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Tag: patterns

Interaction design/Pattern Library

Working With a Pattern Library Day to Day

Posted on 07/29/2010 by erin

[Part 7 of a series on Patterns. Working with a Pattern Library.] Patterns, Components, and Code, Oh My! Ok, so now you have a pattern library. Now what? Ultima...

Pattern Library

Organizing your pattern libary

Posted on 06/15/2010 by erin

[Part 6 of a series on Patterns. Organizing the pattern library for a design team.] Organizing a pattern library is like organizing any other large body of cont...

Interaction design/Pattern Library

Reviewing Patterns for Use

Posted on 05/26/2010 by erin

[Part 5 of a series on Patterns. Developing a quality system.] Once you have a collection of patterns they should be reviewed by the team or designated represen...

Interaction design/Pattern Library

Why have a design pattern library?

Posted on 03/22/2010 by erin

[author’s note: This is part one in a multi-part series. Based on material I developed with Christian Crumlish and Lucas Pettinati for a workshop we gave ...

Designing Social Interfaces/Interaction design

neighborhoods and subcultures in social design

Posted on 12/16/2009 by erin

In writing our book, Designing Social Interfaces, we challenged ourselves to creating a social pattern language, much like Christopher Alexander created a patte...

Information design/Interaction design/Social

Unintended Side Effects

Posted on 11/21/2009 by erin

I have been presenting the material from our book over the last several months and have been asked questions about some of the anti-patterns and how we avoid or...

Designing Social Interfaces/Information design

Diagramming the Social Ecosystem

Posted on 10/08/2009 by erin

[singlepic id=29 w=320 h=240 float=left]One of the things we have been doing since way before we started the book, was to visualize the social ecosystem and the...

Conferences/Designing Social Interfaces/Interaction design

Slides from our talk

Posted on 09/20/2009 by erin

Our talk at Idea09 touched on a few key steps for building social experiences, a few of the most salient principles and a handful of the anti-patterns covered i...

Designing Social Interfaces/Interaction design

Welcome Area

Posted on 08/06/2009 by erin

Many of the patterns in Christopher Alexander’s A Pattern Language offer advice and food for thought when designing the social experience. Pattern #149 in...

Designing Social Interfaces

The Information Architecture of Social Experience Design

Posted on 08/05/2009 by erin

My coauthor for the book, Christian Crumlish, has recently published an article in the ASIST Bulletin in which he shares some of the principles we talk about in...

Interaction design/Pattern Library/Tools

Evolving Design Patterns

Posted on 08/04/2009 by erin

A few weeks ago, I attended the UX Book club event here in San Francisco. The book in discussion was A Pattern Language by Christopher Alexander. It was a livel...

Pattern Library/Social

Opening up our book writing process

Posted on 11/12/2008 by erin

As Christian and I start to get deeper into our book, we have discussed between ourselves and our editor, the idea of opening the process up to those interested...

Community/Pattern Library/Social

Deep in social thoughts

Posted on 09/17/2008 by erin

apologies for how quiet I have been for the last several weeks. I have been deep in the thick of writing and boy is it fun. The first chapter of our book, Desig...

Pattern Library

Expanding the conversation

Posted on 07/16/2008 by erin

Today, forums launched as part of the Yahoo! Developer Network. It’s a soft, preview launch so there are very few boards up while all the kinks are being ...

Pattern Library/Yahoo!

Mind Your Reputation

Posted on 06/10/2008 by erin

I am pleased to announce that we recently released a set of 9 Reputation Patterns over on the Yahoo! Pattern Library. Written primarily by Bryce Glass, these pa...

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Grid Guide for UX Designers
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Professional Portfolio

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Some shots from early evening during the End of Ye Some shots from early evening during the End of Year Show Interaction Design BFA seniors. #ccaixd #ixdcca @ccaixd
Professor Alex Baumgardt tries on the special alie Professor Alex Baumgardt tries on the special alien helmet - part of the senior thesis project by Rebecca Lin #ccaixd #ixdcca @ccaixd
Some of the great posters that went alongside the Some of the great posters that went alongside the interactive work of our IXD BFS graduates #ixdcca #ccaixd @ccaixd Work by John Cho; Rebecca Lin; Gina Park; Amaris Gil
Some of the great posters that went alongside the Some of the great posters that went alongside the interactive work of our IXD BFA graduates #ixdcca #ccaixd @ccaixd.  Junjie Li - Aka Betty Li; Ruth Bhavsar; Gianni Chloe Chen
New graduates - with Susie and Kumar! Congratulat New graduates - with Susie and Kumar!  Congratulations @kumariamani
A lot of the IXD Class of 2023! Congratulations!! A lot of the IXD Class of 2023! Congratulations!! #ccaixd #ixdcca @ccaixd
View from the stage - place was packed for the gra View from the stage - place was packed for the graduating class of 2023 #cca #ccaixd #ixdcca
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MASTODON POSTS

The latest Women of IXD newsletter is out - Colleen Bushell - Designing a UI That Changes the World - https://mailchi.mp/f13015388513/colleen-bushell-designing-a-ui-that-changes-the-world

30 May 2023 @ 8:43 pm

In the ongoing effort to get my photography work out into the world again, I've set up an account on Fine Art America. You can buy (non-editioned) prints and get a select range of photos on shower curtains, pillows, iphone cases and even puzzles. (I am testing this ecommerce site.) https://fineartamerica.com/profiles/4-erin-malone/shop

25 May 2023 @ 10:30 pm

I've posted my latest content from the Women of IXD Deep Cuts #10 newsletter to the website. Web posting always includes my full bibliography for the profile for others to reference.
If you aren't familiar with their book - check out the companion website where they include interviews as well as a ton of materials for teaching.
https://womenofixd.com/project/jenny-preece-yvonne-rogers-helen-sharp

24 May 2023 @ 11:37 pm

Newsletter Alert:Women of IXD Deep Cuts #10Meet the authors of one of the most popular texts on Interaction Design. Helen Sharp, Jenny Preece, & Yvonne Rogers launched the 6th edition this April. #womenofixd #ixddesignhistory
https://mailchi.mp/a98a352245e3/women-of-ixd-deep-cuts-10-meet-the-authors-of-the-popular-text-interaction-design-beyond-human-computer-interaction

15 May 2023 @ 11:38 pm

The Interaction Design Program of California College of Art invites you to attend Human Made: The Senior Review Exhibition featuring work from our 2023 graduating class. This event is free and open to the public
Link to RSVP: https://portal.cca.edu/events-calendar/human-made/(you can still attend even of the rsvp says sold out)
May 12 1111 8th StSan Francisco, CA 94107Interaction Design Studios Rooms 140-141
Course Leaders: Alexander Baumgardt Aynne Valencia

12 May 2023 @ 5:16 pm

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