2007年03月 7日
一组新闻
De Dream', Windy(http://www.DeDream.com)，2007年3月
在用户体验上是否存在代沟？
对于在网络中成长起来的新一代，我们可能需要重新考虑用户体验和可用性问题了。
Just take a look at sites like Zelda's Minish Cap or Harry Potter. Mostly built in Flash, these sites that the next generation flocks to seem to follow none of the usability guidelines that have helped steer the web and applications. There is a big difference between a website designed to market and a spreadsheet application, but for a younger generation, the web is fun. It's about exploring hidden parts of a website or thinking about things in new ways.
Web2.0的记账系统开发团队正在扩充人手
Xero是一个software-as-a-service (SaaS，软件作为服务)的记账系统，它采用了Web2.0技术。
Interaction design is a key part of Xero, and the team has done a significant amount of design work “up front” and a lot of prototyping, Drury says.
详细内容：Drury guns for another software success
Velvet Puffin，下一个MySpace？
这周一，新加坡移动软件提供商Radixs的Velvet Puffin上线，据称，这是一个免费的社会性网络和即时消息集成服务，在桌面和移动设备上都可以得到同样的社会性网络（social networking）体验。
另外，Radixs从投资者手中得到了一千万美元的资金来开发他们的Motion Experience Interface (MXI)操作系统，该操作系统可以允许任何现有的桌面应用软件运行在移动设备上，不需要额外的开发。
详细内容参见：
Velvet Puffin: the next MySpace?
Kansas大学设计系和Nokia合作进行手机和相关硬件的设计
这个项目包括Nokia6款手机和相关硬件设计的合作，分别从工业设计，交互设计（分析导航部件）和图形设计几个方面进行。它对Kansas大学设计系学生来说是很好的实战机会。
”Nokia responded with a gift of up to six phones and additional hardware.... Design will approach the project from several angles. The industrial design area will examine the ergonomics and functionality of the N93 and N73, interaction design will analyze the navigational components and the graphic design area will create a blog and other media tools to facilitate communication between all teams and document the educational process for the school’s industry partners.“