Learn about the design of social software for the enterprise. Joining Karel on this episode are Ethan Perry (Product Designer and UX Team Lead, IBM Lotus Connections) and Marty Moore (Product Designer, IBM Lotus Connections) discussing the design of IBM Lotus Connections 2.5.
Joining Karel on this episode are Mahmood Ashek (Solutions Architect, Mobile Applications Practice, IBM Interactive) and Phouphet Sihavong (Interface Designer/User Experience Specialist, IBM Interactive) discussing the architecture, design, and development work their team at IBM did to create the highly successful Air Canada iPhone app. For more details, read the story and view the demo at ibm.com/design.
Joining Karel for this episode are Davis Neable (User Experience Professional, IBM Software Group) and Cale Vardy (Visual Designer, IBM Software Group Media Design Studio) talking about the design of IBM Business Space Powered by WebSphere. After introductions, the user research that was carried out is outlined as is the development of persona and user stories, the early wireframe designs and over time high fidelity designs, and the user feedback that was collected throughout the project. Design challenges are summarized together with the innovative design solutions. In addition, the pros and cons of distributed design and development were discussed as well as the technologies the team used to optimize their design work.
Karel’s guest for this episode is Bill Curtis-Davidson of the IBM Ability and Accessibility Center. Bill describes the IBM’s kiosk business, outlines the accessiblity challenges with kiosks, details the innovative solution he designed, and summarizes the feedback he’s received on the design. Karel and Bill also discuss the generalizability of the solutions discussed to other touch-based user interfaces beyond kiosks.
Karel’s guests for this project design review of IBM Lotus iNotes ultra-light for the iPhone are Margo Ezekiel (User Experience Professional), Carrie Tracy (Senior Visual Designer), and Michelle Cooper (Usability Specialist).
Find out about the incredible visual and interaction design, user experience research and evaluation, and development team collaboration that went into the Agile design and development of IBM Rational Asset Manager. Joining Karel for this episode are Heather Frantz (User Experience Practitioner), Janet Mockler (Visual Designer), and Michael Stokes (User Experience and Design Manager and Practitioner).
What to know how IBM Lotus Notes is designed and what user interface features are in the latest release? Joining Karel for this episode are Mary Beth Raven (Lead User Experience Designer for Lotus Notes) and John Lance (Product Designer for Lotus Notes Calendar and Scheduling). The episode starts off by providing an overview of IBM Lotus Notes and its history. The various methods that are used to get customer input and feedback are described next. The central role of persona play is discussed as well as the influence they have on design. Mary Beth and John discuss the challenges of designing a product that has a current user base of 140 million and the methods they use to ensure that new designs will satisfy users. They also outline the major new user interface features available in the latest release and describe the various ways users can find out more about and get involved with the Lotus Notes design.
This is the first of what will become a regular project review session podcast which this episode features the IBM BladeCenter S project. Karel interviews Mark Molander who is a User Experience Architect in IBM’s Systems Group and who served as the user experience and design project lead for BladeCenter S. Additional information and a video about the project are available on the Design@IBM site.
