Comments on: What I Bring to UX From … Computer Science http://johnnyholland.org/2011/08/what-i-bring-to-ux-from-computer-science/ It's all about interaction Fri, 26 Apr 2013 13:38:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: What makes me a good User Experience designer | Francis Beaudet - My name is Francis Beaudet. This is my blog. http://johnnyholland.org/2011/08/what-i-bring-to-ux-from-computer-science/#comment-120470 What makes me a good User Experience designer | Francis Beaudet - My name is Francis Beaudet. This is my blog. Sun, 14 Apr 2013 15:54:04 +0000 http://johnnyholland.org/?p=11412#comment-120470 [...] What I bring to UX from computer science. [...] [...] What I bring to UX from computer science. [...]

]]> By: Pruthviraj http://johnnyholland.org/2011/08/what-i-bring-to-ux-from-computer-science/#comment-119966 Pruthviraj Tue, 15 Jan 2013 10:45:34 +0000 http://johnnyholland.org/?p=11412#comment-119966 Hi Boon, I have the same affinity towards UX, and its been past one year i have been working on software development. My UX interest started when i visited my company's co-company frog studio... i really loved the work. But i am totally confused with how i can take my transition into UX. I appreciate if any suggestions from your side. Thanks, Hi Boon,
I have the same affinity towards UX, and its been past one year i have been working on software development. My UX interest started when i visited my company’s co-company frog studio… i really loved the work. But i am totally confused with how i can take my transition into UX.
I appreciate if any suggestions from your side.
Thanks,

]]> By: Experience is the material of our craft : GlueThink http://johnnyholland.org/2011/08/what-i-bring-to-ux-from-computer-science/#comment-117332 Experience is the material of our craft : GlueThink Wed, 14 Sep 2011 09:49:46 +0000 http://johnnyholland.org/?p=11412#comment-117332 [...] post started out as a reflection of an article I wrote for Johnny Holland titled, “What I bring to UX from Computer Science“. Instead, it ended up being a reflection of my career now as a user experience [...] [...] post started out as a reflection of an article I wrote for Johnny Holland titled, “What I bring to UX from Computer Science“. Instead, it ended up being a reflection of my career now as a user experience [...]

]]> By: boon http://johnnyholland.org/2011/08/what-i-bring-to-ux-from-computer-science/#comment-117331 boon Sat, 03 Sep 2011 15:07:36 +0000 http://johnnyholland.org/?p=11412#comment-117331 Hi Ved, It's important to step away from technology when you're designing but I agree it's impossible to 'turn off' your intrinsic understanding of how things work. It's also important to think strategically when designing, and not to be afraid to throw away old designs and look freshly at a problem - you're designing for context and use, not functionality per se. That being said, it's important to work closely with developers to ensure that designs can be implemented (even if you know it can, based on your own experience). Hope that helps. Boon Hi Ved,

It’s important to step away from technology when you’re designing but I agree it’s impossible to ‘turn off’ your intrinsic understanding of how things work.

It’s also important to think strategically when designing, and not to be afraid to throw away old designs and look freshly at a problem – you’re designing for context and use, not functionality per se.

That being said, it’s important to work closely with developers to ensure that designs can be implemented (even if you know it can, based on your own experience).

Hope that helps.

Boon

]]> By: Jonas Löwgren http://johnnyholland.org/2011/08/what-i-bring-to-ux-from-computer-science/#comment-117330 Jonas Löwgren Sat, 03 Sep 2011 08:42:54 +0000 http://johnnyholland.org/?p=11412#comment-117330 Great piece, thanks. Would just like to add that for me personally, the CS-background skill I find most useful in my interaction design work is to sketch non-standard interactions by writing code. Last significant project I did in interactive visualization, for example, was driven to a great extent by software sketches. First Processing, later Actionscript. Great piece, thanks.

Would just like to add that for me personally, the CS-background skill I find most useful in my interaction design work is to sketch non-standard interactions by writing code. Last significant project I did in interactive visualization, for example, was driven to a great extent by software sketches. First Processing, later Actionscript.

]]> By: Ved http://johnnyholland.org/2011/08/what-i-bring-to-ux-from-computer-science/#comment-117329 Ved Thu, 01 Sep 2011 19:17:21 +0000 http://johnnyholland.org/?p=11412#comment-117329 Very helpful article. Thanks for sharing this , I am currently moving towards the same direction as yours. I have a quick question for you. Because you have so much cs background , do you find yourself getting choked while designing or performing user experience research because you know the limitations of the technology. i.e. Certain design or layout is not possible because you know in html & java script you will not be able to handle the interaction. Very helpful article. Thanks for sharing this , I am currently moving towards the same direction as yours. I have a quick question for you. Because you have so much cs background , do you find yourself getting choked while designing or performing user experience research because you know the limitations of the technology. i.e. Certain design or layout is not possible because you know in html & java script you will not be able to handle the interaction.

]]> By: Att gå från utvecklare till UX designer « Helt sonika http://johnnyholland.org/2011/08/what-i-bring-to-ux-from-computer-science/#comment-117328 Att gå från utvecklare till UX designer « Helt sonika Sun, 28 Aug 2011 20:20:11 +0000 http://johnnyholland.org/?p=11412#comment-117328 [...] blev glad när jag läste den här artikeln om hur författaren gick från utvecklare till UX designer. Känner igen mig i mycket och vet att [...] [...] blev glad när jag läste den här artikeln om hur författaren gick från utvecklare till UX designer. Känner igen mig i mycket och vet att [...]

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