[Sigia-l] Organising content by sound

[Matthew deStwolinski]

Ziya,

> App sounds, however, are still very much useful to me. Some of the
apps I
> use during design have been in my daily regimen pretty much every
single
> day
> for over a decade. I work extremely fast with those apps and
anticipating
> several steps ahead and pre-positioning the cursor to where it should
be
> for
> the next move as the computer tries to catch up to me is a very common
> event
> during production.

I know what you mean about working with an app where you're ready to
move on before it is so you try to set yourself up so that when it is
your turn to do something, you can minimize the time the app's waiting
on you.

> It's within this context that the sonic cues, which one acclimates
quickly
> through use, become very useful aids that make all the difference in
> creating a smooth flow. You know something should, is about to or did
> happen
> and lo and behold a little sonic cue announces/validates it, etc. You
> don't
> think about it. You react to it much like riding a bike or playing an
> instrument, 'naturally'.

To be honest, I can't think off hand of many sonic cues that I pay
attention to in this regard.  I'm sure there are, but I'm just not aware
of them on a conscious-enough level to think of them at another time.
And since I don't typically think of them like that, I'm probably not
using sonic cues as often as would be useful--I'm not for the most part
actively looking for opportunities to take advantage of them.

Would you mind giving us an example or two of some task you may be
performing with an app, how you set yourself up in anticipation of some
state, and how a sonic cue then enables you to move on?  It may provide
some inspiration or spark some ideas.

Thanks,

Matthew deStwolinski