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RE: SIGIA-L: don't we?.. call out for more involvement in overlap ping issues
From: Cantor, Judy, ALSVC (jcantor_at_att.com)
Date: Mon Aug 21 2000 - 17:07:55 EDT
Gunnar,
I know this was posted to Robert, but I would like to say that I am
certainly open to a reconsideration of my work to enhance the graphic
design. I would look for a solution that meets both of our goals without
significantly compromising the user experience. I expect to play the lead
on usability and information design, but I will consider how that impacts
the work of others.
Judy
___________________
Judy Cantor, Ph.D.
AT&T Labs
jcantor_at_att.com
(732) 420.2876
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> From: Gunnar Swanson[SMTP:gunnar_at_pobox.com]
> Sent: Monday, August 21, 2000 11:18 AM
> To: sigia-l_at_asis.org
> Subject: SIGIA-L: don't we?.. call out for more involvement in
> overlapping issues
>
> Robert,
>
> Just curious: If your organization and interaction scheme gets in the way
> of the success of the graphic design, are you open to others'
> reconsideration of your work?
>
> Gunnar
>
> >I must admit that I agree with Judy's desire to be involved in font and
> >color selection. I would elect to "leave the graphic design to the
> Graphic
> >Designers (and not step on any toes)"; however, if their implementation
> of a
> >GUI becomes unreadable in terms of navigation (where do I, as a user,
> click?
> >/ how do I find what I'm looking for ?, how do I get back to where I came
> >from?), then my IA becomes a failure as well, by virtue of a domino
> effect.
> >No matter how clearly organized the nesting and navigational schema, if
> the
> >User cannot read what's on the screen [and from what she sees figure out
> how
> >to navigate], then the IA is a failure. A simple example I came across
> >recently was dark purple header bars with black text (at 7 or 8 pt. size)
> on
> >top of them. UNREADABLE, I cry.
> >
> >I think that a good IA brings a mélange of various experiences to the
> table,
> >and that this "Jack of all trades" background is not only a prerequisite,
> >but also a value add. For me, Graphic Design is one of those value add
> >skills, for someone else it may be technical writing, for yet another it
> may
> >be database design. We, as IA's, must resist the temptation to demand
> >control over every aspect of a project (...the physician's "God Complex"
> >rears its ugly head in the world of software design), but we must also be
> >brave enough to stand up for what we believe in, and stand our ground
> when
> >compromises in quality threaten to liquidate the integrity of a finished
> >product. Champion the User Experience and collaborate with fellow User
> >Experience specialists to deliver a superior product!
> >
> >Robert E. Dornbush, Jr.
> >Information Architect, Advanced Technology Group
> >idapta, inc.
>
> note new information:
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> Ventura CA 93001-3625
>
> v: +1 805 444 4532
> f: +1 805 715 2005
> e: gunnar_at_pobox.com
>
> director, multimedia program
> California Lutheran University
> v: +1 805 493 3241
> e: gswanson_at_clunet.edu
>
>
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