[IxDA Discuss] can you please discuss the effect of the US recession

[Chris Bernard]

Target's commerce site is no better or worse than Amazon because it is Amazon. It using a re-skinned store front and Amazon's distribution centers and technical infrastructure to handle their ecommerce functions. I'd consider them a design patron though. They democratized and commercialized design in retail with far more influence than other retailers with their large footprint. At least up until Apple started putting stores in Omaha and Des Moines.

Minneapolis is a great interactive design town. The Minnesota Interactive Marketing Association (mima.org) is one of the more vibrant and diverse design communities I've seen in just about any city (IxDA company excluded of course :). They've got an active community of about 850 folks that pay annual dues of about $250 a year and they host some fantastic events.

Chris Bernard
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Sent: Tuesday, March 25, 2008 7:48 PM
To: mark schraad
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Subject: Re: [IxDA Discuss] can you please discuss the effect of the US recession

Actually - I do consider Target a design patron. I don't know their numbers,
but its evident they spent a lot of time and money on their e-commerce site
and while it may not win any design awards - I think its very effective. I
would say that the entire IxD experience there is no better or worse than
Amazon - and that says something.

On Tue, Mar 25, 2008 at 8:28 PM, mark schraad <mschraad at gmail.com> wrote:

> Actually a very cool town. Lots if industry headquarters by midwest
> standards and the headquarters of Target (if you consider them a
> design patron).
>
>
> On Mar 25, 2008, at 6:40 PM, Robert Hoekman Jr wrote:
>
> >>
> >> UX Intensive in June is in Minneapolis...
> >
> >
> > Strangely, this is the second conference I've heard about in two
> > days that
> > will be in Minneapolis. It's also only the second conference I've
> > heard
> > about in my life that will be held in Minneapolis.
> >
> > -r-
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