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Interaction Design Association
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About IxDA
Originally founded in 2003 as the Interaction Design Group (IxDG), the Interaction Design Association (IxDA) was incorporated as a non-profit, member-supported organization in September 2005. IxDA is committed to serving the needs of the international interaction design community by
Our History
The Interaction Design Association came into being in response to Bruce “Tog” Tognazzini’s impassioned plea to the interaction design community to create a nonprofit professional association to address the challenges that interaction designers encounter in their professional lives. Tog still has his evangelistic zeal. To see what Tog had to say on the matter, read his AskTog column from August 2003, It’s Time We Got Respect.
Coincidentally, Challis Hodge had also been thinking about establishing an association for interaction designers. He immediately responded by contacting Tog, starting a discussion list with him, and publishing A New Home for Interaction Designers on his UXblog™. In his blog he said, “We’re here to create a home for interaction designers.... It must address the issues and challenges that the many hundreds of us face in our jobs. Over the past couple of years, I have had conversations with many interaction designers, and almost without exception, these conversations have centered on the need to strengthen our profession through new initiatives, certifications, organizations, and more. ... This is a unique time in the history of interaction design—so many of us have come together asking similar questions and demanding change. We must capitalize on this opportunity; it is now or never.”
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