?post=43773#43773 Bryan Minihan Have you looked at BaseCamp? Their to-do list seems to be pretty popular, tho it's somewhat limited and may not have the insert/slide-down behavior you're looking for. . . . . .... July 15, 2009 1:21pm http://www.ixda.org/discuss.php?post=43771#43771 Bryan Minihan Alternatively, you can take the programmer's proposed design, and find a compromise that gets it closer to what you believe is more efficient. It seems like the disabled controls are the sticking point, so... July 15, 2009 1:10pm http://www.ixda.org/discuss.php?post=43696#43696 Bryan Minihan I was in your situation about seven years ago, having built several web sites from both angles, but more toward the development side. You may have heard this before, but moving into a... July 14, 2009 6:16am http://www.ixda.org/discuss.php?post=43110#43110 Bryan Minihan A google search for "official us military rank names" yielded this result, which might do the trick for you: http://www.usafesvsmarketing.org/Tools/US Military Ranks.htm As mentioned, might help to know the service first, then your dropdown... June 23, 2009 10:43am September 1, 2009 8:31am