Class Notes for Th, 04.17.2007

All,

I’ve posted notes from today’s lecture. You can find the notes using either of the two links below:

• Freemind Format (open in Freemind)
• XHTML Format

Regards,

-Bob
rmolnar[at]indiana[dot]edu

Trust in Museums

This is an interesting blog post that I came across.
In the class I think we did not discuss the issue of trusting the information presented in the museums.

Trust Me, Know Me, Love Me: Trust in the Participatory Age

Definitely worth a read.

Websites related to Dissabilities and Accessibilities

http://www.diveintoaccessibility.org/

—>Dive Into Accessibility, 30 days to a more accessible web site

http://www.diveintoaccessibility.org/by_disability.html

—> Browse Tips by disability (This I found useful to me, esp. those cases.)

http://www.w3.org/WAI/mobile/

—>Web Content Accessibility and Mobile Web: Making a Web Site Accessible Both for People with Disabilities and for Mobile Devices

Examples of experience prototyping in Computers

Going along the example sean gave of the text editor, i was wondering if you can add on to a list the instances where experience prototyping or designing has made a big difference in computers. I dont have that many examples but from the top of my head i can think of -

1. Picassa collage function - Google picassa has this collage function where a new picture can be made which collages a series of picture. It is like taking a picture of lots of pictures put together.

2. Twitter ?

Please add on if you have any..

Curious - Design as a Profession

I’ve been pondering this question for awhile and I’d just like to put it out there …

Is design a profession? 

I’d be anxious to read responses …

Article on Web Accessibility

If you are interested in learning more about perspectives on web accessibility, you may be interested in the article Web Accessibility: A Digital Divide for Disabled People by Alison Adams and David Kreps.

You can view the article by using an IU-networked computer or logging into the IU VPN. Here is the link:
http://www.springerlink.com/content/x835p22217q3t143/

Regards,

Bob

Class Notes for Tu, 25 Mar 2008

All,

I’ve posted notes from today’s lecture. You can find the notes using either of the two links below:

• Freemind Format (open in Freemind)
• XHTML Format

Regards,

-Bob
rmolnar[at]indiana[dot]edu

Some WoW Celebrity Fun…

IA and Prototyping Links

All,

Here are a few of the resources that I mentioned in today’s class …

Boxes and Arrows, a journal “devoted to the practice, innovation, and discussion of design”:
http://www.boxesandarrows.com/

“Pencils Before Pixels: A primer in hand-generated sketching” - a great article from the current issues of Interactions:
http://interactions.acm.org/content/?p=1081
(You’ll need to view after logging in to the IUB VPN or using your Interactions subscription id)

Another great resource is the book The Elements of User Experience, by Jesse James Garrett. It’s a little old and web-centric, but it’s great for the basics of IA:
http://tinyurl.com/38dzu7

I’d be interested to learn of other resources that you might have. Please contribute …

Regards,

Bob

Class Notes for Tu, 18 Mar 2008

All,I’m so happy to back among friends. Thanks to everyone for your kind words and messages in the past four weeks — it meant a lot.

I’ve posted notes from today’s lecture. You can find the notes using either of the two links below:

• Freemind Format (open in Freemind)
• XHTML Format

Regards,

-Bob
rmolnar[at]indiana[dot]edu