Re: Re: Interactive Design in the Grown in California competition
Dave <[email protected]>
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While DUX is in a awy a competition for the Use Cases, they are necessarily "the best" examples of solutions, but rather the best case studies. What would it mean to add to the DUX model a place to do just that. Not just case studies, but also designs themselves? Maybe that might up the bar of the experience of DUX itself. BTW, I loved DUX last time and am really looking forward to the next one, but I would love to be inspired a bit more in addition to being intellectually provoked. I also have to say I really do agree w/ Julie's original point that "interactive design" is not a single category and I for one am really put off by the lack of desktop software in there. I mean, for an example, iTunes couldn't be considered. AND! what about the iPod itself. Not that I think these are defacto winners, but rather just great examples of digital, interactive designs worthy of example to prove a point. Is AIGA still only focused on the visual aesthetics? And can we have a competition that includes success criteria such as results, usability, etc. along side the usual aesthetic criteria. Did a magazine advert actually generate revenue, web traffic, better brand appeal, etc.? -- dave -- dave ----- Original Message ----- From: molly wright steenson <[email protected]> Date: Thu, 15 Jul 2004 08:30:37 -0700 Subject: Re: [AIGAExperienceDesign] Interactive Design in the Grown in California competition To: [email protected] What if we were to sponsor our own competition? What would the critieria be? What would be the right, really interesting competition? At 04:38 PM 7/14/2004 -0700, Julie Stanford wrote: >Hello, > >I recently received an announcement in the mail inviting me to participate >in the California AIGA "Grown in California" Design Competition. However, >there are a few curious things about this competition that I was curious to >hear opinions about. > >First of all, there is an interactive design entry category which is defined >as follows: > >"Eligible entires include websites or web animations, cd-roms, computer >games for any platform, kiosks and other electronic exhibit systems, and >software interfaces for mobile devices and networked appliances. Also >eligible are designed experiences executed in real time/space for the >purposes outlined above." > >Now, I find a couple things bizarre about this description.To start, I am >not sure what "designed experiences executed in real/time space" means? Does >this mean that I can send them a video of me designing a user interface in >real time? That would be fascinating. Nothing more exciting then watching >someone prototype stuff on their computer. Got me stumped. > >Also, I find it curious that this competition allows for "software >interfaces for mobile devices and networked appliances" but seems to >specifically exclude desktop applications. Does this mean that desktop >application design is dead and boring and no longer even a consideration for >an interactive design competition? So, if it is not on the web, on a PDA, on >a kiosk, or a game it's just not cool? Interesting. > >Finally, I find it interesting that this competition, along with most other >design competitions, groups all interactive design under one category. >Although I think it is very difficult to compare a cool web animation with a >software interface for a mobile device, someone is going to have say which >is the "better" experience for two EXTREMELY different things. In contrast, >there are many, many categories for graph design, non-interactive >communication: branding and identity, corporate communication, editorial >design, illustration, pacakgin, promotional design and advertising, and >typeface design. I've noticed that when competitions include interactive >design, the accepted attitude is that all that interactive stuff should be >judged against each other even though the reality is that it is all >different. I would really like to see AIGA especially start to think about >all the different aspects of experience design instead of grouping it into >one "interactive" grab bag and hoping for the best. > >Thoughts? > >-- Julie Stanford > >_____________________________________ >Julie Stanford >Principal, Sliced Bread Design | www.slicedbreaddesign.com ><http://www.slicedbreaddesign.com/> >650-799-7225 > > >[Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > >- - - - A I G A E X P I E R I E N C E D E S I G N - - - - > >PURPOSE OF THE LIST: The objective of AIGA Experience Design is to build >an interdisciplinary community of professionals who design for a world in >which experiences are increasingly digital and connected. 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