i'm new here, been lurking for a while so please be gentle. //Caveat 1// I wrote this once already and my fabulous web-based email program decided my session...
It's a well thought out model that certainly highlights important things that need to be covered, certainly useful. My particular experience and context leads...
First, I think the model is excellent, particularly for illustrating that the user experience team isn't just a couple folks who make pretty pictures. The...
... Here's one take on this issue: Your project needs an architect. You're probably thinking you already have an architect. And you probably do have someone...
A comment, because this seems to be forgotten often in these discussions: optimal team structure is culture dependent, and cultures not only differ between...
Welcome to a 'batch' of people who were patiently waiting for approval to the list (I was out of town). As a reminder I had posted a 'plea' for individuals to...
I think Jesse's diagram succintly conceptualizes some important concepts for 'others' (Jesse, any royalties need to be paid when using this in our resumes to...
I also wanted to comment on something PeterV said: " The argument could be made that developing a culture that works in your team and for your type of business...
I think that Karl's comment and another that I made about a lack of business strategy detail in the chart in many settings would be the graphs downfall. Unless...
Interesting sentence quoted in the WSJ from a report SecDef authored back in 1999 about WMD and ICBM's. (see how much alphabet soup I can make!) Here's my...
... Amen and amen. I also am often providing this role, which all good teams end up filling one way or the other. Of course, the common wisdom assumes that the...
http://www.nytimes.com/2003/07/15/nyregion/15REBU.html?hp <http://www.nytimes.com/2003/07/15/nyregion/15REBU.html?hp> (you'll need a login for the NY Times...
At 09:32 PM 7/15/2003 +0100, David Heller wrote: As a former and hopefully future resident of NYC I am concerned that poor decisions by the state and city are...
This is a good example of the important influence 'politics' (don't think 'Washington') has on decisions. [Note that I made no judgement that this is good or...
At 10:27 PM 7/15/2003 -0700, Paula Thornton wrote: I don't know if Mr. Alexander's personality quirks as a designer would fare much better Agreed as an...
Back in June, Karl made reference to a book by Victor Papanek, "Design for the Real World". I picked up an inexpensive old library copy via Amazon used books...
Just wanted to change the subject line, it seemed to imply that I was somehow contributing to society. I'm just glad someone is taking care of it, thanks dave...
In the July 2003 issue of Business 2.0, the article "Adobe Finds Its True Colors" (http://www.business2.com/articles/mag/0,1640,49968,00.html -- unfortunately,...
... need." she says, "Then we talk about creativity." Double-Duh only?? Here is a piece of history from the video arcade world (1971): "Bushnell comes to the...
But without a 'continuous story' (there are 'keepers of the story for what sales, or marketing, or finance' does) the message continues to get lost. This is a...
Thanks to those able to provide references, these are posted for interest: not all regarding websites, but similar sentiments. Regards Ian Perceived novelty of...
Sometimes we have to be in the right situation to see a pattern. I've spent the past two weeks dedicated to an interface (as a visitor) that I've never worked...
... [...] ... But that is a usability issue. One of the heuristics is does the system allow users to accomplish their goals? And this can be addressed with ...
... [...] ... Tod I think Paula is being satirical/sarcastic here, that's why usability was enclosed in single quote marks... She is fully aware of usability,...
... It's always been an interesting observation about how subjective usability can be. I have seen usability problems identified when actually they were...
... one not retain the bullet? I was intrigued enough to test it (created a number of bulleted text in a document, cut, went to the top of the document,...