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Conference thebay::joyoflex

Title:	The Joy of Lex
Notice:	A Notes File even your grammar could love
Moderator:	THEBAY::SYSTEM

Created:	Fri Feb 28 1986
Last Modified:	Mon Jun 02 1997
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	1192
Total number of notes:	42769

1188.0. "Brainstorming Help" by RDVAX::KUKLA () Thu Feb 13 1997 06:33

    
    
    
    
    
    Brainstorming Help
    
    I'm working on a project that is designing a user-interface for a
    new product.  As part of this project we have to generate a vocabulary
    that will be used in the user-interface and various descriptions about
    how the product works and how the product can be used.
    
    We need words to describe materials, tools, and other things. The
    product itself conveys creativity, craftmanship, artistry, community, 
    and learning.
    
    So words like -
    
    paint, brush, canvas, easel, studio, gallery
    
    or
    
    paper, pen, sketches, notes, manuscript, publish, bookstore, library
    
    I know this is not much to go on but a little brainstorming would help
    us out!
    
    The product as you may guess is web/internet related and so it is
    electronic.  We want to avoid using the vocabulary of the implemenation
    technology in the description of the product functionality and use.  
    
    Suggestions of other conferences or strategies would be welcome.
    
    thanks,
    chuck

T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
1188.1		JRDV04::DIAMOND	segmentation fault (california dumped)	`Thu Feb 13 1997 20:07`	8
	>paint, brush, canvas, easel, studio, gallery >paper, pen, sketches, notes, manuscript, publish, bookstore, library portrait, bank, sword, lamp, vault whoops sorry, wrong conference mirror
1188.2		CFSCTC::SMITH	Tom Smith MRO1-3/D12 dtn 297-4751	`Sat Feb 15 1997 06:52`	6
	Have you considered talking to representative users to listen to what words they use to describe their own jobs, how they do them, what they like about them, and what they don't? Perhaps visit a local graphic arts studio, school, or whatever is applicable. You could always hire one of those experienced users, too, and put him or her in charge of the UI. That often works miracles.
1188.3		CPCOD::JOHNSON	Many barely noticed miracles surround us	`Wed Feb 19 1997 10:12`	9
	Without knowing much about the product, here are a few others: Palette, color wheel, tint, graphic, canvas, medium, palette knife, paint box, charcoal, fixative, crayon, round, flat (brush types), calligraphy, illumination, vellum, parchment, trace, print, etch, stencil, mezzotint, lithograph, monotype, monoprint, printing press, wash, wash or "sky" brush. Leslie
1188.4	follow-up	RDVAX::KUKLA		`Fri Feb 21 1997 06:19`	17
	re: .2 We are involving the users in the process. The developers and marketing folks are taking the user involvement seriously to the point where I don't have to "sell" the need. I posted the note to try to get some help in generating stimulus material for the users and developers. The product that is being created is a type of electronic document that has-- a presentation (a layout and organization in multiple layers), links, and active elements (agents). The document itself needs a name. I still need the help so suggested words, strategies or sources would be appreciated. chuck
1188.5		CPCOD::JOHNSON	Peace can't be founded on injustice	`Fri Feb 21 1997 07:29`	5
	overlay, synthesis, kinetic, cooperative, muse, assemblage, symbiosis, brainstorm, eclectic, theatre, drama, performance, ensemble, cast, symphony, contata, virtuouso, guild, gild, compose, composition, multimedia, collage, transparent, opaque, encore, curtain-call, story-board, animation, the end.