Re: [Usability] Deja Dup UI Review

2010-05-21 Thread Allan Day
Where are we at with this, Michael? I've done mockups for a revised first run wizard [1], main window [2] and preferences window [3]. I've also added some material to the analysis [4]. Comments are, as always, welcome. Allan [1] http://live.gnome.org/DejaDup/Design/Review-2010-05/FirstRunWizard

Re: [Usability] User Experience Advocates

2010-05-21 Thread Felipe Erias Morandeira
I wonder if it would be possible to get interaction designers involved *before* the application has been written. To cite Alan Cooper: "Many people have the mistaken assumption that what interaction designers do, and what needs to be done, is user-interface design. Interface design is certainly p

Re: [Usability] User Experience Advocates

2010-05-21 Thread Celeste Lyn Paul
On Fri, May 21, 2010 at 12:22 PM, Felipe Erias Morandeira wrote: > I wonder if it would be possible to get interaction designers involved > *before* the application has been written. Most of open source software is in the maintenance phase and does not have the luxury of a full redesign from the

Re: [Usability] User Experience Advocates

2010-05-21 Thread Felipe Erias Morandeira
On 21/05/10 18:37, Celeste Lyn Paul wrote: > On Fri, May 21, 2010 at 12:22 PM, Felipe Erias Morandeira > wrote: >> I wonder if it would be possible to get interaction designers involved >> *before* the application has been written. > > Most of open source software is in the maintenance phase and

Re: [Usability] User Experience Advocates

2010-05-21 Thread Shaun McCance
On Fri, 2010-05-21 at 18:56 +0100, Felipe Erias Morandeira wrote: > On 21/05/10 18:37, Celeste Lyn Paul wrote: > > On Fri, May 21, 2010 at 12:22 PM, Felipe Erias Morandeira > > wrote: > >> I wonder if it would be possible to get interaction designers involved > >> *before* the application has been

Re: [Usability] User Experience Advocates

2010-05-21 Thread Kevin Godby
'allo. On Fri, May 21, 2010 at 1:41 PM, Shaun McCance wrote: > I hope this doesn't come across as snide, but the only way > this is going to work in open source is for the interaction > designers to have the ideas and lead the way. > > If a developer has an itch to scratch, he's not going to sit

Re: [Usability] User Experience Advocates

2010-05-21 Thread Shaun McCance
On Fri, 2010-05-21 at 13:48 -0500, Kevin Godby wrote: > 'allo. > > On Fri, May 21, 2010 at 1:41 PM, Shaun McCance wrote: > > I hope this doesn't come across as snide, but the only way > > this is going to work in open source is for the interaction > > designers to have the ideas and lead the way.

Re: [Usability] User Experience Advocates

2010-05-21 Thread Máirín Duffy
On Fri, 2010-05-21 at 14:13 -0500, Shaun McCance wrote:to you. > > 2. Make mockups and flowcharts and whatever else you would > do to sketch out the user interaction. > > 3. Make some noise and convince developers this is worth > implementing. It may seem like a pipe dream but it does work. Writ

Re: [Usability] Usability Plans for GUADEC

2010-05-21 Thread Brian Cameron
*ping* There has been no response, but I am still hopeful that there is an interest in having some Usability BOF sessions. I went ahead and updated the schedule so that we allocated 14:00-18:00 on Monday, June 26th in room 1 for a "Usability BOF". Does this work for people? If not, we can res

Re: [Usability] User Experience Advocates

2010-05-21 Thread Felipe Erias Morandeira
On 21/05/10 20:22, Máirín Duffy wrote: > On Fri, 2010-05-21 at 14:13 -0500, Shaun McCance wrote:to you. >> >> 2. Make mockups and flowcharts and whatever else you would >> do to sketch out the user interaction. >> >> 3. Make some noise and convince developers this is worth >> implementing. > > It