[IxDA Discuss] IxDA in Manila

[Jorge Arango]

Alvin:

The experiences you outline re: design work in Manila echo my
experiences doing the same in Panama, point-by-point. We have a saying
here (roughly translated to English): "Nobody is a prophet in their
own land", which I take to mean we tend to place a higher value on
imported goods and services than on those that are homegrown. I see
this happen in almost every assignment for local clients.

On another note, I recently went to a web dev unconference here in
Panama, and it was clear that folks in attendance thought of design
strictly in terms of visual design. I presented the Jesse James
Garrett "Elements of User Experience" diagram, and they were intrigued
by the notion of there being more to this design iceberg under the
surface. Most importantly, they were eager to find out more.

We're organizing a meetup (the first of its kind in Panama) to discuss
UX/IXD/IA topics, it's set up for the end of October.

Cheers,

--
Jorge Arango
http://www.jarango.com