UI OPenings in SAP

Hello,SAP LABS INDIA, Bangalore is looking for qualified User Interface/User Experience Designers.Persons with relevant qualifications and experience can send in their resumes to: srividya.v@sap. comDetails are given below:OUR TEAM and its OBJECTIVESSAP User Experience is a truly global team, spread across various SAP locations, including India, Germany, and Israel. The team's mission is to design user interfaces that provides users with a truly seamless experience within and across SAP's various product suites. This is driven via SAP's User Centered Design methodology which allows for the creation of a harmonious user experience. This is achieved through user research, task analysis, development of detailed use cases, interaction design based on SAP's UI Standards and Usability Testing. The team does usability consulting for various Application and Technology development groups.For more information on SAP and User Experience go to: www.sapdesignguild. org/RESPONSIBILITIES - Run UI design related projects successfully, well coordinated with other team and project members.- Design and conduct user research at customer and partner field locations, e.g., leading development of task analysis and measurement of usability issues, and the generation of new product requirements.- Interaction design, including definition of UI patterns (interaction behavior and UI controls).- Design the information architecture of a software component. EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS/SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES- Excellent English/Communicati on skills- Proven Interaction design skills- Strong experience in translating user data and human-factors principles into UI designs via prototypes, and detailed UI reviews/ specifications. - Experience with developing user profiles, use cases, and scenarios.Must have experience in:-Conducting task analyses, field studies, formal UI reviews, usability tests, and survey.- Theoretical and practical knowledge of user research methodologies.- Formal Education in Human factors, Computer Human Interaction, orclosely related courses. Candidates from institutes like IIT, NID, IISC will be preferred.- Some background in a technical area, like programming, system administration or modeling tools, desired.- Experience with working in distributed teams is a plusWORK EXPERIENCE1- 4 yrs relevant experience.WHAT WE OFFERContract Type: Permanent, Full timeJob Location: India, BangaloreEmail your Resume to: srividya.v@sap. com

User Experience Designers/Interaction Designers at Honeywell

User Experience Designers/Interacti on Designers at HoneywellInterested candidates should forward their resume to"RudraKumar. ChandraMohan at Honeywell.com"------------ --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- -Positions: User Experience Designer/Interactio n DesignerLocation: BangaloreExperience: 1 to 3 years, preferably in a software product basedenvironmentEducation: Formal education in Human-Computer Interaction Design,Visual Communication, New Media DesignCore Skills & Responsibility:1. Must have demonstrated skills in User Research, Scenario Building,Focus Groups, Concept Generation, Prototyping, Heuristic Analysis,etc2. Create task flow diagrams; define navigation and interactionpattern, create Low/High fidelity prototypes, storyboards andguidelines for UI development3. Manage the user experience and interface design effort, includingthe visual design4. Developing User experience strategy for larger developmentprojects/programs5. Inclination to understand and solve complex technical issuespertaining to human computer interaction.6. Obtain stakeholder buy-in for the proposed designs and mentoringof internal teams on usability and user centered design7. Conduct quality evaluations to ensure the user experience vision,design and standards are being fulfilled in the applications8. Work on multiple projects within the Software Development LifeCycle(SDLC) in a faced paced environment.Other skills:1. Creative and Proactive2. Excellent visualization skills3. Good understanding of prototyping tools4. Strong communication, analytical and interpersonal skills workingwithin cross-functional teams a mustAbout Honeywell:Honeywell Technology Solutions is the regional engineering andtechnology center of excellence, providing value to Honeywell'sbusinesses through world-class software product development andsupport,research and technology development, digital works and consultation.Thelab is rapidly expanding to include hardware engineering includingmechanical and electronics engineering analysis and product design.(http://www.honeywel l.com)About the User Centered Design Team:Our Vision is to take ownership of all human facing attributes suchas usability, aesthetics, cognition etc to create a complete andsatisfying user experience for Honeywell businesses. This team israpidly expanding it services to domains like Home and BuildingSolutions, Access Control & Security Video Surveillance Systems,Aerospace, Process Solutions etc, to improve the user experience ofexisting product portfolio. UCD team also conceptualizes newproducts and solutions which address human-system interface needsand achieve required effectiveness of human performance duringsystem operation and maintenanceInterested candidates should forward their resume to"RudraKumar. ChandraMohan at Honeywell.com"

Beware of Style in Icon Design

HCI Vistas ArticleJune 2007 Beware of Style in Icon Design------------ --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- -The icons used as part of user interface have now turned into a major aspect of product branding. With powerful computers, enhanced graphics capabilities, advanced tools for illustration, and professionals to advocate rich user experience, icon design has become more important and complex than ever before! Windows Vista has raised the standard of quality icons even higher. An interface design project forced me to think about 'style' in icon design. It raised some basic questions in my mind.1. What is meant by style in icon design?2. Which are the stylistic attributes of icons?3. How do we identify the stylistically misfit icons?4. What are the possible ways to overcome problems related to style of icons?To read more...http://www.hceye. org/HCInsight- KATRE22.htm

Job Ops for Women Graphic Designers

Dear Designers,We at 'Design Incubator' (www.designincubato r.com ) are looking for a woman graphic designer with the following background.- 1 year+ work experience- Good illustration and visualization skills is a must- Good language skills (English) is a must- Skills in Print and Web both would be preferred, but not a must.- Located in Mumbai- Curiosity to learn and interest in Design Techniques and research would be a plus- Design Incubator shall offer training to the candidate. However, the candidate should have keen interest in learning and take efforts.Please send your portfolios and CV to atul.joshi@designin cubator.com Mention "Job Ops for Graphic Designers" in your mailPlease do not hit to "Reply" button to this mail. Kindly send replies to above address.

google takes a step

The plugin hybrid will be the competitor's edgeonce things work out well in the automotive sectoreven google has shown its supporthttp://www.usatoday .com/tech/ news/techinnovat ions/2007- 06-18-google- hybrid-cars_ N.htm".... The future, according to Google:· Plug-in hybrids mass produced by major automakers.· Fuel tanks filled not with gasoline but with bio-fuels, such asethanol, for the internal-combustion engines to use when necessary.· Solar carports, where plug-ins could recharge from power generatedby the sun.· Vehicle-to-grid links. The growing number of plug-in hybrid ownerscould sell the power stored in their cars' batteries to utilitycompanies using special hookups to the utilities' power grid. Googlebelieves utilities would be happy to buy that juice instead of payingvery high prices for additional electricity during peak demand, suchas 100-degree days when customers are running their home airconditioning full blast. ...."[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

TinyURL

The TinyURL website converts a long url into a short alias.However with rising criticism that TinyURLs are opaque and it hides the ultimate destination from the user, it now allows a user to land in a preview page first in the TinyURL website itself with a preview of the final link. Clicking the link here leads the user to the final destination. This is a two step process to access a web address.Also in case of email clients with limitations to the length of a url, the hyperlink option could be used instead. For example, to redirect users to a website (with a lengthy url) from an email, it could read "To visit this website click here", and click here could be hyperlinked.So how are tiny urls which are generated by the TinyURL website useful and usable besides being easy to write down, remember or pass around? SurujHuman Factors EngineeringHewlett-Packard

Job Posting: User Interface Designer] Urgent requirement at Proteans, Bangalore

<*Sincerely apologize for cross posting*>Proteans is a leading Outsourced Product Developmentcompany from India. The outsourced product developmentmodel of our business is unique, and there are lessthan 5 Indian companies who work exclusively in ourleague. What makes us uniquely identified is ourexclusive focus on Microsoft Technologies.Our success stories in a short span of timesubstantiate our capabilities. One of our productsuites sold over 50,000 product licenses in US andEurope . We are building the world's first successfulhosted online ordering for 30,000 restaurant chainsworldwide for some of the big names in that industry.Our current assignment with the leaders in DigitalAsset Management Space in US helps us to work with theworld's biggest names in Print and Publishingindustry. We have built desktop, web, enterprise andmobile applications solving a wide range of businessproblems. And needless to add, we have always kept"User" at the core.User Centered Design at Proteans is expanding and weare hiring one User Interface Designer for ourBangalore location.The job role demands:* Knowledge of User research methods to understanduser goals, tasks and taskflows.* Ability to detail down interactions with hisknowledge of Use cases, E-R and DFD diagrams.* Ability to quick prototype with paper, power pointand other relevant design softwares.* Good knowledge of graphic design principles and animpeccable aesthetic sense.* Creativity.What it does not demand:* HTML, CSS, VB coding. An ideal person for the job should have:* A Bachelors' or a Masters' level design educationwith emphasis on usability. (We prefer IITians thoughthat's not just. We actually believe in smart peopleand there is no denial that you can't find themeverywhere.)* 1-2 years of experience in design of softwareproducts and applications. (Even if you are a fresherbut feel you are equally capable of, please do tryyour luck!)* Excellent knowledge of user research and designmethods.* Clear understanding of SDLC.* Excellent communication skills.If you feel you possess above mentioned skills andqualifications and are excited about real ProductDevelopment, we at Proteans will be glad to help youshape your career.You can send your recent resume and a currentportfolio (online link or pdf format) torahul.bhatt@ proteans. com with subject line the same asof this mail and we'll proceed from there.PLEASE DON"T HIT "Reply to ALL" or even "REPLY".You'll need to compose a fresh mail.