I think we can 'make it interesting for everyone' by deconstructing
the design options shown in the questionnaire by asking what's so Yang
about these designs.

Inteface design, thanks to Donraja, has finally awoken to the idea of
aesthetics (and which sort of reflects in the IBM options too). But
before one goes into details, wouldn't it be appropriate to ask if
(and why) IBM should disclose design concepts like this in the first
place.

I am wet behind the ears in these matters. Any comments?

Mayur


On 4/28/05, Ashish Tibrewal <ashi_tibrewal@...> wrote:
> Hi Vikram,
>
> I thought this could be of interest to members in this
> group.
>
> Am sorry, if I should not have posted this message in
> this group.
>
> Ashish Tibrewal
>
>
> --- Vikram Chauhan <vikram@...> wrote:
> > Would Ashish Tibrewal explain why this mail was sent
> > to the Emotional Design
> > Yahoo Group?
> >
> > - Vikram
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: EmotionalDesign@yahoogroups.com
> > [mailto:EmotionalDesign@yahoogroups.com]On Behalf Of
> > Ashish Tibrewal
> > Sent: Thursday, April 28, 2005 10:23 AM
> > To: EmotionalDesign@yahoogroups.com
> > Subject: [EmotionalDesign] IBM Lotus Workplace
> > User Experience Team
> >
> >
> > Dear Usability Tester,
> >
> > In the past, you have participated in or have
> > expressed interest in
> > testing the usability of IBM/Lotus software. The
> > knowledge that we
> > acquire from these tests is invaluable and I am
> > once again offering
> > you an opportunity to influence the direction of
> > our products. This
> > time, we are asking you to look at some early
> > visual concepts and give
> > us your opinions on their look and feel.
> >
> > In order to facilitate your feedback, I have
> > installed a web survey at
> > IBM DeveloperWorks. The survey presents 10 user
> > interface design
> > concepts, and asks you to compare and contrast
> > them as possible visual
> > designs for the next version of the Workplace
> > product. Please answer
> > the 2 or 3 questions on all of the tabs before
> > submitting.
> >
> > I encourage you to take the survey (which should
> > take 15-20 minutes to
> > complete) and to forward this request to any of
> > your friends and
> > co-workers who currently use our products. The
> > survey will be open for
> > the remainder of this week only. We need as much
> > input from as many
> > different users and user types as we can get.
> >
> > Thank you in advance for your continued feedback
> > and comments!
> >
> > You can find the survey at:
> >
> >
> https://www-10.lotus.com/ldd/usentry.nsf/Concepts?OpenForm
> >
> >
> >
> > Chris Kergaravat, User Researcher
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