[IxDA Discuss] Old guard vs new guard designers

[Katie Albers]

I'm think I must have been unclear in my post. I am
not arguing that a clear understanding of the elements
and aspects of visual design is extraneous or
unnecessary to being a successful interaction
designer. Far from it. But these are not *sufficient*
aspects, nor do I believe that it is *necessary* to
have mastered the field of visual design to the point
that one could be a successful visual designer.

The point I'm trying to make here is that I see IxD as
a nexus of a wide variety of disciplines. Very few of
us have mastered -- through any means -- more than a
few of them. To ask more leads us to the "Must be
Leonardo daVinci" job description.

My issue is that whenever we stop asking for
*everything*, we tend to default to visual design as
the central, non-negotiable requirement of the
discipline, and while I absolutely believe that it is
an important and valid path to IxD, I do not believe
that it is the only one.

Katie
Katie Albers
User Experience Specialist

--- David Malouf <dave.ixd at gmail.com> wrote:

> On 5/8/07, Vermette, Joan <Joan.Vermette at fmr.com>
> wrote:
> >    However, to Nathan's point, conventions for "
> layout, form /
> > counter-form,  typography, imagery, color, etc" 
> are a little harder to
> > come by without schooling...my own learning of
> these is very uneven...
> 
> To Katie's other point ... are these really
> necessary to become a
> proficient IxD?
> Are they a part of the puzzle?
> Can someone succeed as an IxD (really succeed) w/o
> these visual design
> components?
> 
> -- dave
> 
> 
> -- 
> David Malouf
> http://synapticburn.com/
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