Using customer data to drive documentation design decisions. (Design).

Technical Communication;  August 1, 2002 ;   Rouse, Chrissie;   173 words ......user-centered design can be applied to documentation and reports the results of a 2-year contextual design study. The article (1) demonstrates how contextual design can be applied to information and (2) reports some of the study's results, outlining...

Limestone relief makes campus library a focal point: the David L. Rice...

Stone World;  January 1, 2007 ;   Stinnard, Michelle;   487 words ......to utilize a palette of materials that weave a fabric of contextual design with existing campus structures. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED...brick is not utilized. The materials were selected for contextual design with existing facilities on campus; therefore, no other...

FEI Releases First-Ever DualBeam(TM) Photomask Repair System for 65 nm...

PR Newswire;  September 13, 2004 ;     560 words ...Combined With FEI's SNP XT With Rapid CD(TM), Mask Makers Now Have an Open, Total Repair Solution for...in combination with FEI's SNP XT stylus nanoprofilometer with Rapid CD(TM), manufacturers of photomasks gain a highly compelling mask...

DEVELOPMENT OF A WEB SITE USABILITY INSTRUMENT BASED ON ISO 9241-11

The Journal of Computer Information Systems;  October 1, 2006 ;   Green, David; Pearson, J Michael;   787 words ......determining what problems the user may have in using the system (32). One appropriate methodology is contextual design. Contextual design is a customer-centered approach to designing products. It is based upon customer data gathered in the...

Builder's choice: contextual design earns highest honors as our...

Builder;  October 1, 2005 ;   Sullivan, Jenny;   226 words ...JUST BECAUSE YOU HAVE A truckload of bells and whistles at your disposal doesn't mean you should use all of them. Of the many design virtues extolled by the judges in this, the 25th year of the Builder's Choice Awards, the one that received heartiest praise was restraint. This theme manifested

Contextual design the distinctive objects and installations of Corey...

Parachute: Contemporary Art Magazine;  April 1, 2005 ;   Davidts, Wouter;   787 words ...The young American artist Corey McCorkle is one of the many contemporary artists who seek out the terrain linking art, architecture and design. His creations are comparable to the works of contemporaries such as Jorge Pardo, Tobias Rehberger, Angela Bulloch, Atelier Van Lieshout or Joe Scanlan, for

Library borrows neighbors' rhythms

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;  April 14, 2003 ;   WHITNEY GOULD;   787 words ......to "fit in" with their neighbors, I cringe. The term sounds benign, but all too often fitting in -- otherwise known as contextual design -- means imitating what came before. These new/old buildings rarely exhibit the grace, craftsmanship or full-bodied presence...

Calendar.(Calendar)

R & D;  July 1, 2007 ;     456 words ......Creation of a Science Hub: the St. Louis Biobelt; Design Issues for Green Chemistry Labs; Balancing Cutting-edge Science with Contextual Design; and Trends in Global Research Lab Funding. Lab tours will be held; however; space is limited to the first 60 respondents...

LETTERS

The Architects' Journal;  September 22, 2005 ;   Anonymous;   787 words ......a result of) its Gothic style. As an urban designer, a CABE enabler and an architect practising in the belief that good contextual design transcends style, I have long awaited such a balanced appraisal of an unfashionable building's qualities - no matter the...

Barden will allow smoking in casino.

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (Pittsburgh, PA);  August 2, 2007 ;     787 words ......executive director of the Green Building Alliance, and his representatives reiterated the stance during a meeting of the city's contextual design advisory panel this week. In his letter, Mr. Barden reasoned that the Legislature, which will again consider a ban on smoking...

Using contextual inquiry to build a better intranet.(intranet...

Online;  September 1, 2006 ;   Fichter, Darlene;   787 words ......particularly helpful in defining requirements for a new intranet application is contextual inquiry, one of the building blocks of contextual design. ONLY THE SHADOW KNOWS Contextual inquiry is a field interviewing method in which the interviewer observes, or shadows...

Flats plan for hotel site scrapped.(News)

Daily Post (Liverpool, England);  October 11, 2005 ;     277 words ......pipeline. Mr Dring told planners: We have already started looking at options for the site and will be looking at a more contextual design with a view to another meeting in a couple of weeks. Once you are satisfied we will undertake local consultation on the...

Contextual highway design: Time to be mainstreamed

Institute of Transportation Engineers. ITE Journal;  December 1, 2001 ;   Kassoff, Hal;   787 words ......its setting and preserving or enhancing aesthetic, environmental and cultural resources. One way to grasp the essence of contextual design is to appreciate the many outstanding examples of highway projects that would fall under the definition. The Bronx River...

Nielsen Business Media Launches Convera Powered Search Destination for...

PR Newswire;  July 9, 2007 ;     787 words ......and bath market thrives on the ability to provide professionals and consumers with information on innovative products, contextual design projects and design trends, said Cory Smith, vice president, Kitchen and Bath Group at Nielsen Business Media. We are confident...

Colorado Springs architect Jim Fennell's focus: innovation and...

Colorado Springs Business Journal;  September 21, 2007 ;     491 words ......designing to last -- creating something that is permanent and substantial in a community's life. We are also very committed to contextual design. Architecture needs to signify its place and locale in a way that is an honest representation of the culture and climate...