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MindDump

A product comapny and making an animation film works in similar ways. The ideas are thrown around, presented to a group. Some are discarded, some are prototyped, rejected, selected. Then the story is finalized. Then the particular sequences are thought about.

How it differs is how.. lost the chain of thought.

TAP means Thinking About the Product.

I got a mail in IxDG group yesterday

Intuit’s User-Centered Design group in San Diego creates innovative user experiences enabling consumers and small businesses to file and manage their taxes effectively. Intuit continues to innovate with new product
offerings while producing the industry leader in our space. The manager of our User Interface Design team will work closely with product teams ensuring that we deliver the best user experiences possible. The manager’s key responsibilities include:
- Be a thought leader for a our design team and product teams concerned with end-to-end user experience and best practices across the business unit.
- Be a source of expertise for the entire Intuit user experience community
- Mentor and teach others
- Contribute to the success of product innovation by applying design best practices and leading teams in conceptual development
- Drive user-centered design processes in the business unit
- Provide people management for members of the user experience teams”

Guess I have to do the same here (except for the fact that there is no one else except me in UX).

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MindDump

Who takes responsibility for an interface when the product and the manufacturing are done at different places ?

Q: Are users attracted by the features or the way the features are represented?
A: Thinking of features for a product is one thing. The more important thing is to see how they work together. And as the user progresses through the app, she sees everything she needs to see intuitively. Example Picasa.

Q: How do features interact with each other in a page?
A: Think of the easiest way to go about a process. Then think what all pages would be affected by that process.

Q: How will developing apps in flash work ?
A: Hmm..
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Jargon

smartphones, WiMAX, IPTV, Handheld computers, Symbian, J2ME, WAP sites, BREW, Binary Runtime Environment for Wireless, CDMA

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