[IxDA Discuss] A Semi-Theoretical Question

[Jenifer Tidwell]

I'd like to see such a book cover topics such as:

* Designing for specific contexts of use.  Barbara Ballard already mentioned
that for mobile devices; we can extend it to other well-known contexts as
well.
* Ways to create and maintain a "flow state" in users, where appropriate.
* Persuasive interfaces -- how to convince users to participate in certain
ways, buy things, contribute, etc.
* Design implications of artifacts which are (1) social, or (2) situated in
space, or (3) highly customized for each user.
* As the original poster said, cross-cultural and cross-linguistic design.
* Designing for long-term change and maintenance, a la Steward Brand's "How
Buildings Learn."

On 10/11/06, Dave Malouf <dave at ixda.org> wrote:
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> > Identifying some interaction conventions. Do we have that?
> >
> Sara, do you mean "patterns"?
> If so, I highly recommend Jenifer Tidwell's book that came our recently
> called "Designing Interfaces".
> I caused a sellout of the book by recommending it at UI11 in my workshop
> there on Monday. ;)
> I wonder if there was an amazon bubble from it?
>

Thanks, Dave -- you beat me to it. :-)  (I wasn't watching Amazon earlier
this week, so I don't know if there was a bubble, but I'll watch now!)

                  - Jenifer

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