[IxDA Discuss] Most usable doesn't always mean best solution

[Todd Zaki Warfel]

On Mar 6, 2008, at 9:08 AM, Todd Zaki Warfel wrote:

> On Mar 6, 2008, at 7:32 AM, Elizabeth Buie wrote:
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>> I agree.  But that doesn't make them usability professionals.
>
> Semantics. Call them usability practitioners, call them "people  
> practicing usability," but they're getting paid for doing usability  
> work, which is one of the definitions of a professional.

BTW, I don't like it anymore than you that these people are doing  
usability work. In fact, I'm rather bothered by it. But it is a  
reality that it is happening and we need to be conscious of it. The  
fact that you don't consider them professionals says something about  
your confidence in their ability to do this work well, at least that  
would be my interpretation. And with that I would agree.


Cheers!

Todd Zaki Warfel
President, Design Researcher
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