Dan Saffer opens up to B&A about the IxDA and Interaction 08 conference. He helps us understand context of the organization, how the conference evolved, and what to expect in Savannah.
Interviews
Jeff Parks speaks with David Malouf on his article, Foundations of Interaction Design. They discuss several foundations of Interaction design explore in greater detail issues posted in the story’s comments.
Foundations of Interaction Design
Podcast with David Malouf
Milissa and Jeff discuss how this long held rule in web design is being de-bunked by web analytics and user testing, as well as how this will impact design and development processes based on screen resolution and browser compatibility.
Blasting the Myth of the Fold
Podcast with Milissa Tarquini
Christina talks with Chris Fahey about how starting a consultancy both fulfilled his professional dreams and forever changed his practice. (Part 5 of a series)
Straight From the Horse’s Mouth with Chris Fahey
Spread Your Wings, Embody Your Brand
Tom Wailes’ interviews Dan Brown about how pushing the envelope in small ways can be the best path to innovation in many corporate and public sector projects. (Part 4 in a series)
Straight From the Horse’s Mouth with Dan Brown
In Documentation We Thrust
Bill Wetherell talks with Tom Wailes about how one team at Yahoo! turned the normal design process on its head. Their thoughtful approach was successful, Wails posits, because they worked small and crafty while being inclusive in most useful ways. (Part 3 in a series)
Straight From the Horse’s Mouth with Tom Wailes
You Only See the Tip
Christina talks with web accessibility expert Derek Featherstone about the emergence of accessibility as a way towards better structure and more usefulness.
(Part 2 of a series)
Straight From the Horse’s Mouth with Derek Featherstone
Pulling Further Ahead
Christina talks with Livia Labate and Austin Govella about the UX practice in Comcast and how they have created an environment where they are treated as colleagues rather than a service organization. (Part 1 of a series)
Straight from the Horse’s Mouth with Livia Labate and Austin Govella
Changing the Channel
More companies are doing user research than ever before, but what is becoming of all the information? Steve Mulder talks about strategies for getting research into shape so real people can actually use it. The key: user personas.
Long Live the User (Persona): Talking with Steve Mulder
Life is full of choices, and making these choices seems more difficult each day. Boxes and Arrows interviews Barry Schwartz, author of The Paradox of Choice, to dig into these decisions—when we make them and when we don’t.
The Line Between Clarity and Chaos
An Interview with Barry Schwartz