Comments for Adaptive Path http://www.adaptivepath.com/blog Adaptive Path Blog Sat, 05 Jul 2008 11:39:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 Comment on Vizporn by Leah http://www.adaptivepath.com/blog/2008/01/16/vizporn/#comment-179061 Leah Sat, 05 Jul 2008 06:41:07 +0000 http://www.adaptivepath.com/blog/2008/01/16/vizporn/#comment-179061 Hi Brent, Thanks for the recommendation. I'll definitely check out Keys to Drawing. I also recently picked up <a href="http://www.amazon.com/o/ASIN/1215239745/adaptivepat07-20/ref=nosim/" rel="nofollow">Perspective Without Pain</a> and <a href="http://www.amazon.com/o/ASIN/1215239588/adaptivepat07-20/ref=nosim" rel="nofollow">The Back of the Napkin</a>, both of which are turning out to be interesting additions to my education in drawing. Perspective Without Pain is helping me to see images more structurally, while The Back of the Napkin is getting me thinking about the ideas behind the images. Seems like everywhere I look now there are good books and interesting discussion about how to sketch and why. It's exciting! In any case, your journey sounds similar to my own, so it's nice to know I'm not alone. Thanks again. All the best, Leah Hi Brent,

Thanks for the recommendation. I’ll definitely check out Keys to Drawing.

I also recently picked up Perspective Without Pain and The Back of the Napkin, both of which are turning out to be interesting additions to my education in drawing. Perspective Without Pain is helping me to see images more structurally, while The Back of the Napkin is getting me thinking about the ideas behind the images. Seems like everywhere I look now there are good books and interesting discussion about how to sketch and why. It’s exciting!

In any case, your journey sounds similar to my own, so it’s nice to know I’m not alone. Thanks again.

All the best,
Leah

]]> Comment on Death to Lorem Ipsum & Other Adventures in Content by Kate Rutter http://www.adaptivepath.com/blog/2008/06/25/death-to-lorem-ipsum-other-adventures-in-content/#comment-179034 Kate Rutter Wed, 02 Jul 2008 22:29:59 +0000 http://www.adaptivepath.com/blog/2008/06/25/death-to-lorem-ipsum-other-adventures-in-content/#comment-179034 Julie H. is a seasoned UX consultant, and she sent these comments along via email, and I think they add to the conversation: I completely agree about importance of content to be considered early on, produced early on and iterated, along with the design work; and the importance of preparing the clients for review responsibilities. Copywriters are core members of UX teams I've managed and copy is a key deliverable. Copy briefs would include nomenclature, page, button, link, help, error, alt tag text and I've needed copywriters to understand SEO and, at the beginning of a project, to work out which organizational legacy nomenclature doesn't work for users and what opportunities we, as a UX team, have to change it. Thanks for the insights, Julie! Julie H. is a seasoned UX consultant, and she sent these comments along via email, and I think they add to the conversation:

I completely agree about importance of content to be considered early on, produced early on and iterated, along with the design work; and the importance of preparing the clients for review responsibilities. Copywriters are core members of UX teams I’ve managed and copy is a key deliverable. Copy briefs would include nomenclature, page, button, link, help, error, alt tag text and I’ve needed copywriters to understand SEO and, at the beginning of a project, to work out which organizational legacy nomenclature doesn’t work for users and what opportunities we, as a UX team, have to change it.

Thanks for the insights, Julie!

]]> Comment on Book Cover Design: Subject To Change by Rachel http://www.adaptivepath.com/blog/2008/06/01/book-cover-design-subject-to-change/#comment-179033 Rachel Wed, 02 Jul 2008 20:40:02 +0000 http://www.adaptivepath.com/blog/2008/06/01/book-cover-design-subject-to-change/#comment-179033 It is true that a design goes through an evolution as the process unfolds. Sometimes it can move far away from its initial objectives if it is diluted from non-qualified input and lack of design leadership. More often, however, the collaborative process creates a stronger end result. Also, I find that I lean towards the idea that regardless of the process, the design must be able to stand on its own to be successful. Constructive criticism: I cannot help but comment on the lack of typographic sensitivity on the cover--especially the kerning. (Refinement is in the details.) It is true that a design goes through an evolution as the process unfolds. Sometimes it can move far away from its initial objectives if it is diluted from non-qualified input and lack of design leadership. More often, however, the collaborative process creates a stronger end result. Also, I find that I lean towards the idea that regardless of the process, the design must be able to stand on its own to be successful.

Constructive criticism: I cannot help but comment on the lack of typographic sensitivity on the cover–especially the kerning. (Refinement is in the details.)

]]> Comment on Vizporn by brent http://www.adaptivepath.com/blog/2008/01/16/vizporn/#comment-179021 brent Tue, 01 Jul 2008 12:27:25 +0000 http://www.adaptivepath.com/blog/2008/01/16/vizporn/#comment-179021 hi leah, i got into web design and instructional design from a journalism background and went straight into messing around with photoshop and illustrator for graphic design. now, years later i am trying to go back and learn to draw with just a good old pencil and paper. yep, sorta backwards. i also started with drawing from the right side of the brain. got frustrated with that. went to rapid viz. got VERY frustrated with that. and now i'm on keys to drawing, by bert dodson. everybody has to find what works for them i guess, but this new book seems a lot better to me. i'm flowing through it quite nicely and don't see any sticking points ahead. you might want to check it out. good luck! hi leah, i got into web design and instructional design from a journalism background and went straight into messing around with photoshop and illustrator for graphic design. now, years later i am trying to go back and learn to draw with just a good old pencil and paper. yep, sorta backwards.

i also started with drawing from the right side of the brain. got frustrated with that. went to rapid viz. got VERY frustrated with that. and now i’m on keys to drawing, by bert dodson. everybody has to find what works for them i guess, but this new book seems a lot better to me. i’m flowing through it quite nicely and don’t see any sticking points ahead. you might want to check it out. good luck!

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]]> Comment on IA Summit ‘08 Slidecast: “How to be a UX Team of One” by Paula Thornton http://www.adaptivepath.com/blog/2008/05/07/ia-summit-08-slidecast-how-to-be-a-ux-team-of-one/#comment-179015 Paula Thornton Mon, 30 Jun 2008 18:51:00 +0000 http://www.adaptivepath.com/blog/2008/05/07/ia-summit-08-slidecast-how-to-be-a-ux-team-of-one/#comment-179015 I was just sharing on our internal UX community how the Sketchboards (pg. 31) is a more physical form of a Design Pattern research collection I've been evolving. I realized that walking the collection I create might be useful to control a 'focus' for introducing ideas, but that it's too linear for open discussion. So there may be need for a bit of both (the Design Pattern -- wiki collections were preferred in past lives -- has all sorts of artifacts from best practice research, links, and visuals). This work is often a precursor to actual display/discussion around a breadth of possibilities, so maybe the two are mechanisms useful for two different 'phases' of the process. What I'll be looking for next is either a fan-fold 'flannel board' throwback, or a reusable 'roll' with a container (some semi-permanent structure). Send clues my way. I was just sharing on our internal UX community how the Sketchboards (pg. 31) is a more physical form of a Design Pattern research collection I’ve been evolving. I realized that walking the collection I create might be useful to control a ‘focus’ for introducing ideas, but that it’s too linear for open discussion. So there may be need for a bit of both (the Design Pattern — wiki collections were preferred in past lives — has all sorts of artifacts from best practice research, links, and visuals).

This work is often a precursor to actual display/discussion around a breadth of possibilities, so maybe the two are mechanisms useful for two different ‘phases’ of the process.

What I’ll be looking for next is either a fan-fold ‘flannel board’ throwback, or a reusable ‘roll’ with a container (some semi-permanent structure). Send clues my way.

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