Interaction Design Association formed in 2005
In October, 2005 the Interaction Design Group (IxDG), which has served practitioners, teachers, and students of interaction design worldwide since 2003, incorporated as a non-profit, member-supported organization called the Interaction Design Association (IxDA).
Interaction Design Interaction design (IxD) defines the behavior of interactive products and how products communicate their functionality to the people who use them.
Good interaction design makes products ranging from computer software to microwave ovens to cars more useful, usable, and desirable. The Interaction Design Association (IxDA) promotes both the field of interaction design and the interests of practitioners, managers, educators, and students of interaction design around the world.
IxDA’s goals are to (1) communicate the unique perspective that interaction design brings to both industry and the broader design community, (2) promote awareness of the discipline, craft, and value of interaction design among business leaders, academia, consumers, and our colleagues, (3) advance the discipline of interaction design by encouraging the adoption of innovative methods, (4) encourage and recommend high standards of practice among interaction design professionals, (5) help establish standards for academic programs in interaction design, (6) develop an active, close-knit community of interaction design professionals worldwide.
IxDA hosts IxD Discussion, a mailing list for the discussion of interaction design with about 1800 subscribers worldwide. There are 800 subscribers to the IxDA Announcements mailing list. Subscribers include practitioners, educators, and authors in the field of interaction design, as well as students and others who are interested in the discipline of interaction design. For more information visit the Interaction Design Association at http://www.ixda.org (originally posted December, 2005).