While not a Producer, I'm a User Experience Architect (user research, information architecture, interaction design, usability), I can say that in the last six months, the market has improved dramatically. We're seeing a significant increase, mostly from larger clients, for requests to improve usability, usefulness, and overall user experience for products (e.g. software, Web sites, eCommerce sites, Intranets). On Dec 12, 2003, at 3:51 PM, C L wrote: > There's reports, etc that the market has improved tremendously, etc., > but is > that actually what people are experiencing first-hand? I've thrown the > question out there as I haven't been experiencing first hand myself. > > Thanks. Cheers! Todd R. Warfel User Experience Architect MessageFirst | making products easier to use -------------------------------------- Contact Info voice: (607) 339-9640 email: twarfel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx web: www.messagefirst.com aim: twarfel@xxxxxxx -------------------------------------- In theory, theory and practice are the same. In practice, they are not. __________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe send a blank message with unsubscribe in the subject to webproducers-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To access our webform to subscribe, unsubscribe, and manage your subscription (digest and vacation) visit www.WebProducers.org. The WPO list is a public discussion forum with a public archive at www.WebProducers.org. Be sure to trim your posts and delete personal information such as telephone numbers if you do not want them as part of the archive.