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In addition to Lisa's question, I'd also ask, "Are you _certain_ she's as
clueless about GUI design as you think she is?" Developers get UI training
nowadays, ya know...
Do you have a GUI design reference book that you can slip to her along with
the technical illustrations she's asked for?
Are there any standards in place for GUI design where you work? (There's
none where I work, so I wouldn't be shocked if you said no. :) Is there a
review mechanism in place (such as design walkthroughs) that would catch any
problems?
Bev Parks
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Comeau, Lisa [SMTP:Lisa -dot- Comeau -at- MOH -dot- GOV -dot- ON -dot- CA]
>
> Sarah said (paraphrasing liberally)
> "She's a touchy, rather defensive SME software developer/engineer who
> works
> for us. She has asked me for a copy of some technical illustrations from
> an
> old manual to use in devising the interface for the product. This is where
> the light bulb over my head went on: she's designing a user GUI with no
> previous training or experience, just basing her design on what she's seen
> and worked with before."]
>
> "What's an effective way to approach a to offer help in designing a GUI?"
>
> First of all, are you _certain_ that she's designing a GUI etc. etc. ?
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