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Maish Nichani | 1 May 2008 14:49

Re: [Sigia-l] Style guides


Hi Dan,

We have written an article titled "Creating & Maintaining a Web Style  
Guide"
http://www.pebbleroad.com/article/creating_maintaining_a_web_style_guide/
Although it is not as expansive, but it might give you a starting point.

best
Maish

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> We are redesigning our user experience and I'm in the beginning  
> throws of
> creating a style guide for our new web site. Past style guides were  
> limited
> to screen graphics, tables, buttons, fonts, colors, page layout with  
> some
> creative direction/guidelines, etc. My inclination is to be more  
> expansive
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Frank Siraguso | 1 May 2008 16:10
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[Sigia-l] Style Guides

Dan Chamberlain asked: Has anyone created and enforced a style guide
that is broader scope than
screen graphics?

Naturally, you'll want to have definite parameters on use of the
company logo. This includes size, colors, allowed "mutations" (if any),
how close it can be to any other page element, and whatever else you
deem necessary. It's very important to have a copy style guide. We use
AP style along with certain company style items, such as what to call
certain things, various corporate language blurbs, etc.  You can try the
Chicago Manual of Style (more academic), NY Times, or whatever. Copy
style guides are especially critical in providing a unified tone and
voice for all--Web, print, broadcast, etc.--communications media.
Remember, a style guide is just that. For nuts and bolts grammar rules,
some of which are not up for grabs, you can use resources such as the
Gregg Manual and others (your choice).

Frank Siraguso

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Richard Hill | 2 May 2008 13:59

[Sigia-l] Call for Watson Davis Award Nominations

Attention ASIS&T Members,

It is time to start thinking about the 2008 Watson Davis
Award nominations.   
The Watson Davis Award is given to a member of the Society
who has shown continuous 
dedication and service to membership through active
participation in and support of 
ASIS&T programs, chapters, SIGs, committees, and
publications. 

The deadline for submission is Tuesday, July 15th, 2008.

Award guidelines, nomination information and the electronic
submission form can be found at 
http://asis.org/awards/watsondavisaward.html

Questions can be directed to Elise Lewis (elewis <at> unt.edu) 

Thank you, 

Elise Lewis 

on behalf of the Watson Davis Award and Membership Committee

Executive Director
American Society for Information Science and Technology
1320 Fenwick Lane, Suite 510
Silver Spring, MD  20910
FAX: (301) 495-0810
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Katie Ware | 2 May 2008 22:59
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[Sigia-l] Twin Cities UX Meetup next Tuesday at MONTE CARLO (bring your side project to show others!)

Apologies for cross posting. And I might add that Kristi is being mighty optimistic about the use of the
venue's patio - there have been rumors of snow this weekend.

Date: Fri, 2 May 2008 15:39:18 -0500From: dirtgrl <at> gmail.comTo: dirtgrl <at> gmail.comSubject: UX Meetup
next Tuesday at MONTE CARLO (bring your side project to show others!)

Hello UX folks --

The next Twin Cities UX Meetup group will meet May 6 at the Monte Carlo (located in the Warehouse District). 
I'm sorry to keep changing location, but I'm trying to find a good place with space that's reliably quiet
(not an easy task).  The Monte Carlo may be a good bet -- AND, they have a HUGE outdoor patio.

The topic will be show us all your side projects in 10 minutes or less.  Show us what defines Minneapolis'
creative community -- everyone has a side project.  At this month's MNteractive UX meetup, we want to see
your side project - in 10 minutes or less.  Bring your laptops, powerpoints, visuals, anything!  As usual, a
few local professionals who have worked on this topic will help jump-start the conversation.

 
A big "Thank you" to Kevin Farner of Gomoll Research + Design for picking up the tab for our last meetup.

Here are details of the meeting:

Tuesday, May 6  
5:00-7:00 p.m. 
NEW LOCATION: at the Monte Carlo in MInneapolis' Warehouse District:

Located:

219 3rd Avenue North, Minneapolis, 55401
612-333-5900
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JS Bracher | 3 May 2008 20:21

Re: [Sigia-l] Long lists

Tag the contacts for easy filtering.

-Jim

Alex Trofimovsky wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> I could use advise, and am wondering if someone can offer direction or point
> me to some some research or papers with this issue: A client has a page with
> a huge list of company contacts, and for them it is important that people
> see the contacts but the list is so long.  Any way to make it easier to find
> the contacts?  Link to public page:
> http://www.census.gov/clo/www/cic/members/004701.html
> 
> Any help would be appreciated.  Thanks.
> 
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Arjun Sabharwal | 4 May 2008 15:57
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Re: [Sigia-l] Sigia-l Digest, Vol 44, Issue 4

You may also want to consider using a letter index (A B C etc.), so your users can skip to a letter. Taqging is a
great idea to allow categorical searches or filtering per Jim's recommendation.

-- Arjun 

>From: JS Bracher <lists <at> differentpaths.net>
>Subject: Re: [Sigia-l] Long lists
>To: Alex Trofimovsky <alex.t245 <at> gmail.com>
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>Tag the contacts for easy filtering.
>
>-Jim
>
>Alex Trofimovsky wrote:
>> Hi all,
>> 
>> I could use advise, and am wondering if someone can offer direction or point
>> me to some some research or papers with this issue: A client has a page with
>> a huge list of company contacts, and for them it is important that people
>> see the contacts but the list is so long.  Any way to make it easier to find
>> the contacts?  Link to public page:
>> http://www.census.gov/clo/www/cic/members/004701.html
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Laura Hunter | 5 May 2008 18:13

[Sigia-l] Job: Contract or Perm Sn. UI Design position-Philly/Santa Clara

Hi Everyone and happy Monday!

I have an open contract and perm Senior UI Design position to be located
either in Philly or Santa Clara, CA.   

My client is the largest on-demand global meetings management company in the
$300 billion global marketplace for corporate meetings and events.
Processing more than 3 million attendee registrations a year and delivering
over $7.5 billion in revenue opportunities annually to meeting suppliers,
they brings together buyers and suppliers of meeting-related services.  They
were founded in 1999 by a team of industry leaders who share a passion for
helping customers and suppliers realize the huge opportunities available in
the effective management of meetings and events, whether it's cost savings
and control, or customer acquisition and loyalty.

Some of the nice little perks with this position include a stocked kitchen,
company soccer games and Friday, work free zone beer on the patio and
Mandarin lessons. J  

Some of the things they are looking for in you are:  You're understanding of
UX from the top down as it relates to web based apps and their look and
feel.  Your ability to execute workflows, competitive analysis and heuristic
evals. As well as focus groups.  You need to be self directed and autonomous
in your ability to deliver.  If you're a little out of the area, after a
settling in period my client is open to telecommuting a couple days per
week.  

If you're a big thinker.please read on!

UI DESIGNER / WEB DESIGNER
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Michael Albers | 5 May 2008 21:43
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[Sigia-l] CFP: SIGDOC 2008

EXTENDED SUBMISSION DEADLINE: 26th ACM International Conference on 
Design of Communication (SIGDOC 2008), September. 22-24, 2008.

Due to several requests we are able to extend the deadline for paper 
submissions of the 26th ACM International Conference on Design of 
Communication (SIGDOC 2008),Lisbon, Portugal

http://sigdoc2008.net

Extended deadline for paper submissions:  May 13
Extended deadline for poster submissions: May 20

SIGDOC is a great organization. This ACM SIG is focused on "the 
potentials, practices, and problems of multiple kinds of communication 
technologies, such as Web applications, user interfaces, and online and 
print documentation." Check it out! http://www.sigdoc.org/

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2110 Bate Building
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Dan Lee | 6 May 2008 01:16

[Sigia-l] JOB: User Experience/User Interface Designer - Los Angeles, CA

User Experience/User Interface Designer
Location: Los Angeles, CA
HR Contact: careers <at> mitratech.com

Mitratech is seeking a talented User Interface Designer to join its User
Experience Design team. You will lead in the design of our next generation
products, while ensuring the usability of key features.  The ideal candidate
is design guru who is passionate about creating online experiences for our
users.  The candidate has demonstrated expertise in visual/interaction
design, user-centered design principles, user research and analysis,
usability testing, and code development.

Job Responsibilities
* Provide innovative design solutions.
* Design storyboards, wireframes, screens, and prototypes.
* Define and maintain design specifications.
* Create style guides and templates to ensure consistency.
* Assist developers in design implementation.
* Promote industry design standards.
* Work with stakeholders and product managers to gather requirements.

Skill Requirements
* At least 3 years experience designing clean, usable interfaces.
* Experience working in a highly collaborative team environment.
* Degree in human-computer interaction, cognitive science, interactive
multimedia, graphic design, or related discipline.
* Strong visual presentation skills.
* Solid understanding of user-centered design principles.
* Experience with Web 2.0 and social networks highly desirable.
* Knowledge of current industry trends.
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Jayson Elliot | 6 May 2008 03:28
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[Sigia-l] JOB: User Experience Architect - New York, NY

Wunderman is looking for a senior User Experience Architect with a passion
for user-centered design.
Wunderman is about creating impactful conversations between brands and
consumers. Our capabilities include the full interactive offering as well as
print, direct and display advertising.
The User Experience Architect at Wunderman is an information architect at
the core, but also encompasses content strategy, usability, and designing an
experience that considers the real world of the user.

If you have six years or more experience as an Information Architect, then
you already know the responsibilites that come with the position - that's a
benchmark, but not the whole story. The person chosen for this position will
be experienced in working with all the disciplines in an agency, including
creative, data, technology, strategy and account. The Wunderman UX Architect
must be able to look at the problem behind the requirements, be creative in
seeking solutions, know how to use research to inform design, and truly care
about the details.

In return, you'll become part of a fifty year old company with over 75
offices worldwide that produces real data-driven creative for outstanding
clients, thanks to our network of companies and disciplines that includes
some of the best data, research, and market knowledge in the world.

Jayson Elliot
Wunderman
Director of User Experience
T: 212-941-3629
F: 212-941-3659
Wunderman.com

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