Foundations of Interaction Design
Podcast with David Malouf
by Jeff Parks on 2007/12/09 | [4 Comments]
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The other day I had the opportunity to speak with David Malouf on his article, Foundations of Interaction Design. We discuss several foundations of Interaction design including time, metaphor, abstraction, and negative space. David also provides greater detail to comments posted on his article from readers from around the world.
We Discuss…
What is Interaction Design?
Interaction Design is about interaction and behavior within a specific context.
Foundations of Interaction Design
Dave talks about how these foundations were developed from his work at Pratt Industrial Design including elements such as line, space, color, and texture. Taking these elements into account creates a better design.
What do you get when you cross a fax machine with a modem?
Another aspect of Interaction Design is how machines interact with each other. Dave uses the iPod and Blue Tooth technologies to describe how Interaction Design plays a key role in making better products.
Four on the floor
Dave goes on to discuss four aspects of the following Foundational elements in Interaction Design:
1. Time
2. Metaphors
3. Abstraction
4. Negative Space
Readers' Comments (4)
Kalle Paulsson
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Posted 2007/12/10 @ 15:06PM with
Hey, the RSS Subscription link for the podcast doesn’t work.
Chris Baum
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Posted 2007/12/10 @ 16:22PM with
Thanks for letting us know Kalle. I’ve just fixed it. Apologies for the bad link!
Kalle Paulsson
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Posted 2007/12/11 @ 08:32AM with
Thanks!
Although it doesn’t seem to show any content in iTunes. I can see it’s there in the XML though. Might be some iTunes compatibility thing.
Sorry for the non-relevant posts. I’ll just download the podcast as it is. :-)
Jeff Parks
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Posted 2007/12/11 @ 10:23AM with
Kalle,
Thank you for your feedback. I’m working on putting together an iTunes feed so anyone who wishes can subscribe to shows via the iTunes Podcast directory. I am aiming to have this up and running in early January. In the mean time, If you click on the download button and open the file in iTunes you’ll be able to see links to our sponsors and the article in the album art window for this Podcast and the one I produced with Milissa, “Blasting the Myth of the Fold”.
I hope you’re enjoying the Podcasts. Feedback is always welcome! If you or anyone else would like to provide ideas feel free to email me at jefferyparks@gmail.com.