Así es, después de unos meses increíbles en DNX me encuentro a la búsqueda de horizontes distintos pero en el mismo paraje 
he publicado una página (en inglés, lo siento) con información sobre mi experiencia y resumen curricular descargable.
Bueno, querido lector, avísame a mail@franklinandrade.net si sabes de alguna empresa o particular que necesite un Diseñador de Interacción Senior y/o Jefe de proyectos en el área de Experiencia de usuario.
Gracias!
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AH summer, time for beach, sun bathing, relax, joy, pools, getting drunk with sangría, etc.
But not for meh! I’m baking a few things:
I mean to portray the initial idea, an approach to it’s design by creating a customized methodology (GOMS + Service Design + Min Basadur’s applied creativity + my own common sense) and also – If I feel like it – two or three artsy screenshootsies. Crazy? indeed. And in the back burner we have:
That’s all folks!
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Gaiking, this was my first Mecha. As a kid I’d watch every episode of the anime until the show was removed from Venezuela’s TV channels… then, more than 20 years later, came Gundam Seed / Seed Destiny… and it all started again:
Later came Gundam 00:
♥
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Aquí puedes leer este post en Español…
Be warned: this post has a clear clear fanboy tint; so… don’t say I didn’t warned you!
Yesterday a friend sent me a message through Facebook, he said:
“Dear uncle Frank…. I want your opinion….. wanna get me an iPad as a birthday gift…. so I’d like to know if it’s useful or is just for showing off!!!! hahaha. Really…. tell me ‘cos I’m willing to listen your advice!”
My choice was getting a 16Gb WiFi iPad, there’s no need to go for the 3G: my daily routine carries me from one WiFi spot to another; when I’m on the move my iPhone keeps me online, all the time, anywhere. So far, WiFi only with 16Gb is more than enough for me.
Well, this is my experience with the apparatus:
Uses:
Not using it for:
That’s it, the usage given to the iPad largely depends on my own lifestyle: at work, street or home; frequently it comes in somewhat long spans of time: where my attention is in only one task and I’m usually relaxed… This is opposed to my mobile state of scudding from one location to another: my mind is switching between many tasks at many levels, therefore the use of a comparable technology is made in small bursts.
“…the iPad is not a laptop. It’s not nearly as good for creating stuff. On the other hand, it’s infinitely more convenient for consuming it — books, music, video, photos, Web, e-mail and so on. For most people, manipulating these digital materials directly by touching them is a completely new experience — and a deeply satisfying one.” David Pogue, NYT
Satisfied with the Machina? … Me!? Indeed!
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You can read this post in English here
Advertencia: este post tiene un claro tinte de fanboy; así que… no digas que no te lo advertí!
Ayer un amigo me envió un mensaje por Facebook, decía:
“Frank…. quiero tu opinión…. me voy a comprar un Ipad de regalo de cumpleaños…. quiero saber si son útiles o solo es para pavear!!!! jajaja. en serio…. dime que yo te hago caso!!!!” (pavear = presumir)
En mi caso, mi elección fue comprar el iPad 16Gb WiFi, no tengo necesidad del 3G: mi rutina diaria me lleva de una red WiFi a la otra y cuando estoy en movimiento mi iPhone me mantiene conectado, todo el tiempo, en cualquierparte. Hasta ahora, el de 16Gb / WiFi es más que suficiente para mi.
Bien, esta es mi experiencia con el aparato:
Usos que le he dado:
No lo uso para:
Eso es todo, el uso dado al dispositivo mayormente depende de mi propio estilo de vida: en el trabajo, calle o en casa; con frecuencia se da en lapsos de tiempo más o menos largos: cuando usualmente estoy relajado y mi atención está en una única tarea… En contraste a mi estado de continua movilidad: mi mente esta cambiando entre varias tareas en varios niveles, por ello el uso de una tecnología comparable es hecho en cortas ráfagas de tiempo.
“…el iPad no es un laptop. Ni siquiera es tan apropiado para crear contenido. En la otra mano, para consumir contenidos es infinitamente más conveniente – libros, música, vídeo, fotos, Web, e-mail y más. Para la mayoría de las personas manipular estos materiales digitales directamente con el tacto es una experiencia completamente nueva – una experiencia profundamente satisfactoria.” David Pogue, New York Times
Satisfecho con la Máquina? … Yo!? Por supuesto!
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“Design is choice. (…) The principles [of design] should not be applied rigidly or in a peevish spirit; they are not logically or mathematically certain; and it is better to violate any principle than no place graceless or inelegant marks on paper.
Most principles of design should be greeted with some skepticism, for word authority can dominate our vision, and we may come to see only through the lenses of word authority rather than with our own eyes.
What is to be sought in designs for the display of information is the clear portrayal of complexity. Not the complication of the simple; rather the task of the designer is to give visual access to the subtle and the difficult – that is, the revelation of complex.“
Epilogue /
The Visual Display of Quantitative Information /
Edward R. Tufte
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Mom, look! a “Misc error” hatched while talking to a friend thru’ Skype!
But… darn! my call dropped, why?
Well, lets dial again…. another error? and another? again? I’m closing Skype and opening it again; AGAIN?, is it me? am I doing something wrong?
Darn…!!!! why can’t I continue happily talking to my friend!? How do I go around and prevent this? Was it my fault? My friend’s fault? perhaps Skype’s fault?
Why? why? why? is MSN Messenger better? Perhaps Google Talk?
Fable’s moral:
If you – as a system’s interaction designer – must notify the User of an event, be explicit and specific: what happened, why, maybe who’s “fault” and (specially) how to avoid/correct it. The void left by this kind of nonspecific notifications do more harm than good by maximizing sorrow and frustration; this may lead people to stop using your service and flee searching for decent satisfaction.
Oh, poor little Users in the hands of some nefarious designers..!
PS: I still use Skype, but I hate it.
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